How this has not yet been made into a film by the Cohen Brothers starring George Clooney I'll never know.
The way he just sort of automatically exudes gravitas makes him surprisingly effective in comedy I think. Because comedy requires surprises, and even when he's playing a goofy character it is still somehow surprising when he does something silly.
But Clooney is a master at goofy. Intolerable Cruelty is the most underrated movie ever.
I've typecase Gosling as a shallow heartthrob in my head, even though he's been doing interesting roles for ages.