Can you name a more beloved comic actor today than Martin Short?

[ChrisL]

Mojo2

Leslie Nielsen?

Very good

Nielsen never did stand up comedy and is fall on the floor funny

Too bad he's dead.

 

[rightwinger]

Hardly impressive

Martin Short - IMDb

 

[Sarah G]

Can you name a more beloved comic actor today than Martin Short?

Not a stand up.

Not deceased.

Just someone who people just LIKE a lot and even feel a familiar kind of celebrity "love" about from afar.

My money is on Martin Short.

Funny AND beloved.

Adam Sandler.

 

[ChrisL]

John Lithgow?

 

[ChrisL]

Can you name a more beloved comic actor today than Martin Short?

Not a stand up.

Not deceased.

Just someone who people just LIKE a lot and even feel a familiar kind of celebrity "love" about from afar.

My money is on Martin Short.

Funny AND beloved.

Adam Sandler.

I was going to say him, but I thought he got his start in stand up comedy clubs???

 

[Sarah G]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

 

[NYcarbineer]

Most people do not even remember who Martin Short was or what was funny about him

Give me Dana Carvey or Rick Moranis any day

Both got started as stand up comedians, I think. That means they don't count.

I don't think of Martin Short as a comedic actor and cannot think of any roles that were beloved
Short did skit comedy much like Moranis and Carvey. If you want to talk beloved....go with Mike Meyers...Wayne's World, Ausin Powers and Shrek

Short's Jiminy Glick was beyond brilliant and probably underappreciated (try youtube for some).

He is beloved and I have to check YouTube to find an example of his comedy?
Short never had a memorable movie role

I'm not arguing that he's the most beloved comic ever I'm simply saying that he did some really good stuff.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

Adam Sandler is the worst ever.

 

[ChrisL]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

Adam Sandler is the worst ever.

Big Daddy was hilarious! Also, Happy Gilmore. When he fights with Bob Barker and Bob Barker kicks his arse! That's classic comedy!

 

[ChrisL]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

I'm not very familiar with Martin Short. I only know that in the OP he said no stand ups.

 

[Papageorgio]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

Adam Sandler is the worst ever.

Big Daddy was hilarious! Also, Happy Gilmore. When he fights with Bob Barker and Bob Barker kicks his arse! That's classic comedy!

Happy Gilmore is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, The Waterboy is also very funny.

 

[ChrisL]

Martin Short is a stand up, so what? Adam Sandler is so sweet and funny..

Adam Sandler is the worst ever.

Big Daddy was hilarious! Also, Happy Gilmore. When he fights with Bob Barker and Bob Barker kicks his arse! That's classic comedy!

Happy Gilmore is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, The Waterboy is also very funny.

I really liked Big Daddy too. Some of his movies were just stupid though.

 

[Sarah G]

I liked Blended with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.

 

[ChrisL]

I liked Blended with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.

I don't think I've seen that one. I saw the Wedding Singer with the two of them though.

 

[sealybobo]

Can you name a more beloved comic actor today than Martin Short?

Not a stand up.

Not deceased.

Just someone who people just LIKE a lot and even feel a familiar kind of celebrity "love" about from afar.

My money is on Martin Short.

Funny AND beloved.

Adam sandler

 

[aaronleland]

Name a good Martin Short movie.

 

[Papageorgio]

Pure Luck.

 

[Borillar]

What has Martin Short done lately? The last thing I remember him in was "Mars Attacks". How about Dan Ackroyd or David Spade?

 

[longknife]

Can you name a more beloved comic actor today than Martin Short?

Not a stand up.

Not deceased.

Just someone who people just LIKE a lot and even feel a familiar kind of celebrity "love" about from afar.

My money is on Martin Short.

Funny AND beloved.

Thousands of them. Andy Griffin for one.

 

[Syriusly]

Name a good Martin Short movie.

Captain Ron.