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Wayne and Shuster

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The Resume

    Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Johnny Wayne (May 28, 1918-July 18, 1990), birth name was Louis Weingarten
    Frank Shuster (September 5, 1916-January 13, 2002)
    Hosts of the CBC's 'Wayne and Shuster Hour' (1952-54) and a series of specials (1954-85)
    Notable sketches include 'The Shakespearean Baseball Game,' 'Rinse the Blood Off My Toga,' 'I Was a TV Addict' and 'Frontier Psychiatrist'
    Shuster was cousin of 'Superman' co-creator Joe Shuster and father-in-law of SNL producer Lorne Michaels

Why they might be annoying:

    They were originally Shuster and Wayne before an ad exec convinced them to switch the names around.
    They recycled material, so 1957's 'Cinderelvis' became 1975's 'Cinderelton.'
    Wayne's son's description of how the pair settled creative differences: 'Whoever argued loudest would win the fight. That's basically how decisions were made.'

Why they might not be annoying:

    They entertained Canadian troops during World War II and the Korean War.
    They appeared a record 67 times on The Ed Sullivan Show.
    The New York Times hailed them as 'harbingers of literate slapstick.'
    Their Julius Caesar meets Raymond Chandler sketch 'Rinse the Blood Off My Toga' was named a Canadian MasterWork by the Audio-Visual Trust of Canada (2000).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 104 Votes: 46.15% Annoying