The Laurel & Hardy Podcast

Bonus 7: The Last Dance of the Cuckoos with Andy Hollingworth and Matt Holt


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On September 9th, 1953, Stan Laurel and Oliver ‘Babe’ Hardy arrived on a boat direct from the USA into the small harbour town of Cobh, Ireland, ahead of another tour of the theatres of Great Britain. The boys assumed that they would quietly disembark unnoticed by the townspeople - but that couldn’t be further from what happened. In this special bonus episode of the podcast, Patrick welcomes filmmakers Andy Hollingworth and

Matt Holt to discuss the genesis and production of their new documentary, The Last Dance of the Cuckoos, which charts this remarkable and emotive true story. In addition, Patrick invites his guests to share their earliest memories of Laurel and Hardy and also makes them face the Atoll Question.

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For more information concerning The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, The Laurel & Hardy Magazine and Patrick's forthcoming series of books, starting with Laurel & Hardy: Silents, visit the new website at ⁠www.laurelandhardyfilms.com⁠

More information about Andy Hollingworth can be found here: https://www.andyhollingworth.com/

More information about Matt Holt’s Spoon Jar Films can be found here: https://www.spoonjarfilms.co.uk/

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