# Funniest Comedy Duos -- Past and Present **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 4, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219 "2015-07-04T11:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/21 "2015-07-05T03:29:25Z")
Thanks to all 50 Voters! View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto Abbott and Costello 21 42.00% The Smothers Brothers 21 42.00% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 15 30.00% Burns and Allen 15 30.00% Laurel and Hardy 15 30.00% Penn and Teller 13 26.00% Fry and Laurie 12 24.00% Rowan and Martin 11 22.00% Bob and Ray 10 20.00% Stiller and Meara 9 18.00% Nichols and May 8 16.00% Cheech and Chong 7 14.00% Mitchell & Webb 7 14.00% Odenkirk & Cross 7 14.00% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 6 12.00% Key & Peele 6 12.00% Flight of The Conchords 5 10.00% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 5 10.00% The Two Ronnies 5 10.00% Martin and Lewis 4 8.00% Franken and Davis 3 6.00% French and Saunders 2 4.00% Garfunkel and Oates 2 4.00% Hudson & Landry 2 4.00% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 4.00% The Bickersons 1 2.00% Flanders and Swann 1 2.00% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 2.00% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 1 2.00% Wayne and Shuster 1 2.00% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 2.00% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 50 ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/22 "2015-07-05T13:54:53Z")
\*Garfunkle & Oates \*Key & Peele are the ones that crack me up every time without fail. They have the chemistry that works and I love everything they do. ETA: Used to be a big Cheech & Chong fan, and while I still have a warm nostalgia for them, their classic stuff somehow didn’t stand the test of time all that well. Except for “Dave’s not here, man.” ROFL 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/23 "2015-07-05T15:19:52Z")
Update time: View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto Abbott and Costello 22 39.29% The Smothers Brothers 21 37.50% Burns and Allen 17 30.36% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 16 28.57% Fry and Laurie 16 28.57% Laurel and Hardy 15 26.79% Penn and Teller 14 25.00% Rowan and Martin 12 21.43% Bob and Ray 11 19.64% Nichols and May 10 17.86% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 9 16.07% Mitchell & Webb 9 16.07% Stiller and Meara 9 16.07% Cheech and Chong 8 14.29% Key & Peele 8 14.29% Odenkirk & Cross 7 12.50% Flight of The Conchords 5 8.93% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 5 8.93% The Two Ronnies 5 8.93% French and Saunders 4 7.14% Martin and Lewis 4 7.14% Flanders and Swann 3 5.36% Franken and Davis 3 5.36% Garfunkel and Oates 3 5.36% The Bickersons 2 3.57% Hudson & Landry 2 3.57% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 3.57% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.79% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 1 1.79% Wayne and Shuster 1 1.79% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.79% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 56 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/24 "2015-07-05T17:22:22Z")
One mo’ time: View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto Abbott and Costello 23 38.33% The Smothers Brothers 22 36.67% Laurel and Hardy 18 30.00% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 17 28.33% Burns and Allen 17 28.33% Fry and Laurie 17 28.33% Penn and Teller 14 23.33% Bob and Ray 12 20.00% Rowan and Martin 12 20.00% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 10 16.67% Mitchell & Webb 10 16.67% Nichols and May 10 16.67% Stiller and Meara 10 16.67% Cheech and Chong 8 13.33% Key & Peele 8 13.33% Odenkirk & Cross 7 11.67% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 6 10.00% The Two Ronnies 6 10.00% Flight of The Conchords 5 8.33% French and Saunders 5 8.33% Martin and Lewis 4 6.67% Flanders and Swann 3 5.00% Franken and Davis 3 5.00% Garfunkel and Oates 3 5.00% The Bickersons 2 3.33% Hudson & Landry 2 3.33% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 3.33% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.67% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 1 1.67% Wayne and Shuster 1 1.67% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.67% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 60 ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/25 "2015-07-06T19:50:59Z")
