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13	[-[[caption-width-right:200:[[Creator/WilliamShatner One ham]] [[VisualPun singing an ode to another]].]]-]
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15	->''"Creator/NicolasCage approaches every role the same way -- how ''wouldn't'' a real person tackle this situation? This is often executed on camera by a series of facial spasms to shame even Creator/JimCarrey or a Creator/TexAvery cartoon, as Cage contorts and tics his way through a series of either unrestrained emotion or unpleasant bowel turmoil.''"
16	-->-- '''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''', [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/4-celebrities-who-are-clearly-trolling-world/ "4 Celebrities Who Are Clearly Trolling the World"]]
17	%% While probably slightly unfair to Cage, this quote does nicely describe the kind of performance to qualify for this page
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19	A ridiculously larger-than-life character, public speaker, or orator full of charisma, energy, ''joie de vivre'', and poetically powerful speeches with [[MilkingTheGiantCow dramatic gestures]] that [[ChewingTheScenery can devastate a scene to a billion pieces]] and transform even the most humdrum scene into the most '''''[[MundaneMadeAwesome GRANDIOSE]]'''''. Often played by a guest star with an Internet Movie Database listing longer than the rest of the cast put together.
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21	Large Hams usually [[NoIndoorVoice lack an indoor voice]], and greatly relish {{badass boast}}ings where they will ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis punctuate]]'' and '''emphasize''' '''''[[EmphasizeEverything EVERYTHING]]'''''. The first line from the [[TitleDrop Large Ham]] will be dramatic, portentous, often just before the act break and can almost always be replaced with: [[IncomingHam "Did somebody order A LARGE HAM?!"]] Try it at home; it's great fun.
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23	Popular implementations include: '''[[Creator/BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''' in Britain, [[Creator/WilliamShatner William! Shatner!]] '''In'''! North! America!, and Creator/NorioWakamoto 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, actresses can pull it off, but it's rarer for them (due in no small part to the expectation that female characters will be more emotional anyways). Often cast as a {{one scene wonder}}, or a [[HamAndCheese key redeeming element]] in shows that are SoBadItsGood.
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25	It's based on the term "ham actor", meaning one who overacts, but where ''that'' term origininated is unclear: it's been suggested that it comes from the use of ham fat as a cheap make-up remover in the old days of theatre, or because "ham" serves as short for "amateur" (as in "ham radio"); Leslie Charteris stated it derived from "''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''" in a ''Literature/TheSaint'' short story. Another possibility is the phrase refers to being 'hamfisted', heavy-handed and not delicate or careful.
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27	Note however that a Large Ham is not necessarily a bad actor, it is either an artistic choice made by the actor for a given production or an acting style. Directors hire William Shatner ''because'' he is a Large Ham, and that's what they want for a particular character. In fact it generally takes a good actor, or at least an experienced one, to pull this off successfully because it takes some skill to know how far is too far. And actually going too far is harder than it looks.
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29	One of the United Kingdom's most active export industries. If a character is depicted as an American in a BBC series, he's likely to be one of these. If in a few scenes many Large Hams come together, the likely result is HamToHamCombat.
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31	Large Hams are a [[FountainOfMemes very rich source]] of Vitamin {{Meme\|ticMutation}} and very often feature in {{YouTube Poop}}s.
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33	While {{Narm}} is their primary flaw, the Large Hams are likely to have come from [[JustForFun/PunnyTropeNames Hillshire Narm]]. (Go {{Keet}}!) But more often these actors are NarmCharm. A few moments of over-acting do not make a Large Ham. The actor must, to all intents and purposes, be deliberately playing the character that way.
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35	A Large Ham may occasionally be an example of CrazyIsCool. Often a character trait of the BoisterousBruiser. [[{{Pun}} Deviled]] [[EvilIsHammy Hams]] also enjoy getting DrunkOnTheDarkSide. A SmugSuper relishes showing off their power this way. RealityIsUnrealistic: a lot of real people are melodramatic or overly emotional. It is therefore NOT unrealistic at all for a character to be this way, despite how it may appear and what plenty of amateur critics will say. The major reason this is often criticized is actually because being melodramatic can be very annoying. [[GoodIsNotNice But what these critics forget is that a well-written character is not necessarily a likeable one.]] Writing a hammy character is NOT bad writing. It's only bad writing when the hamminess makes no sense.
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37	Note that although it is rare, one can be very hammy without raising one's voice at all. Being hammy is about the ''emphasis'' in what you say (and MilkingTheGiantCow to no small degree), and while emphasis can be easily shown by having NoIndoorVoice, it is not the only way. This is what makes the ColdHam trope possible.
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39	If it is the setting itself that seems to demand that ham be served in profusion, dipped in abundant {{Hot Blood\|ed}}, because it's just how the setting works, you may be in front of a WorldOfHam: those can provide for marvelous entertainment, if your [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief Willing Suspenders Of Disbelief]] are elastic enough.
