Editing Double act (section)

===1990s–present day===
The early 1990s saw comedy become "the new rock and roll"<ref name=BBC2/> in Britain; this was inherent in the work of [[Newman and Baddiel]] and [[Punt and Dennis]] on ''[[The Mary Whitehouse Experience]]''. Newman and Baddiel, in particular, symbolized this rock and roll attitude by playing the biggest ever British comedy gig at [[Wembley Arena]]. With this came tension. Newman and Baddiel fell out with Punt and Dennis, not wishing to share screen time with them, and then with each other. [[David Baddiel]] went on to form another successful double act with [[Frank Skinner]].
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The 1990s also saw the introduction of one of comedy's strangest yet most successful double acts in [[Reeves and Mortimer]]. They at the same time deconstructed light entertainment<ref name=BBC2/> and paid homage to many of the classic double acts (Vic Reeves would even do an Eric Morecambe impression on ''[[Vic Reeves Big Night Out]]''). They simultaneously used very bizarre, idiosyncratic humour and traditional double act staples (in later years they became increasingly reliant on violent slapstick).

Another double act that emerged in the mid to late 1990s was [[Lee & Herring]], who combined a classic [[clash of personalities]] (downbeat and rational Lee contrasting with energetic, childish Herring) with very ironic, often satirical humour.

Also appearing in the latter half of the decade were [[Adam and Joe]], whose low-budget, self-produced [[Channel 4]] series ''[[The Adam and Joe Show]]'' was a very sharp combination of TV and movie parodies and satirical looks at various elements of youth culture.

Indian cinema also had its share of the double act, with [[Tamil cinema]] comedians [[Goundamani]] and [[Senthil]] teaming up for several films throughout the decade, similarly [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] and [[Babu Mohan]] in [[Telugu cinema]].
[[File:Jordan Peele - Keegan-Michael Key (14471841627).jpg|left|thumb|[[Key & Peele]]]]
The British duo [[Mitchell and Webb]] are another successful double act from the 2000s onwards, having multiple [[Sketch comedy|sketch shows]] on both radio and TV as well as starring in the award-winning sitcom [[Peep Show (British TV series)|''Peep Show'']].

For over 20 years, Australians [[Hamish Blake]] and [[Andy Lee (comedian)|Andy Lee]] have worked together as [[Hamish & Andy]], having multiple successful TV shows and a very popular [[Hamish & Andy (radio show)|radio show]] and [[Hamish & Andy (podcast)|podcast]].

Most of the most successful double acts in the early 2000s take their inspiration from the odder strain of double-act comedy spearheaded by Reeves and Mortimer. [[Matt Lucas (comedian)|Matt Lucas]] and [[David Walliams]], who had previously worked with Reeves and Mortimer, also took inspiration from the Two Ronnies. [[The Mighty Boosh]] also played with the formula but essentially remained traditional at their roots. Another popular current [[light entertainment]]/[[Television presenter|presenting]] comedy act is [[Ant & Dec]], who are a very basic yet effective example of a double act.

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In early 2012, comedians [[Keegan-Michael Key]] and [[Jordan Peele]] appeared in a sketch comedy TV show titled ''[[Key & Peele]]'' airing on [[Comedy Central]].

Many modern-day [[YouTube]] channels follow this format. Some examples include [[Smosh]], [[Dan and Phil]], the [[Game Grumps]], and [[Rhett & Link|Rhett and Link]] of the YouTube channel [[Good Mythical Morning]].