Stooges still yukkin’ it up at The Alex

Gary Moskowitz

Her mom may not care for the crazy antics of the Three Stooges,

but 11-year-old Nicky Rowlands thinks the three comedians are

hilarious, in a very real sort of way.

“I like the guy that doesn’t talk,” Nicky said. “They have this

way of making stupid things funny, and they do it in a realistic way.

It’s like realistic, but in an unrealistic way.”

Fans of the three famous comedians gathered at The Alex Theatre on

Saturday for a daytime and evening showing of several Three Stooges

shorts, at the fifth annual Three Stooges Big Screen Event.

Audience members watched “Three Missing Links,” “How High is Up,”

“Mr. Noisy,” “Dunked in the Deep,” “All the World’s a Stage,” “Loco

Boy Makes Good” and an excerpt from “Rockin’ in the Rockies.”

Kris Cutler, 47, and Eric Lamond, 53, the grandchildren of Stooge

Larry Fine, both attended the event, as did great-grandson Kurt

Lamond.

Cutler and Lamond still refer to their grandfather as “pop pop”

and remember the crazy-haired stooge as a normal family man who was

always well-groomed, dapper and dressed in a coat and tie.

“He was a very loving family man,” Cutler said. “He was a great

cook and a wonderful man. When we would be out shopping on the

weekend, he would always take the time to talk to fans and sign

autographs.”

Eric Lamond has received e-mails from a fan group in Russia that

gets together once a year to talk about the Stooges, watch old films,

dress like the comedic trio and have contests to see who can act out

Stooges comedy skits the best.

Lamond, the Director of Marketing for C3 Entertainment, said a

75th Anniversary television special on the Three Stooges will air on

NBC this fall.

The humor of the Three Stooges is timeless and multigenerational,

Lamond said.

“It was funny then, and it’s just as funny now,” Lamond said.

“They were the best at what they did, which was pure and wonderful

comedy. Regardless of time and age, their work cuts across every

line.”

Larry Fine’s great-grandson Kurt Lamond has had strangers come up

to him and perform renditions of Three Stooges routines.

“I tell them, ‘Just don’t hit me, please,’ ” Lamond joked.