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41	Compare {{Melodrama}}, HamAndCheese, MilkingTheGiantCow, {{Camp}}, EvilIsHammy, IncomingHam, TheHamSquad, HamToHamCombat, DramaQueen, ComicalOverreacting, SuddenlyShouting.
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43	Contrast DangerDeadpan, TheStoic, SoftSpokenSadist, TheQuietOne, though ColdHam allows overlap.
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45	''Just so it's noted, just because a character/actor is hammy [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools does not mean they are bad or ridiculous -- far from it!]]''
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48	!!Examples subpages:
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50	[[index]]
51	* LargeHam/{{Actors}}
52	* LargeHam/AnimeAndManga
53	* LargeHam/ComicBooks
54	* LargeHam/FanWorks
55	* [[LargeHam/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
56	* [[LargeHam/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
57	* LargeHam/{{Literature}}
58	* LargeHam/LiveActionTV
59	* LargeHam/{{Music}}
60	* LargeHam/ProWrestling
61	* LargeHam/{{Theatre}}
62	* LargeHam/VideoGames
63	* LargeHam/WebVideos
64	* LargeHam/{{Webcomics}}
65	* LargeHam/WesternAnimation
66	[[/index]]
67
68	!!Other examples:
69	[[foldercontrol]]
70
71	[[folder:Advertising]]
72	* In an ad for Advertising/{{GEICO}} insurance, the Gecko mentions how they also offer roadside assistance, and "oh my, I have a flat tire." The camera moves back and we discover he's watching the dailies from a recent shoot in the editing room. He asks the editor if they have one with him being more dramatic. In the playback he's standing next to the same car with a flat tire, and like his life depends upon it, he cries out in anguish at the moon, "SOMEONE HELP ME! I HAVE A FLAT TIRE!"
73	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J9V-pV5BSE MY BRAND!]]
74	** Over Dramatic Dramatization
75	* HI, Creator/{{BILLY MAYS}} HERE!
76	* HI, I'M BARRY SCOTT!
77	* The acting in [[http://youtu.be/0NsiE9wZxhE?t=8s this Money Shop advert]], especially the petrol guy.
78	** Someone decided to put the petrol guy's reaction on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XepYF9KedFQ a ten-minute loop]].
79	* BUY ONE, GET TWO FREE! AT JOS. A BANK! [[http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7TfL/jos-a-bank-january-2014-bog2-the-store]]
80	* Akira Takata, who until his retirement in 2014, did the advertising for the Japanese TV shopping company, Japanet Takata. Even better, he was the company's president.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05iFbJm94E]]
81	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0-eiZ2O9Uw This Dr. Pepper commercial]] features Justin Guarini as "Little Sweet", a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to Music/{{Prince}} who sings ''every other thing he says!'' This turns some otherwise [[{{Pun}} cringeworthy]] lines into pure comedy gold.
82	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2SlCja3zo ANY Old Spice commercial featuring Terry Crews]]. Holy hell. The same goes for Isaiah Mustafah, Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike. And when they meet face-to-face... [[HamToHamCombat hoo boy.]]
83	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-qZv1IsEpQ This ad]] for the console port of ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheArcadeGame'' features a man who seemed to be on a permanent overdose of Death Sticks. Stand-out phrases include [[http://www.atarimania.com/videos/commercial_atari_2600_star_wars_the_arcade_game.jpg "WOAH!"]], [[MundaneMadeAwesome "SOME GAME!"]], and of course, [[NoIndoorVoice "ALRIGHT, I'M GOING IN!]] [[ScreamingWarrior WUAAAAAAAHHHHH!"]]
84	* Phil Swift, of ''Advertising/FlexSeal'' fame. He will destroy oodles of scenery both [[ChewingTheScenery metaphorically]] and [[TrashTheSet very]], ''[[ChainsawGood very]]'' literally to demonstrate the repairing power of the products he sells.
85	-->''To show you the power of Flex Tape... ''I SAWED THIS '''''BOAT''''' IN HALF!'' And repaired it with only Flex Tape!''
86	* George the Volcano, from the UK Advertising/{{Volvic}} ads. "Hel-lo, Tyrannosaurus Allan! I'm filling my water with '''volcanicity'''!"
87	* Peyton Manning can really [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FlwJwL6kdo CUT THAT HAM]] in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mfDJ02VCY commercial]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8kMrLx6_aQ appearances]].
88	* Steve Ballmer in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk this]] Windows commercial. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc He also gets really excited during presentations.]] Especially if they are about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE&feature=related developers]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkA9L2J2gY advertisers.]]
89	* Creator/VinceOffer. He practically [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8 sells]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs himself]].
90	* Several incarnations of SantaClaus are quite hammy. There's a commercial for iHeartRadio airing the 2012 Christmas season that's just plain over the top. [[NoIndoorVoice "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, RUDY!"]]
91	* State-run TV news anchors can be very hammy in their support for their autocrats. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8401362/Libya-Gun-toting-newsreader-vows-last-drop-of-blood-for-Gaddafi-on-live-TV.html Take this AK-47 toting Libyan news anchor for example.]]
