A great contemporary actor when it comes to physical comedy is Jim Carrey, who uses all of is body to get the right comedic effects. It is over the top at times but most people know what they are getting into when watching a Jim Carrey film, and that means that this humor is to be expected - it is half of the reason people even watch him. Not many people could pull off things so over exaggerated, but he manages - it just looks natural on him.
An example of this is his character in the Ace Ventura series. His character is crazy and over the top but still extremely enjoyable. Even in situations like the 'birthing scene' as above. Even without sound and dialogue, the character's personality comes through extremely well. He moves almost as if he is an animated character with the amount of exaggeration in his actions, but maybe it is the crazy design of him that makes it much more believable.
On the other hand, his character in The Mask is so absurd and unbelievable that that is what makes it funny. He really pushes his facial expressions - although usually involving some kind of large smile, and along with the green mask, his face just always looks manic, but it adds to his performance of someone who really isn't that much of a normal person.
Both Jim Carrey's face and body tends to move in ways that don't look like they should be possible, but it gives him a unique style that has yet to be successfully imitated by anyone else. I feel like it would be much easier to attempt to imitate in 2D rather than 3D animation due to rig limits, but it would be something fun to try out one day.
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