The FUNNIEST performance in a film (any type of film)?

Bill Murray in Stripes
John Belushi in Animal House
Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack
Chevy Chase in Vacation
Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover
Kevin Spacey in American Beauty

The first time I saw it, I pretty much laughed at everything Jack Nicholson did and said in THE SHINING.

Walter, The Big Lebowski



Borat

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My personal favorites:


Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot




George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove




Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway




Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein




Next to these, there are also several performances from Peter Sellers, John Cleese, Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen, who I consider the greatest film comedians of all time.

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Cobpyth's Movie Log ~ 2019

A lot of people mention Lebowski's Walter but, though I do love him, he's not my favorite Lebowski character. I love Jesus a little more.

Also I heard in an interview with Turturro that he improvised both the ball licking and ball cleaning scenes. Mad respect to him for that.

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I'll go for a more unconventional option and choose John Goodman from The Big Lebowski.

Woody Allen in Sleeper



Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite

My avatar. May be the greatest comedic performance of all time recorded in film:

How so?

I think that was sarcasm.

I second Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove

Also Slim Pickens and Harvey Korman in Blazing Saddles

Dick Shawn and Kenneth Mars in The Producers

Half the cast of The Boondock Saints

Jeff Anderson in Clerks

Jason Mewes in any Kevin Smith movie

Robert Downy Jr in Tropic Thunder

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Skepsis93 nailed it.

William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall, Al Bridge, Robert Grieg, Eric Blore and the rest of Preston Sturges' regular supporting players.

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I thought that might be the case but since I don't know you and it's sometimes difficult to determine tone on the internet, I figured I'd ask.

That's alright.

Johnny Depp in Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas.

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He was great, but,


> Sellers

Black Dynamite - Michael Jai White

"How did you get in here?"
"...I walked in."



Pretty much anything he's in - Bill Murray

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For once I may have to agree with you.

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Beat me to it! Benecio Del Toro was equally awesome.