characters

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In these sketches in particular, Damon’s acting skills helped elevate the characters he played, grounding them in sadness or frustration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The adult-targeted block played a major role in mainstreaming anime, launched live-action comedy performers like Eric Andre, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, and resurrected old cartoon characters and titles with an absurdist twist.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Mr. Holden flashes between depictions of a staggering 35 characters, using only his voice and changes in physical bearing to evoke them with uncanny precision, to say nothing of unflagging energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

On one of them was written just two words, in big bold Japanese kanji characters: "No War".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

All of Gibby’s books had illustrations of the characters, but this had nothing of the sort.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly