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Old 05-29-07 | 05:13 AM
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Your favorite comedy characters?

Uncle Buck - Uncle Buck

Napoleon Dynamite - Napoleon Dynamite

Dr. Strangelove - Dr. Strangelove

Rumsfield - The 'burbs

Frank Dreben - The Naked Gun



Who are some of your favorites?
Old 05-29-07 | 06:46 AM
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Wow, there are so many. To name a few:

Thornton Melon - Back to School
Bluto Blutarsky - Animal House
Chip Douglas - The Cable Guy
Max Bialystock - The Producers (either version)
Trent Walker - Swingers
Old 05-29-07 | 12:40 PM
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Clark W. Griswold

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Old 05-29-07 | 12:45 PM
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Ricky Bobby
Old 05-29-07 | 12:48 PM
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Top 5 in No Particular Order:

Martin Blank - Grosse Pointe Blank
Smokey - Friday
Enid - Ghost World
Sheldon Mopes - Death To Smoochy
Banky Edwards - Chasing Amy
Old 05-29-07 | 12:49 PM
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Judge Smails-Caddyshack
Steve Zissou-Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Phil Connors-Groundhog Day
Max Goldman-Grumpy Old Men
Old 05-29-07 | 12:50 PM
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In no particular order:

1. Michael Bolton (Office Space)
2. Ron Burgundy (Anchor Man)
3. Brodie (Mallrats)
4. Jay and Silent Bob (Mallrats, etc.)
5. Navin Johnson (The Jerk)
Old 05-29-07 | 01:22 PM
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The cast of Snatch..
Old 05-29-07 | 01:32 PM
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Old 05-29-07 | 02:06 PM
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Peter Venkman - Ghostbusters
Old 05-29-07 | 02:19 PM
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Del Griffith - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Ash - Evil Dead
Warren Schmidt - About Schmidt
MArty Mcfly - Bac to The Future
Old 05-29-07 | 02:35 PM
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Ricky Slade - Made
Old 05-29-07 | 02:36 PM
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Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Young Frankenstein)
Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
Old 05-29-07 | 03:55 PM
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Lloyd and Harry - Dumb & Dumber
Old 05-29-07 | 03:56 PM
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Can't believe no one has mentioned Lloyd and Harry in Dumb and Dumber!

Edit: ^ You beat me to it by .1 second! LOL.
Old 05-29-07 | 04:54 PM
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Boris Grushenko - Love And Death
Fielding Mellish - Bananas
Alvy Singer - Annie Hall
Isaac Davis - Manhattan
Allen Felix - Play It Again, Sam
Sid Waterman - Scoop
Old 05-29-07 | 10:11 PM
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H.I. McDunnough - Raising Arizona
Alan Swann - My Favorite Year
Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher - Fletch, Fletch Lives
Old 05-30-07 | 12:46 AM
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Brodie Bruce from Mallrats
Old 05-30-07 | 09:17 AM
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Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers)
Willie - Bad Santa (Billy Bob Thorton)
Bandit - Smokey & the Bandit (Burt Reynolds)
Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin)
Old 05-30-07 | 09:24 AM
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The Dude
The Jesus
Dr. Strangelove (multiple characters)
Randy Watson et al
From TV
Dwight Shrewt
David Brent
George Michael, GOB and Buster Bleuth
Old 05-30-07 | 09:33 AM
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Michael Bolton
Stifler
Gaylord M Focker
Ron Burgundy
Frank the Tank
any vince vaughan character
Old 05-30-07 | 09:35 AM
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Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell - Anchorman)
Sandy Lyle (Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Along Came Polly)
Seymour (Steve Buscemi - Ghost World)
Harold and Kumar
Ricky Slade (Vince Vaughn - Made) love his character in this.
Professor Kelp (Jerry Lewis - Nutty Professor)
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Walter Sobchak from the Big Lebowski, and Samir from Office Space.
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Binky the Clown - Shakes the Clown
Kim Jong Eel - Team America
Emilio Lizardo/John Whorfin - Buckaroo Banzai
Royal Tenenbaum - The Royal Tenenbaums
both Spud and Sick Boy - Trainspotting
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Carl Spackler and Ty Webb - Caddyshack
Bluto - Animal House
Brodie - Mallrats
Banky - Chasing Amy
Jake and Elwood - The Blues Brothers
Jack Walsh - Midnight Run
Randal - Clerks
Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Clark Griswold - the Vacation series
Billy Ray Valentine - Trading Places
John Winger - Stripes

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