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Glimpse of what its probably like for them in real life. >> people like to see the friendship. they want to walk away saying oh, my god, this really love each other or they really have a good time together. >> with more on this very unusual situation we turn to daily show correspondent stephen colbert. >> in a way jon stewart and stephen colbert were kind of a comedy team on comedy central. even though they werent. >> excuse me. ive been invited to a grouse hunting party in shropshire. its just ...

>> ive got to stay here. theres no reason why you folks shouldnt go out into the lobby. >> one of the reasons, you have to split the check, its not economically feasible. you see it in modern standup comedies, its when its musical. >> hello. >> hi. >> hello, man, sitting in the park. >> i just said hi. >> you can do twice as many gigs, the comedy festival, and the music festival. ♪ i love you baby but all i can think about is ♪ >> okay, thank you. >> you can play an instrument, or if you can...

Say it. how is it, son, that when i shout, you stick in my face. >> what fascinated me about ventriloquism was basically seeing a little wooden doll, so to speak, come to life. in a way, its like magic. >> i saw you running down the street the other day, the strange thing, i never seen you run as fast as you ran the other day. i can talk better than you, and im a dummy. >> the basics of ventriloquism is the friction between the ventriloquist and the dummy. >> i certainly as a kid until recently ...

>> before we begin, id like to once again introduce you to my anger translator, luther. >> hi. >> with comedy teams like bob and i, were a duo that does comedy, but were not really in any way whats considered a traditional comedy duo. >> i could use a guy like you as an example. youre still fired. >> we could use a guy like you as an example. youre still fired! >> only comedy teams that work together all the time are twins. >> so funny, weve been doing comedy for at least 15, 20 years, and we do...

>> im gone. >> go then. >> well, i am. >> i think with dana, i had chocolate in his peanut butter, he had peanut butter in my chocolate. between action and cut, it was a great them industry. >> its a melting pot for people to come in and exchange comedy ideas. when you find somebody that you connect with, it usually ends in a bunch of huge comedy sparks. >> are you okay? >> im sweaty. >> oh, my god. >> what is happening? >> i dont know. >> as performers, when youre around somebody who gets you, ...

Comedy team in burlesque. all the dmeed -- comedians had been doing the same routine their whole career. now abbott and costello are nationally known and they get their own radio show on nbc. >> did you and lou originate whos on first. >> lets not go into that. >> no one knows who wrote whos on first. thats the great part of it. but they perfected it. >> and now, "the abbott and costello show." >> it was a pervasive presence, there was an absurdist element, and it was also funny in a kind of vau...

Coming. >> daves not here. >> how long have you been working together now? >> we have been working together about five years. >> can you imagine 20 years from now doing a drug act. >> oh, for sure. >> the 60s and 70s became in one way the demise of teams. >> the comedy team as we knew it does not necessarily exist today. >> with bob newhart and shelly berman and lenny bruce. comedy started shifting. these guys were in the more intellectual arena. it lent itself to one person. >> ive got to stay ...

>> jack lemon and walter matthau, theres a version of a comedy team that wasnt really a comedy team. >> once you started with temporary teams, that opened a whole new world. if you wanted to have just two stars, put them together, mix and match. >> yeah. >> you would just be excited when you hear that they were doing a movie together because you know that their chemistry was explosive. >> we seemed to know each other, like an old couple. >> sometimes you can have two very good actors and dont se...

>> when you think of famous comedy teams today, their domain is sketch comedy. >> before we begin, id like to once again introduce you to my anger translator luther. >> hi. >> with comedy teams like bob and i, were a duo that does comedy, but were not really in any way whats considered a traditional comedy duo. >> i could use a guy like you as an example. youre still fired. >> the only comedy teams that work together all the time are 20 years and we dont really talk about being wins that much. >...

>> what fascinated me about ventriloquism was basically seeing a little wooden doll, so to speak, come to life. in a way, its like magic. >> i saw you running down the street the other day, the strange thing, i never seen you run as fast as you ran the other day. i can talk better than you, and im a dummy. >> the basics of ventriloquism is the friction between the ventriloquist and the dummy. >> i certainly as a kid until recently thought of them as two people. >> its always fascinating to see h...