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[[File:large-ham2 2840.jpg|link=Star Trek: The Original Series|frame|An ode from [[William Shatner|ham]] to [[Visual Pun|ham]].]] |
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{{quote|"''Stand aside, everyone! I take LARGE STEPS!''"|'''[[Miles Gloriosus]]''', ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''}} |
{{quote|"''Stand aside, everyone! I take LARGE STEPS!''"|'''[[Miles Gloriosus]]''', ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''}} |
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A ridiculously larger-than-life character typically played by a guest star with an Internet Movie Database listing longer than the rest of the cast put together. Full of energy, ''joie de vivre'', [[Hot-Blooded|blood as hot as the surface of the Sun]] and poetically powerful speeches with [[Milking the Giant Cow|dramatic gestures]] that [[Chewing the Scenery|can devastate a scene to a billion pieces]] and transform the most soul-crushingly boring into the most '''''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|EPIC]]'''''. |
A ridiculously larger-than-life character typically played by a guest star with an Internet Movie Database listing longer than the rest of the cast put together. Full of energy, ''joie de vivre'', [[Hot-Blooded|blood as hot as the surface of the Sun]] and poetically powerful speeches with [[Milking the Giant Cow|dramatic gestures]] that [[Chewing the Scenery|can devastate a scene to a billion pieces]] and transform the most soul-crushingly boring into the most '''''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|EPIC]]'''''. |
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They usually [[No Indoor Voice|lack an indoor voice]], and greatly relish [[Badass Boast|badass boastings]] where they can [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|punctuate! WORDS!]] ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|FOR!]]'' '''''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|EMPHASIS!!!]]'''''. [[Incoming Ham|The first line]] from the |
They usually [[No Indoor Voice|lack an indoor voice]], and greatly relish [[Badass Boast|badass boastings]] where they can [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|punctuate! WORDS!]] ''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|FOR!]]'' '''''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|EMPHASIS!!!]]'''''. [[Incoming Ham|The first line]] from the '''Large Ham''' will be dramatic, portentous, often just before the act break and can almost always be replaced with: "Did somebody order A LARGE HAM?!" Try it at home; it's great fun. |
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Popular implementations include: '''[[Brian Blessed]]''' in Britain, [[William Shatner]] in North America, and [[Norio Wakamoto]] in Japan. Many large hams in the past have some experience in stage acting and theater: when you have to poetically act for the back rows ([[Opera|especially when coupled with music]]) it makes sense. Having an outrageous appearance is helpful but not a requirement. While often male, female actors can pull it off, but it's rarer for them. Often cast as a [[One-Scene Wonder]], or a [[Ham and Cheese|key redeeming element]] in shows that are [[So Bad It's Good]]. |
Popular implementations include: '''[[Brian Blessed]]''' in Britain, [[William Shatner]] in North America, and [[Norio Wakamoto]] in Japan. Many large hams in the past have some experience in stage acting and theater: when you have to poetically act for the back rows ([[Opera|especially when coupled with music]]) it makes sense. Having an outrageous appearance is helpful but not a requirement. While often male, female actors can pull it off, but it's rarer for them. Often cast as a [[One-Scene Wonder]], or a [[Ham and Cheese|key redeeming element]] in shows that are [[So Bad It's Good]]. |
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While [[Narm]] is their primary flaw, the large hams are likely to have come from [[Just for Pun|Hillshire Narm]] (Go [[Keet]]!) But more often these actors are [[Narm Charm]]. |
While [[Narm]] is their primary flaw, the large hams are likely to have come from [[Just for Pun|Hillshire Narm]] (Go [[Keet]]!) But more often these actors are [[Narm Charm]]. |
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A '''Large Ham''' may occasionally be [[Crazy Awesome]]. Often a character trait of the [[Boisterous Bruiser]]. [[Evil Is Hammy|Villainous Hams]] also enjoy getting [[Drunk on the Dark Side]]. A [[Smug Super]] relishes showing off their power this way. |
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If it is '''the setting itself''' that seems to ''demand'' that ham is served ''in profusion'', dipped in ''abundant'' [[Hot-Blooded]], because it's ''just'' how the setting ''works'', you may be in front of a '''[[World of Ham]]''' [[World of Ham|of]] ''[[World of Ham|Ham]]'': those can provide for '''marvelous''' entertainment, ''if'' your [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] is elastic enough. |
If it is '''the setting itself''' that seems to ''demand'' that ham is served ''in profusion'', dipped in ''abundant'' [[Hot-Blooded]], because it's ''just'' how the setting ''works'', you may be in front of a '''[[World of Ham]]''' [[World of Ham|of]] ''[[World of Ham|Ham]]'': those can provide for '''marvelous''' entertainment, ''if'' your [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] is elastic enough. |
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[[Category:Chewing the Scenery]] |
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