92	* ''Advertising/BigBillHells'': The announcer is very loud and excited. His first words are "Fuck you Baltimore!"
93	[[/folder]]
94
95	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
96	* Not only he speaks in rhymes, Jarjit from ''Animation/UpinAndIpin'' speaks some of his lines dramatically, has the most over-the-top attitude compared to his friends and has a voice too deep for his age.
97	[[/folder]]
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99	[[folder:Audio Plays]]
100	* Anyone listening to the audiobook of ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'' can tell that Creator/NeilGaiman had a blast reading the part of Mr. Croup.
101	* Many, ''many'' {{Dramatic Reading}}s, but Man Without a Body's epic readings of ''Literature/AtlantaNights'', ''Fanfic/MyInnerLife'', ''Fanfic/ThirtyHs'', and other classics of SoBadItsGood particularly come to mind.
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder:Comedy]]
105	* Brian Regan:
106	-->"'''MMMMMMAAANNNNNNSSLLLAUGHTER'''"
107	* Creator/DaneCook can be one. Frankly, he'd probably be boring if he didn't tell even the most mundane of jokes by ''running in circles and screaming''.
108	* Creator/RobinWilliams
109	* Creator/LewisBlack
110	* German cabaret artist Serdar Somuncu often poses as a Large Ham, intentionally exaggerating the trope.
111	* Creator/PattonOswalt
112	* [[Creator/DawsButler The FIRE-BREATHIN' DRAGON]] in "St. George and the Dragonet," lampshaded by an exchange when [[Creator/StanFreberg St. George]] busts him for maiden-devouring out of season.
113	-->'''Dragon''': Out of season?! You'll never pin that rap on me, do you hear me, ''cop?''\
114	'''St. George''': Yeah, I hear you. I've got you on a 4-12, too.\
115	'''Dragon''': A 4-12? ''WHAT'S A 4-12!?!''\
116	'''St. George''': [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Overacting]]. Let's go.
117	* Creator/AndrewDiceClay
118	* Creator/RikMayall
119	* Alexi Sayle
120	[[/folder]]
121
122	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
123	* Vitamin Flintheart from ''ComicStrip/DickTracy''. He was originally designed as a parody of Creator/JohnBarrymore.
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Myths and Religion]]
127	* [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] is played this way in many of his incarnations... It's so common that presenting him as low key or mellow is a subversion of his normal character. A good example of [[{{Pun}} deviled ham]] would be Creator/ViggoMortensen as Lucifer in ''Film/TheProphecy.'' Possibly an even better one is Creator/AlPacino in ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate'', but then it ''is'' Al Pacino: "GOD is an ''ABSENTEE LANDLORD!!''"
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129
130	[[folder:Pinball]]
131
132	* Gomez from ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily''
133	-->'''Gomez:''' "It has to warm up... so it can KILL YOU!"
134	* ''[[Pinball/{{Avatar}} James Cameron's Avatar]]'' has custom voicework by Stephen Lang, who hams it as Colonel Quaritch.
135	* As in the movie, both The Riddler (Creator/JimCarrey) and Two-Face (Creator/TommyLeeJones) in ''Pinball/BatmanForever''.
136	* ''Pinball/BramStokersDracula'' will have Dracula shout his infamous "Winds! ''WINDS!''" line from the movie whenever you go into Mist mode.
137	* General Yagov from ''[[Pinball/F14Tomcat F-14 Tomcat]]'' is so ridiculously over-the-top in everything he says.
138	-->'''Yagov:''' "Now you die, comrade! You cannot win!"
139	* The jousting announcer (voiced by Creator/GregFreres) in ''Pinball/MedievalMadness'' combines this with LargeHamAnnouncer.
140	** Heck, just about everyone in this game is either a LargeHam or a DeadpanSnarker.
141	* J. Jonah Jameson from ''Pinball/SpiderManStern'', played deliciously by J.K. Simmons.
142	* The Crypt Keeper in Creator/DataEastPinball's ''Pinball/TalesFromTheCrypt'' combines this with the PungeonMaster trope.
143	-->'''The Crypt Keeper:''' "''Chop'' of the morning to ya!"
144	* Zuse and Clu from ''Pinball/TronLegacy''.
145	* True to form, Rod Serling in ''Pinball/TwilightZone'' is a hammy narrator.
146	* The [[LargeHamAnnouncer announcer]] from ''Pinball/WorldCupSoccer'', who will likely deliver quite a few "'''''GOAL!'''''"[=s=] over the course of an average game.
147	* Every single wrestler in ''Pinball/WWFRoyalRumble,'' without exception.
148	* Many of the characters in Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/XMenStern X-Men]]'' qualify, with the Shadow King and Magneto being the biggest offenders.
149	-->'''Shadow King:''' "Now witness the dawn of ''homo superior!''"
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151
152	[[folder:Podcasts]]
153	* Jessica of ''Podcast/FatFrenchAndFabulous'', in contrast to Janel's DeadpanSnarker, has an over-the-top, bombastic style.
