{"id":22681,"date":"2017-11-28T13:17:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22681"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T13:17:49","slug":"talking-laurel-hardy-author-john-connolly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/talking-laurel-hardy-author-john-connolly\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Laurel and Hardy with author John Connolly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAUREL and Hardy fans shared their memories of the comedy duo with author John Connolly when he made a guest appearance at a Cardiff library.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22733\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22733\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22733\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/john-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo credit: Luke Raddy, John Connolly at Rhydypennau Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe award-winning author&#8217;s book, called \u201cHe\u201d, reimagines the life of comedian Stan Laurel and his beloved friendship with Oliver Hardy.<br \/>\nMr Connolly is the author of the best-selling \u201cCharlie Parker\u201d crime fiction series, the \u201cSamuel Johnson\u201d series and \u201cThe Book of Lost Things\u201d amongst others.<br \/>\nHe was speaking at a free event at Rhydypennau Library in Cyncoed, last week when almost 100 people attended.<br \/>\nMr Connolly said \u201cstylistically this book is very different\u201d, but Stan Laurel\u2019s bereavement of Oliver Hardy spoke of a similar \u201cgrief, loss and male friendship\u201d met in crime fiction.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cMale friendship very rarely gets discussed, so much of it goes unexpressed. We are very solicitous of each other.<br \/>\nLaurel and Hardy always seemed to me to be creatures of a different past. Everyone knows what they look like, but not who they are. Their career spans such an interesting period which explodes in the great era of celebrity, and declines during the sixties.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22742\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22742 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22742 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> John Connolly&#8217;s &#8220;He&#8221; book signing<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDuring the talk, Mr Connolly showed two Laurel and Hardy films \u201cHelpmates\u201d and \u201cTheir First Mistake\u201d from 1932.<br \/>\nMr Connolly said: \u201cThe films were both released in the same year. I like the contrast between them, they are funny in a very adult way.\u201d<br \/>\nAlongside readers of Connolly\u2019s fiction novels were a number of long-standing Laurel and Hardy fans.<br \/>\nTed Marchant, from Heathwood Road in Heath, said he has always loved their films.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve followed them all my life, I thought they were hilarious,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22737\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22737 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22737 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchant_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Ted Marchant, Laurel and Hardy fan<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Marchant proudly shared his story of how he met Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at New Theatre, Cardiff in 1952.<br \/>\n\u201cIt goes back a long way, I was friendly with the doorman so I managed to get an autograph from both of them.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22739\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22739 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22739 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Ted-Marchants-Laurel-and-Hardy-autographs_Z-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Laurel and Hardy autographs from 1952<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Connolly said was touching to see how much Laurel and Hardy meant to the people of Cardiff.<br \/>\n\u201cThey were iconic and thousands of people came to see them in Cardiff. I\u2019m glad people came to remember and share their own experiences of them here tonight.\u201d<br \/>\nFriends Sarah Hall and Sheila Palmer-Smith, from Penylan and Heath, said: \u201cBefore tonight, we\u2019d only ever seen Stan Laurel on the TV.\u201d<br \/>\nClive Harry, from Pontprennau, who attends the monthly speaker events at Rhydypennau Library said Mr Connolly\u2019s talk was \u201cfantastic\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cEvents like these make the library into more of a community hub,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22740\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22740 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22740 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/John-Connolly_Z-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> People attending Rhydypennau Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAs well as monthly guest speaker talks, Rhydypennau Library holds quiz evenings, a twice monthly cinema night and community mornings for children.<br \/>\nSue Thomas helps run the Friends of Rhydypennau Library group, who organised the event. She said:<br \/>\n\u201cA range of people came along, including long standing fans of his work and would-be writers. It was very special that he signed books and talked with people afterwards.<br \/>\nWe want to create more value for our community and somewhere people feel they belong, as well as being a library.\u201d<br \/>\nTickets and information on John Connolly\u2019s next events and tour dates can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnconnollybooks.com\/events.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAUREL and Hardy fans shared their memories of the comedy duo with author John Connolly when he made a guest appearance at a Cardiff library. The award-winning author&#8217;s book, called \u201cHe\u201d, reimagines the life of comedian Stan Laurel and his beloved friendship with Oliver Hardy. Mr Connolly is the author of the best-selling \u201cCharlie Parker\u201d crime fiction series, the \u201cSamuel Johnson\u201d series and \u201cThe Book of Lost Things\u201d amongst others. He was speaking at a free event at Rhydypennau Library [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":22733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,40,439,5],"tags":[5114,2769,1291,528,5222,1482,5223,5224,5225,5226],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-22681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyncoed","category-going-out","category-diary","category-where-you-live","tag-author","tag-book","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-libraries","tag-charlie-parker","tag-cyncoed","tag-he","tag-john-connolly","tag-laurel-and-hardy","tag-rhydypennau-library"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Talking Laurel and Hardy with author John Connolly - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/talking-laurel-hardy-author-john-connolly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Talking Laurel and Hardy with author John Connolly - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LAUREL and Hardy fans shared their memories of the comedy duo with author John Connolly when he made a guest appearance at a Cardiff library. 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