“Ted Healy and His Stooges”
The whole Stooges concept began in the 1920s with Ted Healy, Moe, Larry, and Shemp playing in a theatrical comedy act called Ted Healy and His Stooges. At the time, Healy was already a pretty famous vaudeville comedian, which was a huge advantage that really helped advance the stooges’ comedy careers.
Soup to Nuts movie scene. Source: IMDB
All four guys toured around for about a decade, performing their vaudeville act together. Then, in the ‘30s, they were featured in the popular film, Soup to Nuts. Things seemed to be going great for them. However, after the film, the team ventured off in different directions, for some juicy reasons.