Top Ten Comedies?

[BoyScoutKevin]

Not a top ten, but a top baker's dozen of comedies. And, probably, not their best films, but the ones that made me laugh the hardest.

Abbott and Costello
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Bob Hope
Alias Jesse James
Fancy Pants
Monsieur Beaucaire
Seven Little Foys

Buster Keaton
Seven Chances

Laurel and Hardy
Babes in Toyland

Red Skelton
The Fuller Brush Man

The 3 Stooges
The 3 Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze

and
Funniest Ensemble Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World

Funniest Foreign Film
The Smallest Show on Earth

Funniest Surprise
Start the Revolution Without Me

Funniest TV Movie
Sammy, the Way Out Seal

[Rev. Powell]

Besides GYMKATA?  And leaving aside black comedies:

DR. STRANGELOVE (o.k., one black comedy, but its damn funny)
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
THIS IS SPINAL TAP
DUCK SOUP
AIRPLANE!
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
ANIMAL CRACKERS
LIFE OF BRIAN
THE PRODUCERS
IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD

Honorable mentions: NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK, THE BANK DICK, TOP SECRET, THE BLUES BROTHERS, FISH CALLED WANDA

[Scott]

Oh yes, THE MARX BROTHERS for sure and RED SKELETON.

Boyscoutkevin what are RED SKELETONS best comedy movies? I've only seen episodes of his TV show.

Must add LIFE OF BRIAN to my favorite list. Funniest ending ever.

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=pCWw6W5NEa8

[Torgo]

1) Dr. Strangelove
2) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3) Airplane!
4) Young Frankenstein
5) This is Spinal Tap!
6) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad
7) A Fish Called Wanda
8) Ghostbusters
9) There's Something About Mary
10) Office Space

[Shadow]

In no particular order:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Airplane!
This is Spinal Tap!
Ghostbusters
There's Something About Mary
Porky's
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Caddy Shack
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Much Ado About Nothing (Hey, the bard wrote comedies, too!)

[Scott]

PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE is a definate for any list.

[Killer Bees]

In no particular order

1.  Brain Donors
2.  Stripes
3.  Spies Like Us
4.  Spaceballs
5.  Blazing Saddles
6.  Caddyshack
7.  Blues Brothers
8.  The Great Race
9.  It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
10.  Better Off Dead

[Rev. Powell]

Welcome Killer Bees!  BRAIN DONORS is an interesting choice.  Lots of critics panned it, but I remember liking it.  Then again, I don't remember many "ha-ha" moments from it, just that I liked Bob Nelson's re-imagining of Harpo Marx.  I should probably give it another chance.  If you haven't already, check out the Marx Brothers' A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), since BRAIN DONORS is basically a remake.

[Dave M]

Bananas
[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8a3mk9sp0oE

Sleeper
[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=S9tnkY2z-LM

Love and Death
[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BYRsH3hogXw

Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)
[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=LTWJwToMh3E

Annie Hall
[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=VFo5Ky8YE8c

Take The Money and Run, Zelig, everything from Woody's funny period.

[Killer Bees]

Welcome Killer Bees!  BRAIN DONORS is an interesting choice.  Lots of critics panned it, but I remember liking it.  Then again, I don't remember many "ha-ha" moments from it, just that I liked Bob Nelson's re-imagining of Harpo Marx.  I should probably give it another chance.  If you haven't already, check out the Marx Brothers' A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), since BRAIN DONORS is basically a remake.

Thanks for the welcome   

I loved A Night At The Opera.  Marx Bros are amongst my fave comedians.

I laughed so hard at Brain Donors, I could barely breathe throughout the whole movie.

This surprised me because at the time I was suffering from severe depression and NOTHING could even get me to raise a smile.  I think that's why it will always be my number one fave comedy of all time.

Plus, I just love slapstick!

[Scott]

Wow, I'm going to have to check out BRAIN DONERS. Looks funny...........

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZeovwuGknkw

Burns & Allen were also great. I don't think they did any movies together though.

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=NW6GWEi3g3U

[HarlotBug3]

Oh, I don't know, maybe THE GOONIES!

I saw it in the theatre a couple years ago and it's lost nothing (so long as they lose the octopus  )

And less I fall in too deeply with you nostalgiaddicts let's stick to late 90s to early 21st century:


Freddy Got Fingered (forget what you think of his show then or now, it was a riot)
South Park (the movie)
Me Myself and Irene (this will reaffirm any lost faith in Carey)
Best in Show
Meet the Parents
Jay and Silent Bob strike back
Anchor Man
40 year old virgin
Superbad

[Scott]

And less I fall in too deeply with you nostalgiaddicts let's stick to late 90s to early 21st century:

Freddy Got Fingered (forget what you think of his show then or now, it was a riot)
South Park (the movie)
Me Myself and Irene (this will reaffirm any lost faith in Carey)
Best in Show
Meet the Parents
Jay and Silent Bob strike back
Anchor Man
40 year old virgin
Superbad

Phew.....I better get to the video store. The only ones I've seen from your list are:

Meet The Parents
Anchor Man
40 Year Old Virgin

All good comedies by the way. My favorite of the three is MEET THE PARENTS.

[RCMerchant]

Oh, I don't know, maybe THE GOONIES!

I saw it in the theatre a couple years ago and it's lost nothing (so long as they lose the octopus  )

And less I fall in too deeply with you nostalgiaddicts let's stick to late 90s to early 21st century:


Freddy Got Fingered (forget what you think of his show then or now, it was a riot)
South Park (the movie)
Me Myself and Irene (this will reaffirm any lost faith in Carey)

Of the list you have...the only three I HAVE seen were these 3....

FREDDY GOT FINGERED-I found it TOTALLY unfunny. I think it's for the same reason I found ME,MYSELF and IRENE unfunny...the main charecter is a un sympathetic scumbag...and I just can't empathize with him. And without that...I just lose interest in the film. I think comedy needs empathy.
As for the SOUTH PARK movie...eh. It had it's moments...but it's shock humor...and I'm not easily shocked.

[HappyGilmore]

Oh, I don't know, maybe THE GOONIES!

I saw it in the theatre a couple years ago and it's lost nothing (so long as they lose the octopus  )

And less I fall in too deeply with you nostalgiaddicts let's stick to late 90s to early 21st century:


Freddy Got Fingered (forget what you think of his show then or now, it was a riot)
South Park (the movie)
Me Myself and Irene (this will reaffirm any lost faith in Carey)
Best in Show
Meet the Parents
Jay and Silent Bob strike back
Anchor Man
40 year old virgin
Superbad

Only one I haven't seen is Superbad.

I'd say that Best in Show, Jay and Bob, Anchor Man, Meet the Parents are all hilarious, as is South Park. 

Freddy Got Fingered is not.  I like Tom Green and thought his show was good, but a better performance by him came in 2000's Road Trip.