The first challenge for the 18 finalists was to create one-minute comedy shorts.
He also frequently had roles in comedy shorts, his size complementing the character.
Beaudet has recently admitted that making English versions of the comedy shorts is in his "game plan".
The film would go on to become the first in a series of silent comedy shorts.
Her budding figure and confident stage presence were perfect for studios that made comedy shorts.
After Bunny's death in 1915 she continued to make comedy shorts, but with less success.
He regularly starred in comedy shorts up until 1923.
She was planning on leaving the California film industry for good, but reluctantly stayed due to her contract, and appeared in comedy shorts instead.
His earliest films were comedy shorts, and his career did not fully take off until the introduction of sound.
She managed to land unbilled small parts in several feature films and comedy shorts for two years.