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Jerry Seinfeld,

The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

I’m tempted to say ‘Oliver Reed- the only actor so bad that he could ONLY play himself’.

Interesting movie facts

In Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds the character Cathy Brenner was played by the actress Veronica Cartwright, who was the sister to Angela Cartwright, the actress who played the part of Penny Robinson in the series Lost in Space.

On second thought, i’d have to say – Madonna.

Never seen another actor so utterly convinced that her mere presence in the production made the whole thing wonderful, or who so obviously put so little effort into portraying a character.

mollwollfumble said:

Jerry Seinfeld,

The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

yet he played himself in many many roles

I put it to you that, no matter how bad they are, anyone who is widely known can not possibly be the worst actor ever…

given the subjectiveness of the topic, this is going to be a long thread

• given the subjectiveness of the topic, this is going to be a long thread

Maybe we should put on a play…

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Jerry Seinfeld,

The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

yet he played himself in many many roles

Reminds me of the Huckleberry Hound cartoon where he was supposed to be ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’.

Near the cartoon’s start, the narrator asks to see one of his faces. Huckleberry tugs at the corners of his mouth, sticks out his tongue, and rolls his eyes.

Near the end, the narrator asks for another face. Huckleberry pulls the same face. When questioned on this, he replies, “well, until now, no-one ever asked to see more than one’.

I don’t even know the criteria on which to judge good or bad acting. Apart from not being wooden when they say their lines, and most of them pass that to star in a feature film or major network TV show.

furious said:

• given the subjectiveness of the topic, this is going to be a long thread

Maybe we should put on a play…

or at leas turn it into a play.. then once it’s been going for a season or two we can invite the actors to come watch and perhaps morph it into a TV series with cameo appearances.

Arts said:

furious said:

• given the subjectiveness of the topic, this is going to be a long thread

Maybe we should put on a play…

or at leas turn it into a play.. then once it’s been going for a season or two we can invite the actors to come watch and perhaps morph it into a TV series with cameo appearances.

or perhaps a carpool actors studio..

Elvis Presley.

party_pants said:

Elvis Presley.

I’d agree with that.. I’m also not keen on Nicole Kidman, I find her dry.

party_pants said:

Elvis Presley.

Generally, i’d agree. Except for ‘Blue Hawaii’, where he seemed to be both making a creditable effort at and enjoying his role in a very lightweight romantic comedy.

I suppose it became a bit formulaic for him in following movies.

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Elvis Presley.

I’d agree with that.. I’m also not keen on Nicole Kidman, I find her dry.

Yeah, she’s over-rated. If you could teach a fashion-store mannequin to speak, her career would be under threat.

In fairness, Seinfeld never claimed to be an actor. He’s a standup comedian who took his act into a sitcom format.

It seems reasonable to suppose that the worst actor ever is someone we’ve not heard of, someone who never became famous.

So it might be more meaningful to restrict it to successful actors, and people primarily known for their acting (ie not Justin Bieber or Andre the Giant etc).

I think Matthew McConaughey is a remarkably untalented person considering his acclaim. I’ve never seen him do a good job, and it is basically always the same shit. Normally this kind of thing could be put down to someone having great looks but he had an old lady face even in his thirties.

dv said:

In fairness, Seinfeld never claimed to be an actor. He’s a standup comedian who took his act into a sitcom format.

It seems reasonable to suppose that the worst actor ever is someone we’ve not heard of, someone who never became famous.

So it might be more meaningful to restrict it to successful actors, and people primarily known for their acting (ie not Justin Bieber or Andre the Giant etc).

I think Matthew McConaughey is a remarkably untalented person considering his acclaim. I’ve never seen him do a good job, and it is basically always the same shit. Normally this kind of thing could be put down to someone having great looks but he had an old lady face even in his thirties.

Seinfeld did start out as an actor but went into stand up instead because he liked it better. He got a degree in theatre studies.

Personally I don’t think any of the worst macho-men actors are worth watching – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Stallone, Arnie etc.

mcgoon said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Elvis Presley.

I’d agree with that.. I’m also not keen on Nicole Kidman, I find her dry.

Yeah, she’s over-rated. If you could teach a fashion-store mannequin to speak, her career would be under threat.

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

Bubblecar said:

Personally I don’t think any of the worst macho-men actors are worth watching – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Stallone, Arnie etc.

