Comedy Film Recommendations

godspal

Please try and recommend me some good comedy films. The thing is though if its been in a top 50 or is well known the chances are I have seen it, so please try to recommend some of the more obscure funny films.

EDIT: A taste of my humour: The Office (both US & UK), Extras, Arrested Development, Airplane!, Monty Python, Anchorman

Auvers

Le Diner De Cons great French comedy

Delicatessen another good French comedy

L31mr0d

well give us an example of your favourite comedies, top 5. It's a good way to gauge what you'll laugh at.

chin_grin

For really thick and therefore laugh out loud funny my first suggestion would be Hot Rod.

grimm2005

Try Howard Stern's Private Parts, movie adapted from his autobiography of the same name. very funny

Auvers

Auvers wrote: »

Le Diner De Cons great French comedy

Delicatessen another good French comedy

+ 1

Il est mignon, Monsieur Pignon
Il est méchant, Monsieur Brochant

And the "squeaky spring sequence" in Delicatessen is brilliant.

Nolanger

Get the DVD box-sets from Preston Sturges or WC Fields.

Tchaikovsky

I Heart Huckabees

auditek923

check out bill murray in films like quick change, scrooged, what about bob? groundhog day and larger than life

Otis Driftwood

Very Bad Things
In The Company of Men

bnt

Some from my collection you might like: Best In Show, Dogma, Evolution, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, ... Jackass: The Movie. :P

Tomohawk

Have a look at La Cage aux Folles (1978) french comedy set in a Nite Club, most sucessful foreign film in the US for many years and the music was composed by Ennio Morricone.

Fran Costello

Waiting for Guffman... Take the money and run... Small time crooks (ish)... kenny...

the classics are still worth watching preston sturgess...laurel and hardy

summer heights high (tv)
larry sanders show (tv)

http://www.youtube.com/user/francostello

Sleipnir

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

uncleoswald

Sleipnir wrote: »

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

I'm a sucker for that film, Family Guy did a great pisstake/homage.

Hmmm if someone asked me to name a comedy I don't think Delicatessen or In The Company of Men would immediately spring to mind... May as well recommend Fargo!

I loved this:
A Cock and Bull Story

Sleipnir

uncleoswald wrote: »

I'm a sucker for that film, Family Guy did a

Yeah me too. I have it recorded on Sky+ and just can't bring myself to delete it!

Car Rental Agent: [cheerfully] Welcome to Marathon, may I help you?

Neal: Yes.

Car Rental Agent: How may I help you?

Neal: You can start by wiping that ****ing dumb-ass smile off your rosey, ****ing, cheeks! Then you can give me a ****ing automobile: a ****ing Datsun, a ****ing Toyota, a ****ing Mustang, a ****ing Buick! Four ****ing wheels and a seat!

Car Rental Agent: I really don't care for the way you're speaking to me.

Neal: And I really don't care for the way your company left me in the middle of ****ing nowhere with ****ing keys to a ****ing car that isn't ****ing there. And I really didn't care to ****ing walk down a ****ing highway and across a ****ing runway to get back here to have you smile in my ****ing face. I want a ****ing car RIGHT ****ING NOW!

Car Rental Agent: May I see your rental agreement?

Neal: I threw it away.

Car Rental Agent: Oh boy.

Neal: Oh boy, what?

Car Rental Agent: You're ****ed!

and who could forget;

[waking up after sharing the same bed on the motel]

Neal: Del... Why did you kiss my ear?

Del: Why are you holding my hand?

Neal: [frowns] Where's your other hand?

Del: Between two pillows...

Neal: Those aren't pillows!

Actually, I think I'll watch it again tonight!

p to the e

"There's something about Mary is a classic. I think someone else recommended Hotrod so give it a go. it's fantastic. "Baseketball" is very good.

zAbbo

Some very strange recommendations!

And on that note...

Grandma's Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsEuOw3ihbs

Idiocracy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0yQunhOaU0

corcaigh07

Office space isnt too well known but its excellent.

tommyboy2222

Office space isnt too well known but its excellent.

