The Great Movie Comedians Quotes

“Jerry thought of Dean as a brother, but in time, tempers and egos flared in the partnership, leading to their headline-making breakup in 1956, exactly ten years after they had joined forces. People worried what would become of Dean Martin, but Jerry Lewis flourished in his first solo films: The Delicate Delinquent, The Sad Sack, Rock-a-Bye Baby, and Don't Give Up the Ship. His directors include such comedy pros as Taurog and Frank Tashlin. Eventually, Lewis decided that he wanted to write and direct his own films. As a steady and stellar money-maker for Paramount, no one at the studio was prepared to stand in his way. His first effort was his most daring: The Bellboy,”
― Leonard Maltin, Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen

“Woody Allen has said, "If I wanted to have a weekend of pure pleasure, it would be to have a half-dozen Bob Hope films and watch them, films like Monsieur Beaucaire and My Favorite Brunette. It's not for nothing that he's such a greatly accepted comedian. He is a great, great talent." Despite this praise from a celebrated contemporary funnyman, there is a tendency to take Bob Hope's films for granted.”
― Leonard Maltin, Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen

“Abbott and Costello are surrounded—by Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange—in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
― Leonard Maltin, Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen

“Bud and Lou in the comedy mystery Who Done It?”
― Leonard Maltin, Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen