Funniest Leading Performances

[Penny_Lane]

Jeff Bridges - The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Jack Lemmon/ Tony Curtis - Jerry/Joe - Some Like it Hot
Woody Allen - Alvy Singer - Annie Hall
Peter Sellers - Various - Dr Strangelove
Kathy Hepburn - Susan - Bringing Up Baby
Jack Nicholson - Melvin Udall - As Good As It Gets

[Trinity]

Renee Zellweger - "Bridget Jones's Diary"

[DaMovieMan]

Peter Sellers - Various - Dr. Strangelove
Peter Sellers - Inspector Cleaseau - Pink Pather movies
Jack Nicholson - Melvin Udall - As Good As It Gets
Robin Williams - Good Morning Vietnam
Jeff Bridges - Big Lebowski

cant think of anymore

DMM

[Brock-Landers]

Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski
Al Pacino in Scarface
Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
Christian Bale in American Psycho

[Tom Samborski]

John Candy, Planes,Trains,And Automobiles
Bill Murray, What About Bob?
Richard Dreyfuss, What About Bob?
Chevy Chase, Vacation
Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber
Ben Stiller, Zoolander
Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore
Steve Martin, The Jerk

[CheekyShepherd]

You know it's gotta be Dr. Peter Venkman!!!!

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A very close second is our Mick from Walkabout Creek.

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[Deckard]

10 hilarious leads:

Peter Sellers- BEING THERE and THE PARTY
Jack Lemmon - Felix- THE ODD COUPLE
Walter Matheu- Oscar- THE ODD COUPLE
Micheal Caine- ALFIE/SLUETH
Bill Pullman- ZERO EFFECT
Jeff Bridges- BIG LEBOWSKI
Gene Wilder- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Richard Pryor- STIR CRAZY
Katherine Hepburn- ADAM'S RIB
Warren Beatty - BULWORTH

5 runner ups cause its fun:


Vince Vaughn- CLAY PIGEONS
John Belushi- THE BLUES BROTHERS
Donald Sutherland- MASH
Stephen Dorff - CECIL B DEMENTED
Steve Martin DEAD MEN DONT WEAR PLAID

tons more greats but these are a few off the top of my head that make me constantly giggle

[BadCoverVersion]

Strictly COMEDY
~Inspector Clouseau
~Navin R. Johnson
~Fredrick "Fronkensteen"
~Nigel Tufnel
~Withnail

The MONTY PYTHON gang top the lot though.

:)

[electriclite]

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[edgeofhell]

steven baldwin as mcmanus in the usual suspects always makes me crack up during the police line up

[Dafixer]

Originally posted by Penny_Lane
Jeff Bridges - The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Jack Lemmon/ Tony Curtis - Jerry/Joe - Some Like it Hot
Woody Allen - Alvy Singer - Annie Hall
Peter Sellers - Various - Dr Strangelove
Kathy Hepburn - Susan - Bringing Up Baby
Jack Nicholson - Melvin Udall - As Good As It Gets

Buzzzzzzzzzzz

Strangelove was a classic, but Sellers best funny role was Pink Pather

[Hannibal21]

Peter Sellers in DR. STRANGELOVE
Dustin Hoffman in THE GRADUATE
Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis in SOME LIKE IT HOT
Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Julie Andrews in THE SOUND OF MUSIC

[Clarkey07]

Chevy Chase, Vacation, Christmas Vacation, European Vacation and Vegas Vacation
Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber
Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore

[Antonio]

Three men in drag (for various reasons, of course):

Jack Lemmon in SOME LIKE IT HOT
Dustin Hoffman in TOOTSIE
Terence Stamp in THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA-QUEEN THE THE DESERT.

[Cosimo]

John Candy (Planes Trains and Automobiles)
Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas)
Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski)
Steve Martin (The Jerk)
Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
Peter Sellers (Dr Strangelove)