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Double act
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A double act is a form of comedy originating in the English music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in th
Lyons and Yosco, vaudeville act and ragtime composers from the 1910s
Lyons and Yosco, vaudeville act and ragtime composers from the 1910s
Martin and Lewis
Martin and Lewis
Franco and Ciccio
Franco and Ciccio
Key & Peele
Key & Peele
Manzai
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Manzai is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy.
Double act
…China, xiangsheng (also known as crosstalk) is a traditional comedic performance usually in the form of a dialogue between two performers. In Japan the manzai tradition parallels that of the double act. Here there is a distinguished straight man (tsukkomi) and funny man (boke) and the humor consists of quick…
A pair of manzai performers at a New Year celebration; the tsukkomi at front, the boke behind him (artist unknown, 19th-century Japanese painting)
A pair of manzai performers at a New Year celebration; the tsukkomi at front, the boke behind him (artist unknown, 19th-century Japanese painting)
Print depicting two manzai comedic actors, also in a New Year setting; c. 1825
Print depicting two manzai comedic actors, also in a New Year setting; c. 1825
Yokoyama Entatsu and Hanabishi Achako established the talk show-centered manzai style. They were active since 1919.
Yokoyama Entatsu and Hanabishi Achako established the talk show-centered manzai style. They were active since 1919.
All Hanshin-Kyojin, active since 1975.
All Hanshin-Kyojin, active since 1975.