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[[File:critic1_4219.jpg|link=The Nostalgia Critic
▲[[There Are No Girls On the Internet]]. [[Large Ham|Hams]], on the other hand...
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== Web Comics ==
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* The universe of ''[[Girl Genius]]'' is a [[World of Ham]]:
** OTHAR TRYGGVASSEN, [[Gentleman Adventurer]]! fits this, especially in the radio play, as [[Lampshaded]] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070928 in this comic] (of a radio play). Othar has been "kidnapped" by Ferretina, the Weasel Queen, famous for devouring young men, grilled with cheese. One of the closing questions is "And what kind of cheese goes best with grilled ham?"
*** Pushed even further into the zone of absolute hamminess by Cheyenne Wright portraying Othar in the audio plays.
** Ferretina herself qualifies.
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** Hamminess and [[Chewing the Scenery
** The Jagermonsters have tendencies that way as well.
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"Yez, svift, ''painful,'' honourable death!"
"Hyu knife, brodder!"
"Right here, brodder!"
"*sigh* Ve didn't gets ''caught,'' hyu ''eediots."''
"Whew!" }}
** The
** Agatha herself [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110608 knows how to set the right tone] when addressing unruly minions.
** [[Mad Scientist]]s habitually try to go overboard with everything, to the point that they are either [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20091019 irritated] or [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150930 surprised] when someone [[Stating the Simple Solution|points out how their approach is needlessly overcomplicated]].
* Dr. Disaster from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. He starts hamming it up with [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=168 his very first lines]: "'''Spacemonauts!''' The '''Earth''' is '''in peril'''!" It's unclear whether he's like this all the time, or just acting. Ironically, he has a crush on Jones, the resident [[The Stoic|Stoic.]]▼
{{quote|'''Higgs''': I've seen this over and over! Damfool Sparks who think they've got to send a full scale army of [[Grand Romantic Gesture|giant, singing ''rosebushes'']], or it isn't ''romantic'' enough!}}
▲* Dr. Disaster from ''[[
** Parley [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=390 knows] how important it is to put up a good show (later, Mort joins too).
* ''[[Misfile]]:'' New [[Knight Templar]] Xaphrael makes his entrance in [http://www.misfile.com/?page=1055 this strip]. "That voice, it's a [[Our Angels Are Different|Large Angelic Ham]]!" And the Whole [[Cryptic Conversation]] that follows it.
* [[Order of the Stick|Xykon and, to a lesser degree, Lord Shojo]], appear to be enjoying themselves a little more than is entirely healthy. {{spoiler|Both of them being dead and all.}}
** '''Elan'''. "Dun dun DUNNH!"
** Belkar Bitterleaf would like to remind everyone that he is a [[Memetic Mutation|SEXY SHOELESS GOD OF WAR!]]
* The main character of ''[[Everyday Heroes]]''. "Who am I? ... I <s>ham</s> am [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=72475 MISTER MIGHTY!"] [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=112620 here] when his wife doesn't join in the hamfest.
* [[The Challenges of Zona|Yatta-ta! The greatest swordsman in all Kivallia!]]. Although he just might be.
* [[Keychain of Creation|Nova]].
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"'''[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0137.html SCIENCE!!!]'''" }}
* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' has Galatea ("CRAZY? YOU DARE?! ALL THE WORLD IS MAD AND ONLY I AM SANE!!") and Riboflavin ("I SAID BOW, YOU HALF-SENTIENT LEMUR!"). Galatea has a big crush on Riboflavin at one point.
* ''[[
** Of course, [[Deuteragonist|Karkat]] is also prone to overdramatics, especially when angry. See [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004528 his first conversation with John] (from his perspective).
** [[Blind Seer|Terezi]] has a ''lot'' of fun [[Role Play|Role Playing]] as a [[Amoral Attorney|Legislacerator]].
** [[The Hero|John]] greatly enjoys (over)acting out scenes from [[Con Air|his favorite movie]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922063602/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003831 much to Karkat's dismay] (spoilers).
** [[Author Avatar|Hussie himself]]. After all, he [[Incoming Ham|doesn't just]] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003578 draw Homestuck...]
