Character comedy

Character comedy is a genre in which a comedian performs as a character they have created.

List of character comedians

Notable character comedians include:

*Tim Allen – Plays a handyman in ''Home Improvement'' and his stand-up routines
*Rowan Atkinson – Plays Mr. Bean
*Colleen Ballinger – Plays the talentless and cocky Miranda Sings
*Maria Bamford – Plays a neurotic version of herself in her stand-up shows
*George Carlin – Played Al Sleet the "hippy-dippy weatherman" in his stand-up routine
*Jim Carrey – Often portrays a hyperactive maniac
* Charlie Chaplin – Played The Tramp
*Andrew Dice Clay – Has played the "Diceman" character for most of his stand-up career
*Sacha Baron Cohen – Plays Ali G, Borat, and Brüno, among others; mostly avoided public appearances and out-of-character interviews until the mid-2010s
*Stephen Colbert – Performed a fictional version of himself on ''The Daily Show'' and ''The Colbert Report''
*Steve Coogan – Plays various characters, most notably Alan Partridge
*Leigh Francis – Plays original characters such as Keith Lemon and various parodies of celebrities
*Ricky Gervais – Plays various characters
*Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – Perform live stand-up as the characters from their comedy series ''Broad City''
*Andy Kaufman – Played various characters
* Chris Lilley – Played Ja'mie King, Mr G, and Jonah Takalua on the miniseries '' Summer Heights High''
*Harold Lloyd - Played Lonesome Luke and Glasses Character
* Sam Lloyd – Plays various characters
* Anders Matthesen – Plays various characters, some of which starred in the 2004 film ''Terkel in Trouble''
* George Miller – Played and created various characters, most famously Filthy Frank and Pink Guy
* Joe Pera – Plays a version of himself in '' Joe Pera Talks With You (TV series)'' and his stand-up routines
*Paul Reubens – Plays Pee-wee Herman
*Martin Short – Played Jiminy Glick, Irving Cohen, Ed Grimley, Nathan Thurm, and various others
*Sarah Silverman – Played a dim-witted and naïve character who treads insensitively through controversial topics in her early stand-up shows
*Catherine Tate – Plays various characters, mostly in ''The Catherine Tate Show''
* Jane Turner and Gina Riley – Play various characters such as Kath Day-Knight and Kim Craig from ''Kath & Kim'', and rarely make out-of-character public appearances
*Tracey Ullman – Plays various characters
*Jim Varney – Plays Ernest P. Worrell and Aunty Nelda in various productions
*Sam Hyde – Plays various characters
* María Elena Velasco – Played La India María
*Tom Walker – Plays Jonathan Pie
*Bobcat Goldthwait –Played a crazed comic with a loud and wild bobcat-like voice. He played up that character as Officer Zed in Police Academy.

References

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