The Show Must Go On: The Tale of Comedy Pioneers, the Three Stooges

The Multi-Talented Stooge

Basically, “The Three Stooges” act is based around one “Boss Stooge” (Moe) had a timeless comedy style giving orders to the other two stooges with a comedic twist of silly insults, slap fights, pie-to-the-face pranks, and other childish but hilarious gags. It was classic comedy.

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The Three Stooges. Photo By Kobal/Shutterstock

Larry Fine, the long-lasting middle Stooge, could certainly handle his own. Growing up, he trained in boxing, and, as a teenager, he turned it into a job and made a living out of it. What he didn’t know was that his fighting skills would come in handy as a comedian when he was required to throw some clumsy punches or get knocked out during his various Three Stooges acts. But how did he become an original stooge?

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