* In ''[[
* The webcomic [[Max Overacts]] is about a 8 year old boy named Max who is, essentially, the physical embodiment of this trope. ([http://occasionalcomics.com/79/latest-comic-2/ "Get Me The Louvre! We Must Vitamin-Enrich Their Permanent Collection!"])
* "I am [[Looking for Group|RICHARD]]! Chief Warlock of the Brothers of Darkness! Lord of the Thirteen Hells! Master of the Bones! Emperor of the Black! Lord of the Undead! [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and mayor of a little village up the coast. It's very scenic during the spring time, you should visit sometime.]]"
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== Web Original ==
* ''' HELLO MY LOYAL SUBSCRIBERS! THIS IS [[Phantom Savage|PHANTOMSAVAGE]] AND WELCOME BACK TO ''' (insert LP here)
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
** Yami/Pharaoh certainly qualifies.
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"'''ATTENTION DUELISTS! MY HAIR HAS BECOME AN INTERNET PHENOMENON!'''" }}
** And then we have Marik.
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* ''[[Dr.
** Nathan Fillion puts the "ham" in Captain Hammer. But he's playing a smarmy, self-absorbed superhero caricature--it would be ''impossible'' to portray the character any other way. Fillion remarked that it was the only time in his career a director had to tell him to be ''more'' of a ham.
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** Doctor Horrible himself becomes Doctor ''Ham''ible in the last act, during the song "Slipping", and Act II - ''Brand New Day'' is a delicious slice of ham.
* O'Malley from ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' may very well be the largest ham in the history of Machinima.
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"Even though what I want is something frightening! WHAT I WANT is something PURE EVIL, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" }}
** O'Malley's the undisputed king of this in Red vs. Blue, but fellow villain Wyoming is no slouch, and The Director shows shades of this as well at times.
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* Strong Bad from ''[[
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'''Strong Bad''': "WHY? WHY DO MY THIRTY-YEAR-OLD ELECTRONICS KEEP BREAKING ON ME???" }}
** '''''TROGDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!!'''''
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'':
** Liam Black is this mixed with [[Narm]]. Candescence, the character's handler, stated this was very intentional (though they did [[Old Shame|regret it in hindsight.]])
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"Then the person threatening James... '''IS YOU!''" }}
** This is one of the handler Ragged Druid's trademarks, along with [[Small Name, Big Ego]] and [[Don't Explain the Joke]].
** Jimmy Brennan of v4 is also particularly hammy, alongside [[Cluster F-Bomb|having a ridiculously huge potty mouth]].
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* The ''[[
* ''[[
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'''BRING IT DOWN, BRING IT DOWN!"''' }}
* While on the subject of web reviewers, [[World of Ham|just about anyone on]] ''[[That Guy With
** Of course, there is [[
** [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] can serve up the ham, especially as Dr. Insano. [[The Angry Joe Show
** Out of the women on the site, [[
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** Elisa, as Dr. Tease and The Makeover Fairy, can hold her own too and even the Chick has a fair amount of moments.
*** To see Elisa really bringing home the ham, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101231413/http://blip.tv/mavenoftheeventide/vampire-reviews-interview-with-the-vampire-5655395
*** "The Dark Nella Saga" shows that all of Team NChick can gleefully ham it up like crazy, though Nella and Elisa remain the champions.
*** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131017032303/http://blip.tv/nostalgia-chick/nostalgia-chick-the-little-mermaid-5360667 The Chick's review] for ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' provides great ''silent'' hamming from Nella!
** While not a reviewer, Bhargav "Bargo" Dronamraju could very easily be the hammiest on the site.
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** Nowhere are they hammier, however, than during the [[Massively Multiplayer Crossover]] that is ''[[Kickassia]]''. [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] exemplifies this trope to an awesome degree. [[Atop the Fourth Wall
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** They get it on again on ''[[Suburban Knights]]''. Especially [[Phelous]] as [[The Neverending Story (
** [[Phelous]] in general, especially when he starts growling his words.
** [[Diamanda Hagan]] could easily give Nella a run for her money. Ham-off away!
** Linkara's dad as Whatley in the Silent Hill: The Grinning Man review, in a wig that wouldn't look out of place in Spinal Tap, and it is glorious.
