Is Zack Galifinakis The Next Seth Rogen?

You know, the kind of schlubby supporting actor who comes onto the scene out of nowhere,everybody is aware of them, but then starts getting some headlining roles, does like 14 movies in a row over the course of a year and blows up to become some comedy megastar.
 
He's all over the place now. The Hangover, that G-Force gerbils movie, and a new show on HBO. So, if the prophecy is true, who is our slimmed-down, Zack Galifanakis superhero five years from now??

no
 
His name is too hard to pronounce.

I love Zach, after seeing The Hangover it change my outlook on Comedy.

No, because Seth Rogen actually writes/produces his movies.

I like him most on Tim and Eric, especially Gravy Robbers.
 
 

I could certainly stand to see him in more roles. I guess I hope he doesn't get as overexposed as Seth Rogen has. This past year hasn't been kind to him.

Maybe. One day. Who knows. 

Saw his stand up on Comedy Central before he blew up with the Hangover. Funny dude.

" @The_A_Drain: He was, ain't nowadays. "

Sounds good to me. Although the notion sounds weird since Galifinakis didn't come out of nowhere.

" @SmashedControllers said:

" @The_A_Drain: He was, ain't nowadays. "

yeah, because as soon as you get popular enough so that mainstream crowds know who you are, then you always stop funny/cool.   I only think things are cool when nobody else knows about them because I'm edgy. "

Zack has been known for a while. Seth had his stint on Freaks and Geeks and eventually blew up, but Zach has been funny has hell for a length of time. I am really happy for him and his new-found success. His stand-up and youtube stuff ( Between Two Ferns interviews) are so incredibly good.

That's like asking if Tsakhiagdiin Elbegdorj is the next Punsalmaagin Ochirbat.

God, I hope not.  I feel I've been saturated in Seth Rogan (and Judd Apatow) for the last year or so, and would hope that Hollywood understands sometimes you can get too much of a good thing.  I don't want to see Zack in a new project every month for the next year with all the media marketing hype that goes along with that.  I'm not saying Zack can't work hard and often, just don't make me feel like around every corner is another movie or TV show that he's involved with.

Technically Zach came before Seth, i remember watching him when he was doing stand up comedy.

I like seth rogan and judd apatow.  But I haven't seen funny people.  Is it supposed to be really bad or something?

He made The Hangover funny in my opinion. He was hilarious in that movie.

" I like him most on Tim and Eric, especially Gravy Robbers. "

Zach has been a comedian for ages and this role being in a Judd Apatow film just pushed him to where he could be seen by the general population. Have been a fan of his stand up for years and hope that it does boost his career and I see him in more films and thankfully due to his amazing beard he won't be the next dane cook.

" Seth Rogan is funny? News to me. "

I find Seth Rogen a modestly funny individual and a pretty good writer (or maybe it's Evan Goldberg doing all the work), but I am definitely finding that increasingly hard to now that his saturation point in the mainstream has reached critical mass. He has a new movie like every three months. The point of my creating this topic is that I see this kind of happening to Zack (who is overall a funnier individual) and I hope it does not because seeing him in one two may films would make me sick of him, no matter how funny he may be. 
 
And for those who commented, I may have phrased part of my initial statement wrong. I know Zack Galifinakis is a well-known comedian before he started popping up in the mainstream... I like him a lot. But I just wanted to draw the point that they are both supporting actors who came out of relative obscurity, at least from a mainstream perspective (even though Zack is funnier and definitely more well-known before his latest "uprising" than Seth Rogen was at all), that Zack could blow up and almost become somewhat of an annoyance to see on a regular basis. Though I see that happening less with Galifinakis than has happened with Rogen.
 
Sorry for the long-winded comments about such a trivial subject.  :)

" That's like asking if Tsakhiagdiin Elbegdorj is the next Punsalmaagin Ochirbat. "

No. 
 
He's a good actor, but a terrible comedian.

Galifainakis is beyond great, and I'm sure he'll take off now that he's getting recognition.

no, i don't think so. i don't know who he is. maybe he will become just as good as seth rogen when his older.

meh, who cares. they're all funny. 

No......he is far superior

" @Suicrat said:

" That's like asking if Tsakhiagdiin Elbegdorj is the next Punsalmaagin Ochirbat. "

I'm more of a Natsagiin Bagabandi guy myself. "

Why does one have to replace the other? 
Hollywood has had funny fat people for a long time. 
I think it can handle two at once.

Zach has been around for a long time. He is just getting more mainstream exposure now. The Comedians of Comedy tour was great.

NO! 
Unlike Seth Rogen ,   Zack Galifanakis  is actually funny. HE has been known in the standup community for many years now. 
 
  

" You know, the kind of schlubby supporting actor who comes onto the scene out of nowhere,everybody is aware of them, but then starts getting some headlining roles, does like 14 movies in a row over the course of a year and blows up to become some comedy megastar.  He's all over the place now. The Hangover, that G-Force gerbils movie, and a new show on HBO. So, if the prophecy is true, who is our slimmed-down, Zack Galifanakis superhero five years from now?? "

no

See all these people in here saying that Zach is actually funny unlike Seth. I can bet you when Zach get's popular all you will hear about is how unfunny he is and how much he sucks.

I think Seth Rogan is still Seth Rogan