>>103695408Yes, Straight Man Funny Man humor is classic because it /works/. Most comedies should have this as their base even if they expand on, obscure, or riff on the dynamic, including switching roles back and forth.
Most classic duos also employ the Jack Spray dichotomy. One lanky guy and a fat guy. You know, Laurel and Hardy. Jay and Silent Bob. Biggie and Tupac. Only problem is that people tend to hate fat girls. Witness the fact that the only fat girl to break into mainstream comedy is Melissa McCarthy, and she had to be an absolutely over the top high energy grossout comedian to even get there. That schtick don't play in a long form TV show that's supposed to be the inheritor of Simpsons and Futurama writing.
However the fantasy milieu offers a golden opportunity to replace the "Biggie" in the Biggie Smalls equation with the "Stoutie". That's right I'm talking a stocky dwarf girl. Look at Legolas and Gimli: they had no business being anything but terrible, but it worked out. That's because short and thick people are fundamentally hilarious, and I think short thick girl is no exception when paired up with someone like Bean. Plus you know the fanart was be bomb af
Matt Groening you know what must be done
