{"id":3022,"date":"2005-05-23T12:28:04","date_gmt":"2005-05-23T16:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2010-07-12T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T00:12:33","slug":"funniest-performances-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3022","title":{"rendered":"Funniest Performances Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex is on a roll again. This time with a new series: 100 Funniest Performances Ever. <\/a> She’s only done Part 1 so far, but it’s typical Alex awesome-ness.<\/p>\n

I particularly love each “tidbit” that she provides for each performance. The woman is a Trivia Encyclopedia.<\/p>\n

I can certainly say that most of these would also be on my personal list (like Barbra in What’s Up Doc<\/i>, and Madeline Kahn in What’s Up Doc<\/i>, and Grant in Bringing Up Baby<\/i> … among many many others) – but as always, there are a couple of surprises on Alex’s list. Which is the beauty of such lists. Makes you see new performances in a different light. Like – Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby<\/i>, for example – which makes it to Alex’s list. I certainly do remember it as a delightfully funny performance (in the middle of a terrifying movie), but it just wouldn’t have occurred to me to put it on any Funniest Performances list.<\/p>\n

Alex has great taste, and pretty much has watched every movie ever made. I look forward to Part 2 of her series.<\/p>\n

Actually, let me add to this – Off the top of my head, I would say that the Funniest Performances Ever are:<\/p>\n

— Cary Grant in Bringing up Baby<\/i>
\n— Kenneth Mars in What’s Up Doc<\/i>
\n— Madeline Kahn in ANYTHING
\n— Catherine O’Hara in Waiting for Guffman<\/i>
\n— Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge<\/i>
\n— Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in The Producers<\/i>
\n— Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant in His Girl Friday<\/i>
\n— Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give<\/i>
\n— Anjelica Huston in Manhattan Murder Mystery<\/i>
\n— Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune<\/i> – an odd choice, sure … but I think that performance is comic genius
\n— Alan Alda and Richard Jenkins in Flirting with Disaster<\/i>
\n— Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein<\/i><\/p>\n

A lot of these are not starring roles … but that doesn’t matter. Sometimes it’s the tiny cameos that are the funniest, and you kind of can’t get any funnier than Alan Alda and Richard Jenkins in Flirting with Disaster<\/i> (Jenkins: “I’m feeling really depressed right now, and I’d like to talk about it.”)<\/p>\n

I’ll think of more …<\/p>\n

Of course, add your own in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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