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dialogues, these light-hearted attempts to make Moore laugh became, as a result of Cook's growing insecurity and alcoholism, aggressive attacks on the defenseless Moore. Carrying the tradition of going against the grain of traditional double acts, when the partnership dissolved in the late 1970s, it
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in 1921. Laurel and Hardy adapted well to silent films, both being skilled at slapstick, and their nonverbal interplay with each other and the audience became famousâLaurel's cry and Hardy's downtrodden glances to the camera whenever something went wrongâand were carried over to their later
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as a singer. Laurel could loosely be described as the comic, though the pair were one of the first not to fit the mold in the way that many double acts do, with both taking a fairly equal share of the laughs. The pair first worked together as a double act in the 1927 film
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started in 1993 along with
Salvatore Borrello as a comedy trio, performing together on stage as "Chiamata Urbana Urgente". In 1998, the two remaining members began to use their surnames: Ficarra & Picone. In 2000, Ficarra e Picone made their film debut with
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were adapted for the sitcom formula. In this case both characters have a degree of egotism. The difference between the pair is the free-spirited, uneducated and selfishness of Jeremy and the intellectual arrogance but shyness of Mark.
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Humor is often derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin, and profession but drastically different in terms of personality or behavior; each one serves as a
467:(1922â2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Their collaboration began in 1954 in the theater field, and ended with Franchi's death in 1992. The two made their cinema debuts in 1960 with the film
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were childhood friends, and they grew accustomed to perform together in front of an audience of friends and relatives. Their professional debut took place in 1965 in the small cabaret club Cab 64 in
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form, the two actors would usually be composed of a "straight man" or "feed" and a "comic", the purpose of the feed is to set up jokes for the comic. This would rely heavily on comic timing.
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display the role of "comic" and "straight man" in a less obvious, largely interchangeable way or are dispensed with altogether. More obvious
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television shows they took part in. In 1987 the couple split to pursue some solo projects, before briefly reuniting between 2002 and 2006 for a number of stage shows and plays.
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absolutely hate each other, exacerbating their despair. This often leads to slapstick violence, such as hitting each other with frying pans. Mayall and
Edmonson have said
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recordings and subsequent television appearances in 1961. The genre has continued to exist in cinema while making a successful transition to radio and later TV via
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have also proven quite popular with audiences. The double act format can also be used in presenting noncomedic information in an entertaining manner, such as
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This dominance was accentuated by the difference in height between the two, and the speed of Cook's mind, which meant that he could ad lib and force Moore to
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was Cook whose career stalled due to boredom, alcoholism and lack of ambition, while Moore went on to become one of
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variety shows and television films. In the 1990s, having reached a more than respectable success, the couple split in order to pursue solo projects.
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variety shows. In the mid-1970s they focused on theatre, and between late 1970s and early 1980s their popularity revamped thanks to a number of
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exchanges) Cook played the domineering know-it-all (who knows nothing) and Moore the put-upon dimwit (who also knows nothing).
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in a Pete and Dud dialogue, leaving him helpless to respond. As the partnership progressed into the often-improvised
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tradition parallels that of the double although it is more formulaic. Here there is a distinguished straight man (
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to which they collaborated from 27 March 2006 up to 5 December 2020. In 2007 they debuted as directors alongside
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of the act, setting up jokes for the comic to deliver a punch line. Popular draws included acts like
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several new acts emerged. The two distinct groups could not have been more different.
