Well, the Teetoku-class puchis have always had a knack for tsukkomi. It's just the first time someone in-universe acknowledged that.
First I can recall at least. There's a lot of these comics.
Was that supposed to be a play off the term "sidekick"ー!?*Cackle*We love laughterー!That was such a snappy comebackー!If you'd like, would you put those comebacks to work with us in our comedy routines!?This is MahiMahi~ ♪Ma~hi ♪The heck was that stupidly awful punー!?*Outcryー!*Oーh!*Whap!*Wait, you didn't even catch it...?*Cackle**Cackle**Cackle*T-That's all it took to make you laugh uproariously like thatー?*Beaaam!*And your motormouth is scaring me...T-The heck are you talking about all of a sudden!?
I'm not doing that!Now that I've got a sidekick, I can get me some kicks on the side, y'know~ ♪