He tends to ham up his stories to make them more exciting
The comedian really hammed it up during his set
She was accused of hamming up her injuries to get sympathy
Don't ham up the situation; it's not that serious
The actors were encouraged to ham up their characters for comedic effect
He loves to ham up his Southern accent when he's around friends
The children loved it when their dad would ham it up
She felt like she was hamming it up a bit, but it got a laugh
He tried to ham up the drama to get attention
The director told them to ham it up a little more for the audience
That actor really loves to ham it up on stage.
I know! He never knows when to stop.
It made the whole play less enjoyable.
He tends to ham up his performance for extra laughs
He exaggerates his role to get more laughs
He overacts to gain additional amusement