A comedy scene can be built around something as simple as a funny name.
Film Sources:
Maisie (1939) actors: Ann Sothern and Frank Darien
This Is The Night (1932) actors: Lili Damita, Roland Young and Charles Ruggles
Shall We Dance (1937) actors: Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore
Slightly Dangerous (1943) actors: Lana Turner, Eugene Pallette and Millard Mitchell