The 25 Funniest TV Characters of 2010
15. Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Modern Family's most realistic character is also its most harried: Claire's ferocity both alienates her from her family and holds the entire clan together.
14. Abed Nadir (Community)
Hard to believe that Abed could add to his bubbling-over character in Community's second season, but with a Mean Girls-style bitchiness, he fileted guest-star (and popular Greendale student) Hilary Duff. Now, he's not only primetime's biggest pop-culture junkie -- he's also its finest insult comic.
13. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
I almost feel sorry that Gloria only ranks at #13, because I don't believe she's uttered a single un-funny line in all 1.5 seasons of Modern Family. Her wonderful accent does some of the work, but she was funniest during the Halloween episode when trying to speak without it.
12. Dr. Gregory House (House)
Years into his Emmy-unrewarded trajectory, Hugh Laurie still injects TV medicine with misanthropic gravitas. Conan O'Brien's observation that his performance -- with its funny and fatalist moments -- is one of the best in any medium ever, remains fitting.
11. Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)
Pawnee's quasi-dignified bureaucrat is enthusiastic at all odds, and thank God: Her ebullience undercuts Parks and Rec's genius drollness.
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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