Hugh Bonneville and David Schneider

I've always been a big fan of both of these excellent comic actors, so I thought I'd start a thread devoted to them.

David Schneider smacks some people as painful to watch, but I've always enjoyed the roles he plays. His work with Iannucci and Morris in the 90s made me laugh and laugh until my cheeks turned red. A true gag man.

Hugh Bonneville only toys with comic roles, so you may never have heard of him. Some say he's wooden, but I thought his intensely penetrating performance in Twenty Twelve paid off very well indeed, leaving me bent over, prostrate with laughter.

Any thoughts?

Hugh Bonneville has it all. To use a sporting metaphor, he's the Wayne Rooney of acting.

As well as being a talented performer, David Schneider is a genius behind the scenes. He's the Max Mosley of comedy.

Hugh Boneville was a rubbish pirate.

Is there a connection between these two or are you just being a bit random?

Hopefully David Schneider's nothing like Hugh.

Although I did enjoy him in Twenty Twelve.

To use a Daily Mail metaphor, Hugh's the Ryan Giggs of the entertainment industry...

Love Freezing. Absolutely superb.

I'll think you'll find that the contributions of some of the aforementioned to their respective fields have been noted so eminent are they. Print just doesn't do them justice.

Bonneville has built up his fame on the back of decent solid dramatic and comedic roles and good luck to him. He could of easily got stuck in cliched bumbling Englishman roles, which he does very well, but there is more to him than that.
I haven't seen David Schneider do much lately apart from as a talking head in clip show countdowns. His hapless school teacher at the Acton swimming pool in The Day Today was an unforgettable performance.

The Telegraph is today calling for Schneider to return to Twitter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8502585/David-Schneiders-fans-clamour-for-his-return-to-Twitter.html

Fans of David Schneider, the comedian and actor, have taken to Twitter to complain about the star's silence on the social networking site.

I couldn't agree more, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see The Telegraph reporting something that I've been thinking for the last week or so. It's good to know The Telegraph and I share the same admiration for this national comedy institution.

That writer couldn't have chosen a better name.

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But you have to take the performance in the round.

Do you think that's his super hero name?

That was quite the non-story though.

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ May 9 2011, 9:40 AM BST

I've always been a big fan of both of these excellent comic actors, so I thought I'd start a thread devoted to them.

David Schneider smacks some people as painful to watch, but I've always enjoyed the roles he plays. His work with Iannucci and Morris in the 90s made me laugh and laugh until my cheeks turned red. A true gag man.

Hugh Bonneville only toys with comic roles, so you may never have heard of him. Some say he's wooden, but I thought his intensely penetrating performance in Twenty Twelve paid off very well indeed, leaving me bent over, prostrate with laughter.

Any thoughts?

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I used to think Schneider couldn't be beaten, but I'm not sure that's true now. As for Bonneville I wouldn't want to see him in anything but my friend Helen would.

I've shaken David Schneider's hand.

I like them both.

I imagined Bonneville as the lead in the last script I wrote. He was utterly outstanding in Diary of a Nobody and very funny as Larkin too. As Aaron suggests he was excellent in Freezing.