154	-->"This year Canada was like: fuck you, our coins glow in the dark now."\
155	"THEY GLOW IN THE DARK!"
156	* Video game music podcast ''Podcast/NitroGameInjection'' has Larry Oji. With him, EVERY episode is sponsored by ham.
157	* ''Podcast/RandomAssault'': Mitch, if he's given too much rope.
158	* Ghost of ''Radio/TrueCapitalist'' Radio is a massive ham(bone) thanks to his HairTriggerTemper and a large number of trolls calling in.
159	-->'''Ghost:''' I'M A CAAAAAAAAPITALIIIIIIIIIST!!! AND I DESERVE. THE RESPECT. ACCORDED THAT GODDAMN TITLE I'VEBEENSAYINGTHATSINCE DAY WWWUUN!!!
160	* While Cecil from ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' has his moments, perhaps the best Night Valean example comes from Jackson Publick's Hiram Mcdaniels. Well, two out of five, anyway.
161	-->'''Green Head:''' '''''Do you hear the beating of my terrible wings? Do you feel the flames lick at the corners of a life you once thought belonged to you?'''''\
162	'''Purple Head:''' '''''AND YOU WILL NEVER HEAR IT! IT'S A SECRET! AND BURIED IN A SECRET PLACE!'''''
163	* From such web podcasts as ''Podcast/WithSpecialGuestLaurenLapkus'', James Adomian's oft-used Tom Leykis impression. James Adomian takes Tom Leykis' eccentric personality and dials it up. What we have is a screaming, raving, self-aware misogynist who never lets anyone get a word in edgewise.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
167	* ''Series/FraggleRock'': The World's Oldest Fraggle enjoys the spotlight and never misses a chance to ham it up a little when presiding over ceremonies, meetings, and sporting events
168	** Also, Red Fraggle, especially when she's excited or angry.
169	* Most of the muppets from ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.
170	** Miss Piggy is a LargeHam in more ways than one, and an excellent female example.
171	** Link Hogthrob also deserves the epithet, although he was (as Captain of the Swine Trek) a pastiche of [[Creator/WilliamShatner Shatner himself]], so it's expected.
172	** While he's not a pig, [[AllDrummersAreAnimals Animal]] would also qualify. The Creator/BobHope episode would be the standout here, in which his reaction to Kermit telling him to get a hobby is to run around shouting "HOB-BY! HOB-BY! HOB-BY!", then take up alligator wrestling.
173	* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Creator/FrankOz was often known to ham up his Muppet characters, from regulars like Bert and Grover, to incidental and one-off characters appearing in segments in the 1970s and 1980s.
174	** Also in evidence with Guy Smiley, America's favorite game show host. Apparently, Jim Henson strained his voice so much doing Smiley (as [[NoIndoorVoice he shouts everything he says]]) that all his earlier segments were pre-recorded.
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Radio]]
178	* Sir Donald Sinden, in the BBC Radio adaptation of ''Death On The Nile''. And the BBC Radio adaptation of ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles''. The TV series ''Never The Twain'' was one long Ham-Off between him and Creator/WindsorDavies.
179	** From ''Series/SpittingImage'':
180	--->'''Sir Donald''': Do you serve... ''a ham salad''?\
181	'''Waiter''': We serve salad to anyone.
182	* ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' features a particularly hammy performance from their Zaphod Beeblebrox. This can also apply to the TV version, it used the same actors, but the low-budget second head tends to reduce the ham. Also the corporate executive Hig Hurtenflirst, who only appeared in the radio version of the franchise.
183	* Ray Goulding, one-half of radio satirists ''Radio/BobAndRay'', who used his classic theatrical baritone to great effect in skits calling for this character type. Partly justified by the [[RadioDrama medium he was parodying]], but mostly just because he was having a whole lot of fun.
184	* Edwin Blackgaard is an in-universe example from ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'', but he's almost as bad off-stage. It makes for a very sharp contrast with his evil brother, Regis, who gives a quieter, more even-handed performance and is scarier for it.
185	** Regis even lampshades this when he's talking to Jason, saying "My brother may be a scenery chewing ham, but he does have excellent taste."
186	* On ''[[Series/ThatMithcellAndWebbLook That Mitchell And Webb Sound]]'', both Mitchell and Webb have their moments:
187	** Webb's would be the title character of the recurring sketch, "The Surprising Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar", an insane hobo who thinks he is a dashing adventurer.
188	** Mitchell's more prone to histrionics, but is not likely to top the series 3 finisher, where he played a man with no arms, legs, torso, or neck, engaged in a feverish and increasingly ludicrous description of the world's most beautiful art object.
189	*** "ANGELA! SPIT VACUUM!"
190	* Creator/BasilRathbone: [[http://www.basilrathbone.net/radio/ "I love Radio, but then I am an awful ham!"]]
191	* Anthony Head ([yes, Giles from ''Series/{{Buffy\|TheVampireSlayer}}'') as [[EvilGloating gloating]] CardCarryingVillain Mr Gently Benevolent in Dickensian parody ''Radio/BleakExpectations''
192	* Tom Baker as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Marshall_Hall Sir Edward Marshall Hall]] in ''The Trials of Marshall Hall''. {{Justified\|Trope}}, since Sir Edward was well-known for his florid, theatrical style in court.
