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* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': In "The Wedding Reception," Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino tear up the dance floor in a spectacularly over-the-top dance performance. Malcolm, the actor who plays Dr. Calico on the ''Bolt'' TV show and himself a LargeHam, reacts by claiming Bolt is practically the only guest who can easily out-ham him.

* The performances in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' as a whole play this to the hilt, for pure hilarity. Most impressive are the portrayals of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic (Creator/DougWalker) and [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] (Creator/NoahAntwiler), which are ''absolutely'' over the top and down the other side.
** Though they've had plenty of practice in their reviews, such as [[WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot "EXPLAIN, MOVIE! JUST ''EX-PLAAAAAINNN!!!''",]] the Critic's huge freak-outs over the likes of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. Or Ma-Ti's "[[Film/BattlefieldEarth A movie]] that make my ''nipples tingle'' with fear!"

* In ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfTotalDramaIsland'', the normally deadpan Noah is oblivious to the fact that he's hamming up the delivery when he gives a [[RousingSpeech flowery blank verse speech]] based on the “[[Theatre/HenryV St. Crispin’s Day]]” speech during the dodgeball match. TheStoryteller also notes that “a swell of dramatic music” accompanied Noah's speech in the finished episode.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Malcolm, the actor who plays Dr. Calico on Bolt’s TV show, teasingly describes the dog this way after Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino’s enthusiastic dance display in “The Wedding Reception.” Given that Malcolm's acting style on Bolt's TV show is [[LargeHam very much over the top]], one can assume he’s an expert in the matter.

'''Tom:''' Chocolate?! ''CHOCOLATE?!'' '''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!''''' '''''CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!'''''

* VillainousBreakdown: "No! ThisCannotBe!"

'''Tom:''' Chocolate?! ''CHOCOLATE?!'' '''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!''''' '''''CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE'''''

'''Tom:''' Chocolate?! ''CHOCOLATE?!'' '''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!'''''

-->'''Genie!Jafar:''' Yes...! YEEEESSS!!! THE POWEEEER...!!!! ''THE ABSOLUTE POWEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!!!'' '''[[AGodAmI THE UNIVERSE IS MIIIINE TO COMMAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]] ''[[EvilIsHammy TO CONTROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]'''''

* ''Theatre/MaratSade'': The work is largely a [[ShowWithinAShow play-within-a-play]] where the principal cast are all inmates in an insane asylum. Naturally, several of the inmates are unstable, unhinged, and overly worked up in their performances.

* Agnes in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y7W6BaNs_I ITTT'SSS SOOOOO FLUFFFFYYY I'M GONNNAAAA DIEEE.]]

'''Tom:''' Chocolate?! ''CHOCOLATE!'' '''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!'''''

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Chocolate with Nuts"

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'''s Sarge can get like this at times

* Merry Clayton's guest vocal in Music/TheRollingStones' classic "Gimme Shelter", which was actually rumored to have caused her miscarriage.

* Music/{{Journey}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxOyGK1pMk video]] for "Separate Ways". The song isn't too hammy. But Steve Perry does the most exaggerated expressions possible.

->'''Tom Smith''': ''"Chocolate? Did you say'' '''''chocolate'''''?!"
->'''Patrick Star''': "Yes sir, with or without nuts!"
->'''Tom Smith''': "Chocolate?! CHOCOLATE!'' '''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!'''''"
-->-- '''Tom Smith the Fish''', ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''

->'''Tom Smith''': "Chocolate?! CHOCOLATE!'''''''CHOOOOCOOOOOOLAAAAAATE!'''''"