I still mourn your brother a Dyess
he died so bravely at halicarnassus
everybody plays the fool even the most
noble of actors you can’t go to that
house no you can’t go well welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten comedic
performances by serious actors yeah well
you know that’s just like your opinion
man for this list we’re focusing on
performers that are closely associated
with pure drama but have also stretched
their acting muscles by taking on a
challenging comedic role you just start
your cop down and old Bucky will be back
here before you can say blast off number
10
Brad Pitt as chad feldheimer burn after
reading I’m a mere Good Samaritan he’s
known for his brooding intensity and
cocksure grin yet Brad Pitt channeled
his inner meathead for this bizarre Coen
brothers black comedy but appearances
can be deceptive when the oddball
trainer named chad feldheimer becomes
the unassuming owner of a seemingly
top-secret compact disc his life
suddenly takes on a new meaning I think
that’s the shit man
raw intelligence with goofball dialog
and equally strange physical mannerisms
the character was a welcome departure
from Pitts typical dramatic roles even
if the narrative took a dark turn for
poor Chad number 9 Dustin Hoffman as
Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels
could see
today it’s commonplace for actors to
step into the shoes of the opposite sex
she does laundry you know what of course
and a makeup I don’t know how a woman
could keep us all attractive and not
starving these days
back in the 80s however moviegoers were
not used to watching a list male
performers slap on red lipstick and high
heels
it’s Michael Dorsey okay
your favorite client how high last time
you got me a job what was it to me
yeah swear to God leave it to an actor’s
actor like Dustin Hoffman to welcome
such a challenge in a comedy about
conflicting personas and gender roles
three years after his Academy
award-winning performance and Kramer vs
Kramer Hoffman more the figurative and
literal dress perfectly alongside comic
legend Bill Murray and flexed his
performance muscles and dual roles I
think we’re getting into a weird area
here this is smart what about this
seriously well you look like you should
be ringing a school bell you know this
may seem silly to you was our first date
please we’ll look pretty for number
eight George C Scott as general buck
turgid son dr. Strangelove Moreschi
talks big but frankly we think he should
have know how I mean you just can’t
expect a bunch of ignorant peons to
understand a machine like some of our
boys and that’s not minutes an insult
mr. master I mean you take your average
russki we all know how much guts he’s
got he’ll look at all of them then as
he’s killed off my still wouldn’t quit a
few years before winning and declining
an Oscar for playing General Patton
George see Scott served up a
legitimately a bra rias performance as a
different general in dr. Strangelove
gentlemen you can’t fight it here this
is the war room navigating the war room
during a time of perceived national
crisis general dr. Jetson conveyed a
stern military demeanor while retaining
a sense of psychotic paranoia and that
was the ideal combo for such a role I
don’t know exactly how to put this sir
but are you aware of what a serious
breach of security that would be I mean
you see everything you you see the big
board after all supreme nationalism may
lead one to have a twisted sense of
reality and Stanley Kubrick elicited a
brilliant and farcical performance from
Scott who perfectly captured the feeling
of a man
edge if on the other hand we were to
immediately launch an all-out and
coordinated attack on all their
airfields and missile bases we’d stand a
damn good chance of catching a pit stop
number seven Colin Farrell is Bobby
pellet Horrible Bosses three hours late
what’s the deal I was at your father’s
funeral oh well maybe that excuse would
phone when my dad was here but I’m in
charge now
he’s a real sob with a crippling cocaine
habit standing out as the douchiest of
all the horrible bosses in this comedy
up until this point barrel was mostly
known for being a dramatic heartthrob
but that all changed with a devastating
comb-over and a jaw-dropping performance
as a dipshit cokehead son let my brain
take my temperature
have you any roofies I want a lollipop
Ferrell was brilliant by physically
portraying the nervous tics of his
paranoid character and delivering
hilarious one-liners that don’t always
make sense but make us laugh regardless
this is you’re looking at the state the
state of Bobby bill okay deal with
barrel let loose and flawlessly fit the
bill well fire the fatty we fire the
cripple all right fire all three of you
number six Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey the
dude Lebowski The Big Lebowski hey
careful man
in 1998 film makers didn’t exactly have
Jeff Bridges on speed dial for comedic
roles has it ever occurred to you that
instead of uh you know running around
blaming me you know given the nature of
all this new shit you know this could be
a lot more complex the Coen brothers
knew Bridges was the perfect fit for
this dark comedy though casting him as
the ultimate lazy los Angelino known as
the dude I’m the dude man as said dude
he captured the essence of a California
version of a Venetian king in his own
