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barwars · 06-08-2004, 06:03 PM

John Ritter was no-doubt one of the funniest people ever, but he wasn't a real "comedian"

I dont think he did standup, he was more of an actor.

James"Thunder"Early · 06-08-2004, 06:46 PM

Kirstie Alley and Jackee Harry

FamilyTiesGOP · 06-08-2004, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by CoolCounty
Kirstie Alley and Jackee Harry

Those are good, and I would also add Michael J. Fox to the list. He was hilarious and not a comedian.

Janice · 06-09-2004, 01:44 AM

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammar, Jason Alexander, Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Van Dyke.

Chambers · 06-09-2004, 07:52 PM

Woody Harrelson, Shelley Long (she's an actress, though people like to call her a comedienne), Danny DeVito (right?), Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn....are we limiting this to TV?

barwars · 06-09-2004, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by DianeDiane
Woody Harrelson, Shelley Long (she's an actress, though people like to call her a comedienne), Danny DeVito (right?), Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn....are we limiting this to TV?

Shelley Long actually was a comedienne, she used to perform in Second City.

Im pretty sure Goldie Hawn was a comedienne too, I mean -- Laugh In was for comics, not actors.

Kelsey Grammer was one of those few odd ones that was an actor originally, but took a stab at standup.
From what Ive seen he was alright -- he should stick to sitcoms though.

Chambers · 06-09-2004, 10:15 PM

Oh, you meant actors/actresses who weren't originally "comedians."

Wasn't Julia Louis-Dreyfus in SNL?

TV Guy · 06-09-2004, 10:58 PM

I'm guessing the original poster meant actors/actresses who originally weren't stand-up comedians. Comedian can mean someone who performs stand-up, but can also mean someone who does slapstick, or someone who acts in a comedy.

Lucille Ball didn't do stand-up comedy, but she absolutely was a comedienne. Ritter was a comedian, too.

barwars · 06-10-2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally posted by DianeDiane
Oh, you meant actors/actresses who weren't originally "comedians."

Wasn't Julia Louis-Dreyfus in SNL?

yes and yes.

For example....
Tim Allen is a comedian.
Ted Danson, an actor.

By comedian I mean people who did stand-up.
Sorry for any confusion.

BowWowsBreezy · 06-10-2004, 03:40 PM

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Kirstie Alley and Jackee Harry

defianently

Chambers · 06-10-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by barwars

By comedian I mean people who did stand-up.
Sorry for any confusion.

You mean people who did stand-up AND sketch comedy, right? Because Long and Hawn never did stand-up, just sketch comedy. Hawn was actually only hired to look cute and dance for that show. She's a rare case: she went from gogo dancer to oscar-winning actress lol. Don't mean to be a pain, just curious.

barwars · 06-10-2004, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by DianeDiane
You mean people who did stand-up AND sketch comedy, right? Because Long and Hawn never did stand-up, just sketch comedy. Hawn was actually only hired to look cute and dance for that show. She's a rare case: she went from gogo dancer to oscar-winning actress lol. Don't mean to be a pain, just curious.

Yes, I meant sketch comedy too.
Once again.... sorry for any confusion.

mstewart · 06-10-2004, 11:05 PM

Mary Tyler Moore
Elizabeth Montgomery
Linda Lavin
Howard Hesselman
Carroll O'Connor
Bonnie Franklin
Nancy Dussault
Ed Asner
Valerie Harper
Sandy Duncan
Vicki Lawrence
John Ritter
Joyce DeWitt
Sherman Hemsley

dandelion wine · 06-11-2004, 12:21 PM

Michael J. Fox

Justine Bateman

John Ritter

Kelsey Grammer

Debra Messing

Ted Danson

Woody Harrelson

Kirstie Allie

Jackee Harry

Kim Cattral

Michael Gross

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TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I'm guessing the original poster meant actors/actresses who originally weren't stand-up comedians. Comedian can mean someone who performs stand-up, but can also mean someone who does slapstick, or someone who acts in a comedy. Lucille Ball didn't do stand-up comedy, but she absolutely was a comedienne. Ritter was a comedian, too.

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