Olsen & Johnson

Olsen & Johnson
JOHN OLE OLSON d1963 and HAROLD CHIC JOHNSON d1962. American comedians of vaudeville, radio, the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Their shows were noted for their crazy blackout gags and orchestrated mayhem ("anything can happen and it probably will"). Their most famous concept "Hellzapoppin" has become show-business shorthand for freewheeling, anything-goes comedy. Comedy teams traditionally had a straight man and a stooge. However, Olsen and Johnson both took on the comic role, good-naturedly chuckling their way through the steady barrage of gunshots, explosions, props plummeting to earth, intrusions from other performers and input from the audience

Olsen & Johnson
Reference Number. 14190A
A rare original vintage 1948 programme for "Hellzapoppin" at the Princes Theatre London, clearly signed on the front cover in pencil by both Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson (For Molly love and kisses)
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Olsen & Johnson
Reference Number. 14190AA
A rare original vintage circa 1940s photograph, clearly signed in ink by both Ole Olsen (To Barry) and Chic Johnson
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Olsen & Johnson
Reference Number. 14239E
An original vintage circa 1950s autograph book page, clearly signed and dedicated (To Ray) in ink by both Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson
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