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Jim Carrey is a Canadian stand-up comedian and prominent Hollywood actor. In
the early 1980’s
Jim Carrey began to make a name in the comedy world. He was
known for his hilarious celebrity impressions
and wild antics. He was noticed by
comedian
Rodney Dangerfield, who signed the young comedian to open on his tour
performances. Carrey was passed
up for Saturday Night Live, but gained a
friendship with Keenen Ivory Wayans who was in the process of creating a sketch
comedy show for Fox called In Living Color. Jim was signed as a cast member
and quickly became
one of the featured actors on the show.
During his time with In Living Color Carrey developed
many popular characters,
including safety inspector Fire Marshall Bill and masculine female bodybuilder
Vera
de Milo. Some of the best examples of his comedic ability surfaced on the
set of In Living Color.
Only months before the end of In Living Color Jim Carrey
landed the role of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and has
since become one of the
most successful actors in Hollywood. I have collected 10 hilarious Jim Carrey
comedy sketches and performances.
The overly confident gay guy was a character that Jim Carrey played in
numerous sketches on In Living Color.
It was one of his most popular
characters and follows the life of a gay man that is not afraid to let others know
how he feels sexually.
This is In Living Color’s take on the 1993 hit single Informer, which was
performed by Canadian
reggae musician Snow. Informer was ranked
39th on
VH1’s list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs. Carey’s performance and
the
writing is hilarious.
8. Jay Leno
This skit is of Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Jay Leno that aired on In Living Color.
Carrey does a good Leno
and in this clip he interviews Sinead O’Connor, who
had become infamous for ripping up a picture of the pope on
Saturday Night
Live.
7. Jim Carrey - Actors Imitator
This is a video of one of Jim Carrey’s early comic performances. In the
clip he
displays his ability to imitate the facial expressions of famous celebrities. It
shows
off the talent that helped propel Carey to international stardom.
6. Background Guy
When watching a live interview on television the camera is often set up to
include the background crowd. People
can walk by and be seen on live
television. This has spawned the arrival of that one guy that can’t
get enough
attention and air time, the guy that interrupts the viewer’s attention with funny
antics.
Today, when you watch these kinds of interviews you will see four or
five people on their cell phones talking
to someone watching them on T.V.
5. The Exxon Family
The Exxon Family is a sketch
from In Living Color in which Jim Carrey plays
an accident prone family man. It is a funny clip and
has become one of his
most famous from the show.
In this sketch Carrey steps in as Vanilla Ice and performs In Living Colors
version of Ice Ice Baby, which was
a massively successful single in the early
1990’s. This clip became one of the most classic
musical parodies from the
show.
3. Complete Self Defense For Women
In this
Living Color sketch Carrey plays the role of a martial arts professional
and women’s self defense instructor.
His character is in pristine fighting
condition and he routinely displays his skills for the disgruntle class
members.
In this In Living Color skit Carrey portrays the boxing star Rocky Balboa. Balboa
was played
by Sylvester Stallone in numerous Rocky movies. It is a funny skit
and Carrey’s facial impressions
are right on.
1. Fire Marshal Bill
Fire Marshal Bill is probably Jim Carrey’s most famous character from In
Living Color.
Fire Marshal Bill was the only character on In Living Color
to be used extensively in all 5 seasons and Carey’s
portrayal helped launch the
show. The skit included was one of Fire Marshal Bill's first appearances.
Here Are Some More Great Jim Carrey Clips
Fire Marshal Bill Meets Star Trek
MTV Movie Awards Acceptance Speech
Dr. Kevorkian
Mr. Rogers
Dracula Meets Wanda
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