Nichols and May

Nichols and May
Nichols and May
	An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Playbill (1961)
Medium	Television appearances; theatre; audio recordings; literature;
Nationality	American
Years active	1958–1962, 1971, 1977
Genres	Satire; American culture; American politics; surreal humour; black comedy; intellectual humor;
Notable works and roles	Improvisations to Music (1958) An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1960), Mike Nichols & Elaine May Examine Doctors (1961), In Retrospect (1962)
Members	Elaine May; Mike Nichols;

Nichols and May was an American improvisational comedy duo act developed by Mike Nichols (1931–2014) and Elaine May (born 1932). Their three comedy albums reached the Billboard Top 40 between 1959 and 1962. Many comedians have cited them as key influences in modern comedy. Woody Allen declared, “the two of them came along and elevated comedy to a brand-new level".

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