Best actor (actress) in a sitcom

Brings up an interesting point. Which sitcom had the best ensemble cast. I would argue Seinfeld, MTM or Taxi.

And now back to the regularly scheduled thread.

 

Michael Scott as played by Steve Carell has every failing a person could have and hurled them in your face at every possible opportunity but you couldn't hate him or give up completely and when he came through by making the sale or inspiring someone in was not out of left field but a part of who he was. That Carell never won an Emmy is a stain on that organization.

 

Start a new thread. It's a good topic.

 

Doris Packer - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

 

"F Troop" always reminded me of "The Phil Silvers Show" which was about 10 years before it. I'm not saying F Troop wasn't funny it was, I'm just making an observation.

 

What are you anti-female?

 

When the thread is about acting prowess and you admit to picking one based solely on her looks, that tells me reading comprehension isn't your strong suite... especially if you equate my comment to being anti-female.

 

Found this interesting on the web.
Don Knotts was a World War II veteran. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with four bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with Carbine Bar) and Honorable Service Lapel Pin.

 

Bumping this thread because of today's wonderful WP article on Julia Louis-Dreyfus. *Huge* congratulations on her Mark Twain Prize - fully deserved.

 

Katherine Helmond on "Soap." She could be hilarious and heartbreaking.

 

Phil Hartman, News Radio
(Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor! DAAAMN)

Dabney Coleman, Slap Maxwell

 

I watched "Boston Legal" today for the first time in ages.
James Spader is excellent.

 

He has been acting on a Broadway Show and has been in Movies, while still playing Sheldon, so think he will be fine, one the BBT ends.

 

Stacy Keach(The Father of the Dark, Twisted Family on 'Titus'). He made me laugh more than any other Actor in a Sitcom Comedy.

John McGinley(Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs)-My 2nd Favorite Actor in a Comedy. Despite myself coming across as a real nice person(and I am a real bleeding heart progressive person concerned about Human Rights & Equal Rights), I have a lot of Dr. Cox and Dr. House in me, as tell people I know, like it is, and not concerned about hurting one's delicate feelings. I have a Wicked Sense of Humor.

Bryan Cranston(Hal the Father in 'Malcolm in the Middle' and also he used Dark Comedy brilliantly as Walt/Heisenberg on 'Breaking Bad')

Danny DeVito(Uncle Frank on 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia')-The Entire Cast is Funny though.

John Larroquette(Dan on Night Court).

John Goodman(Roseanne)-Also a Great Dramatic Actor, and he brings that part of his Talent to his Comedic Timing on 'Roseanne'.

Roseanne Barr(Roseanne)-When she was not off her meds, actually, maybe her meds made her funny, like great Albums were made by Musicians on Drugs.

Kelsey Grammer(Cheers & Frazier)

Jon Lajoie(Taco on 'The League')

Kaitlin Olson('The Mick' & 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia')

Andre Braugher(Brooklyn Nine-Nine)-Any Actor(Non Comedic) will tell you that Comedy is much harder to do than Drama. Braugher is a Brilliant Dramatic Actor(especially his past performance as Frank Pembleton on 'Homicide-Life on the Streets'), and now as Ray Holt on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', he is proving how talented he is as a Comedic Actor.

And Last, but Not Least:

 

Michael Richards, hands down.

 

Absolutely. Winner, here!

 

David Hyde Pierce made me laugh more than any of the other extremely talented ensemble cast of "Frasier." He shifted seamlessly between being Frasier's foil to being the focal point of the scene, whatever the script demanded, often several times in the same scene. His piece de resistance, imho, came in this vignette from the 1999 episode "Three Valentines"...done entirely without dialogue.

 

I've only read the first page but am surprised that Don Knotts isn't mentioned. He was fantastic on Andy Griffith and won 5 emmys for playing Barney Fife.

 

I didn’t know this at the time.

 

you sir are a genius. one of the funniest scenes hands down in any TV comedy ever.

 

I don´t know if "best" is the right word, but I think Jane Curtin did marvellous things with ther role as Allie in "KATE & ALLIE", and she also added some deadpan humour to "3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN". Great actress!

Edit: And how could I forget my favourite British sitcom actress, Penelope Keith? She is great in "NO JOB FOR A LADY", "TO THE MANOR BORN", "EXECUTIVE STRESS" and superb in "NEXT OF KIN". Her breakthrough was in "THE GOOD LIFE", of course, but this show has dated rather badly, I think.

 

John Goodman.

 

Agree...Phil Hartman great ~ Dave Foley & Stephen Root also terrific! A favorite comedy! Along w/The New Adventures Of Old Christine (Julia Louis Dreyfus).
Love full casts of what I'm posting here.
& of course, Doris Roberts - Everybody Loves Raymond (already posted pg. 1)

Leah Remini - King Of Queens
Lenny Venito - The Neighbors (& Simon Templeman)


The Neighbors Trailer - ABC Network

 

It depends on what quality you’re looking for. Actors like Bea Arthur and Michael J Fox were masters of comic timing in a multi camera. But to me, you can’t get better than the versatility of Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton. They could do comedy, they could do drama, they had great timing, and they pretty much lost themselves in their roles.

 

Ted Danson - skimmed back through his IMDB page... his range is astonishing. He won Emmys and Golden Globes for “Cheers” but I think “Becker” was one of the most underrated sitcoms ever and “Good Place” is on another level. He’s as good in drama, but maybe makes it look too easy (or maybe people are still reeling from the whole Whoopi/blackface thing.)