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...England, oldtime Cinema Comics Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, doing a personal appearance at a Newcastle theater, looked down their noses at the modern generation: "Present-day comedians, particularly those in America, gain laughs at the expense of someone else's discomfort. Insult gags are a crudity we avoid...
...burlesque of Johnny Ray's bestseller Cry, is the work of Stan Freberg, 25, an exponent of the Al Capp-Henry Morgan school of humor, who is otherwise known to Los Angeles' junior TV fans as Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent on the Time for Beany show...
Eventually, the sophomores, with the help of junior Stan Greene, won 52 to 50, in an overtime period, and committed Shepard to start five of them together tonight for the first time this year. The group includes Ed Blodnick, Ed Condon, Bill Dennis, Ed Krinsky, and Bob Gremp, who will probably replace Greene. Gremp missed practice yesterday, but his good play in recent games indicates Shepard will continue starting...
Four-Man Bobsled. Germany's heavyweight team (total weight: 1,050 Ibs.), driven by World Champion Andreas Ostler, edged out the U.S.'s Stan Benham & Co. (weight: 970 Ibs.), by 2.6 seconds in four heats. Since added weight means added momentum, the Olympic Committee has ruled that hereafter average weight shall not exceed 220 Ibs. per man. Sighed one fat bobsledder: "It's diet or quit...
This formula has made Les & Co. a stand-by on Bob Hope shows since 1946. It has also won the approval of the jazz fans: in Down Beat's latest band popularity poll, Brown's outfit ran second only to "Progressive" Jazzman Stan Kenton's. Last week the band packed Los Angeles' Trianon ballroom on Saturday night, and also appeared in a local TV show...