Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis. They met in 1945 and debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946; the team lasted ten years to the day. Before they teamed up, Martin was a nightclub singer, while Lewis performed a comedy act lip-synching to records.
Martin and Lewis appearing on TV series The Colgate Comedy Hour
Martin and Lewis on Ed Sullivan's The Toast of the Town in 1948
Martin and Lewis in an episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour
Lewis and Martin in 1950
A double act is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' personalities. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases for the artists' entire careers. Double acts perform on the stage, television and film.
Lyons and Yosco, vaudeville act and ragtime composers from the 1910s
Martin and Lewis
Franco and Ciccio
Mitchell and Webb