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re: Greatest comedy character of all-time (movie or TV)?

Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:31 pm to
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:31 pm to
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Kramer was simpleton slapstick.


And George talking about his shrinking dick wasn't?
Posted by thetigerman
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:31 pm to
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:31 pm to
Homer Simpson
Posted by Cockopotamus
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:42 pm to
quote:

And George talking about his shrinking dick wasn't?



No. Slapstick is physical comedy iirc
Posted by SwaggerCopter
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:43 pm to
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And George talking about his shrinking dick wasn't?


This is a terrible response.

One example does not change anything. Everything Kramer does is funny, but it can't carry a show. He's a great character. But George stole the show from Jerry, and Jerry was a smart enough writer to give it to him.
Posted by KCTigerFan212
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:47 pm to
Mary Tyler-Moore.
Posted by Melvin
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 12:14 am to
I opened the thread to say George Costanza
Posted by Cockopotamus
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 12:22 am to
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But George stole the show from Jerry, and Jerry was a smart enough writer to give it to him.


Lets not forget that George is essentially supposed to be Larry David
Posted by jackwoods4
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 12:23 am to
Tobias Funke.
Posted by Jcorye1
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 12:26 am to
Hank Hill
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 1:14 am to
The Asian from the hangover
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 2:13 am to
quote:

I opened the thread to say George Costanza

Posted by Big Moe
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 3:21 am to
Johnny Drama
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:50 am to
Barney Fife
Posted by cssamerican
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:13 am to
Ralph Kramden, still funny after 60 years.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:28 am to
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And George talking about his shrinking dick wasn't?


No, that's not slapstick at all. George's humor really relied on the complete selfish insanity behind the character that almost without fail led to his self destruction. The backbone of comedy is tragedy, and there was nothing tragic about Kramer. George's tragedy was pretty much a non-stop bombardment, which almost by default makes him funnier to me.
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 6:30 am
Posted by Vandyrone
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 7:39 am to
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Michael Scott
Posted by DownSouthDave
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 7:48 am to


Posted by Al Bundy Bulldog
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 7:58 am to
Al Bundy
Posted by madamsquirrel
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:25 am to
I am going with Jack Nicholson's characters in A few good men and As good as it gets.
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