Stooges

Eye-poking comedians

Stooges is the plural of stooge, a person who serves as a puppet or fall guy for someone else—especially one who does another's dirty work or takes blame on their behalf.

The word often implies willing complicity: corporate stooges, political stooges.

In entertainment, a stooge is a comedian's assistant who sets up jokes or absorbs abuse, most famously the Three Stooges.

To stooge for someone is to act as their stooge.

comedy

Larry

Male nickname

slapstickExaggerated physical humor
eye pokeFinger thrust at vision organ
slapOpen-handed blow

pratfall · vaudeville · short films · Columbia · Howard · pie fight · physical comedy · bonk · wiseguy · knucklehead

subordinate

henchman

Loyal criminal subordinate

lackeyServile follower or minion
minionServile subordinate
accompliceCrime's willing helper

puppet · pawn · flunky · sidekick · underling · follower · yes-man · goon · errand boy · fall guy

punk

Iggy Pop

Pioneering punk rock singer

DetroitMichigan automotive hub
garage rockRaw amateur band style
1969Late sixties year

rock band · Bowie · glam · nihilism · wild · rebellion · underground · influential

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