the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
Recent Examples on the WebThe host of the 96th Academy Awards is planning to do a shot of Don Julio tequila during the show with his sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez.—William Earl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024 Rosenthal’s brother, Richard, is the showrunner and executive producer, as well as his behind-the-cameras sidekick.—Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Luckily, he’s got a tech wiz (Ariana DeBose) and a sidekick (John Cena) watching his back.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024 Doncic was without All-Star sidekick Kyrie Irving against the Suns as the Mavs lost for the fourth time in five games.—Schuyler Dixon, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 With Smith and his stalwart sidekick Patrick Queen anchoring the defense, the Ravens allowed just 38 rushing yards and 175 through the air.—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2024 The Larry David of the show is an irritable man with a wife (Cheryl Hines), who eventually leaves him, and a sidekick (Jeff Garlin), who is his manager and yes-man.—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 But most audiences would recognize his face from something, and over the past 30 years he’s built up an apex career for a character actor: the middle-aged crank who can headline a film but just as easily fill in as one of Dwayne Johnson’s action-movie sidekicks (in fact, he’s done that twice).—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024 With lamentable lack of skill at anything besides posing for photos at the Dolphin Mall, Izzy sets out to find a sidekick and is drawn to an unexpected ally: Lolita, the Miami Seaquarium’s captive orca.—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
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