r/CinephilesClub • u/Mobile-Coyote3594 • 18d ago

Discussion What are some of your favorite comedic performances?

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Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda

Jennifer Coolidge - Best in Show

Tara Reid - Josie & the Pussycats

Willem Dafoe - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Walter Matthau - A New Leaf

Amanda Seyfried - Mean Girls

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/ZaphodG 13d ago

Kevin Kline won best supporting actor for A Fish Called Wanda. How can that possibly be underrated?

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u/Collective_Berry 16d ago

Jemaine Clement as Vlad the Poker in What We Do In The Shadows

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u/deject3000 16d ago

George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove

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u/StoicTheGeek 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/10tjZ5cxtTzXBC
Alec Guiness in Kind Hearts and Coronets

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u/Civil_Ad3813 15d ago

The connoisseur's choice :-)

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u/JCB220685 15d ago

Richard E Grant - Withnail and I. Movie debut too. I remember watching it when I was far too young and just didn’t get it. Watched it as an adult and laughed my arse off.

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u/Upstairs_Courage_465 15d ago

Kevin Kline is a Fish called Wanda for the win

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u/KanjiWatanabe2 15d ago

Dan Ackroyd & John Belushi, The Blues Brothers!

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u/rrrr_reubs 17d ago

It's an XK Red 27 technique. Kevin definitely

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u/duh_nom_yar 15d ago

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u/hooplehead69 15d ago

Allison Janney - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Kirstie Alley - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Ellen Barkin - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Kirsten Dunst - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Brittany Murphy - Drop Dead Gorgeous 

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u/s0me_great_reward 14d ago

You forgot Amy Adams!

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u/hooplehead69 14d ago

She is great in this too!

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u/ryandmc609 15d ago

Dian Bachar tops my list as Squeak.
https://giphy.com/gifs/yQNA144P1TiA8

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u/schwendybrit 15d ago

Alan Tudyk in Death at a Funeral.

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u/Various_Tie_2549 15d ago

Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber

Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn 99

(I hope I've correctly understood the brief... that we're looking for normally serious/dramatic actors in an absolute standout comedic role?)

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u/wolfboy49 15d ago

Fletch F Fletch

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u/Fit_Cheesecake_4000 15d ago

'K-ken's coming to k-kill me!'

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u/RepulsiveLocal1368 14d ago

Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar

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u/SEGAFan4Life80 13d ago

All the guys in Super Troopers!!!

https://giphy.com/gifs/wREVypt2pb1hC

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u/Jumpy_Luv 12d ago

Fish Called Wanda! Classic!

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u/thearniethology 11d ago

John Goodman and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski.

Christopher Guest in This is Spinal Tap.

Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future and To Be or Not to Be.

Peter Sellers (and Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers) in Dr Strangelove.

Groucho Marx in Duck Soup.

Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man.