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Jim Varney performs Hamlet on NBC Nightly News (1985) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Semi_Hemi_Demigod to c/videos

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

RIP Jim Varney. Like the man said, without Jim Varney, there is no Ernest.

[–] ThePantser 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We need more character actors. Have there been any good ones since Borat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I would argue even Baron-Cohen isn't that great. The genius of Varney (and his contemporary Jeffrey Combs) is that they can portray these consistent characters without strongly leaning into insulting stereotypes.

[–] ThePantser 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh man Jim had some offensive scenes with some of his character offshoots. The old lady being one.

[–] Zorque 1 points 3 weeks ago

I've always seen most of Baron-Cohen's stuff as satire for people who hate subtlety and want to feel superior to others.