Mike and Bernie Winters at the Glasgow Empire

Writing in The Times about England's unsuccesful attempts to pair Lampard and Gerrard in midfield, Martin Samuel repeats an old story:

As double acts go, these two have been about as popular with audiences as Mike and Bernie Winters at the Glasgow Empire (Mike's opening patter died a death and when Bernie then appeared with his famously huge grin from behind the curtain, a voice in the front row cursed: “Och, Christ, there's two of them.”)