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# Candid Comedic Celeb Portraits
Matt Hoyle Captured the Hilarity of Favorite Comedians

By Sarah St.Jules | Published 2013-09-02 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photographer-matt-hoyle
References: [visualnews](http://www.visualnews.com/2013/08/24/comic-genius-portraits-funny-people-celebrity-photographer-matt-hoyle/) & [matthoyle](http://matthoyle.com/)

Photographer Matt Hoyle is no stranger to celebrities. He often takes the shots that others wish they were able to get; however, in this series he was able to extract what makes actors hilarious.

He has taken [portraits of famous faces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-portrait-studio) such as Andy Samberg, Tina Fey, Steve Martin and Billy Crystal. These aren’t your ordinary pictures, though. Hoyle has put the actors in a series of [surrealist situations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photo-to-caricature-pictures), which ultimately makes the pictures humorous. As an example, Samberg has a raccoon hand instead of his own, and Fey is having a tea party with dolls.

Even though these comedians are in strange situations, this series still has a humanizing effect on the subjects. Photographer Matt Hoyle has been able to strip down their celebrity status, and presents what looks like an honest depiction of them as people.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.4/10
- Popularity: 97% | Activity: 88% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Comedic Celebrity Portraiture:** New opportunities in comedic celebrity portraiture: photographers and artists can experiment with surrealist and humorous concepts to showcase famous figures in a unique way.
- **Surrealist Photography:** Surrealist photography is on the rise as a trend, with the potential to disrupt traditional portrait photography and offer creatives exciting new ways to explore human subjects.
- **Humanizing Celebrity Culture:** A new trend in celebrity culture is humanization, where photographers and artists can showcase celebrities in a more realistic and relatable light, which could inspire new forms of advertising and marketing.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Photography:** The photography industry can explore new avenues in surrealist portraiture to offer clients an exciting new take on traditional portraits.
- **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can use this trend of humanizing celebrities as a way to connect with audiences on a more personal level, which could change the way they approach marketing and advertising.
- **Advertising:** The advertising industry can use the trend of surreal celebrity portraiture to create attention-grabbing and unconventional ads that disrupt traditional marketing campaigns.

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