# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 50
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/981 "2026-05-08T02:40:19Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/982 "2026-05-08T11:49:55Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/983 "2026-05-08T13:11:59Z")
[quote=“Bayaker, post:982, topic:1025341, full:true”] **Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/984 "2026-05-08T13:49:44Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty aka Milton Berle ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/985 "2026-05-08T17:34:03Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty Vaughn Meader Although his career never recovered after 1963. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/986 "2026-05-08T17:54:24Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty Vaughn Meader WTF with Marc Maron ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/987 "2026-05-09T03:45:14Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty Vaughn Meader WTF with Marc Maron X Mayo ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/988 "2026-05-09T04:03:28Z")
**Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty Vaughn Meader WTF with Marc Maron X Mayo Yankovic, “Weird Al” ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/989 "2026-05-09T04:55:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > **Comedians and Comedy** > … > Vaughn Meader > > Although his career never recovered after 1963. Hands-down my favorite bit of his; listen all the way to the end: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsl0ylxfFM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsl0ylxfFM) **Comedians and Comedy** Amy Anderson Bill Hicks Carol Burnett Don Adams Eddie Murphy Ferguson, Craig Goldie Hawn Henny Youngman Imogene Coca John Pinette Kevin Hart Larry David Mel Brooks Nat X Oliver Hardy Penny Marshall Quince, Peter Robin Williams Soupy Sales Terry Jones Uncle Milty Vaughn Meader WTF with Marc Maron X Mayo Yankovic, “Weird Al” Zach Braff Next up: **Villains and those who play them** Annatar Sauron by another name as the “Lord of Gifts” in Tolkien’s writings. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/990 "2026-05-09T05:08:19Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/991 "2026-05-09T13:23:15Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/992 "2026-05-09T14:25:08Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/993 "2026-05-09T15:09:27Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/994 "2026-05-09T15:29:47Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/995 "2026-05-10T04:11:37Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman In _JFK, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Leon: The Professional, The Contender_ and _Air Force One_, off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/996 "2026-05-10T04:16:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In _JFK, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Leon: The Professional, The Contender_ and _Air Force One_, off the top of my head. Zorg! I can’t believe you forgot _The Fifth Element_! 😱 ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/997 "2026-05-10T04:18:36Z")
Heh. I’m sure there’ve been others - possibly even the majority of his big-screen roles! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/998 "2026-05-10T04:20:24Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Totally not his fault… ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/999 "2026-05-10T11:47:58Z")
**Villains and those who play them** Annatar Blofeld, Ernst Stavro Christopher Lee Darth Vader Evil Twin (various and nefarious) Freddy Kreuger Gary Oldman HAL 9000 Invisible Man, The ---
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