193	* BBC [[CausticCritic film critic]] Creator/MarkKermode can go into this category sometimes, ''especially'' when he gets into his trademark rant modes.
194	* ''Radio/RidersRadioTheater'': Pretty much the whole cast, given it is satirical radio melodrama.
195	* Anyone and everyone involved in ''Radio/TheNavyLark''. The show had to be on the radio -- there's no way the BBC could have ever afforded all the scenery the cast would have eaten.
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197
198	[[folder:Roleplay]]
199	* Most Volus on ''Roleplay/CerberusDailyNews'' are this by default. But the standout case would have to be the duo of Jorgal Dwick and Terrorbyte. [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/valiant/forum/board/thread/?t=1139 example]]
200	* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'':
201	** Liam Black is this mixed with {{Narm}}. [[WordOfGod His handler]] stated this was very intentional (though they did [[OldShame regret it in hindsight.]])
202	--->'''Liam Black:''' Oh and a girl with silky brown hair and a '''FUCKING LASER'''!\
203	'''Liam Black:''' Then the person threatening James... '''IS YOU!''
204	** Jimmy Brennan of v4 is also particularly hammy, alongside [[ClusterFBomb having a ridiculously huge potty mouth]].
205	** [[WordOfGod According to her handler]], Katie Tanaka of ''Virtua'' is designed to be this sort of character. While it does get played down over time, it's still there.
206	[[/folder]]
207
208	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
209	* VERY common with TabletopRPG Game Masters. When the interactive lifespan of your average NPC is measured in a handful of combat rounds, you have to make the most of it!
210	* Anyone in ''TabletopGame/ChuubosMarvelousWishGrantingEngine'' with the (Overacted) Speechlessness Bonus XP condition will most likely be devouring the scenery at the drop of a hat. The pregen character Leonardo de Montreal from ''Glass-Maker's Dragon'' would be the standout here.
211	** Also those with the Fist-Pump/Salute XP condition, as displayed by pregen character Jasmine Apocynum.
212	* Some of the many alien powers in ''TabletopGame/CosmicEncounter'' seem designed to encourage players to play them this way, but especially the Sniveler.
213	** And the Silencer, for whom booming 'SILENCE!' at the top of your lungs is almost mandatory.
214	* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', it seems like one of the prerequisites for becoming one of the titular [[AGodIsYou Exalted]] is to be a colossal ham, and TheFairFolk, [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]] and Deathlords get in on it too.
215	** Infernals have an especially large slice, since they can appease their demonic masters by ranting about their EvilPlan.
216	* Given what ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'' is based on, this trope was inevitable:
217	** Baron Blade ''lives and breathes'' this trope. If he does something he makes a spectacle of it. This is due in part to his insatiable ego and also in part to his desire to kill Legacy and have everyone know it.
218	** Apostate is this in order to play up his fallen angel deception.
219	** Citizen Dawn has ham to rival Baron Blade, as a lot of her schemes exist solely to show unpowered people how superior she is to them.
220	** On a similar note, Citizen Hammer, in contrast to his partner Citizen Anvil, is just as hammy if not more than his boss.
221	** Empyreon, a power-hungry villain that later becomes a scion of [=OblivAeon=], is very hammy.
222	** Speaking of the Big O, almost all of his lines are shouted. Combine this with his size and he's a literal large ham.
223	** Kaargra Warfang is a very hammy character, being the villain's resident BoisterousBruiser.
224	** Meanwhile, on the side of good we have the hero's own resident BoisterousBruiser, Haka who, as long as no innocents get hurt, enjoys a good fight.
225	** Fanatic is, well, a fanatic who's constantly shouting about holy power as she smites evil.
226	** Likewise, Ra, God of the Sun, is very hammy and scoffs at all who dare challenge him.
227	** JUDGE MENTAL (yes, pronounced exactly like that) is a minor villain example since he shouts a lot, including his name. JUDGE MENTAL!
228	* The color commentary mechanic in ''TabletopGame/TheSplinter'' rewards this. Professional players can pause in the middle of an action and describe what they're doing, similar to how reality TV shows cut away in the middle of an event so that the participants can describe how they felt and what they saw and did. Depending on how awesome and over-the-top their description is, that player can get a bonus to their dice pool.
229	* ''TabletopGame/TeenagersFromOuterSpace'' acually''demands'' this of its players and {{Game Master}}s.
230	--> "Something underwater on an alien planet has just ''grabbed your foot!'' If you arent screaming like a cat dipped in Nair(tm), you aren't properly grasping the seriousness of the situation."
231	* Seemingly every person of higher rank in the Imperium of Man, Chaos, or other factions in the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' universe comes with a large slice of ham.
232	** '''[[AxCrazy KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN! KILL! MAIM! BURN]]!'''
233	** Or Khorne's.
