Who is the Next Robin Williams?

[chicagodannyd]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:25pm

Although Robin Williams flopped in his sitcom, mainly because it was a defective premise, he was still the most talented comedic actor in the USA. I recently checked various lists of the nations top 25 comedy "actors" and found no one with the gifts for comedic acting, accents, impressions, wit, presence in front of the camera, dramatic acting as Robin Williams. Then I searched the internet and found just one talented person named Elon Gold. Elon does have the talent for accents, comedy wit, impressions; but can he act? It's one thing to do standup; another to act. Are there any young, or new, or unknown comedy actors in the USA or world who even approach the talents and gifts of Robin Williams? There must be at least one upcoming actor in New York or Chicago who has the potential to become an all-around super-talent as Robin Williams.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:42pm

Why does there have to be a next Robin Williams?

[chicagodannyd]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:48pm

Because there are producers and directors and writers across the country who have projects needing a talented comedic actor, and for the most part, Hollywood has favored sketch comedians or the standup of the month - most of them with little ability to interpret or embellish a beautifully written story and character. What we have now are mostly shtick meisters.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:51pm

Oh, okay.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:51pm

Oh, okay.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:51pm

Oh, okay.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 12:56pm

Boris Shemenekofsky in Slovenia is your man. Plus he has the thick body hair which is essential for success.

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:01pm

There will never be another Robin Williams, just like there never has been another Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy, Groucho Marx, Jerry Lewis, or Richard Pryor.

Each of those actors had a unique constellation of skills that no one else has since matched and they have each left uniquely them-shaped voids in Hollywood after their passing. But the idea that they should be replaced by "the next" version of them is still rather nonsensical. Other comedians, with other skill sets and personalities and milieus, have always arisen to meet the times. Different times call for different comedians. There will never be another Robin Williams, and that is exactly as it should be.

Would you want your friends and family to sit around discussing "So... who's the next [insert your name]?" after you die?

Updated On: 8/17/14 at 01:01 PM

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:08pm

No, it will definitely be Elon Gold if he learns to act and grows a lot of body hair.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:08pm

Good luck

There never will be.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:09pm

Good luck to you, too!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:15pm

Roxy doesn't need luck, he needs the Wizard of Oz.

[zzdawgg]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:40pm

Louis CK

[wonkit]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:41pm

No "next" - not ever.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:51pm

The one, the ONLY, Robin Williams.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 1:53pm

Robin Williams & Jonathan Winters together for eternity.

Think about that.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 2:14pm

Mr. Williams was a one of a kind genius, so no one. Ever.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 2:20pm

But the question can be asked. Entertainment doesn't seek out what's new. They just want to find out who's next in the same image. Tracey Ullman was the next Carol Burnett. Lady Gaga was the next Madonna. The business side of show business doesn't want to mess with a winning formula.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 2:21pm

Ullman did not have a Burnett type of career.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 2:42pm

Robin Williams & Jonathan Winters together for eternity.

Think about that.

Which one is the top?

[tazber]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 3:16pm

Probably Chris Colfer.

I can't think of anyone else who looks, sounds, and has the same comedic stylings as Robin.

Yea, definitely Colfer.

[wonkit]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 3:17pm

Chris Colfer? Now THAT made me laugh.

[Gmerchant123]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 3:32pm

Not saying Mr.Williams was a god, but I don't think there will ever be another being that can have the comic timing, the wittiness and brilliantness that Williams had. (IMO)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 3:33pm

Thank God we have his movies and filmed specials .

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/17/14 at 3:33pm

I hear they are going to stop making movies now.