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[moon_custafer]

Sovay posted the other day about chronological and geographical differences in comedy styles (short version - there was once a time when American comedy was considered both faster-paced and more sophisticated than British). This led indirectly to me looking up Stan Laurel, trying to confirm something I dimly recalled about him and editing. Didn't find it, but I did find this website of letters he wrote. The bulk are from the last few years of his life, and are polite answers to all his fanmail, but there are a few interesting bits.

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[zagzagael.livejournal.com]

I didn't look at the article...but this reminds me so much of the Robin Williams bit about how the Germans aren't funny -

"I was interviewed in Germany and the woman asked me why Germans don’t have a sense of humor:

“It could be because you murdered all the funny people.”"