List of deadpan comedians

This is a list of notable deadpan comedians and actors who have used deadpan as a part of their repertoire. Deadpan describes the act of deliberately displaying a lack of or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast with the ridiculousness of the subject matter. The delivery is meant to be blunt, sarcastic, laconic, or apparently unintentional.

## List of deadpan comedians

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Comedians and actors who have used deadpan as a part of their repertoire include:

* Eve Arden[1]
* Fred Armisen[2][better source needed]
* Bea Arthur[3]
* Rowan Atkinson[4]
* Dan Aykroyd[5][6]
* Richard Ayoade[7]
* Todd Barry[8]
* Jason Bateman[9]
* Stephanie Beatriz[10][11]
* H. Jon Benjamin[12]
* Jack Benny[13]
* Jo Brand[14]
* Steve Carell[15]
* Jimmy Carr[16]
* Michael Cera[17]
* Chevy Chase[18]
* Ronny Chieng[19]
* John Cleese[20]
* Stephen Colbert[21]
* Tim Conway[22]
* Jane Curtin[23]
* Andy Daly[24]
* Larry David[25]
* Jack Dee[26]
* Nathan Fielder[27]
* Jim Gaffigan[28]
* Zach Galifianakis[29][30]
* Dave Gorman[31]
* Jack Handey[32]
* Steve Harvey[33]
* Mitch Hedberg[34]
* Tim Heidecker[35]
* Dave Hughes[36]
* Jeffrey Jones[37]
* Milton Jones[38]
* Jonathan Katz[39]
* Buster Keaton[40]
* Craig Kilborn[41]
* Stewart Lee[42]
* Jack Levi[43]
* Sean Lock[44]
* Norm Macdonald[45][46]
* Lee Mack[47]
* Demetri Martin[48]
* Paul Merton[49]
* Sarah Millican[50]
* Dan Mintz[51]
* Eugene Mirman[52]
* Shazia Mirza[53][54][55]
* Diane Morgan[56]
* Chris Morris[57]
* Bill Murray[17][58][59]
* Kumail Nanjiani[60][61][62]
* Bob Newhart[63]
* Leslie Nielsen[64]
* Tig Notaro[65]
* Virginia O'Brien[66]
* Nick Offerman[67]
* Pat Paulsen[68]
* Karl Pilkington[69]
* Aubrey Plaza[17][70]
* Romesh Ranganathan[71]
* Peter Sellers[72]
* Sarah Silverman[73][74]
* Ben Stein[75]
* Jon Stewart[76]
* Mike Stoklasa[77]
* Christopher Walken[78][better source needed]
* Matt Walsh
* Eric Wareheim[35]
* Kristen Wiig[15]
* Steven Wright[79][80]

## See also

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