Leslie,Seamus,Stan and Ollie

I was told by Les that his comic antics evolved from a bout with Seamus Donleavy where Les a high impact move and sent Seamus sprawling and I believe this explanation was touted both verbally and in print. However Les also asked me at a later date who I thought had the best timing in the game I gave my answer and he sighed and said he'd watched Laurel and Hardy live over here in the fifties and said watch them there's masters.At the time I thought it odd now I wonder were they his inspiration.