these collaborations remain the stuff of
legend
look honey this is too big a chance for
me I need someone with a lot of
experience well I’ve had experience
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 classic comedy duo’s in order to keep
this list focused on the pioneers we’ve
only included pairs that regularly work
together and performed before the 1980s
number 10 Frick and frack kicking off
our list is a pair of swiss comedy ice
skaters who took the States by storm in
the 1930s and continued performing
together for decades they flaunted their
trademark oddball tricks and later hosen
in numerous films and shows including a
program called Ice Follies these guys
and their rubber bodies were so popular
their stage names became a part of
English slang that we still use today
number nine Amos and Andy this is
arguably the most controversial duo on
this list
back when blackface makeup was
considered an acceptable form of comedy
these Caucasian comedians perform
together as Amos and Andy
however instead of drawing the majority
of their laughs from racial stereotypes
most of their antics involved
situational comedy filled with silliness
in fact their alter egos were often
portrayed as being smarter than their
white counterparts don’t you worry about
a pulley you get this thing fixed and
get out of here I’ll take care of the
foolish Oh number eight
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman as part of
a bigger team on The Carol Burnett Show
these comedy Giants stood out and
consistently had crowds in stitches with
little more than a sideways look the
firemen and cannonball sketches were
classics but no one can keep their
composure watching the pair crack up at
the dentist take a firm hold of the
hypodermic needle right the best part of
any segment was when Harvey finally let
loose on Tim just give me a quick I
never saw a place like this in my whole
life
number seven The Smothers Brothers these
musical brothers hit it big in the 60s
with their own TV variety show in
addition to their stage performances and
comedy albums with older brother Tom
acting the fool and younger brother dick
playing the street man The Smothers
Brothers saw their show evolved from a
hip comedy variety series to one of the
most controversial programs on
television thanks to their
counterculture tendencies and anti
Vietnam War programming you know we
don’t we a lot of times we can’t we
don’t have opportunities saying anything
important because it’s American
television every time you say something
try to say something important number
six Burns and Allen this married couple
successfully transitioned from stage to
film to television over the course of
three decades at their peak in the 1950s
they kept people laughing on the Burns
and Allen show with gags like breaking
the fourth wall this pairing worked
because Gracie Allen’s infectious
giddiness and strange views of the world
played off George Burns straight-up
persona perfectly Carrie when you talk
to I’m going out to get a little air oh
I should have known why we’ve been
billed as George Burns and Gracie Allen
everybody knew we were married but me
the wife is always the last one to find
out number five Cheech and Chong
they didn’t just talk about pot they
were pot this wildly successful and era
defining pairing emerged in the 1970s
and became well known for their stand-up
routines comedy albums and low-budget
films based on the decades hippie and
drug culture together they use satire
and lots of smoke to mesmerize and
entertain fans best buds with palpable
chemistry you simply can’t have Cheech
without song or vice versa
oh oh yeah well stopping by to see if we
could score some smoke man you’re like
we’ve been all over the neighborhood you
know and nobody’s gotten done you know
number four Martin and Lewis these guys
were one of the most popular comedy
teams of the 1950’s and what a decade it
was during their time together Dean
Martin played the charming crooner while
Jerry Lewis provided the high-pitched
nasal antics that left audiences in
tears
[Music]
ow Martin and Lewis put their own spin
on the long-established do a routine
like none before them and managed to
have wildly successful solo careers as
well oh like me
number three Lucy and Desi this duo was
married on and off the screen after
working on stage and in radio the couple
took their signature comedic elements
and used them to dominate TV in the 50s
with their show I Love Lucy together
Lucy and Desi pioneered sitcom standards
including the use of a live audience
their craziness knew no bounds but they
kept things in good taste by avoiding
ethnic and handicap based humour Lucy
you gonna pick my breakfast or not what
you wanted to do starve to death
would you please number two
Laurel and Hardy the early classical
Hollywood era would never have been the
same without this double act this
pairing featured an Englishman named
Laurel as the clumsy manchild who played
opposite Hardy his pompous American
counterpart their silent film act
adapted so well to the advent of sound
that the twosome made over a hundred
films together over their 24-year run
and became one of the most imitated
comedy teams of all time get me out of
here with ya go stand back what
number one Abbott and Costello who’s on
first simple it’s the dual that worked
the stage radio film and television to
become one of the most popular and
highest-paid comedy acts of the 1940s
and 50s there who’s on first baseball
routine is considered one of the
greatest skits ever and define the
pair’s signature use of rapid wordplay
and confusion who’s on first what’s on
second I don’t knows on third you know
the fellas names yes well then who’s
playing first yeah I mean the fellows
name on first base who the fella playing
first base for st. Louis who the guy on
first base who is on first these guys
are one tough act to follow
do you agree with our picks which
classic comedy duo is your favorite for
more great top ten lists be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com equal energy
[Music]
legend