The first three were easy. #4 took a little thought. #5 was a ten-way toss-up, so I just picked one. Though I didn’t vote for them, I was pleased to see Allen & Rossi on the list. I remember thinking they were hilarious when I was a very tiny tyke, although I can’t recall any of their material now (other than Marty Allen’s catch phrase, “Helllloooo dere!”). I don’t think many other people remember them today. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/26 "2015-07-06T19:58:36Z")
I only voted for three, but I would have included Skiles and Henderson as well. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/27 "2015-07-06T20:18:02Z")
Updating: View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto Abbott and Costello 26 36.62% The Smothers Brothers 26 36.62% Fry and Laurie 22 30.99% Laurel and Hardy 22 30.99% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 20 28.17% Burns and Allen 20 28.17% Penn and Teller 17 23.94% Bob and Ray 16 22.54% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 12 16.90% Rowan and Martin 12 16.90% Nichols and May 11 15.49% Cheech and Chong 10 14.08% Mitchell & Webb 10 14.08% Stiller and Meara 10 14.08% Key & Peele 9 12.68% The Two Ronnies 9 12.68% Odenkirk & Cross 8 11.27% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 6 8.45% Flight of The Conchords 5 7.04% French and Saunders 5 7.04% Franken and Davis 4 5.63% Garfunkel and Oates 4 5.63% Martin and Lewis 4 5.63% Flanders and Swann 3 4.23% The Bickersons 2 2.82% Hudson & Landry 2 2.82% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 2.82% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.41% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.41% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.41% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 1 1.41% Wayne and Shuster 1 1.41% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.41% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 71 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/28 "2015-07-07T01:19:28Z")
Smothers step ahead: View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto The Smothers Brothers 29 36.25% Abbott and Costello 28 35.00% Laurel and Hardy 27 33.75% Fry and Laurie 25 31.25% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 23 28.75% Burns and Allen 21 26.25% Penn and Teller 19 23.75% Bob and Ray 16 20.00% Rowan and Martin 15 18.75% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 13 16.25% Key & Peele 12 15.00% Mitchell & Webb 12 15.00% Cheech and Chong 11 13.75% Nichols and May 11 13.75% Odenkirk & Cross 10 12.50% Stiller and Meara 10 12.50% The Two Ronnies 10 12.50% Flight of The Conchords 6 7.50% French and Saunders 6 7.50% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 6 7.50% Flanders and Swann 4 5.00% Franken and Davis 4 5.00% Garfunkel and Oates 4 5.00% Martin and Lewis 4 5.00% The Bickersons 2 2.50% Hudson & Landry 2 2.50% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 2.50% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 2 2.50% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.25% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.25% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.25% Wayne and Shuster 1 1.25% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.25% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 80 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/29 "2015-07-07T01:29:10Z")
Very glad to see Rik & Ade up there. I voted for them, they’re my favorite. And of course voted for Laurel & Hardy then because clearly I love to see violent slapstick. French & Saunders got my vote too because they are balls-to-the-wall with what they will do and they don’t even have balls! I also voted Fry & Laurie and Penn & Teller. I think they both are Python-level funny as pairs, and extremely intelligent. I also like Mitchell & Webb but I don’t think they’re as genius as the 5 I voted for. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/30 "2015-07-07T18:08:00Z")
You left off Billy Crystal and Josh Gad. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/31 "2015-07-07T20:59:47Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Odenkirk and Cross is the only duo I voted for. > > I consider Stewie & Brian Griffin a pretty good comedy duo. Other than that, no idea. Maybe David Spade and Chris Farley, but that duo wasn’t amazing. Just decent. > > EDIT: John C Reilly & Will Ferrell is a good duo. I’d vote for them but I didn’t see them. > > So I’d say Odenkirk & Cross; Stewie & Brian, Reilly & Ferrell. > [@Eutychus](#): > > I only voted for three, but I would have included Skiles and Henderson as well. > [@Omar\_Little](#): > > You left off Billy Crystal and Josh Gad. Maybe we need a follow-up poll for these folks? Would somebody like to expand on [Pre-Poll Nominations: Comedy Teams (past and present)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=760807) ? This thread has seen more action than most of my recent ones, but there may be more to learn about attitudes at SDMB toward comedy and comedians. But I don’t plan any additional threads/polls on the issue. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/32 "2015-07-08T01:11:42Z")
