Who are some of the worst comedy actors?
Myself- I can't stand Jerry Lewis. He just makes me cringe- he's like smelling lumpy, sour milk.
Adam Sandler is another! :hatred:
Seth Rogan.
The only thing I've seen him in that I like was Monsters vs Aliens
Everything else he just annoys me.
Nick Swanderson based on this unholy evil known as Bucky Larson
Will Ferrell
I dunno, I tend to hear from people about what a good actor he is, but I've always found him to be rather monotone, and it wasn't until Talladega Nights (which I haven't actually seen), I've always found his impressions & caricatures to be downright abysmal.
While he has his moments, I'd agree with Will Ferrall. Same with Jim Carrey. They are guys who can be funny in small doses but too often all into overacting.
all of the above. and gilbert godfrey, don rickles, rodney dangerfield and tyler perry too.
Most any comedian who has ever been a cast member of SNL at one time or another. And yes, I mean John Belushi too. Many are great as 'skit' comics, but in full scale films- nah.
I'm a fan of Melissa McCarthy's comedy, and I don't mind Rebel Wilson. That said, worst comedy actor for me is Sacha Baron Cohen. I also can't stand Russell Brand, David Spade and Vince Vaughn.
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 14, 2020, 05:30:30 PM
I can't stand Jerry Lewis.
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I agree about Adam Sandler. Not funny. I was a big Jerry Lewis fan when I was younger. I respect his movies and the work he did for MDA, but I think he was an extremely arrogant man.
* Pauly Shore
* Howie Mandel
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Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler are best in small doses. In full length movies, they become hard to take. They've also continued to get worse as they got older.
I'll also second Jerry Lewis.
On that note, does anybody remember Eddie Deezen? He was like an even nerdier more annoying Jerry Lewis.
^ Eddie was in LASERBLAST (1978)!
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Will Smith...vacuous unfunny airhead. everything he says and does manages to p**s me off.
agree with Seth Rogen. annoying
Adam Sandler is usually awful but I don't mind him in HAPPY GILMORE.
Joe Pesci: just not funny.
Quote from: Trevor on February 15, 2020, 09:02:05 PM
Joe Pesci: just not funny.
Joe Pesci agrees.
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Quote from: Trevor on February 15, 2020, 09:02:05 PM
Joe Pesci: just not funny.
His performance in LETHAL WEAPON II definitely helped his career. He was hilarious in MY COUSIN VINNY. On the other hand, he was horrible in stuff like THE SUPER and 8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG
Let's not forget Rob Schneider, who is unwatchable.
Adam Sandler
Will Smith
Melissa McCarthy
Seth Rogan
Quote from: VenomX73 on February 16, 2020, 12:58:55 PM
Melissa McCarthy
I'm surprised it took that long :wink:
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Quote from: Trevor on February 15, 2020, 09:02:05 PM
Joe Pesci: just not funny.
His performance in LETHAL WEAPON II definitely helped his career. He was hilarious in MY COUSIN VINNY. On the other hand, he was horrible in stuff like THE SUPER and 8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG
Lethal Weapon 2 is the main reason for me not liking him at all: that anti-South African POS film was a box-office hit here in 1989, Lord knows why. :question:
Ben Stiller
Movies (Mystery Men) are watchable in spite of him, not because of him.
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Quote from: VenomX73 on February 16, 2020, 12:58:55 PM
Melissa McCarthy
I'm surprised it took that long :wink:
I watched
SPY twice in a row. I thought it was hilarious.
Quote from: Ted C on February 16, 2020, 10:12:09 PM
Ben Stiller
Movies (Mystery Men) are watchable in spite of him, not because of him.
can't say i'm a huge fan but I thought he was pretty much perfect (for his role) in MEET THE PARENTS. the sequels were dire though.
Jonah Hill
especially after this
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I have to disagree with virtually everyone here. I like most of the actors named (Stiller, Vaughn, Ferrell, Rogan, et al.)
Granted, I hit my early-mid 20s in the early 2000's when the "Frat Pack" was big (Ferrell, Vaughn and them, like Jack Black and Steve Carell.) Loved Anchorman, 40 Year Old Virgin, Pineapple Express, etc.
I was a teen when Carrey and Sandler were huge in the 90s.
I can see how they'd grate on some people though.
One's I don't like: Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Jerry Lewis.
For me, Will Ferrell tries too hard. He starts out over the top.. leaving him no room to maneuver comedicaly speaking.
Adam Sandler.. also tries too hard.
