Line #140 LargeHam/WebVideos


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12	ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet. [[LargeHam Hams]], on the other hand...
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14	* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' alternates between somewhat constrained and really exaggerated UnstoppableRage (particularly during rants, and sometimes even silent, like his Kaiju impersonation during the Godzilla video).
15	--> "I'm the LORD of the HARVEST!"\
16	'''"BRING IT DOWN, BRING IT DOWN!"'''
17	* Many of Let's Player LetsPlay/{{azuritereaction}} videos have over-the-top rages, loud voice acting, and tons of randomness, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6H0JE3iB_0 here]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUUB8nrPpw here]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtR1KRO6zp4 here]].
18	%%* ''WebVideo/TheBenHeckShow'': Ben himself is a rather large ham.
19	%%* Aspiring voice actress [[https://www.youtube.com/user/brizzyvoices Brizzy Voices]], [[ManOfAThousandVoices woman of a thousand voices]], and [[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.179410748927717.1073741829.167099453492180&type=1 even]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx1oXIv6Ks8 more]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64K9Msv0Dg facial]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwvOz71fTbM expressions]].
20	* WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} can be quite hammy at times.
21	-->'''Caddicarus:''' ''(to WebVideo/{{Brutalmoose}})'' YOU MUST SUFFER!!
22	* Killsin, from ''Series/TheCallOfWarr'', overreacts to almost everything, and shouts constantly; in-universe, this only serves to startle or annoy the other characters.
23	%%* Everyone who is cartoonified in ''WebVideo/TheCartoonMan'' saga.
24	* Website/ChannelAwesome is a WorldOfHam:
25	** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic himself whenever he starts whining, like his extended run of screams at the beginning of his ''Avengers'' review. In his review of ''Ponyo'', this becomes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbWpSklVzm4 literal ham]]
26	** But Creator/DougWalker's hamminess really shines as Chester A. Bum of ''WebVideo/BumReviews'', who has [[MotorMouth speaks really fast]] with NoIndoorVoice.
27	** ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': Spoony can serve up the ham, especially as [[MadScientist Dr. Insano]] and [[Film/BattlefieldEarth Terl]] (already discussed [[LargeHam/LiveActionFilms in the original]]).
28	** ''WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow'': Angry Joe can be as passionate as his name suggests.
29	** ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'':
30	*** Linkara: [[CatchPhrase for HE is A MAN!]], and Lewis also has [[HorrorHost Longbox of the Ham]]. Proving it's genetic, Linkara's dad as Whately 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.
31	** Out of the women on the site, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's {{sidekick}} Nella is the one who revels in ham delightfully. Even silently, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZtqUqGS8o The Chick's review]] for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' has her mute but mugging and gesturing a lot to compensate.
32	--->'''Nella:''' For Side-WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}! And {{geek}}ery! ''[races away bearing a sword]''
33	%%** "The Dark Nella Saga" shows that all of Team [=NChick=] can gleefully ham it up like crazy, though Nella and Elisa remain the champions.
34	** 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, [[VampireVords ve don't need to search further than ze]] Maven of the Eventide of ''WebVideo/VampireReviews'', who along with that fake accent is always flourished as hell.
35	** Speaking of vampires, WebVideo/ObscurusLupa already gets carried away in her videos and does hammy guest voice work for other reviewers. But her impression of Radu from ''Film/{{Subspecies}}'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRFdhL1Awk is so gloriously over the top]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Ptz-TzJ2w&list=PLzSaABvhwN1PSwfK2KBlQLqybyrkOFrVX Lupa opted to give Radu his own show!]]
36	** While not a reviewer, Bhargav "Bargo" Dronamraju could very easily be the hammiest on the site.
37	--->'''Bargo:''' A sci-fi movie so terrible it makes my nipples TINGLE with FEAR! [...] [[BigYes YYYES!]] ''[[Film/BattlefieldEarth BATTLEFIELD EARRRRTH!!!]]''
38	** WebVideo/{{Phelous}} in general, especially when he starts growling his words. Along with his overacting (sometimes [[ActingForTwo multiplied]] in moments where he adds in himself as another character, usually Scorpion and Sub-Zero), his editing style adding funny sound effects to horrific actions is also hammy.
