Comments on: Comedic Actors: The 40 Year Curse?

By: Update: Comedic Actors, the 40-year curse « American History Y?

Update: Comedic Actors, the 40-year curse « American History Y? — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:38:54 +0000

[...] year, I wrote a post about how a lot of leading comedic male actors who thrive on energy or a wacky personality lose their box office mojo in their …. Think Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Dan Ackroyd, [...]

By: americanhistoryy

americanhistoryy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:32:28 +0000

I was just kidding about the women. The only even marginally relevant point in all of this is that the “personality-driven” male lead comedic stars seem to lose their mojo around 40. That’s it. End of point.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:24:07 +0000

Are you talking, or is that just the sound of your biological clock ticking?

Kidding, kidding. I do disagree with you, though.

By: americanhistoryy

americanhistoryy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:50:41 +0000

(And it’s apples to oranges anyway … the post is only about the specific type of male comedic leading actor who tries to carry whole films on the force of his personality. Fewer female comediennes in that category.)

By: americanhistoryy

americanhistoryy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:49:29 +0000

Not at all, not at all. Simply that female humor gets better with maturity while sophomoric male humor wears out with age.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:33:53 +0000

Are you implying that young women aren’t funny? Is that a shovel in your hand? Is this a graveyard?

By: americanhistoryy

americanhistoryy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:17:52 +0000

Yes, but women are funnier after 35. So stop complaining.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:02:00 +0000

I think this is terrible. The idea that hitting 40 means you are past your prime is offensive and unoriginal. No offense to the blogger; I just think this is a narrow-minded view.