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Filed under: Comedy, Cinematical Seven

The comedy villain is one of the trickiest characters to pull off. Too often, the villain’s scenes are there simply to further the “plot,” which, in a lot of comedies, is pretty inconsequential. If a comedy even has a true villain, and many don’t, scenes focusing on him or her usually drain the movie of life and make the audience eager to get back to the laughs. But a smart comedy creates a villain every bit as funny as the hero(es). Below are my favorite movie slimeballs, in order of release date. I’d love to hear some of yours.
John Vernon as Dean Vernon Wormer in National Lampoon’s Animal House
One of the best traits for a comedy villain to have is that he or she is an “Enemy of Fun.” You’ve met people like this. They hate fun. They hate people who have fun. Dean Wormer is […]

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