Stephen Merchant and Tim Brooke-Taylor
Slapstick Shambles Special Part OneAt this year’s Slapstick Festival in Bristol, the Cosmic Shambles Network team were there across the festival recording all sorts of events we were taking part in for a special series of podcasts. In this first episode Robin chats with Stephen Merchant about the enduring legacy of Laurel and Hardy, their favourite Laurel and Hardy films and some fun stories from a Laurel and Hardy book Stephen got second hand.
In the second segment, as part of a celebration of At Last the 1948 Show, Robin chats with Tim Brooke-Taylor about the show, working with Cleese and Chapman and especially Marty Feldman as Robin regales stories from Marty’s recently found autobiography.
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Reading List
Robin recommends:
eYE Marty by Marty Feldman
Steve recommends:
Laurel and Hardy by John McCabe
Laurel and Hardy films referenced:
Helpmates
County Hospital
Beau Hunks
Block-Heads
Pack Up Your Troubles
Get ‘Em Young
Dirty Work
Sons of the Desert
Chickens Come Home
The Sawmill
