By Kayla DeKraker
THE THREE STOOGES, a classic vaudeville show, began a hundred years ago, but in 2025, the memory of the three comics lives on through their families.
Recently, Curly Howard’s grandson Bradley Server revealed that he connected with family members of the other Stooges.
“Hey Stooge Fans!! Let me know what you think of this!! WHAT A DAY!!!” he posted on Facebook. “Yesterday, for the first time ever, Curly’s Family, Moe’s Family and Shemp’s Family — in the form of Me, Curly G, Curly’s youngest grandson, Moe’s Great Granddaughter Tessa Maurer and Shemp’s Great Granddaughter Chandler Isaac — got together to meet face to face and talk family, The Three Stooges, and so much other fun stuff.”
He added, “Next time we need Kurt Lamond there to rep Larry’s Family, although at that point we may have a pie fight and all get kicked out. All you Stooge fans go show some love and follow my lovely and wonderful Stooge cousins. They’re truly the BEST!!!”
Server continues his grandfather’s legacy by performing as him under the stage name “Curly G.”
Server, Maurer and Isaac are actually all related. Three of the original Stooges — Mo, Shemp and Curly — were brothers.
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“The Three Stooges started in 1925 as part of a raucous vaudeville act called ‘Ted Healy and His Stooges,'” the Hollywood Walk of Fame reported of THE THREE STOOGES’ beginning. “In the act, lead comedian Healy would attempt to sing or tell jokes while his noisy assistants would keep ‘interrupting’ him.”
The original lineup featured Moe, brother Shemp and friend Larry Fine. Curly then replaced Shemp until Curly suffered a stroke in 1946 and Shemp returned to the role.
“Curly’s health declined and he passed away in 1952,” the outlet said. “After replacing Curly, Shemp soon after died in 1955.”
Their descendants are grateful they can keep their memory alive.
“A new era of Stoogedom! It was great to meet more of the family tree alongside our Stooge fairy godmother Andy Pagana who set it all up,” Maurer posted on July 18 of the reunion, adding “As my late grandmother Joan Howard Maurer once said of her dad, Moe, ‘My dad was always concerned about helping ‘the underdog.’ He would always say how lucky he felt to do what he loved to do and make a living while doing it.’ And I feel the same.”
The slapstick classic lives on, and fans appreciate that their relatives continue the comics’ legacy.
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