Second banana

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A second banana is a performer who serves as a comic foil opposing a comedian in a double act.^{[citation needed]}

The term derives from burlesque, around 1930,^{[citation needed]} where the slang term "banana" referred to a comedian.^{[citation needed]}

In the I Love Lucy show, Lucille Ball was the top banana, and Vivian Vance was the second banana.