Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Jim Varney performs Hamlet on NBC Nightly News (1985)www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down14
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkJim Varney performs Hamlet on NBC Nightly News (1985)www.youtube.comBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square6fedilink
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 年前RIP Jim Varney. Like the man said, without Jim Varney, there is no Ernest.
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前We need more character actors. Have there been any good ones since Borat?
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前I would argue even Baron-Cohen isn’t that great. The genius of Varney (and his contemporary Jeffrey Combs) is that they can portray these consistent characters without strongly leaning into insulting stereotypes.
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Oh man Jim had some offensive scenes with some of his character offshoots. The old lady being one.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前I’ve always seen most of Baron-Cohen’s stuff as satire for people who hate subtlety and want to feel superior to others.
RIP Jim Varney. Like the man said, without Jim Varney, there is no Ernest.
We need more character actors. Have there been any good ones since Borat?
I would argue even Baron-Cohen isn’t that great. The genius of Varney (and his contemporary Jeffrey Combs) is that they can portray these consistent characters without strongly leaning into insulting stereotypes.
Oh man Jim had some offensive scenes with some of his character offshoots. The old lady being one.
I’ve always seen most of Baron-Cohen’s stuff as satire for people who hate subtlety and want to feel superior to others.