Mark Mason

Love match

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are note-perfect as Laurel and Hardy

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You mess with Laurel and Hardy at your peril. Their fan base is essentially the entire world. Samuel Beckett adored them: many think they inspired Waiting For Godot. Eric Morecambe’s reluctance to appear in bed with Ernie Wise melted when he was reminded that Stan and Ollie had used the same conceit.

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