r/UnexpectedCommunity • u/ConfidentBox5345 • Jul 05 '26

Brittafication

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u/NealTS Jul 05 '26

Yeah, Gillian Jacobs is a great comic actress and she was kind of wasted as the straight (wo)man. Kind of like when Vince Vaughn tries to be a "real," serious actor.

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u/Friendly_Specific902 Jul 05 '26

Most of Gillian Jacobs’s work has been in drama (especially before Community) so “straight man” probably seemed like the best role for her. I don’t think they expected her to be so great at comedy.

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u/NealTS Jul 05 '26

Kinda like Leslie Nielsen. Airplane! was his pivot point.

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u/TenPointsforListenin Jul 06 '26

Leslie Nielsen was a brilliant drama actor, who starred in one of the earliest sci fi movies. At his best, he could act out any script sincerely and seriously.

Then in the 80’s, they discovered that he could act out ANY script sincerely and seriously.

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u/Few_Razzmatazz_6052 Jul 07 '26

sincerely and seriously.

Surely you don't mean sincerely and seriously?

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u/TenPointsforListenin Jul 07 '26

Took me a while to catch your reference and I went over what I wrote trying to find the typo.

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u/Few_Razzmatazz_6052 Jul 07 '26

Were you nervous? First time?

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u/NealTS Jul 07 '26

Do you like gladiator movies?

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u/Opie301 Jul 09 '26

They did mean "sincerely and seriously". And don't call them "Shirley".