[identity profile] rsmit212.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
But, it's like Conway and Korman. Both together became greater than the sum.

[identity profile] bammba-m.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm voting solely on bud = flower bud, and Lou = the creepy guy in our mail room.

i'd rather have flower buds than creepy guys in the mail room. (although i'd rather have creepy guys in the mail room than my office, so we're okay there)

[identity profile] shsilver.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
The straight man so rarely gets the recognition he deserves.

[identity profile] philmoseisleian.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Abbott & Costello. Abbott was always so mean to Costello, physically slapping him around in the movies, that I can't help but feel sympathetic to Lou.

Phil

[identity profile] jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I always find myself identifying more with Bud, because I'm always trying to explain something to someone without a clue.

[identity profile] devospice.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
That's not really a fair question. The two together were greater than the sum of their parts, so if you take one without the other it won't really work. They started out trying to do solo comedy acts on vaudeville and failed, but when they teamed up something clicked and they took off.

Huge A&C fan here. Have been since I was a kid.