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* [[Abbott and Costello]], the classic American comedic duo played off of this almost exclusively.
* [[Laurel and Hardy]] mixed
* ''Howard and Nester'' formed a
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', it's Brian and Stewie. Also happens with Brian and Peter, but not as often.
* This is the main focus of the comic book series [[Cable and Deadpool]]. [[Deadpool]] was a crazy, [[No Fourth Wall]] character who loved pop-culture references and extreme violence. [[Cable]] was a serious leader who barely tolerated Deadpool's antics.
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* Morecambe (Wise guy) and Wise (Straight man)
** [[Morecambe and Wise]] are often cited as a subversion of this in their later (and funniest) years—one description was "Ernie Wise is a wise guy who isn't funny, Eric Morecambe is a straight man who is".
* Tycho and Gabe of ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]''.
* Adam and Jamie of ''[[MythBusters]]''.
* Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet in Belgian series ''Dag Sinterklaasje''
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