From magical genies to forgetful fish, comedy legends have brought unforgettable characters to life through animation. Join us as we celebrate the most memorable voice performances from stand-up comics and comedic actors who've made the transition to voice acting. Which performance made you laugh the hardest?
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00:00I actually made these as a surprise for you.
00:02Ooh.
00:03Ooh.
00:05Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:08for the best voice acting performances of all time
00:11by comedy greats.
00:12OK, OK, to many more seasons of the Rescue Rangers,
00:17cheers!
00:20Number 10, Danny DeVito as Philoctetes, Hercules.
00:25Since Taxi in the late 1970s, Danny DeVito
00:28has been an iconic comedic actor.
00:31One of his most famous roles has been Frank Reynolds
00:34in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
00:36In the realm of voice acting, he went above and beyond
00:39the call of duty for Phil from Hercules.
00:42What's the matter, you never seen a sata before?
00:44Uh, no.
00:46Can you help us?
00:47We're looking for someone called Philoctetes?
00:51Call me Phil.
00:53The grizzled half-man, half-goat
00:55becomes the title character's mentor,
00:57who is hesitant to train him at first.
00:59By the movie's conclusion, both characters fulfill their dreams,
01:03with Phil even getting a kiss from Aphrodite.
01:06You know, maybe if I...
01:07No!
01:08Get that part of it!
01:10I'm too old to get mixed up in this stuff again!
01:11We also have to shout out DeVito's performance
01:14as the title character in the Lorax.
01:16You done good, Beanpole.
01:19You done good.
01:24Number 9. Ellen DeGeneres as Dory, Finding Nemo.
01:29Many know the story of a clownfish named Marlin
01:31who, along with a forgettable blue Tang,
01:33goes on a perilous journey through the sea
01:36in search of his lost son Nemo.
01:38That blue Tang's name is, of course, Dory,
01:41voiced by Ellen DeGeneres.
01:43Hey, I've seen a boat!
01:44You have?
01:44Uh-huh, and it passed by not too long ago.
01:46A white one?
01:47Hi, I'm Dory.
01:49Where? Which way?
01:50Oh, oh, oh!
01:50It went, um, this way!
01:52It went this way! Follow me!
01:53Using her famous voice to great effect,
01:56her performance earned her several award nominations,
01:59including a win for the Saturn Award
02:01for Best Supporting Actress.
02:03Here comes the new one!
02:05Ooh! Come on, you gotta try this!
02:07Will you just stop it!
02:09Why? What's wrong?
02:11We're in a whale! Don't you get it?
02:13It's a whale?
02:13A whale!
02:14While the former talk show host
02:16later faced public controversy
02:18unrelated to the film,
02:19her character Dory remains one of the most beloved
02:21in animation history.
02:23I was covering my face,
02:24so I was trying to hide.
02:26Okay, so why was I trying to hide?
02:28Wait, oh, I'm...
02:29Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
02:30Ready or not, here I come!
02:32Ha! Found you!
02:33I see you!
02:34Ha-ha! Gotcha!
02:35All right, you little shrimp,
02:37this is over!
02:37Number eight, Steve Carell as Gru,
02:40Despicable Me.
02:42Gru starts out as a grouchy, evil supervillain,
02:45initially hyper-fixated on stealing the moon.
02:48We are going to steal...
02:50Pause for a fact.
02:54The moon!
02:55We all either love or hate his minions,
02:59Illumination's most globally successful creation.
03:02It's unlikely the franchise would be as popular
03:05as it is without Carell's phenomenal performance.
03:08You'd be forgiven for watching every movie in the franchise
03:11and not even realizing it's Steve Carell.
03:13His unique accent,
03:15which is vaguely Eastern European,
03:17was almost entirely created by Carell himself.
03:20We are...
03:22doomed.
03:24Now would probably be a good time
03:26to look for other employment options.
03:29The primary test group for his voice was his children,
03:33who found it hilarious,
03:34and the rest is history.
03:36His work as Gru makes us wish he did more voice acting.
03:39He clearly has a talent for it.
