Fred Karno
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Frederick John Westcott, best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English vaudeville impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularizing the custar
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In 1904, Karno's Komics produced a new sketch for the Hackney Empire in London called Mumming Birds, which included the pie in the face gag among other new innovations.
Karno's Astoria houseboat from the river
Stan Laurel
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Stan Laurel was an English actor, comedian, director and writer who was in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films and cameo
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…Among the music hall comedians who worked for Karno were Charlie Chaplin and his understudy, Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who later adopted the name of Stan Laurel. These were the alumni of Karno's comedy companies, all of whom trained at his headquarters called The Fun Factory, in Vaughan Road, Camberwell, southeast…
Laurel c. 1929
Plaque at Laurel's birthplace in Ulverston
Stan Laurel plaque, Britannia Music Hall, Glasgow
One year after launching his film career, Laurel (left) became the co-star of Frauds and Frenzies with Larry Semon (1918).