Smith lined up Cronk and took him to the ground in a blatant attempt to test his former sidekick's durability.

O'Brien also joked that he is glad to have Richter back, because his former sidekick owes him $300.

In recent weeks, we have had plenty more of this, much of it peddled by Michael Gove's former sidekick Dominic Cummings.

Former sidekick Stephen Colbert has taken over David Letterman's The Late Show, watched by millions of Americans each week night.

Former sidekick Charlamagne Tha God went on to become one of the biggest voices in radio himself as co-host of Power 105's Breakfast Club.