234	---> '''BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!'''\
235	'''HARRIERS FOR THE CUP!'''
236	** Literature/CiaphasCain gets his own Large Ham even, in ''Cain's Last Stand'', when he gives a propaganda speech to the planet. Even Inquisitor Vail has no comment on it, because quite frankly it's so {{out of character\|Moment}} that it speaks for itself.
237	[[/folder]]
238
239	[[folder:Theme Parks]]
240	* At Ride/UniversalStudios:
241	** Ooblar is definitely this in ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast'', possibly even more-so than in the [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius movie]]. He is completely overwhelmed with happiness on the opportunity to take-over the world, taking the opportunity to remind that to the riders at every turn.
242	** Electro in ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'', who always makes it joyfully clear to everyone that he has electricity powers.
243	** Kang in ''Ride/KungFuPandaAdventure'', who very frequently partakes in EvilGloating and loves to shout, "I am Kang!"
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246	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
247	* The ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series typically has ''several'' hams in each one (despite having little voice acting).
248	** Although a special nod goes to Damon Gant from the first game, and Luke Atmey from the third, both with dramatic gestures, thunder-splitting personalities and dramatic theme music.
249	** The awesome hamminess of ''"'''OBJECTION!'''"'', ''"'''TAKE THAT!'''"'', ''"'''HOLD IT!'''"'', and ''"'''GOTCHA!'''"''. Particularly enjoyable when the lawyers get into shouting matches with each other. ''"'''OBJECTION!'''"'' ''"'''OBJECTION!'''"'' ''"I SAID OBJECTION!"'' '''"I SAID OBJECTION FIRST!"'''
250	*** Phoenix Wright's introduction in chapter 1 of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsAceAttorney'' is filled with a similar level of hamminess. When you enter the bakery, Luke comments on how the staff must be really talented. Suddenly... ''"'''WELCOME!'''"'' Phoenix makes his grand entrance slamming his hands on the table and pointing his finger towards Layton and Luke just like if he was in the courtroom. (Keep in mind that Phoenix and Maya seem to have lost their memory when they entered Labyrinthia.) Then he pounds the dough extremely hard until Espella tells him Layton and Luke aren't customers.
251	** Redd White. The man makes absolutely sure he's the least ignorable person in the room; he's got purple hair and wears diamond buttons, for pete's sake.
252	** And Valant Gramarye, though this is justified in that he's a StageMagician.
253	** Maximillion Galactica deliberately puts on a hammy CampStraight persona as part of his circus act; when he's startled into dropping it he's a GoodOldBoy whose real name is Billy Bob Johns.
254	** Furio Tigre can barely go a ''sentence'' without roaring in anger.
255	** Godot's ability to consume an [[MustHaveCaffeine ungodly amount of coffee]] is a direct result of the sheer density of his hamminess creating a singularity in his metabolism.
256	** Franziska is almost sane compared to [[WorldOfHam the rest of the cast]], but this doesn't stop her from [[WhipOfDominance asserting herself by attacking everyone in sight with her whip]], ranting at both Phoenix and Edgeworth for besmirching her [[FamilyHonor family's honor]], and using the word "[[YouFool fool]]" approximately twenty-seven times per sentence when [[{{Angrish}} she gets upset]]. Edgeworth even snarks about her "flair for the histrionic."
257	** Dick Gumshoe is [[BoisterousBruiser so huge and boisterous]] that every other line of his shakes the screen as if he's generating earthquakes with his mouth.
258	** Apollo Justice specifically ''trains'' his NoIndoorVoice to be as hammy as possible. He mentions it constantly and calls it his ''Chords of Steel''.
259	*** Lampshaded in the demo version of the game where Apollo loses his voice in the middle of the trial due to overdoing his vocal cords training.
260	** Athena Cykes is by far one of the most expressive characters in the series, even in a WorldOfHam, fitting with her specialty in psychology and reading emotions. Her face is ''very'' prone to squashing and stretching, and her eyes during emotional outbursts come straight out of a [[ShonenDemographic shōnen]] manga.
261	** The [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies fifth game]] gives us Yuri Cosmos, a man who feels the protagonist of his own story and narrates it like the most enthusiastic of narrators, Robin Newman [[spoiler:who does this as part of her SweetPollyOliver routine, and even when it's over she still keeps the ham, just in a MUCH more feminine way]], and Bobby Fulbright [[spoiler:who has almost no understanding of emotion and is overcompensating.]]
262	** Pees'lubin Ahndustandin in ''Spirit of Justice'' is a musician who turns his court testimony into an impromptu concert. [[spoiler: And when pressed, he turns into a ''rock star'' and starts acting like a member of [=KISS=].]]
263	* Gundham Tanaka from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' yells almost every line, is constantly boasting that he's a demon from hell, and calls his four pet hamsters the 'Dark Devas of Destruction'. His whole demeanor is that of a cartoon super-villain, interrupted only by the odd moment of EndearinglyDorky bashfulness whenever [[ShipTease Sonia]] pays him a compliment.
