26 Self-Aware Celebrities Who Were Able to Take A Joke — And Even Poke Fun at Themselves

Self-deprecation at its finest — and most famous
26 Self-Aware Celebrities Who Were Able to Take A Joke — And Even Poke Fun at Themselves
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There’s something extra awesome when someone like Nic Cage knows how Nic Cagey they are. We can all take a nice sigh of relief knowing that their self-importance isn’t going to make for some serious cringeworthiness. Lookin’ at you, J.Lo. 

Today, we applaud those who could’ve easily developed a beefed-up ego, but chose to show us how down to Earth they can be instead. 

Kudos, self-deprecating celebs. Kudos.

George Harrison

Good sports about parodies George Harrison was a big fan of The Rutles, a Beatles parody band created by the Monty Python guys, and even made an appearance in their movie All You Need is Cash. CRACKED

Michael Jackson

Good sports about parodies SAILORS Michael Jackson was really encouraging of Weird Al Yankovic's funny takes on his songs, and even let him use his subway set for the video of Fat. CRACKED

George Lucas

Good sports about parodies George Lucas was totally cool with Spaceballs- but he made a deal with Mel Brooks that stopped any Spaceballs toys, like action figures, from being sold. Basically, You can make fun of me, but not make serious money off of it. CRACKED

Jason Biggs

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke This Christmas, Santa's sat What happens when teen actors grow up? In very meta cameos, Jason Biggs and James Van Der Beek come of age in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Biggs rants about only being known as the pie f-er, and Van Der Beek says, Listen pie f-er, you wouldn't last a day on the Creek. CRACKED

R.L. Stine

Good sports about parodies R. L. Stine The 79-year-old author of the Goosebumps series was a good sport about a Hard Times satirical article of him stepping out with a hot monster blob several decades younger. R.L. Stine @RL_Stine This gossip story about me is NOT TRUE! hard-drive.net Paparazzi Catch R.L. Stine Stepping Out With Hot Young Monster Blob CRACKED

Kurt Cobain

Good sports about parodies Kurt Cobain allowed Weird Al Yankovic to make a parody of Nirvana's popular song Smells Like Teen Spirit. This parody, called Smells Like Nirvana, was a huge success for Yankovic and helped him become the top parody artist again. CRACKED

Gilbert Gottfried

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke A watered- down Gilbert Gottfried voice just didn't work. On SNL in the early '80s, Gottfried had a quiet, slimy voice. After much disdain from writers, fans, and critics, he went full force with his now-iconic voice, and (with roles like lago in Aladdin) became world-famous for it. CRACKED

Natasha Lyonne

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Natasha Lyonne rose from tabloid fodder to acclaim. After a string of '90s hits, Lyonne became known more for her speedball addiction. Her comeback role of a drug addict in Orange Is the New Black leaned right into her bad girl image and got her an Emmy nomination. CRACKED

Chuck Norris

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Chuck Norris' thumb can carry your movie. After nine seasons of Walker, Texas Ranger, Norris was a B-or even C-list action star at best. In a stroke of comedy genius, the team in Dodgeball needed a thumbs up from Chuck, and his participation became a highlight of the film. CRACKED

Neil Patrick Harris

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Neil Patrick Harris killed Doogie Howser. Over a decade later, NPH was still known as Doogie Howser. Self-aware of his good-boy image, he played a coke-snorting, stripper-crazed version of himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and stole the show. CRACKED

Ryan Reynolds

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Ryan Reynolds jabs at Green Lantern. In the 4th-wall-shattering Deadpool 2, Reynolds displays his awareness of the flop that was Green Lantern. While Ryan Reynolds reads a Green Lantern script, Deadpool shoots him in the head and says, You're welcome, Canada. CRACKED

Kristen Schaal

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Z8A -BN6 - Kristen Schaal's weakness became her greatest asset. After years of torment, her voice teacher even told her she'd never make it with that atrocious voice. Schaal doubled down on her unique voice, and it helped put her stamp on hit shows like Flight of the Conchords, 30 Rock, and Bob's Burgers. CRACKED

Justin Timberlake

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Justin Timberlake uses his power for good. Timberlake's boy band persona was only for teenage girls. Using his voice to hilariously parody The Bee Gees, Bon Iver, and give us Dick in a Box on SNL proved he was so much more than a frosted-tipped teeny bopper. CRACKED

William Shatner

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke PHA BASE Everyone (including William Shatner) has a William CUCK Shatner impression. His choppy Shatnerisms burst through Captain Kirk and every other character he's played. Не knew it as well as we did with a self-aware SNL sketch, and a role as Pompous Space Captain in Airplane II: The Sequel. CRACKED

Tommy Wiseau

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Tommy Wiseau unwillingly accepted his cringeworthiness. Wiseau was trying to make a great film, but after The Room was dubbed The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies, he joined the ironic screenings and Q&A's, and gave his blessing to make The Disaster Artist. CRACKED

Jimmy Carter

CRACKED PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER'S APPROVAL RATING. My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice to know that when people wave at me, they use all their fingers.

Gwyneth Paltrow

CRACKED GWYENTH PALTROW'S FAKE ACCENT. In 1999, she poked fun at widespread criticism of her British accent by doing her entire SNL monologue in a British accent. She joked about being born and raised there, while audience members reminded her that she's American.

Willem Dafoe

CRACKED IN WILLEM DAFOE'S FACE! In his SNL monologue, he joked about his extremely expressive face, and that a lot of people tell him he should play the Joker. Always nice to remind people of a sociopath, eh?

Harry Truman

CRACKED PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN ROASTS HIS PROFESSION. My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse, or a politician. And to tell you the truth, there's hardly any difference.

Sir Patrick Stewart

CRACKED THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SIR PATRICK STEWART. His string of ads for Strongbow Cider ironically stated that he wasn't a good actor. The narrator says, To show Strongbow's impressive range, we hired an actor with almost as much range. Не then gives purposefully brutal delivery until they give up on him.

Christian Bale

CRACKED CHRISTIAN BALE: SELF-PROCLAIMED GIANT DUMBASS. Не said, I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job. When asked about how he planned his career, he said, I'm a giant dumbass. I have no clues, no plans, no giant scheme.

Halle Berry

CRACKED HALLE BERRY WAS HONORED TO WIN A RAZZIE. She earned a Razzie for Worst Actor in Catwoman, and actually showed up to accept it. She gave a hilariously ironic speech as if it were an Oscar, and received a standing ovation for being such a good sport.

Benedict Cumberbatch

CRACKED BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH OWNS HIS UNIQUE LOOK. In the SNL sketch Why Is Benedict Cumberbatch Hot?, the host can't even fathom his sex appeal. Cumberbatch agreed, likening his looks to a hammerhead shark and Sid the sloth from Ice Age.

Sean Penn

CRACKED SEAN PENN TOOK IT WITH A SMILE. LAG When his first novel, Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, got a slew of negative reviews, he ran a full-page ad in The New York Times called The Critics Agree with the harshest reviews like Marie Claire's, Honestly, shut your face, Sean Penn.

Paris Hilton

CRACKED PARIS HILTON KNOWS PEOPLE WANT HER DEAD. To promote her 2005 movie House of Wax she acknowledged that she knew people would probably enjoy seeing her get brutally murdered by wearing a See Paris Die T-shirt to her D.J gigs.

Nicolas Cage

CRACKED NICOLAS CAGE KNOWS HOW NICOLAS CAGE НЕ IS. Joining in on Andy Samberg's SNL impression of him showed that he could poke fun at himself. In the segment he jokes that all the dialogue in his movies are either whispered or screamed. And everything is on fire.

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