Sentence:  It appears clear from Stan's Joe Rock films, where he is very much in control of his material, that he had no intention of becoming part of a <WSD>double act</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but often with drastically different personalities or behavior, maybe with a stooge or "straight man".