Naughton and Gold were a comedy

double act A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases f ...

, consisting of

Charlie Naughton Charles John Naughton (21 April 1886 – 11 February 1976) was a Scottish comedian. Naughton was born in Glasgow. He was a member of The Crazy Gang, and part of a double act, Naughton and Gold with fellow Glaswegian Jimmy Gold. In 1955, ...

and

Jimmy Gold Jimmy McGonigal (21 April 1886 – 7 October 1967), known professionally as Jimmy Gold, was a Scottish comedian and part of the music hall act of Naughton and Gold. Later they became part of The Crazy Gang. Gold was born in Glasgow. His paren ...

. They started in the British

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s in 1908, and were still together as part of The Crazy Gang in 1962, becoming the longest period of two British comedians being in the same act. Both had Scottish accents and their act was fast but rather basic comedy.

, who was the bald one, was the butt of most of the physical comedy of the Crazy Gang.

References

*''Kindly Leave the Stage'', by Roger Wilmut, {{ISBN, 0-413-59290-1 British comedians