Who’s the funniest comedy characters of all time in your opinion? (It could be sketch comedy, sitcom or comedy-drama)

I honestly struggle to look past most of the Bluth family from Arrested Development Those characters are hilarious - and more importantly written so cleverly. Shit like nobody in the family knowing how to impersonate a chicken. Tobias always having the worst possible phrasing. Buster innocently foreshadowing things. The callbacks and payoffs, some of them several seasons long. This show is a comedic masterpiece and I don't think anything has ever come close.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as all her characters

Rafi - the League

Captain Raymond Holt Dee Reynolds Niles Crane 

David in Schitt’s Creek is pretty amazing for more recent choices. Andy Dwyer shoutout.

Jason from The Good Place

titus andromedon from kimmy schmidt. I love everything they do.

Niles Crane and George Costanza

Tim Conway as the old man (Dwayne), and of course Harvey Korman when he is with Tim Conway.

I think they're the two funniest women working in Comedy Lisa from Temecula (SNL) - Ego Nwodim Judy Gemstone (Righteous Gemstones) - Edi Patterson

***British Representation:*** Peter Mannion MP - The Thick of It. Most comedies get a smile or a light chuckle out of me, the Thick of It is probably the only one that puts me in fits of laughter. Even on rewatch. But Roger Allam specifically is a Marvel, he's so god damn funny in everything he does, but with the writing of this show he's my kryptonite. Not a single line doesn't make me laugh, he's brilliant. Never seen an actor say F*** better. That's saying something for a show with so many great characters, I think the more popular answer would be Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), but I find Peter so much better. [This is a great 2 minute compilation](https://youtu.be/df6qsKoCiYo?si=dtRk6QZYTdUmseUO)

Coach - *Cheers*

Fr Ted Crilly

Lucy- old school

I'd have to say Kate McKinnon's alien abductee character from SNL. When she starts with the 'my cooter and my gravy shooter' lines i just lose it. Fran Fine is a close second tied with Kelly Bundy.

Uncle Baby Billy

Charlie - Always Sunny Mark - Peep Show Eric - That 70s Show Gob - Arrested Development (really hard to pick one from this show, Lucille HM) Niles - Frasier (honestly, Fraiser HM. He has so many legendary lines "I.... AM.... WOUNDED") Chandler - Friends (you can tell he had such an influence on the comedy of the show -- there's so many lines from other characters where you have to guess Matthew Perry wrote the joke) Ruxin - The League (Rafi HM) Barney - HIMYM (Marshall HM) Phil - Modern Family Erlich - Silicon Valley Schmidt - New Girl

David Brent and Alan partridge are up there for me

The whole side-cast of Scrubs is golden, but Teddy Buckland will always make me laugh no matter the situation. We lost a hell of a guy, RIP Sam Lloyd

Homer, Homer Simpson Hes the greatest guy in history

Top 5 for me: George Costanza - Seinfeld David Brent - The Office UK Michael Scott - The Office US Tracy Jordan - 30 Rock Charlie Kelly - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Next 5: Gob Bluth - Arrested Development Kramer - Seinfeld Elaine Benes - Seinfeld Dwight Schrute - The Office US Tobias Funke - Arrested Development

Homer Simpson, Micheal Scott and Dave Chapelle in Chapelle's Show

Dennis from it’s always sunny

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Rec

Gilda Radner played the daughter in a Mommie Dearest sketch on SNL, very funny bit. I haven't been able to find it on YT

Tobias from Arrested Development

David Brent.

Ron Swanson

Tim Conway from The Carol Burnett Show. You thought people crack up a lot on SNL? Conway broke the cast and guests so many times. He would see the cracks starting and just dig in. The [elephant story ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY)and [numbed up dentist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUSM4EKcRI) are ones of legend.

Karen Walker - Will & Grace Penny Hartz - Happy Endings Jenna Maroney - 30 Rock

Roger on American Dad!

Spencer from iCarly

Pee Wee Herman Mr Bean George Costanza I also have a soft spot for Hal from Malcolm in the Middle, but know most wouldnt rank him

Entourage - Lloyd and Ari Archer - Krieger and Ray The Office - Dwight Righteous Gemstones - Judy, Baby Billy, BJ

Dee from Always Sunny is my spiritual sister so I always crack up at her. Selena Meyer from Veep is right up there too. Patsy Stone, Ab Fab. And Michael Scott - the episode Dinner Party with his 12 inch plasma tv will forever stay with me.

