Greatest scene stealer in a recurring role: comedy series

[Mr. WEO]

who you got?

 

Here's the GOAT:

 

 

[Another Fan]

Danny Devito as Frank Reynolds in Sunny in Philadelphia

 

I remember being locked down with Covid during the pandemic and still lost it laughing at this

 

 

 

[Mr. WEO]

7 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

Danny Devito as Frank Reynolds in Sunny in Philadelphia

 

I remember being locked down with Covid during the pandemic and still lost it laughing at this

 

 

 

 

He's great there, but not really a "scene stealer"--he's a lead/primary character in that show.  Has to be someone who has an arc in the life of a show or a season of it and is gone--but makes th absolute most of his/her appearances.

[Another Fan]

9 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

He's great there, but not really a "scene stealer"--he's a lead/primary character in that show.  Has to be someone who has an arc in the life of a show or a season of it and is gone--but makes th absolute most of his/her appearances.

Brooke Shields was great in That 70s Show in the few episodes she was in

 

 

[aristocrat]

Bryan Cranston in Seinfeld or is he in too many episodes? The soup nazi is a great one as well

[Special K]

35 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

Bryan Cranston in Seinfeld or is he in too many episodes? The soup nazi is a great one as well

 

If you are thinking Seinfeld, then you've got to go with Wayne Knight as Newman......usually only on for one scene in a show, but he always said or did something memorable!!

[CookieG]

Christine  Baranski's first appearance on the Big Bang Theory.

 

 

John Cleese, being John Cleese on Cheers.

 

 

 

 

[Bills4everNY]

He was only in a couple episodes, but as a kid, I loved Hugo (Irwin Keyes) on "The Jeffersons."

 

[oldmanfan]

Jack Soo in Barney Miller

[SinceThe70s]

4 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

Jack Soo in Barney Miller

 

I was gonna go with Detective Luger or Levitt.

[Mike in Horseheads]

A lot of the characters in Curb Your Enthusiam 

[Bad Things]

Colonel Flagg in M.A.S.H.

 

[Wacka]

 

From Buffalo. Went to Villa Maria for HS. Big Bills fan.

[BillsPride12]

Lionel Hutz in The Simpsons

[Fleezoid]

16 hours ago, CookieG said:

 

John Cleese, being John Cleese on Cheers.

 

 

 

BRAVO on this one. He nailed it. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Fleezoid

[Ned Flanders]

15 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I was gonna go with Detective Luger or Levitt.

Agree on Luger; Levine (as Insp. Luger often times referred to him as) and Nick Yemana were regular cast members.

[ChevyVanMiller]

15 hours ago, SinceThe70s said:

 

I was gonna go with Detective Luger or Levitt.

Luger is the best choice. Yamana and Levitt were or became regulars.

[ChevyVanMiller]

 

I have to go with Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. It was always a treat when she swung into the opening credits.

[Pete]

 

[Pecos Bills]

Jimmi Simpson as a double scene-stealer: Liam McPoyle in It’s Always Sunny, and Mary Lightly in Psych.

 

Also notable on Psych, Cary Elwes as Despereaux.