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Comedy troupe
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<p>A comedy troupe is a group of <a href="/facts/Comedian/gmULbycN">comedians</a> and associated <a href="/facts/Employment/pqEUAhNv">personnel</a> who work together to perform <a href="/facts/Comedy/6eaRmCRX">comedy</a> as <a href="/facts/Entertainment/XXRnLM62">entertainment</a>. The term is often used interchangeably with comedy group, and the troupe may specialize in a specific <a href="/facts/Comedic_genres/l0wTVusp">genre</a> or style of comedy. </p><p>Some examples of comedy troupes include: the <a href="/facts/Marx_Brothers/77nGXhmt">Marx Brothers</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Three_Stooges/3XmQc43w">the Three Stooges</a>, <a href="/facts/Abbott_and_Costello/bCfmeqIU">Abbott and Costello</a>, <a href="/facts/Cheech_%2526_Chong/68BkC5kM">Cheech & Chong</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Second_City/gy8eTD8R">the Second City</a>, <a href="/facts/Kalabhavan/VJ1EGJJ4">Kalabhavan</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Firesign_Theatre/SymFsuEj">the Firesign Theatre</a>, <a href="/facts/Monty_Python/tNPcRLty">Monty Python</a>, <a href="/facts/Blue_Collar_Comedy_Tour/GeHMFBfe">Blue Collar Comedy Tour</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Kids_in_the_Hall/eyDTjEoV">the Kids in the Hall</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Mighty_Boosh/wU7qgtNe">the Mighty Boosh</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Tenderloins/rJYdXfB9">the Tenderloins</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Hollow_Men_(comedy_troupe)/Q0jIXNTw">the Hollow Men</a>, <a href="/facts/Asperger%2527s_Are_Us/wkMqXrgJ">Asperger's Are Us</a>, <a href="/facts/Kummeli/oSoDDg1N">Kummeli</a>, <a href="/facts/Senario/nt97CFhY">Senario</a>, and <a href="/facts/Them_There/shzGY4e4">Them There</a> (known as Horrible Histories troupe and the Six Idiots). </p>