those other characters he played (a la eddie murphy) were probably the funniest part of the show. jerome calling himself "da playa from the himalayas" and referring to pam as "junk in da trunk" was hilarious. then he would add the facial expressions and other physical comedy which would have me falling out of my seat in laughter. the inside jokes and "cracks" on each other were the best: tommy always talked as if he actually had a job, but of course he didn't--what made me laugh was the fact that he wouldn't admit it! martin complaining all the time, and him and pam would constantly put each other down (she made fun of his big ears and height <he's short> and he commented about her fake "horse hair" and manly (or beastly) tendencies). i think gina and martin represented how couples simply have their differences because they don't understand the opposite the sex..which is very true in most relationships. cole was just simple and air-headed, (a la homer simpson)...then you MUST NOT forget about the OTHER FUNNY characters: brotha man who lived on the "fifth flo" (but he'd hold up 4 fingers because he had no common sense). there's just too many funny scenarios and characters in this sit-com