To be fair, I doubt that you are their target audience.

Bubblecar said:

Personally I don’t think any of the worst macho-men actors are worth watching – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Stallone, Arnie etc.

I think Dwayne Johnson is an acceptable actor.

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

Personally I don’t think any of the worst macho-men actors are worth watching – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Stallone, Arnie etc.

I think Dwayne Johnson is an acceptable actor.

Steven Seagal is pretty bad, he doesn’t even project a tough guy persona.

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

Also, Matthew McConaughey was not in Home Alone.

AwesomeO said:

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

Personally I don’t think any of the worst macho-men actors are worth watching – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Stallone, Arnie etc.

I think Dwayne Johnson is an acceptable actor.

Steven Seagal is pretty bad, he doesn’t even project a tough guy persona.

Oh yeah. Just dreadful. Makes Arnie look like Olivier.

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

I thought it was just me, but then I am not much of a fan.

Tom Cruise.

dv said:

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

Also, Matthew McConaughey was not in Home Alone.

I suspect molly was having a little joke. At least I hope he was.

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

She’s never had anything to do with Doctor Who.

Sometimes I think moll rejects our reality and substitutes his own

kii said:

Tom Cruise.

Is a good, versatile actor.

kii said:

Tom Cruise.

I think he is actually a good enough actor, even though he is involved in Shitology.

dv said:

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Nicole Kidman did a great job on Dr Who. Much better than some of the companions he’s had.
And Matthew Mcconaghy did a great job in Home Alone.

You can’t call an actor the worst ever if they did a good job once.

I consider myself a bit of a Doctor Who fan and I do not recall Nicole Kidman ever being a companion.

Also, Matthew McConaughey was not in Home Alone.

He is on now though in A Time to Kill, a good movie albeit the usual southern justice theme.

There should probably be a best actor ever thread. There’s too much negativity around

wasn’t nicole in the titanic DW? and moll said she was better than some of the companions not that she was one.

Arts said:

There should probably be a best actor ever thread. There’s too much negativity around

That would be over in just one post, because we could all agree on it.

ChrispenEvan said:

wasn’t nicole in the titanic DW? and moll said she was better than some of the companions not that she was one.

Dafuq.

That was Kylie Minogue.

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

wasn’t nicole in the titanic DW? and moll said she was better than some of the companions not that she was one.

Dafuq.

That was Kylie Minogue.

that’s right. at least i got the right sex.

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

wasn’t nicole in the titanic DW? and moll said she was better than some of the companions not that she was one.

Dafuq.

That was Kylie Minogue.

when you get to my age they all look the same.

dv said:

kii said:

Tom Cruise.

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

kii said:

dv said:

kii said:

Tom Cruise.

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

casting him as jack reacher was a tad strange. bit of height difference there.

And I guess the other part of the mystery, moll, is that you took Matthew McConaughey to mean Macaulay Culkin.

I think probably Macaulay has the lion’s share of the talent in that brace.

I think you should make a comic about this.

kii said:

dv said:

kii said:

Tom Cruise.

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

Nah, for real. You don’t like him but he’s the goods. Even as an action star he’s above par, really able to convey fear, desperation, panic etc.

ChrispenEvan said:

kii said:

dv said:

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

casting him as jack reacher was a tad strange. bit of height difference there.

He needed a jack to reach that role.

ChrispenEvan said:

kii said:

dv said:

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

casting him as jack reacher was a tad strange. bit of height difference there.

Exactly. He reach had to stretch himself for that one.

dv said:

Nah, for real. You don’t like him but he’s the goods. Even as an action star he’s above par, really able to convey fear, desperation, panic etc.

You’re making it sounds as though you think your opinions are the by-word for objectivity.

dv said:

kii said:

dv said:

Is a good, versatile actor.

In your strange opinion.

Nah, for real. You don’t like him but he’s the goods. Even as an action star he’s above par, really able to convey fear, desperation, panic etc.

Nah, he blew it when he jumped on the couch.

I keep expecting him to reprise that role and jump on couches in any movie that I catch mr kii watching. So I have to leave the room, because it was so embarrassing.

I don’t rate tom cruise highly but he’s not the worst.

Nicholas cage is much much higher.

Two more I’d put in complaints about are Kevin Costner and Richard Gere. Not bad bad in the McConaughey category but 99% of the time they just show up and read their lines.

