WHO IS THE BEST JOKER? 

We’re doing a part 2 of our next 5 picks for Joker. So everyone complaining that certain people didn’t make our opinionated lists... there’s still more to come.

Mark Hamill's Joker, easily. Especially his performance in the Arkham games.

Cameron Monaghan is one of my favorites. His movement. His voice. His laugh. Is all just amazing to me

Gotham is criminally underrated

Not gonna lie, Heath mouthing "six" when the guy admits how many of his friends he killed made me laugh the first time I saw it

Late to the party, but I agree with Vee that "just a voice" does a disservice to Mark Hamill. As someone who has done voice acting, what Mark does with JUST HIS VOICE is amazing. When they started recording the Batman Animated Series, most of the voice actors sat down. Hamill was like "I have to stand. I have to move." Even with that small clip you showed of him in the booth shows how he was giving a full performance when voicing the Joker - we just didn't see it, though I'm sure the animators took cues for Hamill in their animation. Also, Mark Hamill has played the Joker for over thirty years. That counts for a lot with me. Also, Troy Baker voiced Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Telltale series. So he has done both the Dark Knight & The Clown Prince of Crime.

Mark Hamill is the voice of the Joker. When you read the Joker dialogue in the comics, you hear Hamill’s Joker. And I love how his Joker laughs, something which Monaughan did perfectly as well. He doesn’t have one laugh, he has many different laughs for different emotions, situations and reactions. Monaughan is the best comic to Live Action Joker. He plays Jerome: the maniac and anarchist, Jeremiah: the sinister and intelligent villain (who also looks the most like the Joker) & J: the villain who can’t live without Batman. The issue is that the he is the best Joker that never was. If he is able to play the Joker in the future, then he’ll be the best. Phoenix is the best answer to ‘what would the Joker look like in the real world’. He also plays the tragic nature of the Joker origin and the twisted psychology of the Joker very well. Ledger is the best Joker as an answer to ‘if Batman existed in the real world, what would the Joker be like?’ He also plays the ‘Agent of Chaos’ the best. He doesn’t care about anything other than doing the complete opposite of Batman. Nicholson is a good Joker in the sense of capturing the cheesiness/Silver Age nature of the Joker. Troy Baker is very good. He takes what works about Mark Hamill, and then puts his own twist on it. But Mark Hamill just has something better about it, that I can’t put my finger on. When Hamill can no longer do the voice of the character, Baker is the only next choice. Kevin Michael Richardson is a fresh take on the character. It feels like the Joker, and it’s believable that it could be the Joker, but it’s just not my Joker. His voice also has that sinister nature to it, which I really like. Leto is the best Joker as a criminal, as a gangster, and as someone who uses others to compete his goal, rather than going at it alone. Phoenix & Ledger are good real world Jokers, but they aren’t ‘comic’ Jokers. They’re characters aren’t designed to be that way, but they aren’t the Joker that you would expect to use Joker Gas, Hand Buzzers, team up with other villains and do things because he can. Where as Hamill and Monaughan, I can.

Cameron Monaghan was so unbelievably amazing. He just did everything right.

Let me just say I was so happy to see Cameron Monaghan in number one, I was genuinely shocked and happy, I 100 percent agree putting him in 1 and ppl need to give way more love for this man he’s also my favorite live action joker ever thank you

I definitely have a separation between Jerome and Jeremiah

No love for Jack Nicholson?! Christ

I really liked John DiMagio in Under the Red Hood.

Cameron is really underrated as joker he really should be joker on the big screen

The best Joker is the one is the one saying "I am the Joker baby" Look it up and you agree

Cameron Monaghan is my favorite joker of all time, I mean his performance was just phenomenal.

Cameron Monahan's joker is one of my favourite characters in general and easily the best character in gotham. He was so good

I liked Joaquin and I liked "The Joker" but the one thing I can't get over is that there's nothing about that Joker that feels like "super villain."

The fact that Jared Leto made the list and Jack Nicholson didn't makes you guys lose alot of credibility points on the subject matter you're talking about.

