Comedy Movies

[Wolfy]

Do you like comedy movies? If so, what is your favorite and why do you like them?

I love comedies partially due to the fact that the actor's are always great, and who doesn't love a good laugh? If I had to choose a favorite, I would have to go with... aww there's too many to choose! lol.

 

[mspanners]

Galaxy Quest..... and most SciFi based funnies. Combines the Two types of films I like. 8)

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Lurve Alan Rrrrrrickman in that!

Spaceballs anyone? Yo-gurt! Yo-gurt! I hate Yo-gurt!

 

[Tonyblack]

"Pizza the Hut will send out for you!"

"I'm a mog - half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend."

 

[deldaisy]

I have always thought comedians are the VERY best actors. Before the days of video and recordable DVD I used to wake my oldest daughter up to watch a good comedy. (Not when she was going to school mind).... she has always thanked me for it.

Last week I saw a special presentation of Jaques Tati's Mon Uncle. I love this movie.... I used to sit and draw the house over and over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v8QyUZs ... ure=fvwrel


Then again I loved Jackie Gleeson, and the guy from Uncle Buck... Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Oh lets not even start... I love a good comedy.... I could live without music but I couldn't live without good comedy

And I dread when you lot DO post what movies you like because I will be like...OHHHH I loved that too......

Edit: Blast! Now I have youtube open watching Tati comedy clips ARGHHHHH!

 

[DaveC]

These are by no means my favourite comedies, most are, these are the comedies that I have on DVD (Last updated in August, I probably have more since then........)

40 Year Old Virgin, The
About Schmidt
Adaptation
American Splendor
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Back to the Future Trilogy Box Set
Bad Santa
Be Kind Rewind
Being John Malkovich
Best in Show
Big Lebowski, The
Big Night
Big Train
Blades of Glory
Borat
Bottle Rocket
Burn After Reading
Chasing Amy
Clerks
Clerks 2
Clerks X
Clerks: The Animated Series
Cock and Bull Story, A
Dan in Real Life
Darjeeling Limited, The
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dogma
Drillbit Taylor
Election
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Everything is Illuminated
Evolution
Father Ted : Series 1
Father Ted : Series 2 Part 1
Father Ted : Series 2 Part 2
Father Ted : Series 3
Foot Fist Way, The
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgotten Silver
Funny People
Garden State
Gary the Tennis Coach
Get Smart
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Goonies, The
Green Wing Special
Green Wing: Series 1
Green Wing: Series 2
Gremlins Box Set
Groundhog Day
Harvey
His Girl Friday
Honeymoon in Vegas
Hot Fuzz
Hot Rod
How to Get A Head in Advertising
Human Nature
I HEART Huckabees
I Love You Man
In Bruges
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jersey Girl
Juno
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Knocked Up
Kung Fu Hustle
Last Kiss, The
League of Gentlemen Christmas Special, The
League of Gentlemen Series 1, The
League of Gentlemen Series 2, The
League of Gentlemen Series 3, The
League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The
Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The
Little Miss Sunshine
Mallrats
Man of the Year
Martha Meet Frank, Daniel & Laurence/The Bear
Mask, The
Meet the Feebles
Mighty Wind, A
Millions
Money Pit, The
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
My Cousin Vinny
Nacho Libre
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nobel Son
Nuns on the Run
Old School
Pygmallion
Red Dwarf: Series 1
Red Dwarf: Series 2
Red Dwarf: Series 3
Red Dwarf: Series 4
Red Dwarf: Series 5
Red Dwarf: Series 6
Red Dwarf: Series 7
Red Dwarf: Series 8
Road Trip
Role Models
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Santa Who?
School of Rock
Semi-Pro
Sex Drive
Sideways
Starter for 10
Step Brothers
Stranger than Fiction
Superbad
Take the Money and Run
Talk Radio
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
That Peter Kay Thing
This Is Spinal Tap
Waiting for Guffman
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Withnail and I
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zoolander

 

[Penfold]

I always enjoyed the old 'Carry On' films, Carry On Screaming being my favourite.

 

[poohcarrot]

No Airplane, Empire Records or Life of Brian?

 

[Sjoerd3000]

No Young Frankenstein?!

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Bloody hell, Dave. You got an entire wing of your palace just for DVDs?

 

[DaveC]

No Airplane, Empire Records or Life of Brian?

Empire Records yes, my missus has it and I keep forgetting to write a list of her stuff, even though her DVD rack is right next to my three. She couldn't stand to have horror films intermingled with her chick flicks.

 

[DaveC]

Bloody hell, Dave. You got an entire wing of your palace just for DVDs?

Thats just the comedies. You want the whole list?

 

[Bouncy Castle]

No thanks!

 

[poohcarrot]

Chick flick? I love Empire Records, but checking wiki it only got 24% Rotten Tomatoes.

 

[DaveC]

Chick flick? I love Empire Records, but checking wiki it only got 24% Rotten Tomatoes.

You know, romance and stuff...only 24%!!!

 

[Joolz]

Blazing Saddles, Airplane and Withnail & I

Oh and Wild Hogs

And Porkys

And Animal House

 

[Grumpy]

Both of the "Porkys" films are definitely some of my favourites, I don't really like any recent comedy films but I did like one that came out a couple of years back called; "You Don't Mess With The Zohan". I think that was pretty funny, and it had the guy out of Borat and Ali G in it.

 

[raisindot]

Does anyone here other than deldaisy like any comedies made BEFORE 1970?

How about all of the classic Hollywood comedies? If you're willing to put your modern biases aside, you won't find that many films that are better written or funnier than The Marx Bros. "Duck Soup" or "A Night at the Opera." Or "His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Or "Bringing up Baby" with Grant and Hepburn.

Or, moving into the 1950s, great Billy Wilder movies like "Some Like it Hot" and "The Seven Year Itch" or the excellent Ealing Studios movies with Alec Guinness (King Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Mob).

All these movies can make you laugh out loud with a single fart, poop, vomit or boob joke.

 

[Sjoerd3000]

I like Laurel & Hardy My favourite Laurel & Hardy movie is Way out West

 

[DaveC]

I love Marx Bros and Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton. Just dont have any on DVD yet... They used to show L and H films really regular in the afternoons on the BBC but dont any more. My post 1970s DVD collection really does need some work, though.