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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
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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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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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Most of the most successful double acts in the early 2000s take their inspiration from the odder strain of double-act comedy spearheaded by Reeves and
Mortimer.
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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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with whom they formed the comedy ensemble Motore, who had a good success in Milan. The couple became first known in the late 1960s thanks to the
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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 the 1930s and Flanagan and Allen using "cross talking".
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2001:French and Saunders
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2076:Merrick and Rosso
2021:Hamish & Andy
1996:Franco and Ciccio
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3518:Light music
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3463:Tragicomedy
3428:Shadow play
2706:Il Giornale
2373:Archive.org
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2302:Radio Times
2180:Vic and Bob
2155:Tenacious D
2071:Mel and Sue
1976:Bing Crosby
1908:In Germany
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1724:Crazy Horse
1686:(1968) and
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1568:Justin Long
1549:MythBusters
1512:David Spade
1496:Dan Aykroyd
1492:Dom DeLuise
1480:Gene Wilder
1476:Bing Crosby
1468:buddy movie
1441:I Love Lucy
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1193:David Jason
1179:(played by
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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
3832:Categories
3620:Television
3523:Music hall
3468:Vaudeville
3389:Macchietta
3379:Double act
3288:Indonesia
3282:Mo lei tau
3278:Hong Kong
3272:Xiangsheng
3143:Remarriage
3052:Visual gag
3042:Punch line
3037:Prank call
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2745:8884402697
2712:10 October
2680:8876054391
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2191:References
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1868:xiangsheng
1858:xiangsheng
1820:Il 7 e l'8
1773:A modo mio
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1652:Ric e Gian
1594:Ric e Gian
1520:Drake Bell
1504:Corey Haim
1450:Desi Arnaz
1429:Family Guy
1412:Elaine May
1396:Jack Burns
1368:television
1356:Art Carney
1336:vaudeville
1281:Father Ted
1275:Blackadder
1247:Dad's Army
1205:Rik Mayall
1094:Peter Cook
1052:Nick Frost
1048:Simon Pegg
1020:Ernie Wise
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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:Comic foil
3767:Slapstick
3692:Christian
3687:Character
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3479:and dance
3399:Pantomime
3185:Slapstick
3158:Screwball
3062:Word play
2920:7 January
2898:7 January
2872:7 January
2827:7 January
2531:"Insider"
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1748:Fininvest
1744:Antenna 3
1562:ads with
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1370:age with
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1256:Red Dwarf
1134: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
3807:Category
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3553:Operetta
3327:Sarugaku
3195:Thriller
3087:American
3007:Humorist
2977:Comedian
2848:Archived
2516:DVD N.9
2276:Archived
1972:Bob Hope
1894:tsukkomi
1845:Topolino
1716:sidekick
1472:Bob Hope
1177:Fletcher
1172:Porridge
897:Andy Lee
632:series.
516:Oxbridge
491:and the
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417:(1953),
411:(1952),
315:Bob Hope
3779:Surreal
3707:Deadpan
3593:Hip hop
3491:Cabaret
3217:Country
3209:Theatre
3173:Mexican
3168:Italian
3148:Romance
3123:Fantasy
3102:Italian
3092:British
3080:Country
2360:Variety
2282:22 July
2096:The Pin
1914:Cologne
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