sidekick
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He and his “Fernwood” sidekick Fred Willard played one of primetime’s first gay couples on “Roseanne,” and Mull guest-hosted “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson” 30 times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Accompanied by her sidekick and netherworld patron King Grimsquawk – a crowned raven-baby holding a scepter – Workman conjures up one of the funniest small-screen comedies that isn’t officially on TV.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Melanie Sykes became the new overarching voice of the show, taking over from Black's trusted sidekick, "Our Graham" Skidmore.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
She knew it wouldn’t be another puzzle-loving computer nut with a cowlick sidekick.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
"Go!" shouted Ivan Deforge, and without hesitation his 300-kilo hairy sidekicks Karym and Ural leapt through a ring of fire under the dome of the Great Moscow Circus.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Channel 5 news presenter and former BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, Radio 2's DJ Spoony, and Ball's breakfast show sidekicks Mike Williams and Richie Anderson were also among those who sent good wishes.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
They’re like Boris and Natasha, if Boris and Natasha had gay sidekicks whose equally unsurprising side plot would’ve made a more thorny and altogether insightful critique of contemporary social politics.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
I think were the only people here who didn’t bring our sidekicks.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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