03:42Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
03:43What was that?
03:45She hit that.
03:47I saw that with my own eyes.
03:49Number 7.
03:50Amy Poehler as Joy, Inside Out.
03:53As soon as it was released,
03:54Inside Out became an instant Pixar classic.
03:58One of the main characters, Joy,
03:59has become so popular,
04:01she's cameoed in a variety of media,
04:03including Disney Infinity 3.0.
04:06What about that time with Meg
04:07when Riley laughed so hard
04:09that milk came out of her nose?
04:12Come on, I go...
04:14She was voiced by acclaimed actress and comedian,
04:16Amy Poehler.
04:17In the 2000s,
04:19Poehler was a main member of Saturday Night Live,
04:21but she left for her career-defining role
04:23as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation.
04:26So you know the way back to headquarters.
04:28I guess...
04:30She's had a plethora of voice acting roles
04:39like Snow White and Shrek the Third,
04:41but none quite stand out like Joy.
04:43I could listen to her stories all day.
04:52Number 6.
04:53David Spade as Cusco,
04:55The Emperor's New Groove.
04:57Emperor of the Inca Empire in Peru,
05:00Cusco starts this film as a spoiled, arrogant leader.
05:04One that's not hard to hate.
05:06Okay, see this palace?
05:07Everyone in it is at my command.
05:09Check this out.
05:10Butler?
05:12Chef?
05:14Theme song guy.
05:16Oh, yeah!
05:17By the movie's end,
05:18he's learned to become a way more likable person
05:21after getting transformed into a talking llama.
05:24Stand-up comedian David Spade
05:26did a remarkable job providing the character's voice.
05:29What?
05:30You mean you're still taking me back?
05:31I shook on it, didn't I?
05:32Well, yeah, but I hope you realize
05:35that doesn't change a thing.
05:36I'm still building Cusco-topia when I get back.
05:39Outside of Cusco and The Emperor's New Groove,
05:42Spade's done a few smaller voice roles,
05:44but none of them stood out like Cusco.
05:46While Cusco came back for the spin-off series
05:49The Emperor's New School,
05:50Spade wouldn't return,
05:52getting replaced by J.P. Mano.
05:55Well, see ya on the other side.
06:00Number 5.
06:01Nathan Lane as Timon,
06:03The Lion King.
06:04To Lion King fans,
06:06Hakuna Matata is one of the series'
06:08most memorable phrases.
06:10Hakuna Matata.
06:12What a wonderful phrase.
06:16Hakuna Matata.
06:18Ain't no passing craze.
06:21It's sung by Timon and Pumbaa,
06:23the lovable meerkat and warthog duo
06:25that is beyond fun to watch.
06:27It's our problem-free.
06:29Philosophy.
06:33Hakuna Matata.
06:34Originally, Nathan Lane,
06:37the voice of Timon,
06:38and Ernie Sabella,
06:39the voice of Pumbaa,
06:40auditioned to play other roles.
06:42However,
06:43after the producers noticed
06:44their amazing chemistry,
06:46Lane and Sabella were given
06:47the more defining roles
06:49of Timon and Pumbaa.
06:50After doing a brilliant job
06:52providing the voice of Timon
06:53for the 1994 production
06:55of The Lion King,
06:56Lane reprised his role
06:57in the franchise's second
06:59and third films.
07:00Hey!
07:01What's going on here?
07:04Number 4.
07:05Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski,
07:07Monsters, Inc.
07:08While he initially works full-time
07:10as a monster-terrifying children,
07:12it's a real challenge
07:13not to love Mike Wazowski.
07:15You call yourself a monster?
07:17Scary feet, scary feet, scary feet.
07:19Oh, the kids are waiting.
07:20Okay, scary feet, scary feet,
07:21scary feet, scary feet, scary feet,
07:22scary...
07:22Kids asleep!
07:22He's played by comedian
07:25Billy Crystal,
07:26who rose to fame
07:27in the 1970s
07:28and has been
07:29a cultural icon since.