39	** WebVideo/DiamandaHagan could easily give Nella a run for her money. She's a [[EvilIsHammy dictator]] and thus commands every scene she's in.
40	** The UnCancelled Nostalgia Critic episodes include the two actors hired for ''WebVideo/DemoReel'', Malcolm and Rachel. They also ham up like there's no tomorrow, best case so far being in the ''Film/SonOfTheMask'' review, where they are the Devil and his daughter.
41	** After Rachel left before an entire month of hammy Creator/NicolasCage movies, she was replaced by Tamara in NC's ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj_CRnwJTk8 review]], and quickly showed she was a great and hammy replacement. Even outside the show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eotplSdWn4&list=PL0AQIMR-tpomHjCs4q1K4V0tLWTOYK7sI&index=68 Tamara is over-energetic and full of herself.]]
42	** WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows:
43	*** He is mostly laidback, but unleashes the ham in his occasional dips into {{Angrish}} and [[SophisticatedAsHell short-lived lapses into Deep Critical Analysis.]]
44	---->'''Todd:''' And then, the uncultured harlot was so overwhelmed, she attempted to consume her vichysoisse with a desert spoon! ''A-HWAH-HWAH-HWAH-HWAH!''
45	*** The opening of his [[Music/{{Train}} "Hey Soul Sister"]], when he attempts to invoke TranquilFury. Especially when he briefly brings up the song "This is Why I'm Hot": "I haven't heard it in ''years,'' and that suits me ''fiiine!"''
46	** WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob is more contained than most other reviewers, indulges in ham in moments of shouting, smooth "snobby" voice, or impersonations (just see him [[https://youtu.be/Un-5YRzt8LU imitating Sylvester Stallone]]). Special mentions goes to when he either fake laughs or [[https://youtu.be/uBzIvr4OiEY angrily laughs]].
47	** Admiral Crackers of ''WebVideo/BradJonesDemoReel'' is larger than life in his mannerisms and dialog.
48	** Nowhere are they hammier, however, than during the [[MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover anniversary movies]]. WebVideo/TGWTGYearOneBrawl is literal HamToHamCombat, ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' adds in a story to allow for many overly dramatic scenes ([[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] saying to WebVideo/MarzGurl "Take comfort in my masculine arms!", Marzgurl herself as a DrillSargeantNasty, Dr. Insano vs. Nostalgia Critic chanelling M. Bison...), ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' has them cosplaying as fantasy characters (WebVideo/{{Phelous}} as [[Film/TheNeverEndingStory the Rockbiter]] and [[WebVideo/PawDugan Paw]] as [[Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000 Profion]] - a character well discussed in the [[LargeHam/LiveActionFilms Film page]]) and ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'' went similarly, only with sci-fi ([[EvilIsHammy antagonists]] Spoony/T̶e̶r̶l̶ [[WritingAroundTrademarks Turrell]], Rob/P̶a̶l̶p̶a̶t̶i̶n̶e̶ [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed The Executor]] and Doug/[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Zod]] take the cake, as subtlety is nowhere near them and even those around them start to ham up as compensate).
49	* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' is a D&D campaign played by a group of famous voice actors. Ham is inevitable.
50	** First, of course, [[Creator/MatthewMercer Matt.]] [[ManOfAThousandVoices Matt]], [[CliffHanger Matt]], [[EvilGloating Matt]]. From the villainous speeches to his excellent descriptions and metaphors to the dramatic death scenes, Matt goes through every possible flavour of ham - but the fan-and-player favourite is probably [[CampGay Gilmore.]]
51	--->'''Matt:''' ''[narrating]'' The beaded curtain swishes open with a grandiose gesture of one slightly meaty hand, and stepping out in his fine, gold-trimmed [[PurpleIsPowerful purple robes]]...\
52	'''Matt as Gilmore:''' I'm ''sorry'', was I being summoned?
53	** The first campaign is nothing ''but'' hams. Almost everyone has gotten in on it except for [[TheStoic Vax]] and [[TheHeart Pike]].
54	*** [[Creator/TravisWillingham Grog]] is a master of the NoIndoorVoice style:
55	---->'''Grog:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext THERE IS NO PHILIP]]! THERE IS ONLY... GROG THE VENGEFUL!!!
