Emperor Chop Chop

Emperor Chop Chop appears as a minor figure within Futurama's sprawling universe of one-off aliens and authority figures, the kind of character the show conjures for a single gag or episode before moving on. He carries himself with the pompous certainty of a self-styled ruler, more concerned with title and spectacle than substance.

Futurama's genius is often in these throwaway roles, and David Herman, a reliable utility player in the voice cast, gives Chop Chop just enough bluster to land his moment. The joke lives in the gap between the grandiosity of the name and the smallness of the part, a very Futurama kind of economy.