top 5 actors in terms of who you find most funny?
 

for me personally


1. Steve Martin (his sense of humour has always remained the same levels of genuine classic comedy, quite a diverse talent he is as well, from CBTD films to playing Inspector Clouseau on Pink Panther or nowadays in OMITB as well as his parody of MJ song Billie Jean or his original song King Tut)

2. Bryan Cranston (while breaking bad isn't exactly my cup of tea, Bryan on the other hand, i absolutely LOVE watching him, especially in Malcolm in the Middle, his sense of humour is so quirky, wacky and so iconic)

3. Phill Lewis (shame after his DUI incident he isn't doing much acting work anymore nowadays but Marion Moseby in suite life is one of my all time fave sitcom characters, high up there with John Cleese's Basil Fawlty tbh, that type of comedy is soooo my cup of tea)

4. John Cleese (Basil is the GOAT in Fawlty Towers, and **** Cancel Culture since he really slayed hard in that role, i also liked him in Bond as the new Q in the world is not enough, die another day)

5. Robert De Niro (especially in Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers he is the king of comedy! that chemistry he had with the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand in the latter of the two :love: also YOU TALKIN TO ME is one of the most epic one liners from him)

I don’t even find the majority of comedians funny sooooo funny actors is a struggle

Ryan Reynolds
Jim Carey

In no order

Jim Carrey
Robin Williams
David Schwimmer
Rowan Atkinson
Owen Wilson

Robin Williams is a given but sadly no longer with us

I do love Steve Martin.. but i’d say Jason Bateman when he does a comedy

Joe pesci.

…yes I agree with Jason Bateman, he’s great in darker roles as well but his comedy timing is excellent…I’d also say Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd…I always preferred Robin Williams more in serious roles and the same with Jim Carrey…Bill Murray maybe for #4…Billy Crystal also…

Cranston and Di Niro 🤣

Wild wild takes

I can't pin point many because as some have said those that are marketed as funny generally make me cringe like Will Ferrel, Kevin hart.

However those that do crack me up are those that are not intentionally funny.
Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon cracks me up. It's one of my favourite films but he's just so damn dramatic in it it cracks me up. His zero fooks attitude when helping the suicidal guy and his arguments with Danny Glover crack me up. When he cries over his dead wife and tries to off himself it's meant to be a sentimental moment but it just cracks me up how he delivered that because it's so extra. I know it wasn't meant to be a funny moment though :joker:

Will Ferell is brilliant when he's on point... but he isn't always on point... which means some of his films are absolute gems and some are a bit paint-by-numbers noise.

However I will fight anyone who says he isn't brilliant in both Anchorman and Zoolander. Mugatu is an icon.

i hate Ferell with a passion, so much so that i stopped watching the usa office the moment he appeared on it. I don't believe there are really any funny actors, it's all in the script they are using. Having met John Cleese personally for example, he is a really miserable, unfunny bugger :laugh:


Standup comedians that are popular tend to have a team behind them, writing the jokes. All they do is recite the script with good comic timing.

Take Franky Boyle or Billy Connelly who tend to write their owns stuff. they can be occasionally hilarious, but more often than not, completely unfunny

Now to be fair, in The Office - he's only there for a couple of episodes, he turns out not to be a very likeable chap, and he gets a pretty unceremonious ending :joker:

Also if you stopped there it means you missed out on James Spader's "Robert California" who IMHO is the highlight of the final "post-Carell" seasons of the US office. Effortlessly funny.

On this part I both agree and disagree - the comedy landing depends both on the writing being funny, AND the delivery and timing of the actor. Also while great comedy needs both... well-written comedy delivered badly will pretty much never be funny, but slightly sub-par writing delivered well can still be funny.

Even after watching this ?
Will v Chad ( Chilli Peppers) in a drum off

i can't watch any tv he appears in

Will Ferrell :love: :love:


he was iconic in the Eurovision film

That’s the only film of his i’ve ever seen

wait

you have never seen Anchorman?

I’ve only seen him in Elf

reported

I just cannot warm to him. I find him cringe more than anything.



Also Vince Vaughn. How did he get into Hollywood. He was only funny when he was shouting at his mum in Mr and Mrs Smith

:joker: never seen Anchorman.. i might have seen the one where he has a brother or something :conf:

I love Vince Vaughn in The Break Up

Step brothers? That's really funny, Anchorman is hilarious though you should watch it

I like Vince Vaughn, he was good in Dodgeball