56	*** [[Creator/SamRiegel Scanlan]], being a bard, loves to randomly break out into song and has a flair for the dramatic:
57	---->'''Scanlan:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext YOU LEAVE WHEN BURT REYNOLDS TELLS YOU TO LEAVE!]]
58	*** [[Creator/OrionAcaba Tiberius]] is generally a kind of AbsentMindedProfessor archetype, but he can often be hammy for the sake of comedy - and occasionally, intimidation:
59	---->'''Tiberius:''' Nobody threatens a goddamn STORMWIND!
60	*** Keyleth usually does this in situations where her NoSocialSkills flaw gets her into trouble.
61	---->'''Keyleth:''' I'M SORRY. I'M TRYING TO REMAIN CALM!
62	*** Percy is usually the OnlySaneMan, but his [[GadgeteerGenius gadgets]] tend to make him go a [[LaughingMad little nuts]]. At one point he goes on a shooting rampage in his pajamas. Then, of course, there's his AxCrazy rampage in Episode 25:
63	---->'''Percy:''' Your soul is FORFEIT! DIE, DIE!
64	*** Similar to Keyleth, Vex is usually the group GenkiGirl - but she's also got a large case of GoldFever, and her reactions to things going wrong can be fantastically passionate.
65	---->'''Vex:''' ''[after Grog "haggles" away a good chunk of their money]'' YOU'RE SUCH A DICK!
66	*** The cameo characters get in on it too, particularly [[Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn Zahra]], who is an IceQueen until she kills [[spoiler: Rimefang]].
67	---->'''Zahra:''' [[PreMortemOneLiner Yes I FUCKING CAN!]]
68	** The Mighty Nein, save for [[TheEeyore Caleb]] and [[MellowFellow Caduceus]], can also ham it up.
69	*** Mollymauk is probably the loudest of them, which comes with the territory of being a circus performer. Best illustrated when he is creating a distraction during the hospital infiltration scene -- by spewing fake vomit all over himself, cutting himself to make himself bleed, and rolling around on the ground while screaming that he doesn't need medical help.
70	---->'''Molly:''' YOU HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY OVER ME!!!
71	*** Fjord, while usually calm and collected, gets in on it too on occasion, especially once his Ring of Fire Resistance ''finally'' comes in useful by saving Jester.
72	---->'''Fjord:''' SAVED MY BITCH!!! ''(cackles)''
73	*** Beau is a perpetually angry woman with a HairTriggerTemper, so it doesn't take much for her to start yelling.
74	---->'''Beau:''' Wow! WOOOOOWWW! FUCKING ''COOL'', CALEB!
75	*** Nott, whose voice is already rough and shrieky, has a habit of screaming at the top of her lungs, especially after the invention of [[CuteAsABouncingBetty Fluffernutter]].
76	---->'''Nott:''' [[CallingYourAttacks FLUFFERNUTTEEERRRRR!!!!]]
77	* [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]] is a natural ham to begin with, so you can probably imagine how things get any time something excites him.
78	* [[https://www.youtube.com/GhettoNN Daym Drops]], providing '''[[CatchPhrase SUPER OFFICIAL]]''' fast food reviews with even more ham than the food itself contains (which admittedly is not hard, since the food usually contains bacon, not ham). He once did a video in his normal voice, just to prove he actually has one.
79	* ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'':
80	** 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.
81	--->'''Captain Hammer:''' ''[singing while giving Dr. Horrible the finger]'' Everyone's a hero in their ''WAAAAAAAY''?!?
82	** 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.
83	%%* '''[[WebVideo/EpicMealTime EPIC MEAL TIME!]]''' It just wouldn't be EMT without ham. And bacon strips. And bacon strips. [[OverlyLongGag And bacon strips...]]
84	* Pipes! of the LetsPlay/FreelanceAstronauts. "Whenever the mic input volume meter jumps up into the red, I know I've told a good joke."
85	* Both Creator/{{Egoraptor}} and WebVideo/JonTron have a good amount of ham in their works, so quite naturally the WebVideo/GameGrumps can ham things up, for instance breaking into song at quite a few moments and interacting with Barry for the CaptionHumor.
86	--> [[MemeticMutation "Fuck you!...]] ''[[MemeticMutation I AAAIIINNN'T HAVIN' THAT SHIT!"]]''