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

Nah, for real. You don’t like him but he’s the goods. Even as an action star he’s above par, really able to convey fear, desperation, panic etc.

You’re making it sounds as though you think your opinions are the by-word for objectivity.

Thanks.

kii said:

ChrispenEvan said:

kii said:

In your strange opinion.

casting him as jack reacher was a tad strange. bit of height difference there.

Exactly. He really* had to stretch himself for that one.

Pardon me. I was not awake when I typed that and I was in the middle of making a pot of tea and poring some milk out for The Vegemite Cat.

Pouring

kii said:

Nah, he blew it when he jumped on the couch.

Yeah but the fact that he is a wanker and a psycho and a scientology creep doesn’t really speak to his acting talent…

dv said:

kii said:

Nah, he blew it when he jumped on the couch.

Yeah but the fact that he is a wanker and a psycho and a scientology creep doesn’t really speak to his acting talent…

It fuels his acting. He can be the jumper AND the couch.

dv said:

kii said:

Nah, he blew it when he jumped on the couch.

Yeah but the fact that he is a wanker and a psycho and a scientology creep doesn’t really speak to his acting talent…

hey watch it buddy, that’s my opinion!

Arts said:

I don’t rate tom cruise highly but he’s not the worst.

Nicholas cage is much much higher.

Yeah he’s cool. Moonstruck and Leaving Las Vegas are good.
He’s done some fucking terrible movies but I won’t hold that against him.
I also respect him for adopting a stage name rather than relying on family connections. (Real name Nicolas Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew).

dv said:

Arts said:

I don’t rate tom cruise highly but he’s not the worst.

Nicholas cage is much much higher.

Yeah he’s cool. Moonstruck and Leaving Las Vegas are good.
He’s done some fucking terrible movies but I won’t hold that against him.
I also respect him for adopting a stage name rather than relying on family connections. (Real name Nicolas Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew).

Higher in this list. Terrible wording and cross phrasing.

Arts just stuck a pin in dv’s Cage balloon :P

I can respect him. I’m not convinced by his acting.

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

I don’t rate tom cruise highly but he’s not the worst.

Nicholas cage is much much higher.

Yeah he’s cool. Moonstruck and Leaving Las Vegas are good.
He’s done some fucking terrible movies but I won’t hold that against him.
I also respect him for adopting a stage name rather than relying on family connections. (Real name Nicolas Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew).

Higher in this list. Terrible wording and cross phrasing.

Wow, really? Damn.

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Jerry Seinfeld,

The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

yet he played himself in many many roles

That’s what was so appalling.

Mark Jackson, in “The Highwayman”.
Probably the worst I can ever remember seeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-xInUb7nA

Rob Schneider.

Interestingly, his daughter is Elle King, who had a global hit with Exes and Ohs

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Jerry Seinfeld,

The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

yet he played himself in many many roles

That’s what was so appalling.

I quite like Seinfeld, but more for his stand up than his acting. I’ll let you know what he has to say about it after I see him in September.

Tom Hanks, he couldn’t act his way out of a nutsack.
Johnny Depp whose the same character no matter who he plays

Cymek said:

Johnny Depp whose the same character no matter who he plays

dunno about that..
Maybe you just go to see him in your preferred genre of films and the other roles he has don’t interest you

Cymek said:

Tom Hanks, he couldn’t act his way out of a nutsack.
Johnny Depp whose the same character no matter who he plays

I used to like JD, but certainly his rendition of apology to the government and people of Australia must be down there as one of the worst performances ever.

• The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

Although I maintain that we cannot possibly know the name of the worst actor ever, if we keep it to “well known” people then Donald Trump has 25 “Actor” credits on IMDB and I counted 19 of those where he was playing himself…

I think Johnny Depp has become like Tom Cruise in that his public persona has become bigger than the roles.

furious said:

• The only actor in history so bad that he can’t even play himself.

Although I maintain that we cannot possibly know the name of the worst actor ever, if we keep it to “well known” people then Donald Trump has 25 “Actor” credits on IMDB and I counted 19 of those where he was playing himself…

I think we may have a winner (or should that be loser?).