Randy Marsh (South Park) and Gene Belcher (Bob's Burgers) to toss a few animated characters into the mix.

Abed in community, Niles in Frasier, Tim in home improvement... Entire MadTV golden era.

Haven't seen Arthur Spooner mentioned yet, so I'm here to make sure he gets his due as well.

Harry Vanderspeigle

Scmidt from New Girl

Alan Partridge Judy Gemstone Michael Scott

Jim Ignatowski from Taxi and if someone has seen that show will agree

Everyone on Its Always Sunny but I really like Dee. She reminds me of Lucille Ball with her physical comedy, albeit a little more raunchy

Fozzie Bear

First tangent: Saturday Night Live characters. Second tangent: variety shows Third tangent: recurring characters Fourth tangent: breakout characters For me, it's quotability. Not just catchphrases, but actual, excellent lines. Also acting, especially if the actor has improv training!

Tim Conway from the Carol Burnett Show

Moss... IT Crowd

Maurice Moss

Dale Gribble.

Hal from Malcolm in the Middle.

D*** Solomon from Third Rock From the Sun

Larry, Darryl and Darryl from Newhart. Minimum screen time, but always funny.

Ari Gold from Entourage

El Chapulin Colorado

Abriged Vegeta as voiced by Lanipator.

Rodney D!

Dewy Cox.

Cheese - *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends* Derek - *The Good Place* Jean-Ralphio & Mona Lisa Saperstein - *Parks and Rec* Bilbo Derek Thompson - *Superstore*

Dennis Reynolds, Dean Pelton

Phoebe Buffay & I offer "singing along with bagpipes" as evidence

Creed Bratton

kenneth from 30 rock. truly iconic in so many ways.

[Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2VIEY9-A8) - developed originally with Bob Odenkirk at Second City.

Imo: 1.”Rose” in The Golden Girls(Betty White) 2.“Alex” on Family Ties(Michael J.Fox) 3. “Robert” on Everybody Loves Raymond(Brad Garett) 4.Also, “Hawkeye, Henry and Radar” on Mash(Alan Alda, McLean Stevenson, Gary Burghoff) 5. “Carla” and “Coach” on Cheers(Rhea Perlman and Nicholas Colasanto).. 😅I added some actors to give them credit. There are many more I love like Gomez Adams. D*** Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun.

Captain Holt

Stevie from Eastbound and Down

Betty White as Rose on Golden Girls. Carol Burnett as Scarlett O'Hara Kristin Wiig (too many characters to mention).

Richard Richard , Bottom

Artie? Hank is an all time great

Gene frenkle - more cowbell; Judie Gemstone; alan from hangover I

Jim and Dwight banter from the office.

All time? Mr Bean. Just hands down f****** perfection.

Scott Aukerman. Specifically the version of himself he played in the Comedy Bang Bang tv show.

The Pythons

I Love Lucy

Jim on taxi

I'm sorry but watching Jim take the driver's test on taxi is quite possibly one of the funniest scenes ever. Just a genius

Three stooges

Jim Ignatowski from Taxi. He didn't have a lot of play with that cast, but every time he knocked it out of the park. The driving test, his origin story, the random things he'd add to a conversation, his "date" with Elaine where he played piano? I could go on and on. Christopher Lloyd and that character? TV genius.

Karl Pilkington, although funny in spite of himself.

Betty White - The Golden Girls

Charlie from Always Sunny (Dee a close second) John-Ralphio from Parks and Rec Tracey from 30 Rock (Jack a close second) David Brent from OG Office (his assistant guy a close second) Micheal from US Office (again, Dwight a close second) Daniel Radcliffe from Extras (so many close seconds on that show though) Gob from AD Leon from Curb (but also Larry himself -again so many) Too many SNL characters to think through. So many. And this one’s a bit of a deep cut, but Will Sasso playing “Kenny Rogers on Jackass” on Mad TV.

Teddy in *Bob's Burgers*

Lucy Ricardo. I will take no questions

Shenene is funnier than Pam.

Barney from HIMYM always made me LOL. But I haven’t watched that in a long time

Pick any of the 4 main characters from Red Dwarf, but let's go with Arnold Rimmer.

Cosmo Kramer.

Deborah Vance from Hacks

The Gang. If you know, you know. Filibuster!

Mr Bean from Mr Bean.