87	* Big personalities are a common sight at ''WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick''. For example, the acting in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7EBmJZVHOxM#t=1305 2013 Final Fantasy IX run]] is a hilarious cross between LargeHam and BadBadActing.
88	* ''WebVideo/InternetPersonalityVangelus'', reviewer of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' toys alike. Likewise, his alter-ego ''The Milk Daddy''.
89	-->"YOU'RE ABOUT A THREE MISSISSIPPI COUNT AWAY FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF A RAPE, BROTHER."
90	* WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}}: "WHA-PSH TOP O' THE MORNING TO YA, LADDIES!"
91	* ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'': Jim Sterling just loves to ham it up, in case the "steampunk Music/GreenDay" outfit wasn't enough of a clue. Sometimes they will create or borrow entirely new personae, such as BlueBlood {{Manchild}} [[StopHavingFunGuys Duke Amiel du H'Ardcore]] or deranged SerialKiller [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jimsaw]] or wrestling {{Heel}} Sterdust or [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse literally just Skeletor]], in order to ham it up in whatever new way they think will be funny.
92	-->"It's Friday morning as I record this. The video itself will be up on Monday, too early to do E3 reactions and too late to do E3 predictions. But it's gotta be something to do with E3, what would you have of me? Oh if only Microsoft had done something stupid and vile to such a degree it didn't matter whether it was E3 or not, and I'd have material for weeks! OhWait YES THEY DID!" ''[produces massive knives and starts scraping them against each other]'' "Oh, this is gonna be SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" ''[{{evil laugh}}]''
93	* WebVideo/JonTron, aka, Jon Jafari, he spends most episodes with hilarous bursts of NoIndoorVoice, or other such forms of ComicalOverreacting.
94	-->'''Jon:''' Snow White and the Seven Clever Boys, '''SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN CLEVER BOOOOOOOOOOYS!! WHAAAT IS THAT FUCKIN' NAME?! WHOOOO MADE THIS?!''' I'm not gonna get over that, I-I absolutely guarantee you I am NEVER gonna get over that name.
95	%%* The ''WebVideo/Lonelygirl15'' recurring villain Ted [=McKinley=], especially in his first appearance.
96	%%* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Second Chance", the Thadrakos mecenas are more than a little hammy, as fitting their extravagant personas.
97	* Gaylord Steambath, the [[BigBad antagonistic]], [[ForTheEvulz sociopathic]] [[{{Griefer}} griefer]] server operator from [[Webanimation/MinecraftTheNoobAdventures Minecraft The N00b Adventures]], who constantly alternates between a theatrical, grandiose shout and a creepy, low and somewhat flamboyant tone with random pauses and who, on a slight off note, [[AmbiguouslyGay may or may not be gay]], is quite a straight example of this trope. For further explanation, read the following quotes (but be wary of the '''major spoilers''' on the second one):
98	-->'''Gaylord:''' They call me Gaylord Steambath... I am the ''operator'' of this server. But... ''you'' may refer to me as... [[Main/AGodAmI god...]]\
99	'''Gaylord:''' Fine! You win this battle! But heed my words, and heed them well, inferiors! You may think removing my powers will save you from grief, but there are hundreds, ''thousands'' more just like me! Enjoy your moment of serendipity, for I, '''Gaylord Steambath, Eater of Worlds, shall--'''\
100	[[spoiler:'''Lord Server:''' [[ShutUpHannibal Uhuh, yeah, that's nice, bye!]]]]\
101	[[spoiler:'''Gaylord Steambath has been banned.''']]
102	* Judge Dead from the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' franchise, whose onscreen actions usually consist of acting as JudgeJuryAndExecutioner due to his MMORPG Game Master profession. When he has to carry out a sanction, he exposes the fault and the punishment in a very loud, enthusiactic and microphone-altered towards being deep voice while moving his arms around. He sometimes throws in an EvilLaugh or two.
103	* ''LetsPlay/PhantomSavage'': '''"HELLO MY LOYAL SUBSCRIBERS! THIS IS PHANTOMSAVAGE AND WELCOME BACK TO--"''' (insert LP here)
104	* LetsPlay/{{Raocow}}:
105	-->"I GOT A '''[[VideoGame/AnUntitledStory HEART!]]'''"\
106	"JUMP HEIGHT! '''UPGRADED!!!!'''"
