Willie, West and McGinty

Willie, West and McGinty was a British comedy act who performed in music halls and in American vaudeville.

When they returned to Lancashire, a third (unnamed) performer joined the act, and was later replaced by Rue Corré (Rupert William Herbert Corri, 17 July 1895, Whitby, Yorkshire – 9 December 1979, Miami, Florida).

The name of the act was subtly changed by the inclusion of a comma, to indicate that there were now three performers, with Corré as "Willie", Briscoe as "West", and Crossley as "McGinty".

The props (constructed from such materials as balsa wood, cardboard and flour) would be manipulated awkwardly, with disastrous results.

They featured in Billy Rose's Aquacade show at the New York World's Fair in 1939, and in the 1944 Olsen and Johnson revue, Laffing Room Only.