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Comedy Movies The Ones You Think Are Comedy Classics.

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Like most Boardies I've seen a fair few comedy movies over the years some I would call comedy classics and some not so.
I'm a big fan of Mel Brooks Movies so here are a few I would put in my comedy library.

History of The World Part 1 which also starred Mel Brooks.

Young Frankenstein with the brilliant Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman.

Blazing Saddles with Slim Pickens and Gene Wilder.

Outside the above mentioned I would put comedy movies starring Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Burt Reynolds.

So what comedy movies would you put in your library?

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loyatemu

also, while Groundhog Day is rightly considered a classic, Quick Change may be a better, funnier Bill Murray film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcap30hydUY

engiweirdo

The Jerk. "You average run of the mill, random bastard!"

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Blades of Glory

Shaun of the Dead

21 Jump Street

Borat

Superbad

Airplane!

Stepbrothers

Anchorman

Elf

In Bruges

Mean Girls

I'm not what you'd call highbrow.

facehugger99

There's Something about Mary.

Came out 20 years ago - struggling to think of a movie since that's been funnier.

I remember watching it in the cinema with people literally 'doubling over/coke coming out nose' laughing during it.

loyatemu

engiweirdo wrote: »

The Jerk. "You average run of the mill, random bastard!"

all of Steve Martin's early films!

The Man with Two Brains!
The Jerk
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Roxanne
LA Story

Turtyturd

Bad Santa.

‘Tis nearly the season.

Mam of 4

loyatemu wrote: »

all of Steve Martin's early films!

The Man with Two Brains!
The Jerk
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Roxanne
LA Story

All Of Me , with Lily Tomlin , very funny !

everlast75

Uncle Buck

Dirty rotten scoundrels

bazz26

Life of Brian:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_G2a2hL6U

Planes, Trains and Automobiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRxPDhd3d0

Smokey and the Bandit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_yICBdLK8

Airplane:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXVaChA3Q0

The Naked Gun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPEnaz0Qm8

Blazing Saddles:

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

the_syco

Caddyshack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vCBPvErPCE

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Zaph

loyatemu wrote: »

also, while Groundhog Day is rightly considered a classic, Quick Change may be a better, funnier Bill Murray film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcap30hydUY

I love Quick Change, it's a shame so few people seem to have ever heard of it.

My own list:

Some Like It Hot - the greatest movie, not just comedy movie, ever made imo.
The Blue Brothers
Grosse Point Blank
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Life of Brian
Airplane

andekwarhola

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

bodhrandude

Early films by the makers of Airplane, The Groove Tube and Kentucky Fried Movie which was a collection of skits, Kentucky Fried Movie had a brilliant tribute to Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. One of Woody Allen's first ones from 1969 Whatever you wanted to know about sex but was afraid to ask, then his other ones such as Bananas, Sleeper and his piss take of Casablanca, Play it again Sam. Stoner films Cheech & Chongs Up in Smoke, Half Baked with Dave Chappelle and Sky's Saving Grace.

Charlie19

Trading Places is excellent and id say I'm into double figures on the amount of times I've watched it.

More recently id go for Due Date and Step Brothers.

Bad Grandpa was another one that cracked me up, Johnny Knoxville comes up with some crazy ideas.

Brother Grimbsy just for the elephant scene, i wouldn't say it be everyone's cup of tea.

Relikk

They've all been mentioned already, but my favourites are:

Mel Brooks movies: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and The Producers (the original)
Eddie Murphy movies: Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming To America
Woody Allen movies: Take The Money And Run, Bananas, Sleeper
All Monty Python movies
Withnail & I
This Is Spinal Tap
Dr. Strangelove
Office Space
Way Out West
Slap Shot

Riddle101

Month Python's
The Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Meaning of Life

Ghostbusters

Stripes

Groundhog Day

Airplane

This is Spinal Tap

Coming To America

Trading Places

Beverly Hills Cop

Ace Ventura Pet Detective and Nature Calls

Scary Movie

Rat Race

Akrasia

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Withnail & I

Liam McPoyle

South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut.

From the same makers, Baseketball has always tickled my funny bone though alot of people have never seen it.

Deuce Bigelow European Gigolo is one that got alot of hate on release but I find very funny, particularly TJ.

Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy have alot of rewatch value and Sandler is not nearly as insufferable in them.

sbsquarepants

Very hard to make a comedy that stands up to a second viewing but few that do are -

Take the money and run, bananas, sleeper, play it again sam - All woody Allen, all hilarious

More recently(ish) - Team America, Bowfinger, Three Amigos.

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MonkieSocks wrote: »

I'll never forget the time I had "A Day At The Races" drank a bowl of "Duck Soup" and spent "A Night at The Opera.:)

Harpo from the Marx Brothers was my favourite. For a man that couldn't talk he made up for it with comedy acting and the gift he displayed when playing the Harp. Absolutely brilliant.

coolhull

Blazing Saddles for me

donegal_man

natashaob6 wrote: »

Harpo from the Marx Brothers was my favourite. For a man that couldn't talk he made up for it with comedy acting and the gift he displayed when playing the Harp. Absolutely brilliant.

Whilst "Harpo" never spoke, Arthur (Adolph) Marx was notably loquacious and was in fact a member of the famed Algonquin Round Table. In this BBC radio clip one of his sons tells the story behind his decision to turn to mime and Harpo recounts a tale from his past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19prL2ue4pk

valoren

I've always loved the first Austin Powers, it's a classic spoof.

"I'm going to go across the street and get you some orange sherbet"

The second one was a rehash/cash in but the third one was a return to form.

Dr Evil. Can I paint his yoo-hoo gold? It's kind of my thing.
How about No, you crazy dutch bastard!

PlaneSpeeking

Groundhog Day
... Life of Brian
... Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
The Producers
About 25 of the Carry Ons

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Some of my favourite Gene Wilder comedy classics.

Stir Crazy

Silver Streak

See No Evil Hear No Evil.

Blazing Saddles

Young Frankenstein.

PlaneSpeeking

natashaob6 wrote: »

Some of my favourite Gene Wilder comedy classics.

Stir Crazy

Silver Streak

See No Evil Hear No Evil.

Blazing Saddles

Young Frankenstein.

It's pronounced FRONKENSTEEN!!!!!!

Hilarious!!!!!!

FFred

Midnight run

Ulysses Gaze

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Harry Palmr

The Green Man (you won't know it)
Some Like It Hot
The Odd Couple
Blazing Saddles
Life of Brian
Holy Grail
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Man with Two Brains
Trading Places
Airplane

There have been no genuinely great comedies since I became an old grumpy fella :mad:

pwurple

Shaun of the dead and Hot Fuzz.
Zoolander
Juno
Anchorman