Not saying you are right or wrong, comedy is subjective, but who would be in your top 5?
John Belushi or John Candy question.
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Fair question. Honest answer, I don't know.
I assume something like:
1. Sinbad
2. Gallagher
3. Gilbert Gottfried
4. Queen Latifah
5. Jonah Hill
You know...the usual suspects.
He's not the kind of guy that is going to tell a joke in a movie and be considered a comedic genius. Like I said in an earlier post, those kind of jokes always came across like dad jokes from him which were funny but not his best stuff. He's the kind of actor that makes you laugh at the situation that he was involved in because he always had a way of playing it up to the silliest while usually not crossing the line into the unfunny absurd. It would have been interesting to see how he would have done in dramatic roles if he had lived long enough. You saw hints of his dramatic abilities in Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, & Automobiles and I think he could have succeeded where many others like Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, and Bill Murray have also.
John Candy was perfect in the Dewey role. One of my all time favorite lines, "My friends call me Ox. You might have noticed that I have a ‘slight’ weight problem... Yeah, yeah - I do. I went to this doctor. Well, he said I swallow a lot of aggression...along with a lot of pizzas!"
That skit always reminded me of the old JD’s Steakhouse by Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids. Greek guy that took the order at the counter, then yelled it out to the other Greek’s working the grill.
Belushi was the original choice for Vito in the Godfather.
Here's his audition...
Here's his audition...
I made that up.
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