History Main / HamAndDeadpanDuo

* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' has the flamboyant titular thief and his sullen gunman Jigen.

* ''WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam'' pairs the BADGUYS: hammy rookie Gluntz with deadpan old-timer Mc Winkle.[[note]]A [[JustForPun GREEN HAM]] And Deadpan Duo, if you will.[[/note]]

* In ''Film/TheFifthElement'', Korben Dallas, the serious ActionHero, is the Deadpan, and Ruby Rhod, the CampStraight JiveTurkey NonActionGuy is the Ham.

* WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} is always the Deadpan pitted against a LargeHam antagonist (Wolfie the wolf, or Spike the bulldog).
* WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam pairs the BADGUYS: hammy rookie Gluntz with deadpan old-timer Mc Winkle.[[note]]A [[JustForPun GREEN HAM]] And Deadpan Duo, if you will.[[/note]]

** The very shouty, energetic, over-the-top Luffy when paired with one of his crewmates and allies who are TheStoic and TheComicallySerious, like his NumberTwo Zoro and DeadpanSnarker ally Law.

* ''Franchise/OnePiece'' gives us the loud, constantly-posing Franky and the subdued and stoic Nico Robin.

* A villainous example occurs with Darla Dimple and her manservent Max in Creator/MarkDindal's ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''. Darla is the spoiled ''prima donna'' of Mammoth Studios, and lives for giving over-the-top performances. Hulking giant Max, however, maintains the dispassionate demeanor of TheStoic, crushing upstarts without qualm or mercy.

* In ''Film/Batman1989'', Batman is a serious DeadpanSnarker, making jokes while keeping a serious tone. Joker is a glorious Ham, living life to the fullest and showing the full gambit of Emotions, while doing things that seem funny to him. It helps [[{{Foil}} contrast the two]] and show that, while they may both be functioning Sociopaths (more so in Batman's case) and/or Psychopaths (more so in Joker's case), they handle their game and life overall differently.

* In ''Literature/DustOfDreams'', book nine of the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', there are Draconus and Ublala Pung, of all people. One is a millennia old Elder God, the other a giant manchild. While they wander the prairie, Ublala is being his usual cheerfully boisterous self and Draconus remains the reserved DeadpanSnarker.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' has [[{{Chuunibyou}} Fischl von Luftschloss Narfidort]], the [[LargeHam hammy]] Prinzessin der Verurteilung who speaks in a quasi-Elizabethan manner; and Ozvaldo von Hrafnavins, her [[LoyalAnimalCompanion loyal raven]] {{familiar}} who not only [[TranslatorBuddy "translates"]] Fischl's manner of speech, but also [[ServileSnarker sasses back at her every now and then]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Ren is quiet, thoughtful and prone to expressing his wit in deadpan and sarcastic ways, such as when he's asked to distract the sniper during the tournament, despite being the one with no shield, and his response is an understated "Sure, why not". His life-long partner, Nora, is expressive, energetic and loud. During the same tournament fight, when Jaune asks her to finish the fight with a single hit, she grins broadly, leaps in the air with her power needlessly flaring everywhere just for effect, and hits all four opponents with an exaggerated hammer swing. When Nora is telling Yang a story about her dream, she exaggerates the adventure for mood and suspense, while Ren quietly interjects with the actual, more boring, facts of the dream, deadpanning her enthusiasm.

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': The Sparda Twins form this: Dante is prone to bouts of hamminess (although he clearly plays it for shits and giggles) while Vergil is completely straight-laced.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Ren the deadpan has a childhood friend Nora, the hammy GenkiGirl. On a lesser level the title team has two pairings, the enthusiastic Ruby with the IceQueen Weiss, and the aloof and broody Blake with the BoisterousBruiser Yang.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' is the deadpan, and Robin (Dick Grayson) is the LargeHam TechnicolorNinja HurricaneOfPuns quipmaster.
* In ''World's Finest'' Superman is the large ham and Batman is still the deadpan.

* In ''Film/Batman1989'', Batman is a serious Deadpan Snarker, making jokes while keeping a serious tone. Joker is a glorious Ham, living life to the fullest and showing the full gambit of Emotions, while doing things that seem funny to him. It helps [[{{Foil}} contrast the two]] and show that, while they may both be functioning Sociopaths (more so in Batman's case) and/or Psychopaths (more so in Joker's case), they handle their game and life overall differently.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Ren the deadpan has a childhood friend Nora, the hammy GenkiGirl.

* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' has Lord Bale and Sindri Myr, a Chaos Lord and Sorcerer respectively. Bale's role is to go around making loud noises, while Sindri's is to be an increasingly obvious [[TheStarcscream plotting betrayer]] speaking in [[ColdHam relatively measured tones]] -- the only time he goes into true LargeHam mode himself is [[spoiler:his ascension to Daemon Prince]].

* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' has Lord Bale and Sindri Myr, a Chaos Lord and Sorcerer respectively. Bale's role is to go around making loud noises, while Sindri's is to be an increasingly obvious Starscream speaking in measured tones (the only time he goes into LargeHam mode himself is [[spoiler:his ascension to Daemon Prince]]).

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A pair of characters, either lifelong partners or just met up, in which one is a ham of decent size and the other speaks in a deadpan tone. The juxtaposition of the two, along with each of them on their own, are a common source of comedy for the audience.

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* GleefulAndGrumpyPair which contrasts their positive and negative emotions.