Agreed with pick no.1 Gotham is horribly underrated and one of the rare shows that for most of its run got better with every season. I don't think the final season was as good as season 4, but hey... It is what it is. And the shift to the second joker was a masterstroke, it gave us that gangster insanity that I had been craving. But yeah Gotham just nailed all of its villains, even Solomon Grundy who I thought was a bit iffy at first ended up working.

When it comes to portraying the Joker you either have what it takes or you don't.. plain & simple. there's no middle ground because you can't half-ass crazy. It'll turn cringy instantly.

I've never ever seen someone agree with me that Cameron is the best Joker. I HOPE he can play him again one day. He's so good and passionate. I know he'd be willing to play him again.

I love how all of the Jokers in the thumbnail have makeup except for Jerome.

Damn Leto only got 11 minutes? The princess in Sleeping Beauty got 18 and she still gets roasted for that.

Mark Hamill isn't *just* a voice. He's a memorable voice that's become synonymous with the Joker in more than 1 form of media. And he puts his whole body and face into the act. To say Hamill is just a voice is to downplay his performances.

7:12 The “By the way, I’ve got some grape soda on ice and a bear-skin rig waiting” line is still amazing because of how fucking weird and particular it is

How in thee hell is Nicholson not on either of y'alls lists?! Leto but no Nicholson TF??!!

The closest to a live action Mark Hamill is his character on both live action Flash shows The Trickster.

I excuse the young generation for not understanding how phenomenal and iconic Jack Nicholson was as the Joker. He was the definitive example of Joker in live-action only being equalled by Mark Hamill's Joker voice-over performance in Batman The Animated Series. Jack Nicholson's Joker paved the way for every Joker performance that followed and I can say with certainty that without Batman 1989 we would not have what has become the modern dark interpretation of Gotham City. Jack Nicholson's Joker was the first time we saw an actor use prosthetics for the grin. Cesar Romero of course is the godfather of Joker performers and that fact alone gives him a place in a GOAT list. #1. Heath Ledger #2. Jack Nicholson #3. Mark Hamill #4. Cesar Romero #5. Joaquin Phoenix Cameron Monaghan is good however his performance is heavily influenced by Heath Ledger's Joker. A GOAT performance must stand alone and be unique to the actor playing the part. Even Jared Leto's Joker had too much of Heath Ledger's style in it most noticeably the voice.

All I want to see is Cameron Monaghan's Jerome Valeska be officially named the Joker and to have a backstory movie for him, showing all he endured, and then taking you to his very end. I just want to see more of him!

The Best Joker: 1. The one whose Punchline blew people's minds

1. Heath Ledger 2. Mark Hamill 3. Joaquin Phoenix 4. Troy Baker 5. Jack Nicholson

Gothams Jerome and Jeremiah are both amazing and have the best joker in my opinion

Cameron understood the Joker more than anyone who ever played him. He had such a good storyline and the interrogation scene he was so psychotic and his laugh was terrifying! Good job Cameron

jack is not even top 5 wtf

How did Jack Nicholson not make this list. 😂 smh

Cameron is also Dewey’s friend in Malcolm I. The Middle

My favorite Joker will always be Mark Hamill, followed VERY closely by Jack Nickelson.

Jared Leto really has gone up my list after Zack Snyder’s Justice League, he has definitely proven himself after that

Gotta agree about Gotham. Jerome still rules but Jeremiah really stepped in fully for the finale. Cameron played EVERY Joker and it was amazing.

Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah is my favorite version of character. Both version. Joker from finale was the most canonical version of character I ever seen

Some of us didn't "grow up" on Jack Nicholson. SOME of us waited til we were 20 years old and when it was announced that Jack was cast, our whole worlds were turned upside down, like everything could actually be right with the world!

Mark Hamills Joker from the Arkham Games specifically is the greatest version of the Joker in my opinion. Literally the perfect Joker A perfect Balance of Cartoony Goofy Antics yet Creepy Dark and Evil. The best Looking Joker also.

