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Character comedy

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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 to use character comedy.

Jim Carrey In many of his films he portrays a spastic maniac.

Andy Kaufman Various characters.

George Carlin The people he mocks and satirizes he often characterizes them himself.

Rowan Atkinson Plays Mr. Bean.

Tim Allen Plays a "handyman" in Home Improvement and his stand up routines.

Stephen Colbert Plays "Stephen Colbert" in The Colbert Report.

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