Below are the Icons of Buffoonery, the nitwits, smartasses and goofs that make us laugh - sometimes despite themselves.
Abbott and Costello
Adam Sandler
The Addams Family
Al and Peggy Bundy
Alf
Amy Poehler
Andy Dick
Anthony Michael Hall
Archie Bunker
Arnold Jackson
Arsenio Hall
Bart Simpson
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beetlejuice
Bender
Benny Hill
Bernie
Bernie Mac
The Beverly Hillbillies
Bill Cosby
Billy Crystal
Bobcat Goldthwait
Bob Newhart
The Brady Bunch
Brian Regan
Bugs Bunny
Buster Keaton
C-3PO
Calvin and Hobbes
Cameron Diaz
Carlton Banks
Chandler Bing
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Sheen
Cheech and Chong
Chevy Chase
Chris Elliott
Chris Farley
Chris Rock
Chris Tucker
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Walken
Cliff Clavin
Conan O'Brien
Daffy Duck
Dave Chappelle
David Cross
David Letterman
Darrel, Darrel and Larry
Derek Zoolander
Dick Van Dyke
Dilbert
Don Knots
Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Droopy
Ed Helms
Ed Wood
Eddie Murphy
Elaine Benes
Ellen Degeneres
Eric Cartman
Flavor Flav
Flight of the Conchords
Foghorn Leghorn
Forrest Gump
Fozzie Bear
Frasier Crane
Fred Flintstone
Fred Sanford
George Burns and Gracie Allen
Gallagher
Gary Larson
George Carlin
George Costanza
George Jefferson
George Lopez
George W. Bush
Gilda Radner
Gilligan
Harvey Korman, Carol Burnett and Tim Conway
Homer J. Simpson
Itchy and Scratchy
Jack and Karen
Jack Benny
Jack Black
Jack Tripper
Jackie Gleason
Jar-Jar Binks
Janeane Garofalo
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Seinfeld
J.J. Evans
Jim Carey
Joey Tribiani
John Belushi
Johnny Carson
Jon Stewart
Jonah Hill
The Kids in the Hall
Kramer
Krusty the Clown
Larry David
Laurel and Hardy
Lenny and Squiggy
Leslie Nielsen
Lucille Ball
Madeline Kahn
Martin Short
The Marx Brothers
Mary Tyler Moore
Mater
Max Headroom
Maxwell Smart
Mel Blanc
Mel Brooks
Michael Scott
Milhouse
Milton Berle
Mitch Hedberg
The Monkees
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Mr. Bean
Napoleon Dynamite
Nerds
Newman
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg
Norm McDonald
Patrick Star
Pee Wee Herman
Peter Griffin
Peter Sellers
Phil Dunphy
Phil Hartman
Philip J. Fry
Phoebe Buffay
Porkins
Yup, they named the fat guy Porkins in Star Wars.
Principal Rooney
Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth
Ralphie
Ren and Stimpy
Rerun
Richard Pryor
Rick Moranis
Ricky Gervais
Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
Robin Williams
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rodney Dangerfield
Roger Rabbit
Ross Geller
Schneider
Scooby Doo and Shaggy
Seth Rogen
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
The Shrek Gang
Sid and Marty Krofft
Sledge Hammer
The Smothers Brothers
Soupy Sales
Spinal Tap
Spongebob Squarepants
Squidward Tentacles
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Wright
Steve Martin
Stewie Griffin
The Sweat Hogs
Ted Knight
Tex Avery
The Three Stooges
Tim "Tool Man" Taylor
Tina Fey
Tom and Jerry
Tracy Morgan
Urkel
Vizzini
Wallace and Gromit
The Wayans (Marlon, Shawn, Damon and Keenen Ivory)
Wayne Campbell and Garth Elgar
W.C. Fields
Weird Al Yankovic
Wile E. Coyote
Will Ferrel
Woody Allen
Yogi Berra
Yosemite Sam
Zach Braff
