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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
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

John Cleese just turned 80.

“For international fans, nobody gives a better impression of the quintessential Brit than John Cleese. The Monty Python co-founder has been facing criticism for his political remarks. He now turns 80…”

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.co...-turns-80/a-50990031

I best remember Cleese from a Fawlty Towers episode. Doing a Hitler impersonation, holding a comb under his nose (for a mustache) and doing a Nazi strut before his German guests. That after cautioning the staff, “Don’t talk about the war.”

I'm amazed that only one person mentioned Red Skelton. The man was an amazing comedic mime!

John Cleese
Michael Richards

Just watched Jim Gaffigan's special. He's extremely physical .

Michael Richards.
Chevy Chase

Steve Martin

2 of his best are PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.

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Originally posted by Bigboreshooter:
Steve Martin

2 of his best are PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.

I liked "Mixed Nuts". The Snowman roller skating along the beach is a hoot.

Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung. Encounters of the Spooky Kind and Wheels on Meals are two of my favorites.

don't forget Gleason and carney

Jonathan Winters was great. Cary Grant could also be very funny.

And I second many mentioned here with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, and Chevy Chase among my favorites.

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Originally posted by SecurityGeek:
Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung. Encounters of the Spooky Kind and Wheels on Meals are two of my favorites.

Sammo Hung is funny as shit. Jackie Chan is a hard working son-of-a-gun. You cannot exclude Dean Shek if you include Hong Kong kung fu. I watched Ring of Death just recently. Good fun!

Bud Spencer, also a favorite of mine.

Peter Sellers was a great physical comedian as an actor. Think of his Pink Panther bits. He had a great moment in the very old Brit film “The Ladykillers. “

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
The guy that smashes stuff?

That is prop comedy.

On F Troop , Ken Berry did some good stuff

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I best remember Cleese from a Fawlty Towers episode. Doing a Hitler impersonation, holding a comb under his nose (for a mustache) and doing a Nazi strut before his German guests. That after cautioning the staff, “Don’t talk about the war.”

Also loved this one:



Then there's Tim Conway on The Carol Burnett show getting Harvey Korman in stitches:

On a more modern note, Tape Face...

Alan Tudyk. Especially in Resident Alien.

WC Fields at his best:

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Buster Keaton cannot be surpassed.

I would also include Chris Farley and John Belushi. Agree that Buster Keaton was on a whole different level.