Being deliberately funny in a movie is personally one of the most difficult performances to accomplish by an actor. In responding to Lawrence E. Yap's thread under Comedies on the topic Who Like's Sandler's comedies, I ended up with a list of my favorite comedians that I thought be more appropriately listed here:

Meryl Streep (Hasting PuddingTheatrical Woman of the Year 1980)

Mama Mia (2008, Golden Globe nomination)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, Oscar nomination, and Golden Globe winner, Critics Choice Awards nomination, Screen Actors Award nomination)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Prime (2006)
Adaptation (2002), Golden Globe winner)
Death Becomes Her (1992, Golden Globe Nomination, Saturn Nomination)
Defending Your Life (1991, Saturn Award Nomination)
Postcards from the Edge (1990, American Comedy Award winner)
She-Devil (1990, Golden Globe Nomination)


Bill Murray (Hasting Pudding Theatrical Man of the Year (1985)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Garfield (2004)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Rushmore (1998 American Comedy Award winner, Golden Globe nomination)
Groundhog Day (1993 Saturn Award nomination)
What About Bob? (1991)
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988, Saturn Award nomination)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984 Golden Globe nomination)
Stripes (1981)


Meg Ryan (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year 1994)

In The Land of Women (2007)
You've Got Mail (1998 American Comedy Awards nomination, Golden Globes nomination)
Addicted to Love (1997)
French Kiss (1995 American Comedy Awards nomination)
IQ (1994)
Sleepless in Seattle (1991 American Comedy Awards winner, Golden Globes nomination)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
When Harry Met Sally (1989 American Comedy Awards winner, Golden Globes nomination)


Robin Williams (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year 1989)

Death to Smoochy (2002)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Patch Adams (1998 American Comedy Award nomination, Golden Globes nomination)
The Birdcage (1996)
Nine Months (1995 American Comedy Award nomination)
Jumanji (1995 Saturn Award Nomination)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993 American Comedy Award winner Golden Globes winner)
Good Morning Vietnam (1987 Oscar Nomination, American Comedy Award winner, Golden Globe winner)
Moscow on the Hudson (1984 Golden Globe nomination)


Jim Carrey

Horton Hears a Who (2008)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 Saturn Award nomination, Golden Globe nomination)
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Mask (1994 Golden Globe nomination)


Ann Hathaway

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) - One of the most finely nuanced performances.
Ella Enchanted (2004)
The Princess Diaries (2001)


John Malkovich

Burn After Reading (2008)
Being John Malkovich (1999 American Comedy Awards winner, New York Critics Award winner)


Sandra Bullock(Hasting Puddings woman of the year 2004)

Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Miss Congeniality (2000 American Comedy Awards winner, Golden Globe nomination)
Gun Shy (2000)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Practical Magic (1998)
While You Were Sleeping (1995 American Comedy Awards nomination, Golden Globe nomination)
Speed (1994) While this was an action-thriller, Bullock's performance leant a comic element.
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)


Tom Hanks (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year 1995, American Film Institute lifetime achievement award)

The Terminal (2004)
The Lady Killers (2004) A black comedy
You've Got Mail (1998 American Comedy Award nomination)
Toy Story (1996)
Forrest Gump (1994 Oscar winner, Saturn Award nomination, American Comedy Award winner, Golden Globes Awards winner, Screen Actors Award winner)
Sleepless In Seattle (1993 Golden Globes Awards nomination)
A League of Their Own (1992 Amercian Comedy Award winner)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
Punchline (1988)
Big (1988 Oscar nomination, Saturn Award winner, American Comedy Award winner, Golden Globes winner)
Dragnet (1987)
The Money Pit (1985)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
Splash (1984)


Drew Barrymore (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year 2001)

Lucky You (2007)
Music and Lyrics (2007)
Fever Pitch (2005)
50 First Dates (2004)
Never Been Kissed (1999 American Comedy Award nominated)
The Wedding Singer (1998 American Comedy Award nominated)


Hugh Grant

Music and Lyrics (2007)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
About a Boy (2002 Golden Globe nomination)
Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Notting Hill (1999 Golden Globe nomination)
Nine Months (1995)
The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain (1995)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994 Golden Globe winner)
Sirens (1994)


Steve Carell

Get Smart (2008) - the only comedy of his that I truly enjoyed, but he was so good, he made this list.

Julia Roberts (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year 1997)

Duplicity (2009) has strong comedic, wry, cynical elements, performances.
America's Sweethearts (2001)
The Mexican (2001)
Runaway Bride (1999)
Notting Hill (1999 Golden Globe nomination)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997 Golden Globe nomination)
Pretty Woman (1990 Oscar nomination, Golden Globe winner)

Nicole Kidman

Bewitched (2005)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Practical Magic (1997)
To Die For (1995 Amercian Comedy Award nomination)

Robert Downey Jr. (Hasting Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year 2004)

Tropic Thunder (2008 Oscar nomination, Golden Globe nomination, Screen Actors Guild nomination)
A Scanner Darkly (2006) As a offbeat psychologist.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005 Saturn Award nomination)
Game 6 (2005)
Heart and Souls (1993 Saturn Award winner)
Soapdish (1991)
Air America (1990)


John Cusack

War, Inc. (2008)
The Ice Harvest (2005)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Serendipity (2001)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
High Fidelity (2000 American Comedy Awards nomination, Golden Globes nomination)
Being John Malkovich (1999 Independent Spirit Awards nomination)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Say Anything (1989)

Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Chris Rock, John Cusack, Jim Carrey, and Eddie Murphy's stand-up comedies.

Dane Cook...he's HILARIOUS!

As far as best comedian is concerned, the very first thought comes is of Charlie Chaplen. Other then him i like " Alfred Hawthorne " the Benny Hill show actor. I am sure, most people liked his show. He has got amazing sense of humor.

Regards,
Percept

I like most in comedians in Hollywood Movies they are the best actors I ever seen. 1. Jim Carey and 2. Adam Sandler these two are best comedians and they gone for a big hits in hollywood movie collections. By making funny looks and dialogues excellent.

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I like most in comedians in Hollywood Movies they are the best actors I ever seen. 1. Jim Carey and 2. Adam Sandler these two are best comedians and they gone for a big hits in hollywood movie collections. By making funny looks and dialogues excellent.

Adam Sandler as a comic has been a problem for me as his performances have centered on the more raunchy and dumb, mindless comic humor that Jim Carey used to perform. Personally, I've been more impressed by intelligent humor that depend more on realistic situations and grown-up situational comedy. However, Mr. Sandler hasn't been all bad for me. I enjoyed Mr. Sandler's work in:

THE WEDDING SINGER (1998).
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002).
ANGER MANAGEMENT (2003).
50 FIRST DATES (2004).
REIGN OVER ME (2007). A drama, but it reveals more about Mr. Sandler's serious acting ability to good effect.

I don't really think Mr. Sandler has really been consistently on the top of his game yet. Looking at his awards, he has almost as many Razzie awards as popularity awards (among the masses and young set) but has yet to really be taken seriously by the more established major award societies and academies.

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I love Brian (obviously), but I was just thinking it'd be good to honor some other comedians too. Who do you guys like? I really like Demetri Martin and Jim Gaffigan, too.

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Rocky
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