264	* Hideo Kuki of ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'' grabs the attention of every scene he is in, VisualNovel and {{anime}}.
265	* While the visual novel ''VisualNovel/SoushuuSenshinkanGakuenHachimyoujin'' is loaded with ham in general, the major antagonist Amakasu manages to be an explosion of ham even by writer Takeshi Masada's standards. He pretty much dominates any scene he is in with his larger-than-life personality and just energetic presence. ''BANZAIII!!''
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268	[[folder:Web Animation]]
269	* ''WebAnimation/AcedemySugoiSeiun'': Itachi is always over the top.
270	* ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'': '''"[[RidiculouslyCuteCritter I'M CATBUG]]!"''' His voice actor ''is'' 6 going on 7, after all.
271	* ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'' is just evenly split between a WorldOfSnark and a WorldOfHam, in that whoever isn't a cruel snarker is over-the-top quirky, giving an excuse for the actors to employ weird voices and have loads of fun. A standout is Preston, who has the excuse of being an aspiring writeractor and yells so much [[http://geordenwhitman.tumblr.com/post/164600189851/ivana-fox-the-reason-why-preston-is-so-loud-is-bc his original VA lost his voice once after a recording session]].
272	* ''WebAnimation/{{Counterspell}}'': The Titan Triplets are a [[TheHamSquad ham trio]] with varying levels of ham. Infernus is most definitely the hammiest as he is the one who put together their introduction in the first place. Ultrex is middle ground as he goes through with the hammy introduction but is annoyed when Infernus fights Atma. Atma-X is the least hammy as he ends up {{corpsing}} his part of the intro to the point that Infernus ends up getting angry at him for screwing up their introduction.
273	* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Nik comes off as extremely whiny, but he's just putting on a show.
274	* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Alex is prone to bragging, and would qualify as EvilIsHammy if he was a straight-up villain instead of being AmbiguouslyEvil.
275	** Seth is not as hammy as his rival, but its there. He'll describe his actions in bellowing bravado rather often.
276	** Lisa is especially hammy when she is trolling someone, in which she will banter with extreme bravado.
277	* The BigBad of ''WebAnimation/DusksDawn''admits to enjoying himself while he casts disaster on Ponyville, and seems to be the most energetic actor. This isn't saying a whole lot, as everyone else is stiff or unintelligible sometimes.
278	* ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'':
279	** Giovanni "GREATEST SUPERVILLAIN IN THE WORLD" Potage firmly believes that EvilIsHammy, and therefore, everything he does, he does hammily. He makes ''[[FunWithSubtitles ninja sounds]]'' while [[RealMenWearPink showing off his knitting]]. His idea of going incognito after accidentally revealing his name to the police is to construct himself an entirely new supervillain identity named Vincent Murder.
280	** Indus would like you to know that his Epithet is BARRIER. He would also like everyone in the building to know his Epithet is BARRIER. Possibly in the entire street. At once. The only time he manages to enter a room quietly is when he's literally wrapped in a bubble of silence.
281	** Rick Shades is [[CloudCuckoolander more than a little unhinged]], and ''really, really desperate'' to have friends again. Results are mixed in success, but not in volume!
282	--->'''Rick:''' YES I AM A FRIEND! ''TRUST MEEEE!''
283	* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': UsefulNotes/BernieSanders is portrayed this way, and is often flailing his arms while speaking.
284	* Strong Bad from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''. In ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', when [[spoiler:Dadgeresque, a.k.a. Senor Cardgage, "died"]], and Dangeresque, a.k.a. Strong Bad, sounded like his head was about to blow off his body. This was just one of his many instances of hamminess, however.
285	-->'''Strong Bad:''' Well, I heard a techno song one time that went like, 'Doom doom doom doom', and then this other part came in and it was like, "Dudalado! Dudalado! Dudalado! Dudalado!" And there's always this high-pitched noise, you know, like a siren that's like, "DOO-DA-DA-DIDDLE!! DOO-DA-DA-DIDDLE!!!" And then there's the obligatory old movie quote from some sci-fi movie, it's like, "The system is down! DOO-DA-DA-DIDDLE!!! DOO-DA-DA-DIDDLE!!!!"\
286	'''Strong Bad:''' WHY? WHY DO MY THIRTY-YEAR-OLD ELECTRONICS KEEP BREAKING ON ME???
287	* In ''WebAnimation/HunterTheParenting'', Big D is an enormous, bombastic man with NoIndoorVoice. His first line is a bellowed "About FUCKING time!" and he never lets up.
288	* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[BigBad Ridiculously Epic]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Ridiculously Epic Fail]] are both great embodiments of the EvilIsHammy trope. [[CoolBoard The Epic Skatepark Owner]] is also a rather hammy character, though his hamminess is {{downplayed}} compared to the other two.
289	* Most of the main characters of ''WebAnimation/NoEvil'' are subtle, snarky, or otherwise non-hammy - the loudest of them are goofball coyote Huey and BearyFriendly Canadian Paula. The ''minor'' characters, on the other hand...