I love the number one pick especially because I feel like a lot of people haven't even seen Gotham. I hope he gets to play the Joker in the not too distant future

I stopped watching when he said heath ledger is number 4 smh

The difficulty of getting into the top 5 Joker's is that u have to compete with: Hamill, Phoenix, Nicholson, Ledger, Baker, and Romero. That's just having to compete with the beloved incarnations

Mark Hamill is the real joker. Literally everything abt his voice,design, all of the above is joker. Heath and Joaquin are really interesting, touching,and good takes but none of them really fit "The Joker" in everything.

My list! 5. Under the red hood: John DiMaggo 4. The Dark Knight Returns: Michael Emerson 3. Batman the brave and the bold: Jeff Bennet 2..Batman 89: Jack Nickolson 1. Batman the animated series: Mark Hamill

Cameron Monaghan as Joker is as criminally underrated as thw whole Gotham show

The fact that Cameron looks just like joker and i really liked jeremiah

"ReyesWorldTV: Jared Leto." your right, he does upset people. And very quickly.

I always wished we got to see Hamill as joker in live action, I definitely think he could've done it amazingly

In defense of Leto's Joker, he wasn't given shit to do. I don't mind the look or any of that. It's a different Joker. If it bothers u it bothers u but that wasn't the point. Just shoe horning him into The film did him no favors 😂

Fucking love Gotham I’m glad that you recognized his talent as the joker

IDGAF what anyone says: All of them are amazing. They make the character their own in their unique ways. I rest my case.

Excellent Vid 👍

Jared Leto's joker laugh sounds like the laughing in feel good inc.

10:24 Oh my god, *YES!* I _love_ Kevin Michael Richardson’s performance as Joker! It’s easily one of my favorite roles of his, and one of my top fave versions of Joker overall.

Here is my Joker-Ranking list: 1. Mark Hamill 2. Heath Ledger 3. Joaquin Phoenix 4. Cameron Monaghan 5. Jack Nicholson 6. Troy Barker 7. John DiMaggio 8. Michael Emerson 9. Kevin Michael Richardson 10. Zach Galifianakis 11. Jeff Bennett 12. Cesar Romero 13. Jared Leto

I’m really happy with your first

Just on the interview scene from "The Fortuneteller" episode of Gotham, Cameron Monaghan is the best Joker because he takes my favorite aspects of every Joker before him (Ledger's voice, Hamil's laugh, Nicholson's campy, flamboyant grandstanding), and compresses them into a single, brilliant performance.

ledger, Phoenix, and Hamill's

No Nicholson? Blasphemy! You guys are clearly smoking crack judging by these types of masterfully articulated thoughts 19:18

Anyone who doesn't have Jack Nicholson in their top 5 Jokers has no credibility to talk on the subject

17:36 EXACTLY what I was thinking about for the first time, just LITERALLY three minutes ago I came to that realization just three minutes prior to seeing this.

I deeply appreciate that you put Gotham on here I didn’t think you would but he is brilliant

24:29.... no, is it who I think it is? Cameron Monaghan? YES!!!!! 29:51 FOX

very good production quality 👍

Good talk.

Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger and Mark Hamill Joker are the best versions of Joker.

Many have done a great job as the Joker. Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Caesar Romero, Troy Baker, John DiMaggio and Joaquin Phoenix. But in my opinion, no one can top Mark Hamill.

Awesome

Guess how long Hannibal Lecter had on screen, 12 minutes. "Jared only had 11 minutes of screentime isn't a valid argument"

If Brad Dourif got to play the Joker there's no doubt in my mind he would have been the best one.

