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Comedians who are surprisingly good actors

Just watching Day of the Triffids and thought ooh that Eddie Izzard is a pretty good actor.

Any other nominations?

Richard Herring.

I reckon all comedians are good actors. I must admit the only was only one who really surprised me by being so good was Bobby Ball.

George Burns.

Known particularly for his stand up...

Quote: sootyj @ December 29 2009, 11:10 PM GMT

Just watching Day of the Triffids and thought ooh that Eddie Izzard is a pretty good actor.

He was by far the best thing in that, wasn't he? A great baddie.

I liked the Triffids as well.

The most obvious exponent is Tom Hanks, who has won like Oscars and shit.

Was he a comedian??

I think this thread is for stand ups and stuff who branch into acting. (Or is it...?)

Quote: zooo @ December 30 2009, 12:13 AM GMT

Was he a comedian??

Oh zooo, you are so young, yes he was a comedian back in dinosaur times.

Edit: No my mistake, just read his wiki, he wasn't a proper stand up, he was a comic actor.

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally?

:O:O:O

Quote: zooo @ December 30 2009, 12:17 AM GMT

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally?

:O:O:O

Nope, read my edit. :(

Here ya go -

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/235347/20_comedians_turned_actors.html

Ha! You big numpty. :)

I like Eddie Izzard. And I'll be watching D.O.T.T later, but I think he's an awful actor. Well certainly not found his role yet. I dunno what it is about him. But any film I've seen of his, or that gypo show he was in, made me want to put me boot through the screen.

I have to agree with the premise of this thread. Eddie can act. At least, when I saw him in Episode One of this f**king abortion, I managed to forget he was Eddie Izzard, which is about as much as an actor called Eddie Izzard could want.

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