[Oztrich Boy]

What is it called when someone in show business parts company and becomes an even greater celebrity?

There is the situation where an act's second banana quits and subsequently proves that he was the real talent all along: The Dean Martin Effect

[PJ-Comix]

There is the situation where an act's second banana quits and subsequently proves that he was the real talent all along: The Dean Martin Effect

I can just picture Jerry Lewis watching the TOP TV show at the time, "The Dean Martin Show," in a dark room while simmering in his own jealous rage.