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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy -

The legendary comedy duo of Englishman Stan Laurel and American Oliver Hardy remains one of the most endearing comedy double acts in Hollywood history.

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy -

Known for slapstick sketches and clumsy antics, their films include 'Sons of the Desert' (1933), 'Way Out West' (1937), 'A Chump at Oxford' (1940), and the Oscar-winning 'The Music Box' (1932).

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis -

The pair began their comedy partnership in 1946. Originally performing in nightclubs and on radio as Martin and Lewis, they later had their own TV series and starred in several films.

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis - The duo were the hottest act in America during the early 1950s, but by 1956 the partnership had gone downhill. They were famously reconciled in 1976 during a meeting orchestrated by Frank Sinatra.

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Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder - Described by the Washington Post as a "magical and complicated comedy duo," Pryor and Wilder were one of Hollywood's most successful interracial comedy double acts.

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Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder - The pair met in 1974 when Pryor was writing 'Blazing Saddles' with Mel Brooks and went on to make four films together, 'Silver Streak' (1976), 'Stir Crazy' (1980), 'See no Evil, Hear no Evil' (1989), and 'Another You' (1991).

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - A chance meeting at an improvisation class in Chicago in 1993 cemented a partnership that saw both Fey and Poehler hosting the 'Saturday Night Live' sketch Weekend Update.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - The pair have since collaborated on a number of projects and have appeared together in films including 'Mean Girls' (2004), 'Baby Mama' (2008), and 'Sisters' (2015). They cohosted the 2013 and 2021 Golden Globes to great acclaim.

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz -

In 1951, then-married couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz created 'I Love Lucy.' The sitcom became one of the most cherished programs in television history.

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz - 'I Love Lucy' ran from 1951 to 1957. It was followed by 'The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,' which aired until 1960.

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello - Abbot and Costello first met in 1935 and began working together the following year. 'The Abbott and Costello Show' ran on radio throughout the 1940s and as a television sitcom in the early '50s.

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello - The duo also appeared together in 36 films, from 1940 to 1956, and were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers during World War II.

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - The pair met while working in vaudeville and appeared to hit it off. Recognizing their chemistry, a producer at Paramount Pictures suggested the two entertainers appear in a film together...

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby - ... and the 'Road to' movies were created. In all, Hope and Crosby worked on seven of these successful adventure-comedy-romance features, which costarred Dorothy Lamour.  

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Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise - Described by author and historian Graham McCann as "the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double-act that Britain has ever produced," Eric and Ernie remain the UK's most iconic comedy duo.

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Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise - Their partnership lasted for over 40 years until Morecambe's death in 1984. One of their most famous routines was a parody of the scene from 'Singin' in the Rain' where Gene Kelly dances in the rain.

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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau - The ingenious pairing of Jack Lemmon with Walter Matthau produced some of cinema's most endearing movies, including the seminal 'The Odd Couple' (1968).

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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau - The pair subsequently teamed up again for a number of films including 'Grumpy Old Men' (1993) and a sequel, 'Grumpier Old Men' (1995).

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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - Hugely popular in Britain during the late 1980s and '90s, 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie' brought together these two former Cambridge Footlights members.

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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - Satirical, with gags often inspired by the politics of the day, the sketch-show ran for 26 episodes. Hugh Laurie found further fame in the US as Dr. Gregory House in the award-winning medical drama 'House.'

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Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - Beloved by the public, 'The Two Ronnies' became one of the longest-running and most successful light entertainment programs on British television.

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Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett - Running from 1971 to 1987, the comedy sketch show made household names out if its two stars. One of their best-known skits is the hilarious 'Four Candles,' an ingenious example of imaginative wordplay.

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Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi - Debuting on 'Saturday Night Live' in April 1978, The Blues Brothers saw John Belushi (Jake Blues) and Dan Aykroyd (Elwood Blues) fronting a blues-soul band, which quickly found fame beyond television.

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Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi - The "Brothers" released an album and went out on the road before starring in 'The Blues Brothers' (1980) film, which has since become a cult classic.

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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - In the mid-1960s, Cook and Moore caught the imagination of the British public with their witty and satirical double act as two working-class men in caps and Mackintosh raincoats.

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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - The pair also worked together in a number of films and stage shows. Dudley Moore later became a Hollywood romantic leading man, starring in '10' (1979) and 'Arthur' (1981)—both box-office hits.

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Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong -

Cheech and Chong are forever associated with the hippie and free love era of the 1970s, with many of their routines drawing on the drug and counterculture movements of the day.

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Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong - Performing stand-up shows, the pair made a number of low-budget films before hitting a high with 'Up in Smoke' (1978), with plenty of scenes depicting copious intakes of marijuana.

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Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones - 'Alas Smith and Jones' and its follow up, 'Smith and Jones' were required viewing in the UK throughout the 1980s and '90s. The comedy show even enjoyed a brief run in the US.

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Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones -

Its name was a pun on the popular '70's US Western series 'Alias Smith and Jones' and featured the pair in various skits, including their trademark head-to-head sketches.

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