Cymek said:

Tom Hanks, he couldn’t act his way out of a nutsack.
Johnny Depp whose the same character no matter who he plays

Tom Hanks tops a lot of lists, I can handle him mostly but three hours of him on a beach did me in

Divine Angel said:

I think Johnny Depp has become like Tom Cruise in that his public persona has become bigger than the roles.

Quite possibly, I’d don’t go see his movies but most of the characters all seem like variations on the one theme some flamboyant annoying character

Arts said:

Cymek said:

Tom Hanks, he couldn’t act his way out of a nutsack.
Johnny Depp whose the same character no matter who he plays

Tom Hanks tops a lot of lists, I can handle him mostly but three hours of him on a beach did me in

Try a couple of hours of him stuck in an airport.

Cymek said:

Divine Angel said:

I think Johnny Depp has become like Tom Cruise in that his public persona has become bigger than the roles.

Quite possibly, I’d don’t go see his movies but most of the characters all seem like variations on the one theme some flamboyant annoying character

Having said that, a lot of his films are directed by Tim Burton which probably has something to do with that.

Divine Angel said:

Cymek said:

Divine Angel said:

I think Johnny Depp has become like Tom Cruise in that his public persona has become bigger than the roles.

Quite possibly, I’d don’t go see his movies but most of the characters all seem like variations on the one theme some flamboyant annoying character

Having said that, a lot of his films are directed by Tim Burton which probably has something to do with that.

Yes they made some sort of pact with the devil

the guy who plays Michael Caine in the movies is really bad.

I really dislike Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy.

• I really dislike Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy.

I really dislike Shia Lebeouf…

Divine Angel said:

I really dislike Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy.

They aren’t particularly funny

furious said:

• I really dislike Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy.

I really dislike Shia Lebeouf…

Yeah he’s pretty bad in the Transformer movies which themselves aren’t very good

I an not a fan of Jim Carey. At all.

Arts said:

I an not a fan of Jim Carey. At all.

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Arts said:

I an not a fan of Jim Carey. At all.

Yeah him and Adam Sandler get lazier each time they make a movie and phone it in

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Peak Warming Man said:

Arts said:

I an not a fan of Jim Carey. At all.

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-1

I like Jim Carey.

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

*fixed

Arts said:

I an not a fan of Jim Carey. At all.

Are you my husband?

stumpy_seahorse said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

*fixed

Boris is typecast by his height, he always plays either a giant or a dwarf.

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

To be fair, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff were typecast in monster roles.

Divine Angel said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

To be fair, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff were typecast in monster roles.

In their later careers, more often mad scientists than monsters.

Lets go back in time. James Drury, the TV Virginian, Audie Murphy, most decorated soldier in US military. For the sake of the acting profession, his medals would have preferably been awarded posthumously. Nobody mentioned the recently departed Roger Moore.

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

ChrispenEvan said:

wasn’t nicole in the titanic DW? and moll said she was better than some of the companions not that she was one.

Dafuq.

That was Kylie Minogue.

that’s right. at least i got the right sex.

Oops. Egg on face here. Sorry.

bucolic3401 said:

Lets go back in time. James Drury, the TV Virginian, Audie Murphy, most decorated soldier in US military. For the sake of the acting profession, his medals would have preferably been awarded posthumously. Nobody mentioned the recently departed Roger Moore.

From: Bubblecar
ID: 1073353
Subject: re: Worst actor EVERRRRRRR

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

stumpy_seahorse said:

bucolic3401 said:

Lets go back in time. James Drury, the TV Virginian, Audie Murphy, most decorated soldier in US military. For the sake of the acting profession, his medals would have preferably been awarded posthumously. Nobody mentioned the recently departed Roger Moore.

From: Bubblecar
ID: 1073353
Subject: re: Worst actor EVERRRRRRR

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

Jerry Fucking Lewis.

party_pants said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

bucolic3401 said:

Lets go back in time. James Drury, the TV Virginian, Audie Murphy, most decorated soldier in US military. For the sake of the acting profession, his medals would have preferably been awarded posthumously. Nobody mentioned the recently departed Roger Moore.

From: Bubblecar
ID: 1073353
Subject: re: Worst actor EVERRRRRRR

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

Jerry Fucking Lewis.

Your not French, are you?

sibeen said:

party_pants said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

From: Bubblecar
ID: 1073353
Subject: re: Worst actor EVERRRRRRR

Bubblecar said:

There are a number of actors who always play the same character, some with the same detailed mannerisms each time, like Jeff Goldblum.