unique way and by that we mean he was
the prototypical slacker man my name I
do a social detachment bowling we
my career’s slowed down a little lately
Jeff Bridges brought the character to
life even if the dude was perpetually
tired that makes me feel very secured it
makes me feel very warm inside
number five Meryl Streep as Madeline
Ashton death becomes her with two Oscar
wins already to her name and seven more
nominations by 1992 Meryl Streep
effectively flipped the script on
typecasting with the outrageous Madeline
Ashton the queen bee of eternal torment
I am you’re all running with Goldie Hawn
at her side Streep was paired up with
one of the best as a secretive potion
became the defining ingredient of their
chaotic existence I can see right
speaking which as a friend some advice I
would stay out of a bathing suit for a
while
at least a two-piece given the
outrageous premise Streep was afforded
ample room to remove herself from
typical performance ideologies while
still playing the role of a serious
actress and yes she killed it
number four ray Fiennes as monsieur
gustave h the grand budapest hotel i’m
afraid that’s me darling when it comes
to drama
there’s nobody quite like ray Fiennes I
beat the living shit out of a sniveling
little runt called pinky bend in ski who
had the gall to question my virility he
played an SS commander and Schindler’s
List and made the world weep as The
English Patient I promise I’ll never
leave you with such a resume he was an
ideal casting choice for Wes Anderson’s
acclaimed film in which he portrayed the
esteemed Gustave H a most flamboyant
concierge of the grand budapest hotel I
go to bed with all my friends
given a palpable amount of dialogue to
work with and the unique framing devices
of the director finds navigated his
domain with flair and charm I’ve never
seen her like that before no sir she was
shaking like a shitting dogs he was
simply marvellous darlings you’re
looking so well darling you really are
they’ve done a marvelous job I didn’t
what sort of cream they’ve put on you
down at the morgue but I want some
number three Jeff Daniels is Harry Dunne
Dumb and Dumber we successfully made it
a bulldog with a shih tzu really that’s
weird yeah we we called it a bullshit
it’s a cinematic crime to be unfamiliar
with dumb and dumber well what you may
not realize is that upon being cast in
the Farrelly Brothers classic Jeff
Daniels was coming off roles in the
Civil War drama
Gettysburg and the action blockbuster
speed
where some folks know Daniels as a
prestigious soldier or a SWAT team
member most associated with alongside
Jim Carrey Daniel’s turn is Harry Dunne
remains one of the most wonderfully
absurd comedic performances of the
modern era I don’t know I wasn’t really
paying attention as he brought a goofy
childlike charm to the intelligence
challenged duo
you can’t triple-stamp a double-stamp
trouble Stan but that was damn boy out
there
number two Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
analyzed this yo all very good there’s a
lot more to it than that all very good
you there underlying things miss you
damn you know you’re right you’re right
on the money
best known for playing several iconic
gangsters and hard-hitting dramas Robert
DeNiro decided to lighten things up with
analyze this please don’t kill me
nobody’s just gonna ask you for like
Tony pen under the direction of one
Harold Ramos Bobby D played the
conflicted mafioso Paul Vitti a man who
can’t seem to remove the insecurities
from his tough-guy persona you’re
reaching out to me I’m reaching up
coming out around the same time that
James Gandolfini and Lorraine Bracco so
brilliantly demonstrated a unique
patient psychiatrist relationship on The
Sopranos De Niro tossed all the drama
aside here and kicked off a new career
in comedy you know you know what I do
when I’m mad oh I hit a pillow just hit
the pillow see how you’d feel as your
pillow feel better yeah I do before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions in this George glass
what’s that holy shit that’s not what is
that oh no no that’s uh dogs blood
I’ll even floss in the shower while the
conditioner is in my hair during the
part when you’re just supposed to leave
it in those things can really add up to
a significant time save
number one Tom Cruise as les grossman
Tropic Thunder first take a big step
back and literally your own face Tom
Cruise has spent his vast career
primarily working in drama but in 2008
he delivered a comedic performance
unlike anything we’d seen before as a
foul-mouthed balding movie executive
with a love of the music of Flo Rida see
this is the good part pick up some
jackets in a film full of a list comedic
talent
it was Cruz who stole the Thunder and
closed the door on all his competition
laya today yeah it was so unusual a
departure for the unrecognizable crews
that unsuspecting moviegoers were left
with their jaws dropped upon learning he
was the BP les grossman during the end
credits
do you agree with our list no you’re not
wrong am I wrong you’re not wrong Walter
you’re just an asshole okay though
what’s your favorite comedic performance
by a serious actor for more mind-blowing
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com I don’t know
what it contains I don’t know it
represents I don’t know what it is