107	* ''Retro Replay'' teams up Creator/NolanNorth and Creator/TroyBaker while playing old games, and showing why they are so request in the voice acting business given the high amount of hammy outbursts, sometimes in song form. '''[[https://youtu.be/qiqrULn8Ppo?t=516 Altered beeeeeast!]]'''
108	* Creator/RoosterTeeth is full of people enjoying themselves too much:
109	%%** All of the members of ''Creator/AchievementHunter''' could qualify in one way or another.
110	** Geoff can get very shouty when things don't go his way, and when he becomes the M.C in contests, there's even less limits.
111	** Ray for his iconic "LLLLLLLLLET'S PLAY!" OnceAnEpisode.
112	** Whenever he assumes his [[TokenEvilTeammate Mad King persona]], Ryan takes a hold of every single piece of pork, and refuses to let go. Taken to even more extreme levels for his appearance in ''WebAnimation/XRayAndVav''.
113	** But the crown has to go to Michael. Here's why:
114	--->"'''''GAVIN, YOU FUCKING DUMB SHIT!! I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR HAND!!'''''"
115	* The therapist in ''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'', first introduced in ''The Dark Age of Nintendo'' trilogy, loves hamming it up with his dialogue. His voice is so loud that his audio often clips whenever he talks.
116	* Cristine of ''WebVideo/SimplyNailogical'', who never stops mugging and is always doing funny voices - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NULQYaRJDjo if not singing with them.]]
117	%%* Her cross-country friend [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tessaROXX Tessa Netting]] too. When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9AKrwN0dY both]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4G3FRzgj4 meet]], it's HamToHamCombat to the max, and they can't hold the laughter.
118	* ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' frequently employs this trope, but there is no greater example than Schlatt. Comedic overreacting is his bread and butter. Just be ready for when he turns on his "funny mic", because it's ''extremely'' loud.
119	* ''WebVideo/ThereWillBeBrawl'' is a series that plays {{melodrama}} so straight that it's almost a parody, so this kind of acting is a requirement. [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] and [[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario]] (played by Ham extraordinaire Kyle Hebert) deliver.
120	%%* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'' uses this for its fair share of characters, most notably Christopher Columbus, [[{{Determinator}} Caveman in Episode III]], and Alexander the Great [[spoiler: at Knocken]].
121	* WebVideo/UNHhhh: Both Trixie and Creator/{{Katya}} are large hams on their own, although Katya definitely takes the cake, frequently flailing wildly, screaming loudly, and dancing erratically, among other things.
122	* ''WebVideo/UrinatingTree'', who channels a [[LargeHamAnnouncer wrestling announcer]] and says everything bombastically, and given he normally talks about failure, the discrepancy between subject and delivery makes everything even funnier. The ham is incredibly taken up a notch with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9kXUbiRCQ "Hurricanes Man".]]
123	* ''Series/TheWeather'': The host for the "AB 95" tech demonstration spends the scene yelling, chanting, pounding on the floor, and even uses a random PrecisionFStrike against the audience. He then invites the technicians on stage and they all dance quite ham-ily, before fawning over a PC.
124	* Bottom of ''WebVideo/WormtoothNation'' hams it up in every scene. This is understandable since he is based on the character of the same name from ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''.
125	* The ''LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'' provides a few, although most members do have a degree of hamminess.
126	** LetsPlay/SimonLane takes the cake even by his group's standards. He takes NoIndoorVoice to the extreme, often disrupting other people's recordings because he's screaming ''from several rooms away, once setting off a car alarm outside''. Yogtowers is in an office block and a few floors off the ground.
127	--->'''Duncan:''' ''[after Simon has spent several seconds screaming in VideoGame/PropHunt]'' That was loud, even from the next room!
128	** LetsPlay/{{Sips}} enjoys hamming it up from time to time, most commonly in VideoGame/GarrysMod's Murder mode when he's DrunkOnTheDarkSide.
129	** LetsPlay/DuncanJones gets in on the ham whenever he does an EvilLaugh.
130	** LetsPlay/LewisBrindley often freaks out over the straw that broke the camel's back.
131	%%* Chonny, of ''WebVideo/{{yourchonny}}'' fame, alongside his parents...or him acting as his parents.

Context LargeHam / WebVideos