Ted Healy and His Stooges

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Ted Healy and His Stooges was a 1930s American comedy act featuring comedian Ted Healy and the trio who would later become famous as The Three Stooges, known for their slapstick vaudeville and film performances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American comedy act
slapstick comedy act
vaudeville act
activePeriod 1930s
artForm live comedy performance
short comedy films
associatedWithStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
basedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
field comedy
formedAs supporting act for Ted Healy
genre slapstick comedy
vaudeville
hasMember Larry Fine NERFINISHED
Moe Howard NERFINISHED
Shemp Howard NERFINISHED
Ted Healy NERFINISHED
hasTrioComponent Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard NERFINISHED
language English
laterEvolvedInto The Three Stooges NERFINISHED
mainPerformer Ted Healy NERFINISHED
notableEra early sound film era
notableFor comedy routines involving verbal and physical abuse
influencing American screen comedy
physical slapstick
notableMemberLaterKnownAs The Three Stooges GENERATED
performanceMedium film
vaudeville
predecessorOf independent act The Three Stooges
timePeriod interwar period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ted Healy formedGroup Ted Healy and His Stooges
Ted Healy notableWork Ted Healy and His Stooges