* Mille Chanteau of ''[[Ilivais X]]'' is the ''queen'' of ham. If she's in battle, it's all but guaranteed anything she says is an epic speech of some kind, and it's not limited to then either. Of course, there's also Seyne (that comes with being a [[Super Robot Wars|Sanger Zonvolt]] [[Expy]] though), most of the [[Elemental Powers|GEKICOM]] and [[Combining Mecha|STRUQ]] members, hell, even [[Broken Bird|Iri]][[Rei
* Bottom of ''[[
* ''[[There Will Be Brawl]]'' is a series that plays [[Melodrama]] so straight that it's almost a parody, so this kind of acting is a requirement. [[The Legend of Zelda
* "And now, a [[Dramatic Reading]] of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NmbljTGqCg a real break up letter from a real person...]"
* [http://baumanletters.ytmnd.com/ "THIS is TRUE LUNACY!"]
* ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'' has a larger than normal quotient of these.
** Snape, Draco, and Voldemort all qualify, with Snape being the most [[Egregious]] example by far. Dumbledore is up there as well, especially when he starts lapsing into a Yiddish accent. Really, half of the play is the actors all [[Ham
* Then there is Heart from ''[[Me and My Dick]]''. (For those who haven't seen it, it's much [[Better Than It Sounds]].)
* ''[[I'm a Marvel...
* In ''[[Gaia Online]]'':
** Pretty much everything {{spoiler|Labtech X}} says.
** Then we have JOHNNY GAMBINO.
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** Who could forget the Overseer?
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** Rigel and Mintaka are beginning to show hints of this as well.
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* Mugal in the [[Fan Film]] ''[[Godzilla]] vs the Kaiju Killer''.
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* "[[Dragonball Z Abridged|This is gonna be my BEST... DAY... EVER!]]"
* [[Raocow]] deserves mention as well.
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"JUMP HEIGHT! '''UPGRADED!!!!'''" }}
* Butterfree in Box of Danger's ''[[Pokémon:
* Raye/Sailor Mars in ''[[Sailor Moon Abridged]]''. "IT'S THE LAST TRAIN, ONE WAY TRACK TO HELL!"
** Also, Zoycite, Queen Beryl, Mina/Sailor Venus, Molly, and just about every character that [[Kris Rix]] plays other than Amy.
* [[Doctor Steel]] goes through a ''lot'' of [[Chewing the Scenery|scenery]]; consciously [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Sean Malstrom]], as exhibited in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100512151605/http://malstrom.50webs.com/glossary.htm this blog piece]:
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* Many, ''many'' [[Dramatic Reading|Dramatic Readings]], but
* [[Internet Personality Vangelus]], reviewer of [[Transformers]] and [[Kamen Rider]] toys alike. Likewise, his alter-ego ''[[The Milk Daddy]]''.
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* Most of the cast of ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe|The Golden Age]]''. Of course, the fact that it was entitled the [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] was kind of your first clue. Not too subtle, [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]].
* If you thought the line "I will now enjoy my fruit snack." couldn't be said in a hammy way, you need to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu56cDhLxPM change your opinion right now.]
* "[[Catch Phrase|Hey]] [[Opening Narration|everybody]], [[Once an Episode|it's]] [[Chuggaaconroy]]!"
* Pipes! of the [[Freelance Astronauts]]. "Whenever the mic input volume meter jumps up into the red, I know I've told a good joke."
* These mad scientists in ''[[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]''. [http://youtube/QNteJp2u1ng\]{{Dead link}}
* Video game music podcast [[Nitro Game Injection]] has Larry Oji. With him, EVERY episode is sponsored by ham.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/ATLAHWorldwide James David Manning].
* '''[[EPICMEALTIME
* [[Stupid Mario Brothers]] has:
** Any role played by Richard (Mario)
** Wario ''is'' this trope in earlier seasons, and has become one again after season three where he was a {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}.
** [[Max Payne (
* Ghost of [[
* Just about [[World of Ham|''everyone'']] gets in on this at some point in [[Shiny Objects Videos]].
* [[Sonic for Hire|''Frying and Buying'']]
* Professor Peter Port in ''[[RWBY]]''.
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