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Leslie Nielsen

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Actor cited as exemplar of comedy through playing characters completely straight, compared to Verhoeven's satirical approach.

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"Similar to why Leslie Neilson is so funny, it's because he plays it so straight that something absurdly funny can emerge. You can say something about dialectics here, but I'm too regarded to do so."
The Substance is another reminder why Verhoeven is the greatest · u/returnofthecoom · ↑36 · 2024-10-19
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