Mike Rotch comes in a close second, I think.
Come to think of it, I once worked with a British gentleman who had the surname “Bone.” I won’t write his given name here either, but it suffices to say that the average schoolboy would erupt in giggles if he heard it.
Undoubtedly. Robin Williams would have been a school of British comedy at that time in his life, for certain. He was great friends with Billy Connolly too, not sure when that relationship formed though.
Married With Children also had the Wanker triplets appear a few times, I think they were Peg’s cousins.
Goldfinger’s first name was “Auric,” which is close to the Latin word for “gold” (aurum).
The National Lampoon High School Yearbook Parody has dozens of punny names as the names of underclassmen.
A 19th century political commentator used the name of “Orpheus C. Kerr” (office seeker) for his columns.
Actually, now that I think about it, that was surely because it was Peg’s maiden name.
Maybe not, and don’t call me Shirley.
If we’re talking real-life amusing names too, one that’s currently in the news is the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (London), whose name is Cressida Dick. A previous met commissioner was called Paul Condon. Perhaps they became senior cops as a result of a sort of Boy Named Sue toughening up.
Yeah, Williams would have know for sure.
I’ve always wondered about this character in War and Peace:
Zherkov
You see, his behavior is actually that of a jerkoff.
Could this character name be the origin of that word? Or a coincidence? Or a strange cross-cultural joke (funny in both Russian and English)? Enquiring minds want to know…
I doubt it. The Russian verb is drochit’ (дрочить), as I once found out to my embarrassment.
The rocket scientist in Flesh Gordon was, however, named “Flexi Jerkoff” (after Dr Hans Zarkov in Flash Gordon), so maybe there is a connection.
Mad Magazine’s version, from Issue #11 was Dr. Zark. Noah Zark.
My ex, who is both Russian and a fellow linguist, says that neither Zherkov nor its apparent root have any meaning she’s aware of. Sorry about that. 
I’m wondering if maybe it’s derived from French? :dubious:
The latest name I caught on Doc Martin was “Darrell Hannah,” for a boy. It seems the Doc usually says them when he’s calling in his next patient.
One of the first “name puns” I was aware of was in a diner our family ate at every once in a while when I was a child. During one visit, I noticed a sign taped to the cash register:
Cash Only - Our accounts manager is Helen Waite. So if you need to pay by check, go to Helen Waite.
(It was the 60’s, so forget about credit cards in a small diner in rural California)
If you’re on season 9, you’ve already missed a few.
The guy on “Man, Woman, Wild” is Mykel Hawke.
Armand Joy.
Biff Wellington.
Scott Schtape.
The possibilities are endless.
Tonight’s patient name: “Iona Castle.”
I used to work with an guy named Richard Steele, and he went by Dick Steele. I never once heard anybody make a joke.
One of the great philanthropists who gave money to the University of Texas had a daughter named Ima Hogg, and her name is on a building there.
ETA - actually, the story as I heard it at school was wrong, the money looks to have been hers. Quite the interesting life she led!
I just reread a Perry Mason mystery, The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands. The murder is committed because the victim had discovered he’d been stolen from. The murderer’s name? Larsen E. Halstead. I can’t believe I missed that when I read the book back in high school.
Of course the Perry Mason name that truly fits the topic is Hamilton Burger.
The kids must’ve been cruel.
Tonight’s patient name: “Nick de Silva.”