We still may get 100 Voters! View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto Abbott and Costello 33 36.67% The Smothers Brothers 33 36.67% Fry and Laurie 29 32.22% Laurel and Hardy 29 32.22% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 27 30.00% Penn and Teller 26 28.89% Burns and Allen 23 25.56% Bob and Ray 17 18.89% Rowan and Martin 16 17.78% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 15 16.67% Cheech and Chong 14 15.56% Mitchell & Webb 14 15.56% Key & Peele 13 14.44% Odenkirk & Cross 12 13.33% Nichols and May 11 12.22% Stiller and Meara 11 12.22% The Two Ronnies 10 11.11% French and Saunders 8 8.89% Flight of The Conchords 7 7.78% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 7 7.78% Flanders and Swann 5 5.56% Franken and Davis 5 5.56% Garfunkel and Oates 5 5.56% Martin and Lewis 4 4.44% The Bickersons 2 2.22% Hudson & Landry 2 2.22% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 2.22% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 2 2.22% Wayne and Shuster 2 2.22% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.11% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.11% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.11% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.11% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 90 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/33 "2015-07-08T03:28:52Z")
Next stop, 100 Voters! 🙂 View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto The Smothers Brothers 36 37.89% Abbott and Costello 33 34.74% Fry and Laurie 30 31.58% Laurel and Hardy 30 31.58% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 28 29.47% Penn and Teller 26 27.37% Burns and Allen 25 26.32% Bob and Ray 20 21.05% Rowan and Martin 17 17.89% Cheech and Chong 16 16.84% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 15 15.79% Mitchell & Webb 15 15.79% Key & Peele 14 14.74% Nichols and May 14 14.74% Odenkirk & Cross 12 12.63% Stiller and Meara 12 12.63% The Two Ronnies 10 10.53% French and Saunders 8 8.42% Flight of The Conchords 7 7.37% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 7 7.37% Flanders and Swann 5 5.26% Franken and Davis 5 5.26% Garfunkel and Oates 5 5.26% Martin and Lewis 5 5.26% The Bickersons 3 3.16% Hudson & Landry 2 2.11% Fibber McGee and Molly 2 2.11% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 2 2.11% Wayne and Shuster 2 2.11% Amos and Andy 1 1.05% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.05% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.05% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.05% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.05% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 95 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/34 "2015-07-08T12:05:41Z")
I’m afraid I might miss the 100th Voter, so here’s this: View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto The Smothers Brothers 37 37.76% Abbott and Costello 34 34.69% Fry and Laurie 30 30.61% Laurel and Hardy 30 30.61% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 29 29.59% Burns and Allen 26 26.53% Penn and Teller 26 26.53% Bob and Ray 21 21.43% Rowan and Martin 17 17.35% Cheech and Chong 16 16.33% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 16 16.33% Mitchell & Webb 15 15.31% Key & Peele 14 14.29% Nichols and May 14 14.29% Odenkirk & Cross 12 12.24% Stiller and Meara 12 12.24% The Two Ronnies 10 10.20% French and Saunders 8 8.16% Flight of The Conchords 7 7.14% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 7 7.14% Flanders and Swann 5 5.10% Franken and Davis 5 5.10% Garfunkel and Oates 5 5.10% Martin and Lewis 5 5.10% The Bickersons 3 3.06% Fibber McGee and Molly 3 3.06% Hudson & Landry 2 2.04% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 2 2.04% Wayne and Shuster 2 2.04% Amos and Andy 1 1.02% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.02% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.02% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.02% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.02% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 98 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/35 "2015-07-08T13:06:43Z")
