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*[[Rowan Atkinson]] – Plays [[Mr. Bean]]. |
*[[Rowan Atkinson]] – Plays [[Mr. Bean]]. |
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*[[Tim Allen]] – Plays a "handyman" in ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' and his stand up routines. |
*[[Tim Allen]] – Plays a "handyman" in ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' and his stand up routines. |
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*[[Stephen Colbert]] – Plays [[Stephen Colbert (character)|Stephen Colbert]] in ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. |
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*[[Sacha Baron Cohen]] - Plays [[Ali G]], [[Borat Sagdiyev]], and [[Brüno (character)|Brüno]] in ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'' and the subsequent film follow-ups: ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'', ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'', and ''[[Brüno]]''. |
*[[Sacha Baron Cohen]] - Plays [[Ali G]], [[Borat Sagdiyev]], and [[Brüno (character)|Brüno]] in ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'' and the subsequent film follow-ups: ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'', ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'', and ''[[Brüno]]''. |
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* [[Steve Coogan]] famously created several characters in his act spinning one of them, [[Alan Partridge]] into TV shows |
* [[Steve Coogan]] famously created several characters in his act spinning one of them, [[Alan Partridge]] into TV shows |
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* [[Sam Lloyd]] - Various Characters |
* [[Sam Lloyd]] - Various Characters |
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*[[Will Ferrell]] - Most famous for his time on [[SNL]], and his various hit movies, such as "[[Elf]]", "[[Old School (film)|Old School]]", and "[[Anchorman]]". |
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Character comedy is a method/genre used by some comedians. In character comedy the comedian performs as though he was a character created by him/her. A good deal of comedians have enjoyed fame from character comedy.
Famous comedians who use character comedy
- Jim Carrey – In many of his films he portrays a hyper-animated maniac.
- Andy Kaufman – Various characters.
- George Carlin – Played the character of Al Sleet the "hippy-dippy weatherman" in his stand-up routine.
- Rowan Atkinson – Plays Mr. Bean.
- Tim Allen – Plays a "handyman" in Home Improvement and his stand up routines.
- Sacha Baron Cohen - Plays Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, and Brüno in Da Ali G Show and the subsequent film follow-ups: Ali G Indahouse, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and Brüno.
- Steve Coogan famously created several characters in his act spinning one of them, Alan Partridge into TV shows
- Sam Lloyd - Various Characters
