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Was thinking the other day of some of the funniest movies and TV skits and thought this would be an interesting topic. Not stand up comics - just actors even in short skits.

Just as a start, I'll offer the following:

Lucille Ball
Dick Van Dyke
Carroll O'Connor
Mary Tyler Moore
Red Skelton
Carole Burnett
Vicki Lawrence
Tim Conway
Harvey Corman
John Belushi
Chevy Chase
Gilda Radner
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Good list. Madeline Kahn, Terri Garr, Michael Keaton


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I’ve long thought that John Candy was actually a very good actor. I love his films, and he could really crack me up. I suspect that had he lived he would have been given a lot more dramatic roles, similar to Robin Williams’ career.




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Gene Wilder
Robin Williams
Richard Pryor

From the OP, Tim and Harvey could leave me literally gasping for breath.




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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. TCM has been showinng Sons of the Desert and Blockheads this week. Groucho Marx and his brothers. Harold Lloyd. Of course the Three Stooges.
 
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I've been enjoying Sebastian Maniscalco the last few years. Chappelle and Burr are good too. Key and Peele are mostly solid. Ricky Gervais I usually enjoy. Zach Galifianakis in his own way is funny.

All time:
Richard Pryor
early Eddie Murphy
Jerry Seinfeld
Chris Rock
Robin Williams...usually the first 30-min of an act
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Bernie Mac, Don Knotts, W.C. Fields,
Jerry Van Dyke

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I like most of those already mentioned but I'd add:

Chaplin

Harold Lloyd

Leslie Neilsen.

Peter Sellers

I never cared for Robin Williams. It was all a bit too frenetic for me. Clever man tho.
 
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Modern generation comedic actors seems to run either you love them or hate them.

Will Ferrell comes to mind. Along with Jim Carrey.




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Buddy Hackett
Jerry Lewis
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Foster Brooks
Don Rickles


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I would add Jonathan Winters and Bob Newhart, both favorites of mine.

I think Ed Helms and Simon Pegg are funny. And sometimes Sandra Bullock can be funny.
 
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Benny Hill

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Robin Williams
Jonathon Winters

Neither used the script, just the idea of where the story/ scene was supposed to go.






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How about going Old School? Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby & Arsenic And Old Lace) and Bob Hope (Paleface and his "Road" movies)?
 
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If we are going old school, let's include Buster Keaton...the guy was hilarious.
 
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Lots of greats in this thread but Jonathon Winters was the first to my mind.



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