Comic Pairs Compared
| Straight foil | Comic | Movie/Series |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Punt | Hugh Dennis | The Mary Whitehouse Experience and others |
| Mike Tobacco | Rich and Paul Terenzi | Killer Klowns from Outer Space |
| Alan Harper | Walden Schmidt / Charlie Harper | Two and a Half Men |
| Leah Remini (as Carrie Heffernan) | Kevin James (as Doug Heffernan) | The King of Queens |
| Kevin James (as Doug Heffernan) | Jerry Stiller (as Arthur Spooner) | The King of Queens |
| Patton Oswalt (as Spence Olchin) | Gary Valentine (as Danny Heffernan) | The King of Queens |
| Lamont Sanford | Fred Sanford | Sanford and Son |
| Troy Barnes | Abed Nadir | Community (TV Series) |
| Ron MacLean | Don Cherry | Coach's Corner, Hockey Night in Canada |
| Colin Lane | Frank Woodley | Lano & Woodley |
| Andy Lee | Hamish Blake | Hamish & Andy |
| Ronnie Corbett | Ronnie Barker | The Two Ronnies |
| Moe Howard | Curly Howard | The Three Stooges |
| Leonard Hofstadter | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory |
| Bud Abbott | Lou Costello | Abbott and Costello |
| Edmund Blackadder | Baldrick | Blackadder |
| Desi Arnaz (as Ricky Ricardo) | Lucille Ball (as Lucy Ricardo) | I Love Lucy |
| Julian Barratt (as Howard Moon) | Noel Fielding (as Vince Noir) | The Mighty Boosh |
| Sonny Bono | Cher | Sonny and Cher |
| George Burns | Gracie Allen | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show |
| Paul Schrier (as Farcus "Bulk" Bulkmier) | Jason Narvy (as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch) | Power Rangers |
| Tommy Cannon | Bobby Ball | Cannon and Ball |
| Harold Lee | Kumar Patel | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle; Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay; "A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas" |
| John Casey (Chuck) | Chuck Bartowski | Chuck |
| Ted Mosby | Barney Stinson | How I Met Your Mother |
| Bing Crosby | Bob Hope | Road to... |
| Geraldine Granger | Alice Horton | The Vicar of Dibley (interchangeable in rare cases) |
| Kyle Gass | Jack Black | Tenacious D |
| Chief Inspector Dreyfus | Inspector Clouseau | The Pink Panther |
| Andy Griffith (as Sheriff Andy Taylor) | Don Knotts (as Barney Fife) | The Andy Griffith Show |
| Brian O'Halloran (as Dante Hicks) | Jeff Anderson (as Randal Graves) | Clerks |
| Cheryl Hines/Jeff Garlin | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Larry Appleton | Balki Bartokomous | Perfect Strangers |
| Richard Karn (as Al Borland) | Tim Allen (as Tim Taylor) | Home Improvement |
| Carl Winslow | Steve Urkel | Family Matters |
| Alice Kramden | Ralph Kramden | The Honeymooners |
| Stewart Lee | Richard Herring | |
| Syd Little | Eddie Large | Little and Large |
| Dean Martin | Jerry Lewis | Martin and Lewis |
| Margaret Dumont | Groucho Marx | Marx Brothers |
| Chico Marx | Harpo Marx | Marx Brothers |
| James Avery (as Philip Banks) | Will Smith (as Will Smith) | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| Will Smith (as Will Smith) | Alfonso Ribeiro (as Carlton Banks) | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| Jerry Seinfeld (as Jerry Seinfeld) | Michael Richards (as Cosmo Kramer) | Seinfeld |
| Robert Barone | Ray Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond |
| Bob Newhart | Suzanne Pleshette | The Bob Newhart Show |
| Spencer Rice | Kenny Hotz | Kenny vs Spenny |
| Dan Rowan | Dick Martin | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
| David Shatraw (as Tommy Shafter) | Christopher Titus, Zack Ward (as Dave Scouvel) | Titus |
| Kevin Smith (as Silent Bob) | Jason Mewes (as Jay) | View Askewniverse |
| David Spade | Chris Farley | Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep |
| Dick Smothers | Tom Smothers | The Smothers Brothers |
| Penn Jillette | Teller | Penn and Teller |
| Ronnie Williams | Ryan Davies | |
| Kenan Thompson | Kel Mitchell | Kenan and Kel |
| Jack | Rudy | Kickin' It |
| Jack | Jerry | Kickin' It |
| Sam Puckett | Spencer Shay | iCarly |
| Sam Puckett | Freddie Benson | iCarly |
