Ranked: These Comedians Have Made Us Laugh For Decades

Published on August 25, 2019 By Jason Albert

11. Leslie Nielsen

Number 11? Surely you can’t be serious! Leslie Nielson was one of the leaders of deadpan and sarcastic delivery all the way until his death in 2010 at the age of 84. Originally working as a serious actor, he rose to fame with his performances in The Poseidon Adventure.

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It wasn’t until the 1980s when he appeared in Jerry Zucker’s Airplane!. Going against his usual methods, he found a whole new career in deadpan delivery in spoof films. This led to him starring in The Naked Gun franchise and making millions of people laugh for years.