Best on-screen comedy duo of all time

robeiae · May 30, 2008

What pair made you bust a gut, more than any other?

alleycat · May 30, 2008

Probably Abbott & Costello for me.

Stew21 · May 30, 2008

Conway and Korman have made me laugh so hard it hurt and tears rolled down my cheeks. I loved that harvey couldn't keep a straight face. His laughter made me laugh. Every time.

Some of my favorite tv memories are of the carol burnett show due in large part to those two being absolutely hysterical together.

KTC · May 30, 2008

I'm going with Harvey and Tim. Not because he just died... because I always loved the two of them together. Harvey's laughter was part of the sheer comic genius of the pair. Sigh.

williemeikle · May 30, 2008

Your problem here is your US-Centrism. There have been funny men elsewhere you know.

From the UK we would have a list that also includes Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Flannagan and Allan, Fry and Laurie etc

Willie

Jcomp · May 30, 2008

I haven't seen a lot of comedy duos... but I do remember watching Martin & Lewis movies as a kid with my grandmother, so that's where my vote falls.

Plus Dean Martin was possibly the coolest cat of the 20th century...

robeiae · May 30, 2008

I would join the two of you--Trish and Kevin--but that interrogation scene (foul language)from See No Evil, Hear No Evil just slays me.

Shadow_Ferret · May 30, 2008

I can't, won't, choose. There are just too many great ones on that list that I can't pick just one. Although that Spade/Farley thing just makes me go, "Huh?"

kuwisdelu · May 30, 2008

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz definitely. You just can't get any better than I Love Lucy as far as classic comedy goes.

robeiae · May 30, 2008

williemeikle said:
Your problem here is your US-Centrism. There have been funny men elsewhere you know.

Jeez, it's not a "problem." I'm more than happy to have additional names added to the list that I may not be aware of.

Bmwhtly · May 30, 2008

williemeikle said:
Your problem here is your US-Centrism. There have been funny men elsewhere you know.

From the names that I recognise from that list, I should also point out that there have been comedy duos Since 1979.

From the UK we would have a list that also includes Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Flannagan and Allan, Fry and Laurie etc

Morecambe and Wise, no contest.

Shadow_Ferret · May 30, 2008

williemeikle said:
Your problem here is your US-Centrism. There have been funny men elsewhere you know.

From the UK we would have a list that also includes Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Flannagan and Allan, Fry and Laurie etc

Willie

And I'd say that many on rob's list are internationally known whereas I've never heard of any on your list.

robeiae · May 30, 2008

Bmwhtly said:
From the names that I recognise from that list, I should also point out that there have been comedy duos Since 1979.

I'm age-centric, as well.

Haggis · May 30, 2008

Stan Laurel was English, of course, and a freaking genius. There are way too many good choices on your list, Rob. I had to vote for the Smothers Brothers, though, because mom always liked you best.

alleycat · May 30, 2008

For some reason, the Smothers Brothers slipped my mind. Yeah, they probably gave me more laughs than any other comedy team.

StevenJ · May 30, 2008

Al & Peggy Bundy

TerzaRima · May 30, 2008

John Cleese and Michael Palin.

kuwisdelu · May 30, 2008

Desi Arnaz was Cuban and nearly arrested for accusations of being a communist. Clearly U.S.-centric, all-American comedy duo

Cranky · May 30, 2008

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.

donroc · May 30, 2008

I chose Martin and Lewis for film, the live Colgate Comedy hour and the time I cut school in 1949 to see them live.

But Abbot and Costello deserve immortality for WHO'S ON FIRST and the ten dollars for five routines.

Korman and Conway for gut busters too over a long span.

Too many choices, so much talent.

cletus · May 30, 2008

Voted Wilder and Pryor. Catch me on another day and it could be just about any of them.

CaroGirl · May 30, 2008

I picked Korman and Conway but had strong leanings toward Wilder and Pryor.

Both duos had classic chemistry.

Southern_girl29 · May 30, 2008

I also picked Harvey and Tim, but Lucy and Desi come a close second.

Stew21 · May 30, 2008

Jcomp said:
I haven't seen a lot of comedy duos... but I do remember watching Martin & Lewis movies as a kid with my grandmother, so that's where my vote falls.

Plus Dean Martin was possibly the coolest cat of the 20th century...[/quote]

Not "Possibly". Dean Martin WAS the coolest cat of the 20th Century.

Gravity · May 30, 2008

Abbott and Costello, hands down. They were so brilliant that Warner Brothers changed them into cats and made a classic cartoon starring the two (A Tale of Two Kitties). Wonderfully funny stuff.

Best on-screen comedy duo of all time

Funniest on-screen comedic duo

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor

Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

Dick Martin and Dan Rowan

The Smothers Brothers

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

Don Knotts and Tim Conway

Harvey Korman and Tim Conway

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

Davis Spade and Chris Farley

Touch and go

Still around

Stand in the Place Where You Live

The force is strong in this one.

Touch and go

Court Jester

Revolutionize the World

Touch and go

Yes, I'm back.

Court Jester

Touch and go

Evil, undead Chihuahua

Still around

Bored Fanatic

Absinthe O'Malice

Revolutionize the World

Historicals and Horror rule

I'm a king bee

Living the dream

Seen 'em come, seen 'em go