History Main / LargeHamAnnouncer

* The Music/{{Starbomb}} song "SMASH!" features LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} as the voice of the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' announcer, a role he fills well.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[{{Catchphrase}} EVERYBODY LISTEN!]]" ]]

* Dave Niehaus, long-time announcer for the UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} Mariners baseball team, was something of a local legend because of how excited he got during a game, particularly when the Mariners were winning. In particular, he was famous for his {{Catch Phrase}}s: "My Oh My!" and "Get out the rye bread and the mustard, Grandma, this one is going to be a grand salami!" (After a Grand Slam was hit.)

* John Sterling, radio announcer for the New York Yankees, tends to get over the top when calling a Yankees home run--"That ball is high! It is far! IT! IS! GONE! A home run for (insert player name here)! (One or two phrases customized for that player, usually involving [[IncrediblyLamePun bad puns]])!" and at the end of a Yankees win. "Ballgame over! Yankees win! ''Theeeeeeee'' Yankees! WIN!" The greater the magnitude of the win, the longer the word "the" is drawn out, with the longest being the final game of the 1996 World Series.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zZXP1Ne-pE Do the meats scare you? Are you intimidated by the meats?]]

* [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 Pearl]] gives an impression of one in Chapter 7 of ''Fanfic/IveGotYourBack'', while [[ItMakesSenseInContext leading Marina through a mock motorcycle race]], using a spatula as a microphone.

* Benjamin Bright (voiced in full ham mode by Creator/TomKenny) from ''[[Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix IGPX ]]''

* RomeKanda, especially as alter-ego Kei Kato on ''Series/UnbeatableBanzuke.''

* In darts, there is John McDonald, who announces the players before matches in hammy fashion.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktiJUUBLPo "But naaaiii on the UTV..."]] - what viewers in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland usually get before ''Series/CoronationStreet''.

-->'''Dr. Dealgood:''' Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here, and it finishes here! Two men enter, one man leaves. ''(Crowd chants: "Two men enter, one man leaves" until Dealgood signals them for silence)'' And now, I've got two men; two men with a gut full of fear. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... dying time's here!

* ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''. Dr. Dealgood introduces the fights in TheThunderdome, and The Wheel used to judge Max later on. His role is not just to rev up the crowd, but to remind them of why they have these things in the first place (The Thunderdome is to ensure conflicts don't pass beyond those who had the original grievance, the Wheel acknowledges that Justice has more to do with random chance).

** The first is the unseen and unnamed announcer for the Bed of Styx fights, who speaks SurprisinglyGoodEnglish and ''loves'' TrrrillingRrrs:

* ''Creator/BrianBlessed'' as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP11L9jRW94 snooker commenter.]] Manages to be both types at once.

* In addition to the aforementioned [=GLaDOS=] and ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' announcer making appearances, ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' has commentary over the multiplayer battle arenas by the undisputed king of large hams, Creator/BrianBlessed.

* ''Manga/{{Akagi}}''
* ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}''

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''

* Cleveland Indians radio announcer Tom Hamilton, nicknamed "Hammy" by fans, can also get pretty hammy at times when Cleveland scores, or at the very least, [[NoIndoorVoice very loud]]. [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/34817 Just imagine how exciting a comeback from a 12-run deficit at the 7th-inning stretch could get. (That's not him announcing the 7th inning.)]]

* Spanish and South American football commentators (including TropeCodifier Andrés Cantor) '''''always''''' draw out their cries of "GOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL~!" as long as possible, so you'd know if someone scored if you were away from the TV or radio. To English speakers, it's more of a MemeticMutation and proof that the beautiful game is SeriousBusiness down there (English-language football commentators tend to be a bit more formal). It may have to do with the fact that points in football are extremely rare compared to other sports[[note]]Basketball games usually see both teams ending with at least 70 points. In American football, 10-30. In association football, five goals is legendary, if not [[CurbStompBattle commonly coupled with the other team having no points]].[[/note]], and thus every single point is a reason for massive applause from the announcers and everyone around the world watching the game.

* A "Scenes from a Hat" sketch on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' had Ryan playing one of these on his day off:
-->''"I'll have a cheeseburger, some fries, and a COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!"''\\

* ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' featured the loud and somewhat goofy [[BloodSport Solaris]] [[GladiatorGames VII]] [[color-commentator Duncan Fisher, whose combination of volume and enthusiasm ended up being so popular with fans that he returned for the fan-made GameMod ''Mechwarrior Living Legends'' and then for the official Arena mode in ''Mechwarrior Online''.

* The narrator from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''.

** Taken UpToEleven in a late Season 2 episode, where [[CombatCommentator his reactions]] to an ''actual, serious fight'' between a main character and some would-be kidnappers start to resemble his commentator patter, despite the fact that he has no mic nor any audience other than the man who happens to be sitting next to him.

* Speaking of football commentators, Iceland's Guðmundur Benediktsson, aka [[FanNickname Gummi Ben]], received worldwide recognition for his extremely enthusiastic commentary for Icelandic television at [[UsefulNotes/EuropeanChampionship Euro 2016]], especially [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dQhIjUNNIs his reaction]] after Iceland stunned England in the round of 16.