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who work together there is nothing but watch. >> chemistry is the main special sauce. >> our timing was perfect for each other. >> you burn a hole in my bed. >> and we are going to be pals, right? >> there is one guy, who is out of control, and one guy trying to say come down. >> you ever disagree on material? >> no. yeah. >> the audience has to feel like they are loose and having fun. >> we are really able to fake fun and looseness. >> yeah. i actually grew up as a kid on comedy teams...

>> it is like a good tennis match. back and forth, back and forth, and if you have two really good players, so much the better. >> i believe global warming is caused by man, and i believe it is just got hugging us closer. >> the idea of a comedy team predates the idea of a solo standup comedian. comedy teams now, if you do it in a comedy club, you are considered an alternative act. >> oh, hello! >> it was just a broadway show last year with john delaney and nick rowe, called oh, hello. >> and no...

Martin and lewis had that. they did love each other, at one point, in the beginning, but then they hated each other towards the end. >> that was a terrific guide. i mean, i was surprised, you know, because i did the jackson every thing a cannot with a good one, you know what i mean? >> it usually is a lifespan for these comedy teams, for duos in general, whether it be rogers and hammerstein, or lennon and mccartney, or abbott and costello. >> let me catch a breath, man. >> you had this explosion...

Actually now doing something that not everyone can do. >> pregnant women are smug. everyone knows it, nobody says that, because they are pregnant. >> traditionally, to be defined as a comedy team, your roots are on the stage. >> what you think of my facebook status update? >> thanks, bye, guys. >> i want more you, i want more panache, more spunk, more jazzy jazz. >> okay. >> their domain is sketch comedy. >> before i go, i once again want to introduce you to my anger translator, luther. >> hi. >...

>> im hot. oh my god. why is this happening? >> i dont know. >> as performers, when you are around somebody who gets you and you get them, you go, what more can we do with this? >> you know, a lot of people go to college for 7 years. >> i know, they are called doctors. >> there are a lot of different kinds of comedy teams. and it all depends on what your definition of a comedy team is. >> without using your mouth to me say it! say it! how is it, son, that when i shout you say it. >> what fascina...

Americas favorite, abbott and costello. >> i say, whos on first, whats on second? i dont know whats on third. >> you know what that means? >> yes. >> whos on first? >> i mean theyve got a plan first. >> who? >> the first baseman? >> who? >> whos on first base? >> who are you asking me for? >> abbott and costello is probably one of hundreds of comedy teams, and it was controversial to do the same routine a 70 else, so, with the appeared on radio, they became the most hated comedy team in burlesqu...

Changed, there was a war going on, society was changing, and comedy teams reflected that. >> you may have noticed that now and then we kind of poke fun at the-- well a little fun at the people in washington. >> washington? >> washington. actually, we mean every word of it. chevy silverado factory-lifted trucks. where will they take you? ♪ silverado zr2, trail boss, and custom trail boss. because adventure is everywhere. well-qualified buyers get 1.9% financing on all 2022 silverado 1500 crew c...

I actually grew up as a kid on comedy teams. thats how i learned about comedy, on comedy teams. >> hey, hey, michelle pfeiffer. >> comedy teams are dependent on harmony, harmony blends into one voice. its like, wow. >> i think chemistry is something that you are secure enough that you can be playful. you are kind of delighted in being with them, so it kind of comes out, you feel it. you feel excited. >> im not feeling sassy. >> oh, you are never feeling sassy. >> you wouldnt know what sassy look...

Sassy. >> you wouldnt know what sassy looks like on me. >> why dont you eat a bowl of wings? >> when you can nail the chemistry of two comedians together -- its bigger than somebody standing there with a microphone. >> fat guy in a little coat. >> its a symbiotic relationship, because without the perfect straight man feeding the so-called funny man or the stooge, one cant exist without the other. >> its like a good tennis match, back and forth, back and forth. if you have two really great player...