Which of these comedic performances by an actor not primarily known for comic roles is your favorite?

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John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)

Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys (2016)

Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)

Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, LaKeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Katherine Langford in Knives Out (2019)

George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, and Ade in Snatch (2000)

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in The Other Guys (2010)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)

Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez in Stakeout (1987)

Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)

Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, and Hannibal Buress in Tag (2018)

Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)

Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004)

Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)

Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)

Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen in Long Shot (2019)

Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick in The Freshman (1990)

Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)

Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)

Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Serious Actors in Funny Roles

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The Nice Guys (2016)

Airplane! (1980)

Knives Out (2019)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midnight Run (1988)

The Nice Guys (2016)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Snatch (2000)

Tropic Thunder (2008)

The Other Guys (2010)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)

Spy (2015)

Galaxy Quest (1999)

Stakeout (1987)

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Inherent Vice (2014)

Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)

Tag (2018)

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Mean Girls (2004)

30 Rock (2006–2013)

Step Brothers (2008)

In Bruges (2008)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

True Lies (1994)

Inherent Vice (2014)

American Dad! (2005– )

Long Shot (2019)

The Freshman (1990)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Maverick (1994)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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