Going back in time, you find a similar situation with Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Danny Kaye, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Roger Moore etc etc etc.

Jerry Fucking Lewis.

Your not French, are you?

No. I will not ask your pardon nor withdraw the comment.

I think comedic actors are sometimes underrated. You look at all the different characters that Will Ferrell has played: Ricky Bobby, Chazz Michael Michaels, Ron Burgundy, Magutu, Allen Gamble … all completely different, quite full characters.

mollwollfumble said:

ChrispenEvan said:

dv said:

Dafuq.

That was Kylie Minogue.

that’s right. at least i got the right sex.

Oops. Egg on face here. Sorry.

I mean Kidman has four Oscar nominations. She won one. She’s a highly acclaimed actress. No offence to Minogue’s occasional guest star work but they aren’t in the same category.

• all completely different, quite full characters.

He seems to always play the man-child but with a different accent and wig…

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

ChrispenEvan said:

that’s right. at least i got the right sex.

Oops. Egg on face here. Sorry.

I mean Kidman has four Oscar nominations. She won one. She’s a highly acclaimed actress. No offence to Minogue’s occasional guest star work but they aren’t in the same category.

Plus thanks to the miracle of botox, no old-lady face.

John Goodman has changed from a role poly comedic foil to Roseanne and I like his stuff now, he does a good tough guy role.

furious said:

• all completely different, quite full characters.

He seems to always play the man-child but with a different accent and wig…

I wouldn’t think Burgundy or Michael Michaels are man-children.

Witty Rejoinder said:

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

Oops. Egg on face here. Sorry.

I mean Kidman has four Oscar nominations. She won one. She’s a highly acclaimed actress. No offence to Minogue’s occasional guest star work but they aren’t in the same category.

Plus thanks to the miracle of botox, no old-lady face.

McConaughey is like her picture of Dorian Grey.

• I wouldn’t think Burgundy or Michael Michaels are man-children.

I’ll take your word for it…

AwesomeO said:

John Goodman has changed from a role poly comedic foil to Roseanne and I like his stuff now, he does a good tough guy role.

• John Goodman has changed from a role poly comedic foil to Roseanne and I like his stuff now, he does a good tough guy role.

dv said:

AwesomeO said:

John Goodman has changed from a role poly comedic foil to Roseanne and I like his stuff now, he does a good tough guy role.

He’s good in ‘The Big Lebowski’.

dv said:

furious said:

• all completely different, quite full characters.

He seems to always play the man-child but with a different accent and wig…

I wouldn’t think Burgundy or Michael Michaels are man-children.

I wouldn’t think they are watchable either.

I just don’t like that style of humour.

sibeen said:

I just don’t like that style of humour.

What are some of your comedic faves?

sibeen said:

dv said:

furious said:

• all completely different, quite full characters.

He seems to always play the man-child but with a different accent and wig…

I wouldn’t think Burgundy or Michael Michaels are man-children.

I wouldn’t think they are watchable either.

I just don’t like that style of humour.

yeah…

Not like it’s up to the standard of Boris jokes…

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

I just don’t like that style of humour.

What are some of your comedic faves?

Blackadder, Python.

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

I just don’t like that style of humour.

What are some of your comedic faves?

Blackadder, Python.

Why do you find snakes to be so comical?

• Why do you find snakes to be so comical?

Its the lisp…

sibeen said:

dv said:

furious said:

• all completely different, quite full characters.

He seems to always play the man-child but with a different accent and wig…

I wouldn’t think Burgundy or Michael Michaels are man-children.

I wouldn’t think they are watchable either.

I just don’t like that style of humour.

Very well then.

I like funny, self-serious idiots.

Chazz: “I was on Quaaludes. I don’t even remember Oslo. But I remember Boston, and that victory was as sweet as the cream pie for which the town was named.”

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

sibeen said:

I just don’t like that style of humour.

What are some of your comedic faves?

Blackadder, Python, Wookie report.

*fixed

stumpy_seahorse said:

sibeen said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

What are some of your comedic faves?

Blackadder, Python, Wookie report.

*fixed

There’s still quite a few stand up/ sit down comedians that I like, but I was trying to think of a recent comic actor I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any.

So then I tried to think of a recent comedy film/play/tv that I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any of those either.

