Half of arguably the second most-famous brother act in filmmaking (after the Coens), Peter Farrelly developed his comic chops competing for laughs around the family dinner table in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Together with his equally underachieving brother Bobby, he lived the slacker life to the hilt before moving to Los Angeles in 1985, landing a development deal with writing partner Bennett Yellin soon after. Bobby joined the process, and the brothers remained constantly employed, going from one deal to the next, though none of the movies ended up getting made. Peter did score a credit and
On the news that the Farrelly Bros. are going to make a Three Stooges movie, I had two thoughts. First: Well, maybe now the Three Stooges will actually be funny. Second: Oh wait, not directed by the Farrellys, they won't.
