Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough, and yeah, Gracie Allen holds a special place in my heart too.

It is interesting that the current comedic trends tends to be one of single comics doing the "dija ever notice..." routines. Probably for a lot of reasons. You have to have an able partner, someone quick on the uptake, and you have to be willing to let the other guy get the laugh. Teams always get the better laugh, because they can approach it from two ( or three-stooges, four-marx's) different angles. Some folks will appreciate the goof, and others will appreciate the straight-guy's take on the goof. You get the best of all possible laughs.

The tradition still lives, however, in the comedy 'schools' where a lot of these ideas and gags are used in group improv sessions. New comics are being 'forced' to think on their feet and play well with others. Wonderful stuff.

~Jen (who still believes in Insanity Claus)