Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were among the original breakthrough comedy stars who still enjoy devoted fans today.
Before the motion picture, and later, television, there was vaudeville. Out of vaudeville and the music theatre and bars of Europe, came comedy teams and single comedians. In 1903, the first successful motion picture was filmed, a western – The Great Train Robbery. In the early days, most silent movies were produced in New York and sprang…