Office Space is legend!! Especially if you work in IT .

Swingers and Happy Gilmore are also favourites!

flanree

Yeah, Office Space is class. Waiting for Guffman, The Big Lebowski, Death at a Funeral, Sweet & Lowdown, The King of Comedy, The 40 year old Virgin, High Fidelity, and for the old 'so bad its hilarious' factor Speed 2: Cruise Control!!!

nitrogen

Auvers wrote: »

Le Diner De Cons great French comedy

Thanks for this recommendation.

It's good, but it's a little disappointing regarding the dinner never happens. Intriguing idea, but I feel we're shown one extended scene and never get to view main act.

Lamper.sffc

Kung fu hustle
In Bruges
Death to smoochie

Bounty Hunter

Roxbury Roxbuy Roxbury

....what is love!, baby dont hurt me dont hurt me no more

*start bobing your head

OOOOoooooOOOOooooo

aka Night at the Rocksbury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJO6W7MFMI

The Pontiac

Bad Boy Bubby http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106341/

Possibly one of the strangest films you'll ever see.

Photojoe

Foot Fist Way.

I love comedies more than anything. Life is too short for any other kind of film.

grumpytrousers

I took delivery, this morning, of Midnight Run starring Robert de Niro. It's great. I'm looking forward to the weekend even more.

Loads of effing and blinding. Decent action/road/buddy movie - kinda infectious fun,.

Guill

try kung pow or the tramp

uncleoswald

grumpytrousers wrote: »

I took delivery, this morning, of Midnight Run starring Robert de Niro. It's great. I'm looking forward to the weekend even more.

Loads of effing and blinding. Decent action/road/buddy movie - kinda infectious fun,.

Yeah Charles Grodin is great in it. Manages to pull at your heart strings but in that good 80's kind of way. De Niro can only do funny when he plays it straight like in this.

Considering the OP's tastes I can't believe no one has mentioned Spinal Tap.

corcaigh07

office space on now on film 4, think ill watch it again, milton is a legend, damn tps reports!

Dman001

There's alot of great Jim Carrey films:
Dumb and Dumber, Ace Venturer, The Mask are great comedies.

Boom_Bap

I think these have already been mentioned:
Night at the Roxybury.......Emiliooo, the mighty duck himself
Grandma's Boy
Foot Fist Way
Hot Rod

Some other ones worth watching are:
The Rocker
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
College
Accepted
Zach and Miri make a Porno
Beerfest
Super Troopers
Club Dread
The Brothers Solomon

Some Classics:
Stripes
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Caddyshack 1 &2
Trading Places
Swingers
Fletch

Arcee

This Australian movie is hilarious http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/
It's called The Castle and I've yet to meet someone who didn't think it was great. Can be hard to find on dvd but well worth the hunt

the whole year inn

"cool beans"- hot rod

you could try "bad santa" very good. clerks 1 and 2 look in kevin smith movies mall rats chasing amy.could also check out kitchen confidential (tv) very funny show only 13 episodes.

"o brother where art tho"
I ll go through my colletion later and see if theres any more.

some good movies there , dont know how many times I watched"beerfest" check out "super troppers" "club dread"

also might want to check out "flight of the conchords" its a tv show,I think its funny not your usual american sitcoms,no laugh tracks.Watch a episode or two ill think you ll like it.

civildefence

Dodgeball

Aidric

I rarely look past the Naked Gun series of films when i want a laugh.

Boom_Bap

Aidric wrote: »

I rarely look past the Naked Gun series of films when i want a laugh.

Or even pick up the Police Squad series!

tommybrennan15

Monty Pyton-brilliant film

chughes

The Life of Brian
Blazing Saddles

Trankton

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas...absolutely hilarious, Johnney Depp and Benicio Del Toro are just another class in it.

and never forget Napolean Dynamite.

purple_hatstand

If you haven't seen 'Withnail & I' yet today, stick it on NOW!

The most quotable screenplay ever, it's got every kind of comedy in it, Grant is his sneering best and the support cast is just nuts.

Accept no substitutes.