07:31Alongside Crystal,
07:32his best buddy Sully
07:33is voiced by John Goodman,
07:35another icon,
07:36but Wazowski
07:37is the fan favorite.
07:39What about me?
07:41I'm your pal.
07:42I'm your best friend.
07:45Don't I matter?
07:46Perhaps it's surprising
07:47when you look at his design
07:48as a one-eyed green ball.
07:50It's unlikely
07:51he would have ever
07:52achieved this status
07:53without Crystal's enthusiasm
07:54for the role.
07:56In fact,
07:56he once said
07:57it was the perfect role for him.
07:59Not bad, huh?
08:00You know,
08:00only somebody
08:01with perfect comedic timing
08:02could produce
08:03this much energy
08:03in one shot.
08:04Number 3.
08:05Eddie Murphy
08:06as Donkey
08:07Shrek
08:08First gaining fame
08:09in stand-up comedy,
08:11followed by SNL
08:12and then in films,
08:13Eddie Murphy
08:14has undoubtedly
08:15become one of
08:15America's most famous comedians.
08:18Hey, wait a minute.
08:18I got a great idea.
08:19I'll stick with you.
08:20You a mean green
08:22fighting machine?
08:22Together we'll
08:23scare to spit out
08:23anybody that crosses us.
08:25His first iconic
08:26voice acting role
08:27was Mushu in Mulan,
08:28but no one will contest
08:30that Donkey and Shrek
08:31is his most loved
08:32animated character.
08:35What do you do?
08:35Oh, this is gonna be fun.
08:37We can stay up late
08:38swapping manless stories
08:39and in the morning,
08:40I'm making waffles.
08:41It was so popular,
08:43he even received
08:44a BAFTA nomination
08:45for the franchise's
08:46first movie.
08:47Alongside Murphy,
08:48the title character
08:49was voiced
08:50by Mike Myers.
08:51While his role
08:52was extremely memorable,
08:53the accent
08:54is hilariously
08:55far from authentic.
08:56There's nothing to tell.
08:58Besides,
08:59even if I did tell her
09:00that, well,
09:01you know,
09:02and I'm not saying
09:03I do,
09:04because I don't.
09:05Hence,
09:06we think Murphy provides
09:07a much more
09:08impressive performance.
09:09Well, you at least
09:10gotta tell Shrek the truth.
09:11Number 2.
09:13Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny
09:14Looney Tunes
09:16The most famous
09:17Looney Tune
09:18is easily Bugs Bunny,
09:20primarily portrayed
09:21by voice acting giant
09:22Mel Blanc.
09:23It wasn't just
09:24Bugs Bunny either.
09:25He also voiced
09:26Daffy Duck,
09:27Tweety,
09:27the Tasmanian Devil,
09:29and a whole bunch
09:29of other
09:30Looney Tunes characters.
09:31Eh,
09:32what's all the hubbub?
09:35Hey,
09:36looks like one of
09:37them new electric
09:38can openers
09:38broke loose.
09:39This huge list
09:40of credits
09:41has caused people
09:42to call him
09:42the man of a thousand voices.
09:45While he wasn't
09:45a traditional comedian,
09:47he rose to fame
09:48on radio in 1927
09:50for doing
09:50an eclectic range
09:51of voices.
09:52You earth creatures
09:54can't maneuver
09:54very well,
09:56can ya?
09:57Eh,
09:58not all of us.
10:00Toodle to you!
10:02In the end,
10:03Blanc played
10:04Bugs Bunny
10:05just for over
10:05half a century,
10:07solidifying his place
10:08as a titan
10:09of voice acting history.
10:10You know,
10:11it's amazing
10:12the things
10:13you can accomplish
10:13for just peanuts.
10:15Before we unveil
10:16our top pick,
10:17here are a few
10:18honorable mentions.
10:19Will Ferrell
10:20as Megamind.
10:22Megamind.
10:22Ferrell gave his voice
10:24to this hilarious
10:24blue supervillain.
10:26Uh, yes!
10:27The,
10:27the speider.
10:29Even the smallest
10:30bite from
10:31Arachnus
10:32Deathicus
10:33will instantly
10:34paralyze...
