# Movie Marathon (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 420
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8383 "2023-02-17T16:54:01Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8384 "2023-02-17T17:03:27Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8385 "2023-02-17T17:20:45Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8386 "2023-02-17T17:24:25Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8387 "2023-02-17T18:12:09Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette 6. Ray - Jamie Foxx ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8388 "2023-02-17T18:44:11Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette 6. Ray - Jamie Foxx 7. The King of Comedy - Jerry Lewis ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8389 "2023-02-17T19:33:51Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette 6. Ray - Jamie Foxx 7. The King of Comedy - Jerry Lewis 8. The Razor’s Edge - Bill Murray ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8390 "2023-02-17T20:31:03Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette 6. Ray - Jamie Foxx 7. The King of Comedy - Jerry Lewis 8. The Razor’s Edge - Bill Murray 9. Continental Divide - John Belushi ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8391 "2023-02-18T05:18:26Z")
**Comedians in serious roles** 1. Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrell 2. Insomnia - Robin Williams 3. Man on the Moon - Jim Carrey 4. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler 5. The Punisher - John Pinette 6. Ray - Jamie Foxx 7. The King of Comedy - Jerry Lewis 8. The Razor’s Edge - Bill Murray 9. Continental Divide - John Belushi 10. Blue Jasmine - Andrew Dice Clay **More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8392 "2023-02-18T05:41:40Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8393 "2023-02-18T08:05:00Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8394 "2023-02-18T13:26:56Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8395 "2023-02-18T14:25:03Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8396 "2023-02-18T14:27:33Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 6. Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8397 "2023-02-18T15:11:55Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 6. Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple 7. Steve Martin - A Simple Twist Of Fate ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8398 "2023-02-18T15:21:58Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 6. Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple 7. Steve Martin - A Simple Twist Of Fate 8. Jonathan Winters - The Shadow ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8399 "2023-02-18T17:44:15Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 6. Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple 7. Steve Martin - A Simple Twist Of Fate 8. Jonathan Winters - The Shadow 9. Dave Chappelle - Chi-Raq ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8400 "2023-02-19T03:05:04Z")
**More comedians in serious roles** 1. Don Rickles - Casino 2. Jackie Gleason - The Hustler 3. Dean Martin – Airport _(1970)_ 4. Lucille Ball - Lured 5. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 6. Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple 7. Steve Martin - A Simple Twist Of Fate 8. Jonathan Winters - The Shadow 9. Dave Chappelle - Chi-Raq 10. Zero Mostel - The Front The character he plays is a comedian, but who is blacklisted during the 50’s, and comes to a tragic end. Next, “Serious Actors” in Comedic Roles 1. Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents (and sequels) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8401 "2023-02-19T03:24:08Z")
**”Serious Actors" in Comedic Roles** 1. Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents (and sequels) 2. Spencer Tracy - It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8402 "2023-02-19T03:52:37Z")
**”Serious Actors" in Comedic Roles** 1. Robert De Niro - Meet the Parents (and sequels) 2. Spencer Tracy - It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. Maggie Smith - Murder by Death [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=421)