--- title: "8 Double Act Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Double Act quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Double Act sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/vic-reeves-5081_act_they-say-ant-and-dec-are-a-double-act-bu_320954.png" --- > [They say Ant and Dec are a double act, but they are just presenters. They read off an Autocue and they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vic-reeves/they-say-ant-and-dec-are-a-double-act-but-they-are-just-presenters/) [Vic Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vic-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/vic-reeves-5081_act_they-say-ant-and-dec-are-a-double-act-bu_320954.png) > [We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-morecambe/we-had-not-had-time-to-establish-ourselves-as-a-double-act-before/) [Eric Morecambe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-morecambe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/eric-morecambe-48061_brother_we-had-not-had-time-to-establish-ourselv_332169.png) > ['Sightseers' started off as a character comedy double act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-lowe/sightseers-started-off-as-a-character-comedy-double-act/) [Alice Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/883/alice-lowe-16006_character_sightseers-started-off-as-a-character-co_740028.jpg) > [I always wanted to be an actor. I did drama at Manchester University and then had a stand-up comedy double act with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-horne/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-did-drama-at-manchester-university/) [Mathew Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-horne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/mathew-horne-18467_actor_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-did-dra_1270197.jpg) > [For a double act to work, you shouldn't have egos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ant-mcpartlin/for-a-double-act-to-work-you-shouldn-t-have-egos/) [Ant McPartlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ant-mcpartlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/ant-mcpartlin-5639_act_for-a-double-act-to-work-you-shouldn-t-h_1372131.jpg) > [Me and fellow scouser Toni Duggan are a double act. We are always pre-planning some sort of practical joke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikita-parris/me-and-fellow-scouser-toni-duggan-are-a-double-act-we-are-always-pre/) [Nikita Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikita-parris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b0/nikita-parris-9955_act_me-and-fellow-scouser-toni-duggan-are-a_1415567.jpg) > [Working with Jean-Claude is a lot of fun. Because he's a great actor who also happens to be a fighter. That combination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolph-lundgren/working-with-jean-claude-is-a-lot-of-fun-because-he-s-a-great-actor/) [Dolph Lundgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolph-lundgren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/dolph-lundgren-7935_actors_working-with-jean-claude-is-a-lot-of-fun_2192045.jpg) > [There are different types of double act: the classic dumb-and-dumber, like Morecambe and Wise; the good cop/bad cop, where one's a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-giedroyc/there-are-different-types-of-double-act-the-classic-dumb-and-dumber/) [Mel Giedroyc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-giedroyc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/441/mel-giedroyc-6262_different-types_there-are-different-types-of-double-act_2409248.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/double-act/#itemlist", "name": "Double Act Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They say Ant and Dec are a double act, but they are just presenters. 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