Once upon a time, the legendary Three Stooges made a weird Western comedy movie that featured Adam "Batman" West in the lead.

It's just not enough to say that "The Three Stooges," the latest from the Farrelly brothers, is the death of comedy. Rather, it's the death, burial, putrefaction and decomposition of comedy.

When I was about six or seven, I remember thinking the Three Stooges were very funny … about 20 minutes at a time. Time passed, and the Stooges became an affectionate memory. I took a trip down ...

The news that the ketubah, or Jewish marriage contract, for Moe Howard from the Three Stooges has sold at auction for a hefty sum might provoke some reconsideration about the slapstick comedians ...

On April 27, I plan to join several hundred like-minded knuckleheads to watch another three-hour Stoogefest at the Riviera Theater. While I’ve seen just about every Three Stooges short over the ...

Q: I would like to know the dates of birth and death of the men who performed as the Three Stooges. W.M.B., Media, Pa. A: Moe Howard was born June 19, 1897, in Bensonhurst, N.Y.; he died May 4, 1975, ...

The movie from C3 Entertainment, which owns the Three Stooges brand, centers on the trio of beloved characters as 12- and 13-year-olds.

There's a photograph of a Buddhist monk drinking from a mug featuring images of The Three Stooges. We'll never know if the monk was a fan of the trio, but the fact that he and the cup were in the ...

When a New Jersey firefighter died five years ago, he wanted to have familiar faces etched into his headstone. The stone heads of Moe, Larry and Curly now protrude above the inscription "Laugh ...

As the 1950s began, the era of TV had arrived, but movie theaters still hosted live shows — including the Three Stooges in Binghamton.

On the anniversary of the Three Stooges' big movie debut, a look back at the trio through the LIFE archives.