re: Kevin James falling down throughout his career

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Again. You think a good comedic actor is one who spreads his arse cheeks and speaks with them.

You are retarded if you think that you can be condescending about a comedy actor having one punch line when comparing them to Ace Ventura over here.

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You're not paying attention to the context of the scene though. They are all used in different contexts and know why the fart joke would work in these circumstances. Jim Carrey may not be in his prime, but the guy was an original. He had a new outrageous take on comedy, and audiences still continue to love his films to this day. The guy was pretty much a live action Warner Bros cartoon, and that's pretty difficult to do. No one else could have played Lloyd Christmas that well.

With Kevin James, the concept on all his falls is the same: he's fat, but god is he lovable. It takes a bit of wit and cleverness to think of a scene that works in context. A fart joke that worked in Dumb and Dumber may not have worked in other circumstances. It's not as simple as "Hey, Harry is taking a huge shite in the bathroom". With Happy Madison films, there's no set-up. Stupid shite just happens and doesn't build up for any later payoff.