This is a Laurel and Hardy clip — not a particularly funny one but historic, nonetheless. It has usually been reported (by me, among others) that the only TV appearance Stan and Ollie ever made was on the Ralph Edwards program, This is Your Life. Insofar as American TV is concerned, that appears to be true. But in 1955, they did this brief bit on a British variety series called This is Music Hall, saluting some of their friends in that area of entertainment who were members of a club called the Water Rats. Stan was a lifelong lover of English music hall performers.
For the next few days in this space, I'm going to be spotlighting some obscure footage of my favorite performers. None of it will be particularly entertaining but it's always nice to see a little more of those two guys. Here you go…