The joker from Batman the brave and the bold is underrated

I gotta say the best and most underrated Joker for me will always be Joe DiMaggio. Yes, Mark Hamill is the voice of the Joker for an entire generation and is still the voice I hear whenever I read old comics. Joe DiMaggio though embodied that ultimate joker. He captured the careless psychopathy, the humor, and the criminal aspect of the character perfectly. While that can easily be laid at the feet of good writers, it was also good to have a fresh take on the character. Yes, Mark Hamill is great, but there needs to be evolution to a character. Not every performance should be based on Hamill, not every performance should be Nicholson or Ledger. All too often we see performers try and emulate what made one version so successful but Joe just brought his own flair to the role. That's the same reason Kevin Michael Richardson is probably my third favorite after DiMaggio and Hamilll. I like versions of the character that doe their own thing or are unique, all 3 of which are

How did I get unsubscribed? But Jack as honorable mention is damn near blasphemy but hey to each their own and truthfully it's all good because you got a point I can't lie Jerome was pretty good

5. Jack Nicholson I like him but let's be honest he's not the type of actor that "disappears" into his roles. You are very aware you're watching Jack Nicholson. Not necessarily a bad thing, but this keeps him at 5 for me. 4. Cesar Romero You have to take into account the time and setting of when his version took place. He had the laugh and the silly demeanor down. The joker at that time was not the homicidal maniac the later incarnations became, so he did the best that could be done at that time. 3.Mark Hamill The voice most people hear in their heads for the joker when they read comics, it's perfect. As a side note I believe that he could have pulled off a live action joker in his younger days. He played a character called trickster in the 1990 flash television series that was kind of a joker-esque character and the voice he used was kind of a proto version of the voice he would later use in the animated series. 1. & 2. This is where I kind of cheat. The differences between Phoenix's and Ledger's version are like night and day. As such, I can't pick between the two. Ledger's version was a fully realized joker capable of matching wits with batman, scaring the shit out of everyone around him and could cause controlled chaos everywhere around him seemingly without effort. While Phoenix was a joker who was seemingly a somewhat average unassuming man, perhaps even a good man who was constantly messed with and let down by the society surrounding him until he finally broke(assuming the whole movie wasn't a story made up in the characters head while locked in arkham, which is my take on that movie).

For me its Mark Hamill and Cameron Monaghan. No question about it.

My problem with Gotham joker is that he only got good after they cut his face off and then they killed him off after a season and replaced him with a guy who never laughs

Heath is always gonna be my favorite.

I don’t like Joaquin Phoenix at all as the Joker. I can't see him at all fighting Batman. The movie basically felt like Taxi Driver in clown makeup. My list honestly would be: Mark Hamill from 1992--2009(after '09 he and Kevin kinda degraded) Heath Ledger John DiMaggio Jack Nicholson Jared Leto

Mark Hamill for his voice and Cameron Monaghan for performance

You’re consistency in how you choose your Joker placement is all over the place

Also because in one comic he took his face out, just like in Gotham, he just stapled it back.

I hope we get the Batman that Laughs in the film universe sooner than later.

The Valeska Twins Are my favorites

You have the best intro i've ever seen

Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger...!!!

No love for Nicholson is annoying. 1. Mark Hamill 2. Jack Nicholson 3. Heath Ledger 4. Joaquin Phoenix 5. Cesar Romero

I liked jared leto's joker. When I saw him as like a gangsta rapper I laughed my ass off. He's a funny joker.

I'd be open to seeing more of Jared Leto's Joker, just to see why he is like that.

My list of the Joker 1. Cameron Monaghan as Jeremiah Valeska 2. Mark Hammill 3. Heath Ledger 4. Richard Epcar 5. Joaquin Phoenix 6. Joe DiMaggio 7. Cesar Romero 8. Jack Nicholson 9. Guy from Young Justice 10. Cameron Monaghan as Jerome Valeska(just because he really bad character)

Harthy leager is my fav his joker look rocks.

No shit when you put Kevin on your list I shouted YES! He is my first look at the Joker

Super interesting points! I still need to watch Gotham but so far Hamill is of course my No.1 Joker

I always liked the Batman Mask Of The Redhook and Dark Knight Returns animated Joker. They were really original.

Cameron felt like the perfect combination of the best incarnations of Joker throughout the characters many portrayals. I couldn’t help but root for ‘Not Joker’ whenever he was on screen because he had a level of charisma that I can only equate to the Arkham series Joker.

The joker movie was more about life itself and i liked it

Live Action Jokers and Voice Acting Jokers should be their own list

THAT INTRO SONG GOES HARD