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Episode #102 – October 13, 2024

Episode #102 of The Silent Comedy Watch Party will stream live on Sunday October 13, 2024 at 3pm ET. Co-hosts Steve Massa will introduce and Ben Model will live-accompany shorts starring Alice Howell and Laurel & Hardy.

The Silent Comedy Watch Party is presented for free, on YouTube.

LUNATICS IN POLITICS (1920) starring Alice Howell, with Dick Smith, Rose Burkhart, Tommy Flynn, Leo Sulky; dir. Dick Smith; photo. Charles C. Fetty; prod. Emerald Motion Picture Co.; rel. 1920 by Reelcraft Pictures Corporation; digital file courtesy of Library of Congress and Henry Zorn.

TWO TARS (1928) starring Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, with Thelma Hill, Ruby Blaine, Edgar Kennedy, Charlie Hall, Edgar Deering, Grace Woods, Sam Lufkin, Harry Bernard, Jack O’Brien, Charley Rogers, Thomas Benton Rogers, Jack Hill, Ham Kinsey, Baldwin Cooke; dir. James Parrott; super. Leo McCarey: photo. George Stevens; titles. H.M. Walker; rel. November 3, 1928 by Hal Roach Comedies; Dist. MGM.

Time Zone Info:

• Argentina/Nova Scotia – 4pm/4 pm 
• Pacific Time – 12 noon
• Mountain Time – 1 pm
• Central Time – 2 pm
• Eastern Time – 3 pm
• UK/England – 8 pm
• Europe/Scandinavia/Netherlands et al. – 9 pm (21:00)
• Eastern Australia – 6 am Monday
• Western Australia – 3 am Monday
• Japan (Tokyo) – 4 am Monday

Where to watch the show:

The stream will go live on YouTube about 5-10 minutes before the show’s start time at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Click the image below to go to Ben Model’s YouTube channel where you can subscribe and get an email notification about the stream link.

Mentioned on episode:
Steve Massa and Ben Model’s “cabin fever” recommendations:

• Lonesome Luke’s Lively Life: Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd and the Rolin Film Co. by Steve Massa: Coming soon from Split Reel LLC

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