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Whoa Champ! Do Not Turn Pro

...Humour, Advertising and Double-acts, Part 1

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Paddy Gilmore | HumourScope®
Apr 10, 2023
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Comedy is packed full of double-acts. Here’s a quick quiz for you: can you finish off these names?

  • Morecambe and

  • Tom and

  • Laurel and

Hey, look at you! You could have done that in your sleep.

I’ve been thinking a bit about double-acts recently because of two funny ads, one for a golf driver and one for a credit card, both of which use this format. What’s in…

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