I don’t know enough of the American and historic duos for a fair vote. I think I prefer sketch comedians, in groups larger than two, such as the Goons and Monty Python. You have The Two Ronnies but not Morecambe and Wise, nor Reeves and Mortimer. That’s a shame. Fry and Laurie, however, are geniuses. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/36 "2015-07-08T13:10:13Z")
We made it, boys and girls! 😃 Even though this poll will remain open for another two-plus weeks I think we have enough information to have a Final Poll with one vote per voter to select the Very Favorite Duo. The **20% and up** group ought to provide the basis for that. That poll is coming soon! Thanks to the First 100 for a great time! ========================================= View Poll Results: Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Vote for up to FIVE This poll will close on 07-24-2015 at 06:42 AM ```auto The Smothers Brothers 37 37.00% Abbott and Costello 35 35.00% Fry and Laurie 32 32.00% Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner 30 30.00% Laurel and Hardy 30 30.00% Penn and Teller 27 27.00% Burns and Allen 26 26.00% Bob and Ray 21 21.00% Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 17 17.00% Rowan and Martin 17 17.00% Cheech and Chong 16 16.00% Key & Peele 16 16.00% Mitchell & Webb 16 16.00% Nichols and May 14 14.00% Odenkirk & Cross 12 12.00% Stiller and Meara 12 12.00% The Two Ronnies 10 10.00% French and Saunders 8 8.00% Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson 8 8.00% Flight of The Conchords 7 7.00% Flanders and Swann 5 5.00% Franken and Davis 5 5.00% Garfunkel and Oates 5 5.00% Martin and Lewis 5 5.00% The Bickersons 3 3.00% Fibber McGee and Molly 3 3.00% Hudson & Landry 2 2.00% Jack Black & Kyle Gass 2 2.00% Wayne and Shuster 2 2.00% Amos and Andy 1 1.00% Ma and Pa Kettle 1 1.00% Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney 1 1.00% The Sklar Brothers 1 1.00% Bert Williams and George Walker 1 1.00% ``` Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 100 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/37 "2015-07-08T13:23:57Z")
The Final Round poll is now up: > **[Funniest Comedy Duos -- Past and Present -- Final Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=761675)** > > For how we got here, see http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=760807 Pre-Poll Nominations: Comedy Teams (past and present) 06-28-2015, 05:30 PM Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present 07-04-2015, 06:33 AM This is the group... Funniest Comedy Duos – Past and Present – Final Round 07-08-2015, 08:17 AM ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/38 "2015-07-08T13:43:00Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t know enough of the American and historic duos for a fair vote. I think I prefer sketch comedians, in groups larger than two, such as the Goons and Monty Python. > > You have The Two Ronnies but not Morecambe and Wise, nor Reeves and Mortimer. That’s a shame. Fry and Laurie, however, are geniuses. There’s always room for whatever follow-up poll(s) may be desired. I believe I have been as fair as I could with the preliminary threads leading up to this one. But I will admit that with Dopers coming and going as they do, it is close to impossible to have such an effort meet everyone’s approval and endorsement. C’est la vie! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/39 "2015-07-08T22:12:30Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > But I will admit that with Dopers coming and going as they do, it is close to impossible to have such an effort meet everyone’s approval and endorsement. True. And credit where it’s due, having Rik and Ade, and French and Saunders is admirable. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219/40 "2015-07-08T23:26:00Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > True. And credit where it’s due, having Rik and Ade, and French and Saunders is admirable. The credit should go to: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18476227&postcount=7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18476227&postcount=7) 06-28-2015, 05:58 PM Thudlow Boink The Goons Key & Peele Mitchell & Webb Bob & David (Odenkirk & Cross) Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18476565&postcount=19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18476565&postcount=19) #19 06-28-2015, 09:00 PM jayjay No French & Saunders yet? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-comedy-duos-past-and-present/724219.md?page=3)