Character comedy

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 – 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.
• 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