Seth Rogan... meh
Leslie Jones... not funny one bit at all. (however, Melissa McCarthy *can* be funny if given the right material and direction - but she's only had glimpses of it. IMHO)
Jim Carrey.. also tries too hard. Sometimes he can learn to pull back and give himself breathing room for a buildup and THEN the laugh..but not often enough.
As for "classic" comedians:
I never saw the allure to Jimmy Durante what so ever.
Don Rickles just insults everyone.. that joke gets old real quick. Heck, he had a very short lived Sit com: "CPO Sharky" I think it lasted half a season.
Adam Sandler: repetitive and tiresome, some of his earlier works were okay but he plays the same exact role in every single one of them. LITTLE NICKY and WATERBOY, are some examples of good roles but with the same archetype of character.
Jack Black: it's nothing more than a fatter Adam Sandler. He even uses the same t-shirts. The only movie I like is SHALLOW HAL but because of the script and not his participation.
Will Ferrell: the definition of an unfunny man. His only good part was in ZOOLANDER.
I can't really come up with another one right now, but those are major offenders to me.
Sandler. Though he was great in a dramatic role in UNCUT GEMS. His comedy is nails-on-a-chalkboard to me.
Melissa McCarthy is hilarious when she has good material (BRIDESMAIDS, SPY) and terrible when she has bad material (LIFE OF THE PARTY, THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS).
I thought Sean Penn and Robert De Niro were horrid in We're No Angels. I didn't find the original movie particularly funny but it was way ahead of the 1980s remake.
Imo Will Ferrell was funny in ELF lol
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Lotsa folks may not agree- but I never found Charlie Chaplin funny- just irritating. Buster Keaton either.
And I like Harold Llyod and Laurel and Hardy!
Laurel and Hardy :thumbup:
My favorite of all time- Shemp! the 3 Stooges!
http://youtu.be/4ZG6l_wF4e0 (http://youtu.be/4ZG6l_wF4e0)
we should have a top 10 best comedy :wink:
I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, but I must admit that he rocked in "Megamind".
Quote from: RCMerchant on March 05, 2020, 05:36:13 PM
Lotsa folks may not agree- but I never found Charlie Chaplin funny- just irritating. Buster Keaton either.
And I like Harold Llyod and Laurel and Hardy!
Granted, I only watched
MODERN TIMES, and even when I considered a good movie, the guy is annoying and frenetic, he acts like a guy on crack or something. Give me
THE THREE STOOGES any time. I can watch those bastards right now and laugh.
I feel like an uncultured boor, but I never could stand the Stooges.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on March 06, 2020, 10:49:19 AM
I feel like an uncultured boor, but I never could stand the Stooges.
Thank you!
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world that never actually found them funny.
I'll take the Marx brothers over them anyday.
same here, and the ritz brothers too.
The only movie that I ever liked her in was Ghost (1990), but other than that, I never understood why Whoopi Goldberg was so popular back in the day. Even her stand-up comedy just wasn't that funny to me in the 1980s. Andrew Dice Clay was another comedian that I just never understood what people saw in him that was so funny; "oh look, he swears a lot, hahaha." :lookingup:
Quote from: zelmo73 on March 27, 2020, 07:48:27 AM
The only movie that I ever liked her in was Ghost (1990), but other than that, I never understood why Whoopi Goldberg was so popular back in the day. Even her stand-up comedy just wasn't that funny to me in the 1980s. Andrew Dice Clay was another comedian that I just never understood what people saw in him that was so funny; "oh look, he swears a lot, hahaha." :lookingup:
Oh man, Clay was awful. Annoying as hell and super-trendy for a brief period. Blech. :thumbdown:
Quote from: Rev. Powell on March 06, 2020, 10:49:19 AM
I feel like an uncultured boor, but I never could stand the Stooges.
Blasphemer!
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Quote from: RCMerchant on March 27, 2020, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: Rev. Powell on March 06, 2020, 10:49:19 AM
I feel like an uncultured boor, but I never could stand the Stooges.
Blasphemer!
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Sometimes they're funny, but these days, I look at a lot of TV reruns, so METV has been showing
STOOGES just like TV did 50 years ago, their old movies about a half hour each... but I never look at them...
I like
CHAPLIN films.
I like
BUSTER KEATON films. In fact, I think his
THE GENERAL (1927) is one of the best films made.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on March 30, 2020, 12:45:08 PM
I like BUSTER KEATON films. In fact, I think his THE GENERAL (1927) is one of the best films made.
I have a bunch of his comedy shorts, which were not that funny. The stunt work was impressive, but I think his real magic was in his movies.