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Dec 17, 2023 · This list contains the grumps on TV that viewers have both loved and hated, laughed at or felt sorry for. Both female and male TV curmudgeons are included; after all, women can be just as crabby as men. The list also makes no age distinction -- the best TV grouches are both young and old. Most divisive: Nick Miller.
Jul 20, 2011 · On the hit Brit-com, curmudgeonly comedian Jack Dee plays a curmudgeonly comedian who’s barely able to navigate his way from one terrific embarrassment to the next.
- 30 Rock
- Dirty Grandpa
- The War with Grandpa
- Extras
- Amsterdam
- Everybody’s Fine
- Shark Tale
- Flawless
- Meet The Parents
- Analyze This
De Niro’s brief performance in season five’s “Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning” was astoundingly funny, even for a show known for its comedic brilliance. The episode follows Jack (Alec Baldwin) as he tries to plan ahead for celebrity-led benefit events for natural disasters, as he believes they get the strongest ratings. This leads to him askin...
While this film is truly, truly terrible, De Niro is a bright spot, delivering his awfully written lines in a way that makes them seem both believable and funny. The movie follows lawyer Jason (Zac Efron) as he drives his perverted grandfather Dick (De Niro) to Boca Raton in Florida, as a result of Dick’s license being suspended. Although initially...
Nothing says “curmudgeonly” quite like getting in a prank war with your own grandchild over a bedroom, yet that’s the offbeat plot of this surprisingly inadequate movie led by a cast of some of Hollywood’s best. De Niro plays the granddad who has to move back in with his daughter (Uma Thurman) after he has a mishap with a self-checkout machine (age...
Like many guest stars on this iconic Ricky Gervais comedy, De Niro plays an exaggerated version of himself when appearing on Extras, and, boy, is he hilarious, despite only having a few scenes in the second season episode he appears in. The Raging Bull actor is seen waiting for Andy (Gervais) alongside Darren (Stephen Merchant). As the Hollywood st...
This slick, well-casted political comedy thriller could have been a real hit if it had played its cards right, but sadly, Amsterdam tried to fit too much into what could have been a very relevant tale given the state of our world, and was only really held together by some great performances, including De Niro’s. He plays General Gil Dillenbeck, a s...
This 2009 American remake of an iconic 1990 Italian classic of the same name has De Niro playing Frank, a recently widowed man who’s waiting for his kids to come and visit him. As each of them cancels for various reasons, he decides to plan a road trip to visit them all instead, and in the process, opens up old fights while maybe healing some even ...
De Niro went back to his mob movie roots but in a more lighthearted way in this animated classic. Shark Talefollows the story of Oscar (Will Smith), a bit of a loser who claims to have killed the son (Lenny, voiced by Jack Black) of a shark mob boss (De Niro) so people will start to consider him a hero. Oscar and Lenny then team up to make sure eve...
Another poor film that’s buoyed solely by star performances, De Niro is genuinely incredible in this 1999 crime comedy about a former security guard named Walt (De Niro) who suffers a stroke, and as a result ends up getting close to his one-time antagonistic neighbor, a drag queen named Rusty (Philip Seymour-Hoffman). It’s a real shame that the fil...
Playing the grouchy, old dad who hates his daughter’s boyfriend, De Niro puts in a sparkling comedic performance in this 2000 remake of the 1992 independent classic, updated to include a lot more star power. Alongside De Niro, the cast includes Ben Stillerand Owen Wilson, and they, plus their fellow actors, turn this slapstick piece into something ...
Not quite The Sopranos in terms of drama, this mafia comedy about a mob boss who goes to see a shrink is vintage curmudgeonly De Niro, blending his old man anger with his brilliant comedic timing and ability to play the straight man. He plays Paul, a mafia boss who begins having panic attacks and has to see a psychiatrist named Ben (Billy Crystal)....
- Dave Chappelle. 6,384 votes. Dave Chappelle, a name that resonates with humor, satire, and wit, is an eminent figure in the world of stand-up comedy. Born on August 24, 1973, in Washington, D.C., Chappelle was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Bill Burr. 5,965 votes. William Frederick Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, most notably Why Do I Do This?
- Nate Bargatze. 4,077 votes. Nathanael "Nate" Bargatze (born March 25, 1979) is an American comedian. Bargatze began his stand-up comedy career at The Boston in New York City.
- Mark Normand. 3,272 votes. Mark Normand (born September 18, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in his hometown New Orleans in 2006.
Feb 13, 2024 · While impatient fury propels his comedy like a Crawley Larry David, Ranganathan is actually upbeat in his grumpiness, or at least in recalling it at a distance. That wry, playful version of irritability extends to the crowd - berating us for giving him only a smattering of applause, for example.
Jan 15, 2021 · Although he’s most widely recognised for his curmudgeonly uncle character, Ng has actually been performing his own comedy routines since 2011, and even bagged a nomination for the best newcomer...
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