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acclaimed work, in particular, their controversial recordings as
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182:George Burns
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3830:Comedy duos
3705:Documentary
3701:(dry humor)
3664:Alternative
3642:Teen sitcom
3535:Opera buffa
3510:Light music
3505:Comedy club
3455:Tragicomedy
3420:Shadow play
2698:Il Giornale
2365:Archive.org
2312:Sunday Post
2294:Radio Times
2172:Vic and Bob
2147:Tenacious D
2063:Mel and Sue
1968:Bing Crosby
1900:In Germany
1770:Memo Remigi
1716:Crazy Horse
1678:(1968) and
1660:Bruno Lauzi
1560:Justin Long
1541:MythBusters
1504:David Spade
1488:Dan Aykroyd
1484:Dom DeLuise
1472:Gene Wilder
1468:Bing Crosby
1460:buddy movie
1433:I Love Lucy
1372:Bob and Ray
1252:Dave Lister
1185:David Jason
1171:(played by
1032:Vic and Bob
976:Game Grumps
597:Gene Wilder
585:Dan Aykroyd
485:Lucio Fulci
345:Carl Reiner
333:Jerry Lewis
329:Dean Martin
319:Bing Crosby
302:Saps at Sea
285:1940sâ1960s
253:as part of
247:Stan Laurel
137:Stewart Lee
3824:Categories
3612:Television
3515:Music hall
3460:Vaudeville
3381:Macchietta
3371:Double act
3280:Indonesia
3274:Mo lei tau
3270:Hong Kong
3264:Xiangsheng
3135:Remarriage
3044:Visual gag
3034:Punch line
3029:Prank call
2787:8820029197
2762:8880892959
2737:8884402697
2704:10 October
2672:8876054391
2621:881150466X
2577:8884402697
2230:1065523122
2183:References
2122:Roy and HG
1860:xiangsheng
1850:xiangsheng
1812:Il 7 e l'8
1765:A modo mio
1702:met in an
1700:Ric e Gian
1644:Ric e Gian
1586:Ric e Gian
1512:Drake Bell
1496:Corey Haim
1442:Desi Arnaz
1421:Family Guy
1404:Elaine May
1388:Jack Burns
1360:television
1348:Art Carney
1328:vaudeville
1273:Father Ted
1267:Blackadder
1239:Dad's Army
1197:Rik Mayall
1086:Peter Cook
1020:Ernie Wise
955:airing on
932:presenting
916:Matt Lucas
905:radio show
850:Babu Mohan
838:Goundamani
836:comedians
701:Rik Mayall
565:Mel Brooks
508:Peter Cook
403:Gino Cervi
341:Mel Brooks
324:Road to...
255:Fred Karno
228:silent era
70:Peter Cook
63:vaudeville
59:music hall
55:comedy duo
51:double act
18:Double-act
3759:Slapstick
3684:Christian
3679:Character
3656:Subgenres
3471:and dance
3391:Pantomime
3177:Slapstick
3150:Screwball
3054:Word play
2912:7 January
2890:7 January
2864:7 January
2819:7 January
2523:"Insider"
1774:Fininvest
1740:Fininvest
1736:Antenna 3
1554:ads with
1516:Josh Peck
1362:age with
1292:Peep Show
1248:Red Dwarf
1126:Sid James
885:Peep Show
821:Channel 4
717:punk rock
629:Star Trek
620:Mr. Spock
399:Fernandel
307:Hal Roach
274:Lucky Dog
265:Duck Soup
232:slapstick
3799:Category
3734:Physical
3545:Operetta
3319:Sarugaku
3187:Thriller
3079:American
2999:Humorist
2969:Comedian
2840:Archived
2508:DVD N.9
2268:Archived
1964:Bob Hope
1886:tsukkomi
1837:Topolino
1708:sidekick
1464:Bob Hope
1169:Fletcher
1164:Porridge
897:Andy Lee
632:series.
516:Oxbridge
491:and the
423:(1955),
417:(1953),
411:(1952),
315:Bob Hope
3771:Surreal
3699:Deadpan
3585:Hip hop
3483:Cabaret
3209:Country
3201:Theatre
3165:Mexican
3160:Italian
3140:Romance
3115:Fantasy
3094:Italian
3084:British
3072:Country
2352:Variety
2274:22 July
2088:The Pin
1906:Cologne
1896:Germany
1830:(trad.
1822:and to
1750:Bologna
1588:in 1972
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