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A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, [1] and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act, often highlighting differences in their characters' personalities.
This lists magician and mentalist double acts and duos , or pairs of illusionists. Pages in category "Magician duos" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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Florence Elsie Waters (19 August 1893–14 June 1990) and her sister Doris Ethel Waters (20 December 1899–18 August 1978) were English comic actresses and singers who performed as a double act. They are remembered for creating the comedy characters Gert and Daisy , and have been described as "the most successful female double-act in the ...
An act consisting of five sisters, Addie, Effie, Ella, Elizabeth and Jessie Cherry who sang, danced and acted. It was known as the worst act in vaudeville and audiences often attended to hurl produce and catcalls at them. [204] [205] Albert Chevalier: March 21, 1861 July 10, 1923 British British music hall actor and comedian. [176] Frank Christian
Musical guests can be solo acts or bands, who perform two to three musical numbers. Dave Grohl is the most frequent musical guest, performing on sixteen shows since 1992. [8] [9] There have been 47 episodes on which the show's host also served as the musical guest; the first was Paul Simon on the second episode on October 18, 1975. [10]
On Friday morning, the world learned of the passing of Harper Lee, the beloved author of one of the most influential books in American history, To Kill a Mockingbird. One of two books that Lee had ...
At the suggestion of Eric's mother, Sadie, they worked on a double act. They made their double act debut, as Bartholomew and Wise, [3] in August 1941 at the Liverpool Empire. War service broke up the act but they reunited by chance at the Swansea Empire Theatre in 1946 when they joined forces again. In 1950 Wise wrote to Bartholomew (Morecambe ...