he died so bravely at halicarnassus
everybody plays the fool even the most
noble of actors you can’t go to that
house no you can’t go well welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten comedic
performances by serious actors yeah well
you know that’s just like your opinion
man for this list we’re focusing on
performers that are closely associated
with pure drama but have also stretched
their acting muscles by taking on a
challenging comedic role you just start
your cop down and old Bucky will be back
here before you can say blast off number
10
Brad Pitt as chad feldheimer burn after
reading I’m a mere Good Samaritan he’s
known for his brooding intensity and
cocksure grin yet Brad Pitt channeled
his inner meathead for this bizarre Coen
brothers black comedy but appearances
can be deceptive when the oddball
trainer named chad feldheimer becomes
the unassuming owner of a seemingly
top-secret compact disc his life
suddenly takes on a new meaning I think
that’s the shit man
raw intelligence with goofball dialog
and equally strange physical mannerisms
the character was a welcome departure
from Pitts typical dramatic roles even
if the narrative took a dark turn for
poor Chad number 9 Dustin Hoffman as
Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels
could see
today it’s commonplace for actors to
step into the shoes of the opposite sex
she does laundry you know what of course
and a makeup I don’t know how a woman
could keep us all attractive and not
starving these days
back in the 80s however moviegoers were
not used to watching a list male
performers slap on red lipstick and high
heels
it’s Michael Dorsey okay
your favorite client how high last time
you got me a job what was it to me
yeah swear to God leave it to an actor’s
actor like Dustin Hoffman to welcome
such a challenge in a comedy about
conflicting personas and gender roles
three years after his Academy
award-winning performance and Kramer vs
Kramer Hoffman more the figurative and
literal dress perfectly alongside comic
legend Bill Murray and flexed his
performance muscles and dual roles I
think we’re getting into a weird area
here this is smart what about this
seriously well you look like you should
be ringing a school bell you know this
may seem silly to you was our first date
please we’ll look pretty for number
eight George C Scott as general buck
turgid son dr. Strangelove Moreschi
talks big but frankly we think he should
have know how I mean you just can’t
expect a bunch of ignorant peons to
understand a machine like some of our
boys and that’s not minutes an insult
mr. master I mean you take your average
russki we all know how much guts he’s
got he’ll look at all of them then as
he’s killed off my still wouldn’t quit a
few years before winning and declining
an Oscar for playing General Patton
George see Scott served up a
legitimately a bra rias performance as a
different general in dr. Strangelove
gentlemen you can’t fight it here this
is the war room navigating the war room
during a time of perceived national
crisis general dr. Jetson conveyed a
stern military demeanor while retaining
a sense of psychotic paranoia and that
was the ideal combo for such a role I
don’t know exactly how to put this sir
but are you aware of what a serious
breach of security that would be I mean
you see everything you you see the big
board after all supreme nationalism may
lead one to have a twisted sense of
reality and Stanley Kubrick elicited a
brilliant and farcical performance from
Scott who perfectly captured the feeling
of a man
edge if on the other hand we were to
immediately launch an all-out and
coordinated attack on all their
airfields and missile bases we’d stand a
damn good chance of catching a pit stop
number seven Colin Farrell is Bobby
pellet Horrible Bosses three hours late
what’s the deal I was at your father’s
funeral oh well maybe that excuse would
phone when my dad was here but I’m in
charge now
he’s a real sob with a crippling cocaine
habit standing out as the douchiest of
all the horrible bosses in this comedy
up until this point barrel was mostly
known for being a dramatic heartthrob
but that all changed with a devastating
comb-over and a jaw-dropping performance
as a dipshit cokehead son let my brain
take my temperature
have you any roofies I want a lollipop
Ferrell was brilliant by physically
portraying the nervous tics of his
paranoid character and delivering
hilarious one-liners that don’t always
make sense but make us laugh regardless
this is you’re looking at the state the
state of Bobby bill okay deal with
barrel let loose and flawlessly fit the
bill well fire the fatty we fire the
cripple all right fire all three of you
number six Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey the
dude Lebowski The Big Lebowski hey
careful man
in 1998 film makers didn’t exactly have
Jeff Bridges on speed dial for comedic
roles has it ever occurred to you that
instead of uh you know running around
blaming me you know given the nature of
all this new shit you know this could be
a lot more complex the Coen brothers
knew Bridges was the perfect fit for
this dark comedy though casting him as
the ultimate lazy los Angelino known as
the dude I’m the dude man as said dude
he captured the essence of a California
version of a Venetian king in his own
unique way and by that we mean he was
