pLaurel and Hardy are one of the finest comedy acts to have graced our screens. From their Foreign Legion campaign in emBeau Hunksem to their improvised song and dance routines in emWay Out Westem, their comic genius is known, loved, and celebrated by viewers of all ages across the world. In turn, their influence on other comedies has been profound. British sitcoms abound with Oliver-Hardy-like idiots - who don't realise they're idiots - such as David Brent, Basil Fawlty, Harold Steptoe and Father Ted as well as their Stan-Laurel-like sidekicks Gareth Keenan, Manuel, Albert Steptoe and Dougal.p pMany people in comedy today are heavily influenced by a black-and-white double-act who made their best films 80 years ago. The emLaurel and Hardy Legacyem traces the impact of Stan and Ollie, and offers reflective insights into fundamental comedy questions. Why were Laurel and Hardy's features not as good as their shorts, and why are film versions of sitcoms never as good as the originals Why d