If anyone ever wants to see just what comedy timing truly is, just watch any Laurel and Hardy shorts or movies, either silent or sound. Never in the history of comedy has anybody else even come close to their timing.
In their type of visual comedy, the difference between making you laugh with a true belly laugh, and making you cry to see an accident happen is less than seconds!!
Respectfully disagree Robert; Buster Keaton’s “The General,” in which Buster did his own stunts, may be the best ever. Unusually well-edited for its day, too.
You have to wonder if these sort of attitudes displayed toward the “Moe’s” of the world are result – or cause. If a “Moe,” totally not responsible for his size and appearance, receives this kind of treatment from everyone around him all his life, is it any wonder that he would begin to bully in response. Of course, he is always personally responsible for his own behavior, but do we make it more difficult for him?
Although all the child characters (Let’s see, Calvin, Moe, Suzie ….. um ) anyway – they all are drawn in such a way that they can tie their shoes without bending over. Moe stops short of dragging his knuckles on the ground.
There are many comedy teams with wonderful timing. Don’t think I could pick a “best”, but I want to put Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce in the running. They were the engine that made “Frasier” run for so many years.
BE THIS GUY about 9 years ago
I think, I can hear Moe laughing.
phylum about 9 years ago
only calvin could confuse the issue of bullying…
frodo1008 about 9 years ago
If anyone ever wants to see just what comedy timing truly is, just watch any Laurel and Hardy shorts or movies, either silent or sound. Never in the history of comedy has anybody else even come close to their timing.
In their type of visual comedy, the difference between making you laugh with a true belly laugh, and making you cry to see an accident happen is less than seconds!!
jbmlaw01 about 9 years ago
Respectfully disagree Robert; Buster Keaton’s “The General,” in which Buster did his own stunts, may be the best ever. Unusually well-edited for its day, too.
Aaberon about 9 years ago
“ook” “ook” Love that!
A Hip loving Canadian... about 9 years ago
Now he’s going to be late for his next class, that kid does have lousy timing.
dsom8 about 9 years ago
You have to wonder if these sort of attitudes displayed toward the “Moe’s” of the world are result – or cause. If a “Moe,” totally not responsible for his size and appearance, receives this kind of treatment from everyone around him all his life, is it any wonder that he would begin to bully in response. Of course, he is always personally responsible for his own behavior, but do we make it more difficult for him?
Poollady1 about 9 years ago
You need to do this kind of “humor” from across the playground, Calvin
Godfreydaniel about 9 years ago
Speaking of comedians, Moe learned his slapstick from that OTHER famous Moe…….
Collo Rosso about 9 years ago
I’ll be laughing all day . . . every time I think of this!
dflak about 9 years ago
Although all the child characters (Let’s see, Calvin, Moe, Suzie ….. um ) anyway – they all are drawn in such a way that they can tie their shoes without bending over. Moe stops short of dragging his knuckles on the ground.
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
This is Moe favorite…
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 9 years ago
You knucklehead!Nyuk, nyuk.
Number Three about 9 years ago
Thankfully, I’ve always been excellent at working on my timing.xxx
rentier about 9 years ago
No good timing, Calvin!
Kind&Kinder about 9 years ago
There are many comedy teams with wonderful timing. Don’t think I could pick a “best”, but I want to put Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce in the running. They were the engine that made “Frasier” run for so many years.
Kind&Kinder about 9 years ago
Also, Harvey and Tim on the “Carol Burnett Show” and Vicki and Carol, of course.
Kind&Kinder about 9 years ago
Oh, and let’s not forget “the Golden Girls.”! No one’s timing was ever better. The list goes on—it’s very long.
KEA about 9 years ago
in Everything, timing is everything.
Susie Derkins :D about 9 years ago
Trolling Moe makes it worse.
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
How’s this for timing…
Remember – Total Lunar Eclipse in USA this weekend!
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 9 years ago
and a speed runaway too
CHAD OCHOCINCO JOHNSON about 3 years ago
LOL HE IS IMATATING MOE