the prototypical slacker man my name I
do a social detachment bowling we
my career’s slowed down a little lately
Jeff Bridges brought the character to
life even if the dude was perpetually
tired that makes me feel very secured it
makes me feel very warm inside
number five Meryl Streep as Madeline
Ashton death becomes her with two Oscar
wins already to her name and seven more
nominations by 1992 Meryl Streep
effectively flipped the script on
typecasting with the outrageous Madeline
Ashton the queen bee of eternal torment
I am you’re all running with Goldie Hawn
at her side Streep was paired up with
one of the best as a secretive potion
became the defining ingredient of their
chaotic existence I can see right
speaking which as a friend some advice I
would stay out of a bathing suit for a
while
at least a two-piece given the
outrageous premise Streep was afforded
ample room to remove herself from
typical performance ideologies while
still playing the role of a serious
actress and yes she killed it
number four ray Fiennes as monsieur
gustave h the grand budapest hotel i’m
afraid that’s me darling when it comes
to drama
there’s nobody quite like ray Fiennes I
beat the living shit out of a sniveling
little runt called pinky bend in ski who
had the gall to question my virility he
played an SS commander and Schindler’s
List and made the world weep as The
English Patient I promise I’ll never
leave you with such a resume he was an
ideal casting choice for Wes Anderson’s
acclaimed film in which he portrayed the
esteemed Gustave H a most flamboyant
concierge of the grand budapest hotel I
go to bed with all my friends
given a palpable amount of dialogue to
work with and the unique framing devices
of the director finds navigated his
domain with flair and charm I’ve never
seen her like that before no sir she was
shaking like a shitting dogs he was
simply marvellous darlings you’re
looking so well darling you really are
they’ve done a marvelous job I didn’t
what sort of cream they’ve put on you
down at the morgue but I want some
number three Jeff Daniels is Harry Dunne
Dumb and Dumber we successfully made it
a bulldog with a shih tzu really that’s
weird yeah we we called it a bullshit
it’s a cinematic crime to be unfamiliar
with dumb and dumber well what you may
not realize is that upon being cast in
the Farrelly Brothers classic Jeff
Daniels was coming off roles in the
Civil War drama
Gettysburg and the action blockbuster
speed
where some folks know Daniels as a
prestigious soldier or a SWAT team
member most associated with alongside
Jim Carrey Daniel’s turn is Harry Dunne
remains one of the most wonderfully
absurd comedic performances of the
modern era I don’t know I wasn’t really
paying attention as he brought a goofy
childlike charm to the intelligence
challenged duo
you can’t triple-stamp a double-stamp
trouble Stan but that was damn boy out
there
number two Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
analyzed this yo all very good there’s a
lot more to it than that all very good
you there underlying things miss you
damn you know you’re right you’re right
on the money
best known for playing several iconic
gangsters and hard-hitting dramas Robert
DeNiro decided to lighten things up with
analyze this please don’t kill me
nobody’s just gonna ask you for like
Tony pen under the direction of one
Harold Ramos Bobby D played the
conflicted mafioso Paul Vitti a man who
can’t seem to remove the insecurities
from his tough-guy persona you’re
reaching out to me I’m reaching up
coming out around the same time that
James Gandolfini and Lorraine Bracco so
brilliantly demonstrated a unique
patient psychiatrist relationship on The
Sopranos De Niro tossed all the drama
aside here and kicked off a new career
in comedy you know you know what I do
when I’m mad oh I hit a pillow just hit
the pillow see how you’d feel as your
pillow feel better yeah I do before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions in this George glass
what’s that holy shit that’s not what is
that oh no no that’s uh dogs blood
I’ll even floss in the shower while the
conditioner is in my hair during the
part when you’re just supposed to leave
it in those things can really add up to
a significant time save
number one Tom Cruise as les grossman
Tropic Thunder first take a big step
back and literally your own face Tom
Cruise has spent his vast career
primarily working in drama but in 2008
he delivered a comedic performance
unlike anything we’d seen before as a
foul-mouthed balding movie executive
with a love of the music of Flo Rida see
this is the good part pick up some
jackets in a film full of a list comedic
talent
it was Cruz who stole the Thunder and
closed the door on all his competition
laya today yeah it was so unusual a
departure for the unrecognizable crews
that unsuspecting moviegoers were left
with their jaws dropped upon learning he
was the BP les grossman during the end
credits
do you agree with our list no you’re not
wrong am I wrong you’re not wrong Walter
you’re just an asshole okay though
what’s your favorite comedic performance
by a serious actor for more mind-blowing
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com I don’t know
what it contains I don’t know it
represents I don’t know what it is
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