The Stooges first formed in 1922, when brothers Moe and Shemp Howard, a comedy double act, were recruited alongside another comedian, Larry Fine, to be the sidekicks of a rising vaudeville star ...

This month sees the release of two biographies, one devoted to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, and the other to Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers. The casual observer may be forgiven if they are ...