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Their actions not their words are hilarious. Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy are some of my favorites. I like the Three Stooges as well. As a rule, women do not like them very much. I can watch some of these routines again, and they are still funny.
 
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I vote for Charlie Chapman too. But also Rodney Dangerfield – the tug on the tie & facial expressions.



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Chris Farley and Brian Regan



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I vote for Charlie Chapman too. But also Rodney Dangerfield – the tug on the tie & facial expressions.


I wouldn't call Rodney a physical comedian albeit one of the greatest of all time.
FWIW, watched a documentary lately on Netflix about Rodney and it was very interesting.

More like Michael Richards, Carrot Top, Gallagher and old time greats like Lucille Ball and Red Skelton.
Those I would call "physical".
There are more I am sure and already mentioned.
The greatest was the 3 Stooges by far.
 
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Yesteryears:
Buster Keaton
Harold Lloyd

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Marx Brothers (in particular Groucho and Harpo, even though Groucho was somewhat anti-physical)
Laurel and Hardy
Red Skelton
Buster Keaton
Ben Turpin
Danny Kaye
Jerry Lewis
Flip Wilson
Amos and Andy
W.C. Fields
Peter Sellers
Don Knotts
Carol Burnett
Pythons
Mel Brooks
Rowan Atkinson
 
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Robin Williams
 
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The guy that smashes stuff?







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W.C.Fields.

Woman: "Mr Fields, I heard you buried your Wife".

Fields: "yesssss, had to, she died".


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TCM just showed The Bank Dick, a classic. Guy was a magician as well.
 
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Tim Conway



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Téa Leoni is a great physical comedienne, often compared with Lucille Ball.



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Tim Conway


I second this motion. His dentist sketch was physical comedy gold.


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I second this motion. His dentist sketch was physical comedy gold.


Tim claimed that Harvey wetted himself.


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Well, Tim Conway tops my list but he is a close second to John Cleese of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame

Gallagher is the guy that used to smash melons and he was pretty funny

Rodney of course



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Unlike many others, when ever I think of Larry Hagman, I never think of Dallas, but always I Dream of Jeannie and I thought he was an excellent pratfall comedian.



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John Ritter as Jack Tripper in Three’s Company.
 
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If you haven’t seen Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton (e.g. The General), you owe it to yourself to find them on the interwebz and enjoy!


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Ben Stiller --- not totally physical comedy, but his facial expressions are priceless.


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I've seen three stooges and laurel and hardy and laughed at them.

But for physicality, I think Don Knotts was top notch even with just his facial expressions.

I was saddened how they made him into a caricature of what he was in three's a company even though he was brought in because he was a hero of the lead.



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