The 25 Funniest TV Characters of 2010
20. Sue Sylvester (Glee)
Thanks to her whistle and punchline crackle, Sue's Cheerios will never disgrace Madonna's "Express Yourself" again.
19. Tom Haverford (Parks and Recreation)
Tom provides Parks & Rec with the bro-wooing dude humor that's made the show something of a fully Americanized successor to The Office.
18. Tracy Jordan (30 Rock)
Tracy's insanity culminated in one magnificent monologue about his childhood during 30 Rock's "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaurland" episode. Here are just some of the horrors young Mr. Jordan witnessed: "I've seen a blind guy bite a police horse! A puppy committed suicide after he saw our bathroom! I once bit into a burrito and there was a child's shoe in it! I've seen a hooker eat a tire! A pack of wild dogs took over and successfully ran a Wendy's! The sewer people stole my skateboard! The projects I lived in were named after Zachary Taylor, generally considered to be one of the worst presidents of all time! I once saw a baby give another baby a tattoo! They were very drunk!"
17. Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
Apparently I was way off to suggest that Neil Patrick Harris was due an Emmy win this year for his portrayal of HIMYM's well-suited womanizer, but the fact remains: When it comes to multi-cam flair, Barney's an indefatigable presence.
16. Veronica Palmer (Better Off Ted)
2010's most lamentable cancellation, Better Off Ted, meant the demise of one of TV's best female characters. Veronica was the only workplace character I recall who played harder than the men at the office while doubling as a magician's assistant at night.
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I can't help but think you don't watch everything on television (and who could blame you), but, Martha Plimpton and, most definitely, Chloris Leachman, are stand outs on Raising Hope.
And Captain Awesome on Chuck deserves an honorable mention.
NO KENNY POWERS!? WTF MOVIELINE?
WHAT?? No Jay Leno??? Headlines, jaywalking, amazing monologues... Ugh I tried to get through typing this with a straight face but I think I've made myself sick.
No Kenny Posers or Larry David is a pretty bad oversight. But a great list overall. Glad to see Parks & Rec getting some love.
Was going to include Larry David until I realized there were no new Curb episodes in 2010. Next year he'll qualify, no doubt.
Tanya from Hung > all
Charlie Kelly is the funniest character on television and anyone who says differently is dead to me. The fact that he's not on this list is a complete travesty.
"WILD CARD, BITCHES!!!"
Let me guess Louis - you don't really watch much of ANYTHING on cable, do you? Because that's the only explanation for this laundry list of unfunny crap, punctuated occasionally by an actual funny character (usually from a cable show).
No Dan Stark???
You're about ten steps ahead of the game, because you already love your hobby.
It took me an entire week to watch that new Julia Roberts movie.I am not sure if i was really that busy, or i just did not care for it . My favorite Julia Roberts line is..." I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special".
If jim parsons deserves another emmy, why isnt he number 1