290	-->'''[=McCoy=] Village Idiot:''' I! WILL NOT! LET YOU TAKE! MAAA! VILLAAAAAGE!
291	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has in its main characters moron Caboose, CampGay moron Donut ("Oh my gosh! You were supposed to feed my pet cat! Whiskers!"), and angry Southern moron Sarge ("I LOVE BLOOD AND VIOLENCE! '''I HAVE A BONER FOR MURDER!'''), all giving excuses for the actors to go crazy. On the bad guys there's O'Malley, a CardCarryingVillain AI who loves to do an EvilLaugh ("Now be careful, mustn't give away our position with maniacal laughter!"; "Even though what I want is something frightening! WHAT I WANT is something PURE EVIL, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"); Wyoming; the Director of Project Freelancer who, while normally reserved, does have his moments ("I don't give a DAMN about you and your committee!"); Temple, a guy who got full of himself while seeking revenge; and Genkins, a TricksterGod who apparently forgot how to be subtle and low-key ("I could create an entire race of beings with butts for faces... and ''faces for butts''! Ah! '''Magnificent'''!"; "Come on, history! ''Let's fucking'' '''dance!'''"). And side characters include MadDoctor MadScientist [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0UD0p4jN8 Dr. Grey]] ("I can't tell you how nice it is to get out of the office and away from all the complaining! 'My leg hurts!' 'I need blood!' 'But I don't want to have a robot arm!'") and [[MissionControlIsOffItsMeds wacky and unhelpful]] MissionControl VIC, "5-5-5, V-I-C-K!".
292	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has two standout GenkiGirl cases, title character Ruby Rose (voiced in a nasal voice that just helps the ham) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLBRigqX5A Nora Valkyrie]]. Volume 6 introduces [[GrumpyOldMan grumpy old lady]] Caroline Cordovin, [[TheNapoleon who compensates her small size]] by being highly aggressive, haughty and condescending - and when the heroes steal an airship from her, Cordo [[DisproportionateRetribution tries to take them down with an]] HumongousMecha while angrily spouting hammy threats. And Volume 8 has Ambrosius, which is basically a [[SculptedPhysique buff]] [[Westernanimation/{{Aladdin}} Genie]] between his flamboyant speech and wild gesturing.
293	* ''WebAnimation/{{TOME}}'': "NNNYYYYYYYYLLLLOOOOOOCCCCCKKKKKEEEE!!!!! [[Creator/LittleKuriboh DRAGON OF THE COLD STEEL!]] '''''WHOOOSH!!!!!'''''"
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295
296	[[folder:Web Original]]
297	* Everyone of the WebVideo/{{Dream}} Team is guilty of this, but WebVideo/{{GeorgeNotFound}} and LetsPlay/{{Sapnap}} are the kings of the trope, screaming in either joy, fear, or rage. It's especially shown whenever [[MemeticLoser George]] is being chased in fear, or [[HotBlooded Sapnap screaming at Dream whenever he attacks]].
298	* In ''Website/GaiaOnline'':
299	** Pretty much everything [[spoiler: Labtech X]] says.
300	** Then we have JOHNNY GAMBINO.
301	---> "[[EvilLaugh BWAHAHAHA!]]"
302	** Who could forget the Overseer?
303	---> "[[NakedPeopleAreFunny FEELS GOOD MAN!]]"
304	** Rigel and Mintaka are beginning to show hints of this as well.
305	---> "SOOOO FABULOUS!"
306	* Mille Chanteau of ''Literature/IlivaisX'' 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 [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Sanger Zonvolt]] {{Expy}} though), most of the [[ElementalPowers GEKICOM]] and [[CombiningMecha STRUQ]] members, hell, even [[BrokenBird Iriana]] has her moments.
307	* Script/SeinfeldTheTwinTower: Elaine's boyfriend Brian talks very boisterously and constantly makes sound effects, which makes Elaine feels like she's dating a radio DJ.
308	* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': [[EldritchAbomination The Simurgh]]. How can a silent angelic figure be a ham? By being a drama queen. The telepathic song she uses to MindRape people? She doesn't actually need that -- she's just showing off and providing hints as to who she hit directly. Come the endgame[[spoiler: , she upgrades Leviathan by falling from the sky to stab him with a sword containing the upgrade -- it's explicitly described as being like an Angel descending from on high to slay the Serpent. And let's not forget her decoy's desperate grasping for the sky as she fakes her death vs Zion in the same fight.]]
309	* Some many parodists on Hamiright.com can be extremely hammy, including Hogrimorfee (Agrimorfee), Red Ham (Red Ant) and Hammy G (Chucky G).
310	* The Website/TFWikiDotNet article on Shokaract, already a large ham in-fiction anyway, has every caption written in a similar hammy style, even when he's talking in BuffySpeak. Behold, the first caption:
311	-->'''Shokaract: MISERABLE INCONSEQUENTIAL WORMS, I AM SHOKARACT, MASTER OF TIME, SPACE, AND SELF-AGGRANDIZING HYPERBOLE!'''
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