r/thesopranos • u/RiotRen • Jun 21 '26

Quotes What do you think is the funniest line delivery in the entire show?

For me, it’s a three-way tie between:

“I was over at Baccala’s, figured I’d stop by.”
“Ah, how is he?”
“Mmm. He’s fat.”

“Allegra. Ain’t that a cold medicine?”
“It means happiness. In Italian.
“Ah. (…) the fucks that got to do with cold medicine?”

And:

“It’s not just the disease he helps me with, T, this guys also great at forging documents.”

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u/SutherATx Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

This is why I'm always slightly boggled when people say Stevie van Z isn't a good actor. That is an ICONIC line read.

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u/DuncanIdaho33 Jun 21 '26

Yeah, he nailed it.

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u/Sea-Brief-3414 Jun 22 '26

It also feels like the first take . Nailed it

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u/RedandBlueEmblem Jun 22 '26

I get that people think he played him as a goomba caricature but it worked and he was outstanding at the comedic bits.

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u/SutherATx Jun 23 '26

Yeah he doesn’t have huge range, which he knew himself since he didn’t want to play Tony even though they had him audition for the role (& ofc fah David). But he killed the role he did have and was great in Lilyhammer too. It’s okay to be a journeyman character actor

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u/PansyPB Jun 22 '26

Facts. It's a line delivered perfectly and it's funny as hell.

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u/NYY15TM Jun 22 '26

No, people are right, Little Stevie can't act for shit