Top Ten Best Acting Performances In Comedy Movies of All Time

The Top Ten
1 Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator

Chaplin portrayed both characters always made me think they are look alikes. I'm confused. This iconic little Tramp should deserve to be number 1.

This may be the best movie performance in history.

2 Jim Carey - Liar, Liar
3 Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 - 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series.

Three outstanding and unique characters in one movie without it being at all distracting or convoluted. It is very possible for a viewer to not even notice it's the same actor. Remarkable. Has this type of performance ever been approached elsewhere?

Never equaled or even approached.

4 Robin Williams - Mrs. Doubtfire

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1993)

He was funny as Mrs Doubtfire.

5 Will Ferrel - Elf

His acting in this movie was incredible

6 Leslie Nielsen - Airplane!

The man did comedy with a straight face better than anybody.

7 Diane Keaton - Annie Hall
8 Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents
9 Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges is an American actor, singer and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family, and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt, with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges.

I'm the dude man

10 Jim Carey - Dumb and Dumber
The Contenders
11 John Belushi - Animal House John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and singer. Belushi is best known for his "intense energy and raucous attitude" which he displayed as one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Sheer genius on the level of Chaplin and few others.

12 Graham Chapman - Monty Python and the Holy Grail Graham Arthur Chapman was an English comedian, writer, actor, and one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python.

The only monty python one here so I'll go with it!

13 Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda

Win-Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

14 Eddie Murphy - Bowfinger

Crossing the highway... twice, LOL

15 Will Ferrell - Step Brothers
16 Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and director with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters.
17 Anne Jackson - The Tiger Makes Out

Jackson is a versatile actress and she has excellent comic timing.

18 Mike Myers - The Cat in the Hat
19 Claudette Colbert - The Palm Beach Story
20 Jack Nicholson - Something's Gotta Give
21 Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda

"Can I kiss you, Ken? "
NO YOU CAN'T!

22 Marty Feldman - Young Frankenstein
23 Jim Carrey - Bruce Almighty
24 Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give
25 Alicia Silverstone - Clueless
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