I think Black Books would be about the most recent.

The Rev Dodgson said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

sibeen said:

Blackadder, Python, Wookie report.

*fixed

There’s still quite a few stand up/ sit down comedians that I like, but I was trying to think of a recent comic actor I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any.

So then I tried to think of a recent comedy film/play/tv that I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any of those either.

I think Black Books would be about the most recent.

Yep, BB was great show.

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

*fixed

There’s still quite a few stand up/ sit down comedians that I like, but I was trying to think of a recent comic actor I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any.

So then I tried to think of a recent comedy film/play/tv that I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any of those either.

I think Black Books would be about the most recent.

Yep, BB was great show.

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Michael V said:

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Bill Bailey has always had a beard & moustache, as far as I recall.

Well, maybe not when he was a child.

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

There’s still quite a few stand up/ sit down comedians that I like, but I was trying to think of a recent comic actor I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any.

So then I tried to think of a recent comedy film/play/tv that I had enjoyed, and I couldn’t think of any of those either.

I think Black Books would be about the most recent.

Maybe it’s the mischievous twinkle to the eye.

(or maybe it’s the dumb and vacant look :))
Yep, BB was great show.

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Bill Bailey has always had a beard & moustache, as far as I recall.

Well, maybe not when he was a child.

Well there you go. Shows how much notice I take of actors.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Michael V said:

sibeen said:

Yep, BB was great show.

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Maybe it’s the mischievous twinkle to the eye.

(or maybe it’s the dumb and vacant look :))

One of those, likely.

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Bill Bailey has always had a beard & moustache, as far as I recall.

Well, maybe not when he was a child.

Well there you go. Shows how much notice I take of actors.

Quite right, Mr Car. I was wrong (again). His beard is trimmed-edge stylish though. Mine’s not.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

I find it rather strange that my mother thinks Bill Bailey looks like me.

I can’t see the resemblance. He has long, thin hair and is clean shaven. I have short-cropped dense hair and haven’t had a shave in about 40 years.

Bill Bailey has always had a beard & moustache, as far as I recall.

Well, maybe not when he was a child.

Isn’t it about time he came home?

party_pants said:

I don’t even know the criteria on which to judge good or bad acting.

One reasonable criterion is the level of skill they demonstrate in their acting… which brings me to the OP:

The_observer said:

Baring the Bing Bang Theory

>>>>>Jim Parsons<<<<<<

OMG

By what criteria do you make this assessment? I think he does quite well to memorise some of the lines that Sheldon speaks.

KJW said:

By what criteria do you make this assessment? I think he does quite well to memorise some of the lines that Sheldon speaks.

I still say Jerry Seinfeld is worst ever. Or second worst. At least JS doesn’t make the rest of the cast look worse than they are. There’s one sci-fi futuristic TV show for kids which would be good except for the actor called “marsupial” who dresses up as a kangaroo, he makes all the other (quite decent) actors in the show also look like abysmal actors.

Ever watched the actors in “Amazing extraordinary friends”.

Worst scriptwriter I know is the scriptwriter for “Ocean Girl”, or as I like to call it, “Wall to Wall Cliche”.

Sheldon is a marvellous actor. But he did make a complete and utter mess of memorising the lines that listed the nearest stars as he was walking down the stairs.

Other abysmal actors.

The Brady Bunch TV series. All 8 family members.

Star Trek original series. Every crew member who got killed off.

Gilligan’s island. Ginger.

Dr Who. The companion Nyssa.

mollwollfumble said:

KJW said:

By what criteria do you make this assessment? I think he does quite well to memorise some of the lines that Sheldon speaks.

I still say Jerry Seinfeld is worst ever. Or second worst. At least JS doesn’t make the rest of the cast look worse than they are. There’s one sci-fi futuristic TV show for kids which would be good except for the actor called “marsupial” who dresses up as a kangaroo, he makes all the other (quite decent) actors in the show also look like abysmal actors.

Ever watched the actors in “Amazing extraordinary friends”.

Worst scriptwriter I know is the scriptwriter for “Ocean Girl”, or as I like to call it, “Wall to Wall Cliche”.

Sheldon is a marvellous actor. But he did make a complete and utter mess of memorising the lines that listed the nearest stars as he was walking down the stairs.

you are a harsh marker, moll

Found a ripper one here. So bad it’s good.