| John Stamos (as Jesse Katsopolis) | Dave Coulier (as Joey Gladstone) | Full House |
| John Stamos (as Jesse Katsopolis) | Bob Saget (as Danny Tanner) | Full House |
| Bob Saget (as Danny Tanner) | Dave Coulier (as Joey Gladstone) | Full House |
| King Boomer | King Brady | Pair of Kings |
| King Boomer | King Boz | Pair of Kings |
| Jim | Andy | According to Jim |
| Mike Winters | Bernie Winters | Mike and Bernie Winters |
| Ernie Wise | Eric Morecambe | Morecambe and Wise |
| Senthil | Goundamani | |
| Burton Guster | Shawn Spencer | Psych |
| Matthew Broderick | Nathan Lane | The Producers |
| Bud Spencer | Terence Hill | They Call Me Trinity Trinity is Still My Name Troublemakers |
| Malcolm Jamal Warner | Eddie Griffin | Malcolm & Eddie |
| Shawn Wayans | Marlon Wayans | The Wayans Bros. Little Man |
| Mindy McConnell | Mork | Mork & Mindy |
| Jim Halpert | Dwight Schrute | The Office |
| Santana Lopez | Brittany Pierce | Glee |
| Finn Hudson | Noah Puckerman | Glee |
| Manny Delgado | Luke Dunphy | Modern Family |
| Claire Dunphy | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family |
| Jay Pritchett | Gloria Delgado-Pritchett | Modern Family |
| Mitchell Pritchett | Cameron Tucker | Modern Family |
| Drake Parker | Josh Nichols | Drake & Josh |
| Bob Mortimer | Vic Reeves | Shooting Stars |
| Rashida Jones (as Ann Perkins) | Amy Poehler (as Leslie Knope) | Parks and Recreation |
| Carl Reiner | Mel Brooks | The 2000 Year Old Man |
| Carly Shay | Sam Puckett | iCarly |
| Greg Page (musician) | Anthony Field | The Wiggles |
| John Anderson | John Henson | Wipeout |
| Cartoons/Anime | ||
| Fred Flintstone | Barney Rubble | The Flintstones |
| Archie Andrews | Jughead Jones | Archie comics |
| Krillin | Son Goku | Dragon Ball |
| Brian Griffin | Stewie Griffin | Family Guy |
| Takumi Fujiwara | Itsuki Takeuchi | Initial D |
| Marge Simpson | Homer Simpson | The Simpsons |
| Waylon Smithers | Mr.Burns | The Simpsons |
| Lisa Simpson | Bart Simpson | The Simpsons |
| Kyle Broflovski | Eric Cartman | South Park |
| Simon | Alvin | Alvin and the Chipmunks |
| Jimmy Neutron or Carl Wheezer | Sheen Estevez | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
| Rocko | Heffer | Rocko's Modern Life |
| Wanda and Timmy | Cosmo | Fairly Oddparents |
| Leela | Bender and Fry | Futurama |
| Hermes | Zoidberg | Futurama |
| Edd | Eddy and Ed | Ed, Edd n Eddy |
| Mordecai/Skips | Rigby | Regular Show |
| Squidward and Sandy Cheeks | Spongebob | Spongebob Squarepants |
| Spongebob | Patrick Star | "Spongebob Squarepants" |
| Bugs Bunny | Daffy Duck | Looney Tunes |
| Mickey Mouse | Donald Duck | Various Disney cartoons |
| Timon (Lion King) | Pumbaa | Timon & Pumbaa (TV series) |
| Kitty Katswell | Dudley Puppy | T.U.F.F. Puppy |
| The Brain | Pinky | Pinky and the Brain |
| Zim | Gir | "Invader Zim" |
| Beth | Lindsay | Total Drama series |
| Belldandy | Urd and Skuld | Oh My Goddess! |
| Stitch | Mo | Horrible Histories (TV Series) (interchangeable in rare cases) |
| Abe Lincoln | Gandhi | Clone High |
| Arthur Read | Buster Baxter | Arthur Arthur (TV Series), particularly the earlier seasons. |
| Chip | Dale | Various Disney cartoons |
| Pete | Goofy | Goof Troop |
| Asterix | Obelix | Asterix |
| Johan | Peewit | Johan and Peewit |
| Green Lantern | Flash | Justice League |
| Raphael or Donatello (TMNT) | Michelangelo (TMNT) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Puppets | ||
| Bert | Ernie | Sesame Street (interchangeable in rare cases) |
| Dr Bunsen Honeydew | Beaker | The Muppets |
| Fozzie Bear | The Snowman | A Muppet Family Christmas |
| Jose Jalepeno on a Stick | Peanut | Jeff Dunham |
| Rod | Nicky | Avenue Q (interchangeable in rare cases) |
| Zag | Zig | Zig and Zag |
| Sooty | Sweep | The Sooty Show Sooty & Co. Sooty Heights Sooty |
| Radio | ||
| Simon Mayo | Mark Kermode | Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews |
| Web Original | ||
| Jake Hurwitz | Amir Blumenfeld | Jake and Amir |
| MusclesGlasses | Harley Morenstein | Epic Meal Time |
| Anthony Padilla | Ian Hecox | Smosh |
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