look honey this is too big a chance for
me I need someone with a lot of
experience well I’ve had experience
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 classic comedy duo’s in order to keep
this list focused on the pioneers we’ve
only included pairs that regularly work
together and performed before the 1980s
number 10 Frick and frack kicking off
our list is a pair of swiss comedy ice
skaters who took the States by storm in
the 1930s and continued performing
together for decades they flaunted their
trademark oddball tricks and later hosen
in numerous films and shows including a
program called Ice Follies these guys
and their rubber bodies were so popular
their stage names became a part of
English slang that we still use today
number nine Amos and Andy this is
arguably the most controversial duo on
this list
back when blackface makeup was
considered an acceptable form of comedy
these Caucasian comedians perform
together as Amos and Andy
however instead of drawing the majority
of their laughs from racial stereotypes
most of their antics involved
situational comedy filled with silliness
in fact their alter egos were often
portrayed as being smarter than their
white counterparts don’t you worry about
a pulley you get this thing fixed and
get out of here I’ll take care of the
foolish Oh number eight
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman as part of
a bigger team on The Carol Burnett Show
these comedy Giants stood out and
consistently had crowds in stitches with
little more than a sideways look the
firemen and cannonball sketches were
classics but no one can keep their
composure watching the pair crack up at
the dentist take a firm hold of the
hypodermic needle right the best part of
any segment was when Harvey finally let
loose on Tim just give me a quick I
never saw a place like this in my whole
life
number seven The Smothers Brothers these
musical brothers hit it big in the 60s
with their own TV variety show in
addition to their stage performances and
comedy albums with older brother Tom
acting the fool and younger brother dick
playing the street man The Smothers
Brothers saw their show evolved from a
hip comedy variety series to one of the
most controversial programs on
television thanks to their
counterculture tendencies and anti
Vietnam War programming you know we
don’t we a lot of times we can’t we
don’t have opportunities saying anything
important because it’s American
television every time you say something
try to say something important number
six Burns and Allen this married couple
successfully transitioned from stage to
film to television over the course of
three decades at their peak in the 1950s
they kept people laughing on the Burns
and Allen show with gags like breaking
the fourth wall this pairing worked
because Gracie Allen’s infectious
giddiness and strange views of the world
played off George Burns straight-up
persona perfectly Carrie when you talk
to I’m going out to get a little air oh
I should have known why we’ve been
billed as George Burns and Gracie Allen
everybody knew we were married but me
the wife is always the last one to find
out number five Cheech and Chong
they didn’t just talk about pot they
were pot this wildly successful and era
defining pairing emerged in the 1970s
and became well known for their stand-up
routines comedy albums and low-budget
films based on the decades hippie and
drug culture together they use satire
and lots of smoke to mesmerize and
entertain fans best buds with palpable
chemistry you simply can’t have Cheech
without song or vice versa
oh oh yeah well stopping by to see if we
could score some smoke man you’re like
we’ve been all over the neighborhood you
know and nobody’s gotten done you know
number four Martin and Lewis these guys
were one of the most popular comedy
teams of the 1950’s and what a decade it
was during their time together Dean
Martin played the charming crooner while
Jerry Lewis provided the high-pitched
nasal antics that left audiences in
tears
[Music]
ow Martin and Lewis put their own spin
on the long-established do a routine
like none before them and managed to
have wildly successful solo careers as
well oh like me
number three Lucy and Desi this duo was
married on and off the screen after
working on stage and in radio the couple
took their signature comedic elements
and used them to dominate TV in the 50s
with their show I Love Lucy together
Lucy and Desi pioneered sitcom standards
including the use of a live audience
their craziness knew no bounds but they
kept things in good taste by avoiding
ethnic and handicap based humour Lucy
you gonna pick my breakfast or not what
you wanted to do starve to death
would you please number two
Laurel and Hardy the early classical
Hollywood era would never have been the
same without this double act this
pairing featured an Englishman named
Laurel as the clumsy manchild who played
opposite Hardy his pompous American
counterpart their silent film act
adapted so well to the advent of sound
that the twosome made over a hundred
films together over their 24-year run
and became one of the most imitated
comedy teams of all time get me out of
here with ya go stand back what
number one Abbott and Costello who’s on
first simple it’s the dual that worked
the stage radio film and television to
become one of the most popular and
highest-paid comedy acts of the 1940s
and 50s there who’s on first baseball
routine is considered one of the
greatest skits ever and define the
pair’s signature use of rapid wordplay
and confusion who’s on first what’s on
second I don’t knows on third you know
the fellas names yes well then who’s
playing first yeah I mean the fellows
name on first base who the fella playing
first base for st. Louis who the guy on
first base who is on first these guys
are one tough act to follow
do you agree with our picks which
classic comedy duo is your favorite for
more great top ten lists be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com equal energy
[Music]
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