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the-casbah-way · 1 year ago

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i am ALWAYS saying how criminally underrated comedy actors are. i feel like because comedy isn't taken seriously as a genre a lot of people don't fully appreciate just how talented you have to be to give a solid, convincing performance in a comedy. it's why so many actors who gain popularity through comedy then go on to give a 'serious' performance, and everyone acts surprised by how good it was because they though they were 'just a comedy actor'

#all of my favourite actors have had this arc #steven coogan. hugh grant. hank azaria. will arnett #they have all given Straight Serious performances that proved to people just how genius their acting choices are #and people only started to appreciate it AFTER they got recognition outwith comedy #it is so fucking frustrating. when i say how talented steve coogan is and people are like 'lol the alan partridge guy'#HAVE YOU SEEN HIM ON THE DAY TODAY FOR EXAMPLE. SUCH A FUCKING UNSERIOUS STUPID SHOW RIGHT #but jesus that guy slips in and out of a million vastly different characters and it's fucking seamless #the tiny subtle changes in mannerisms and facial expressions are so good that you don't even notice or appreciate it at first #until you see him either out of character or in a different role and you're like. how is that the same person #now because of that new j*mmy s*ville biopic people are saying how taken aback they are by how good coogan's performance was #and it's like ????? yeah he's been this good the whole time you just didn't notice because he's a comedy guy #i have been saying this since i was a kid. i have been SAYING that he was going to blow everyone away like this one day #and it kind of started when he was in philomena and people were like damn he's capable of being serious #same thing happened with will arnett in flaked. and bojack #hugh grant in the undoing. even in paddington 2 where his character is funny and stupid but still ultimately a mentally unstable villain #i could go on and on and on to be honest

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