10:35Ow!
10:35Get it off!
10:37Ow!
10:37It bit me!
10:38Give it off,
10:38Megamind.
10:39Your plans never work.
10:41Ow!
10:41Jack Black
10:42as Poe,
10:43Kung Fu Panda.
10:45The world may not
10:46universally love Poe
10:47if not for Black's talents.
10:49My patience is wearing thin.
10:50Oh, well,
10:52I mean,
10:52it's not like you were
10:53going anywhere.
10:54Would you turn around?
10:55Sure.
10:56Hey, how's it going?
10:57Now, how do you get
10:58five from the Master Chief?
10:59Someone broke that.
11:04Sarah Silverman
11:05as Vanellope.
11:06Wreck-It Ralph.
11:08It's virtually impossible
11:09not to adore
11:10Silverman as Vanellope.
11:12Go, go home.
11:13What's that?
11:14Didn't hear you.
11:14Your breath is so bad
11:15it made my ears numb.
11:17Listen, I try to be nice.
11:18I try to be nice.
11:20You're mimicking me.
11:21You're mimicking me.
11:23Okay.
11:24Now that.
11:24That is rude
11:25and this conversation
11:26is over.
11:27This conversation
11:27is over.
11:28Tim Allen
11:29as Buzz Lightyear
11:30Toy Story
11:31Without Allen,
11:33he wouldn't be
11:33the most memorable
11:34toy in cinema.
11:36Buzz Lightyear
11:36to Star Command.
11:37Come in, Star Command.
11:40Star Command, come in.
11:41Do you read me?
11:42Why don't they answer?
11:44My ship!
11:49Blast!
11:50This will take
11:50weeks to repair.
11:51Will Arnett
11:52as Batman
11:52The Lego Movie
11:54Arnett's deep voice
11:55is one of the easiest
11:57to recognize.
11:57You guys gotta check out
11:59these new subwoofers
12:00I installed in the back.
12:01I call them the dogs.
12:02Listen to them bark!
12:04Can you turn that down
12:05a little bit?
12:06This is a song
12:07I wrote for Wildstyle.
12:09Darkness!
12:10It's about how
12:11I'm an orphan.
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12:28Number 1
12:29Robin Williams
12:30as the Genie
12:31Aladdin
12:32For decades,
12:34Williams was one
12:35of America's
12:36most prolific comedians.
12:38During his career,
12:39he had a variety
12:40of voice acting roles,
12:41including one
12:42in the adorable
12:42Penguin movie
12:43Happy Feet.
12:44But the Genie
12:45in Aladdin
12:46was by far
12:47and away
12:47his most widely acclaimed.
12:5310,000 years
12:56will give you
12:57such a crick
12:58in the neck!
12:59The amount of energy
13:00he brought to the character
13:01was mind-blowing,
13:03making every scene
13:04he's in
13:04a delight to watch.
13:06Williams was so influential
13:07that the Genie's
13:08mannerisms
13:09were based on him.
13:10That fez
13:11and vest combo
13:12is much too
13:13third century.
13:14These patches,
13:14what are we trying to say?
13:15Beggar?
13:16No.
13:16Let's work with me here.
13:17Ooh!
13:19I like it
13:20muy macho!
13:22While recording,
13:23Williams would
13:23improvise constantly
13:24and the animators
13:25would pick the funniest
13:26ad-libs to make
13:27it into the final.
13:29But never
13:31duplicated
13:32duplicated
13:33duplicated
13:34duplicated
13:34duplicated
13:34Genie
13:36of the Lamp!
13:38Right here,
13:39direct from the Lamp,
13:40right here for you
13:41very much
13:42wish fulfillment.
13:43Were there any
13:44particularly outstanding
13:45performances we forgot
13:46to include?
13:47leave them in the
13:48comments below.
13:49Leave them in the
13:49comments below.
13:50Oh, okay.
13:51Make things easier
13:52for me.
13:54I'll look at him
13:54trying to kiss my nose.
13:55I like you too.