Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Elaine Benes, funniest female character on television ever?

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The Mrs. and I are watching Seinfeld together and now that we're in our mid-30's the show is ridiculously funny and relevant to us. I'd always watch it as a kid when it was sandwiched inbetween reruns of the Simpsons and King of the Hill on Fox. I liked it even then but i couldn't fully understand what I was seeing. Now that I'm older the genius of this show is coming through.

JLD's Elaine is IMO a perfect comedic performance. She's 1) Hilarious 2) Relatable and 3) balances out Jerry, George, and Kramer flawlessly. I'm struggling to think of a better female comedic performance on tv.

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[TheGreenTBer]

The more you watch Seinfeld the more you realize how much of a genius she was.

Her performance gets better with age and she is the most underrated character on the show by far.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

The Mrs. and I are watching Seinfeld together and now that we're in our mid-30's the show is ridiculously funny and relevant to us. I'd always watch it as a kid when it was sandwiched inbetween reruns of the Simpsons and King of the Hill on Fox. I liked it even then but i couldn't fully understand what I was seeing. Now that I'm older the genius of this show is coming through.

JLD's Elaine is IMO a perfect comedic performance. She's 1) Hilarious 2) Relatable and 3) balances out Jerry, George, and Kramer flawlessly. I'm struggling to think of a better female comedic performance on tv.

It fell off the further it went on, but the first couple seasons of Rebecca on Cheers is right up there. She was the perfect comedic foil to the guys

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Maybe it’s just my negative feelings on Seinfeld as a whole but I liked someone like Leslie Knope or Liz Lemon or Eleanor Shelstrop more than Elaine.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I only found her funny for a few season--too awhile for the writers to figure out what they had with her

Maybe it’s just my negative feelings on Seinfeld as a whole but I liked someone like Leslie Knope or Liz Lemon or Eleanor Shelstrop more than Elaine.

Liz Lemon for me as well

 

[TheAngryHank]

Feebi and peg bundy

 

[MMC]

She has nothing on Peppa Pig

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Better as Selina Meyer.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Kaitlin Olson on It's Always Sunny for me. Her physique really helps selling it too.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

My vote goes to the Crushinator

 

[I am not exposed]

Can't stand her. She is up there as one of the most annoying characters on TV.

The Mrs. and I are watching Seinfeld together and now that we're in our mid-30's the show is ridiculously funny and relevant to us. I'd always watch it as a kid when it was sandwiched inbetween reruns of the Simpsons and King of the Hill on Fox. I liked it even then but i couldn't fully understand what I was seeing. Now that I'm older the genius of this show is coming through.

JLD's Elaine is IMO a perfect comedic performance. She's 1) Hilarious 2) Relatable and 3) balances out Jerry, George, and Kramer flawlessly. I'm struggling to think of a better female comedic performance on tv.

Roz from Frasier.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Can't stand her. She is up there as one of the most annoying characters on TV.



Roz from Frasier.

I can one up you with Daphne from Fraiser. She got incredible character devlopment.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Always enjoyed Roseanne

Edit: early Roseanne not the worn out pill addicted husk she became

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

susie green - curb your enthusiasm

 

[zombie kopitar]

susie green - curb your enthusiasm

no

I might have to give it to one of the Bluth girls from Arrested Development

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Susie Green is a pretty good call. An example of how effective one-note can be.

 

[Osprey]

To be honest, I've never really found Elaine funny. Of course, I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't find the show all that funny, either.

For me, the funniest female TV character may be Betty White's Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls. Everything that came out of her mouth was a riot.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[Shareefruck]

Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth really gets me.

 

[archangel2]

The Mrs. and I are watching Seinfeld together and now that we're in our mid-30's the show is ridiculously funny and relevant to us. I'd always watch it as a kid when it was sandwiched inbetween reruns of the Simpsons and King of the Hill on Fox. I liked it even then but i couldn't fully understand what I was seeing. Now that I'm older the genius of this show is coming through.

JLD's Elaine is IMO a perfect comedic performance. She's 1) Hilarious 2) Relatable and 3) balances out Jerry, George, and Kramer flawlessly. I'm struggling to think of a better female comedic performance on tv.

didn't you start this thread a couple of years ago?

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Rose Nylund

 

[koyvoo]

 

[TheAngryHank]

Kaitlin Olson on It's Always Sunny for me. Her physique really helps selling it too.

shes great.

 

[Elvis P]

Lucille Ball