A stooge or stooges may refer to:
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Straight man (stock character)
The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The direct contribution to t ...
, a comedian who feeds lines to another
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Shill
A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with said person or organization. Shills can carry out their operatio ...
, a confederate or performer who acts as if they're a spectator
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The Stooge'', a 1952 American film
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The Three Stooges, a comedy group from the 1930s to the 1970s
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''The Three Stooges'' (2012 film), a film based on the comedy team
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The Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...
, a late 1960s and early 1970s rock band
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''The Stooges'' (album), their debut album
* Fuj The Stooge, nickname of 1980s wrestling manager
Mr. Fuji given to him by his former proteges Demolition
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Stooges Brass Band, a New Orleans brass band
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Stooge sort
Stooge sort is a recursive sorting algorithm. It is notable for its exceptionally bad time complexity of .
The running time of the algorithm is thus slower compared to reasonable sorting algorithms, and is slower than bubble sort, a canonical exa ...
, a recursive sorting algorithm in computer software
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