Your favorite comedy film.

[Insidious Von]

I'm saddened that the films board has been deleted. So I'll post this here, what are your favorite comedies, pick 3.

Blazing Saddles
The Odd Couple
Trading Places

 

[williammartin]

If you are a fan of wit and droll, dark comedy, you can't beat

Kind Hearts & Coronets


Wills.

 

[Insidious Von]

I couldn't agree more William but it's been a long time since I've seen that Ealing classic. Alec Guinness is perhaps the best character actor of all time, without him as a role model the younger Peter Sellers may not have gotten beyond The Goon Show.

If you like pitch black comedy then American Psycho is the film for you. Christian Bale has built a stellar career from it.

 

[Safdar]

Austin Powers

 

[GameBoy27]

Off the top of my head and in no particular order. Here's my top 10. With so many good ones, I couldn't narrow it down to just 3.

- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- All of Me
- There's Something About Mary
- Wayne’s World
- Airplane
- This Is Spinal Tap
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Blazing Saddles
- The Party

 

[lakeboy1]

Borat
A fish called Wanda
The Royal Tannebaums

 

[lakeboy1]

I'm saddened that the films board has been deleted. So I'll post this here, what are your favorite comedies, pick 3.

Blazing Saddles
The Odd Couple
Trading Places

Great scene. I also love the one where his finance is at the cop shop waiting and the homeless guy compliments her purse

 

[thumper18474]

Young Frankenstein
Spaceballs

 

[Insidious Von]

The scene in Trading Places that always has me laughing is when Dan Ackroyd is being imprisoned. He's emptying the contents of his pockets " La Boheme it's an opera" then he's told to strip. Ackroyd resists and the bailiff points his baton at him menacingly and says:

Strip ya little shit for I tear ya a new asshole!

 

[las venganza]

- Old School
- Borat
- Blazing Saddles

 

[NorthernBear]

My Cousin Vinnie

Stripes

My Man Godfrey.... classic from the 30s but hilarious straight through.

 

[IM469]

A Fish called Wanda
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
It's Mad, Mad World
Dr Strange Love
The Pink Panther
Shot in the Dark
Office Space
Ghostbusters

 

[Mr Bret]

Lots of great choices so far.

Trading Places
My Cousin Vinnie
A Fish Called Wanda

And
True Lies

I'm sure there are more that will pop into my head later on, or when someone reminds me of another of my favs.

 

[explorerzip]

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic for sure and is always a joy to watch since it relied on clever writing not lame or dated pop culture references. One of Michael Caine's best and it also has The Emperor Ian McDiarmid.

 

[Insidious Von]

Anything by Peter Sellers.

The Immortal Sterling Hayden (The Asphalt Jungle, The Godfather).

 

[rafterman]

Really impossible to pick one but this popped into my mind. Midnight Run with Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin.

 

[GameBoy27]

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic for sure and is always a joy to watch since it relied on clever writing not lame or dated pop culture references. One of Michael Caine's best and it also has The Emperor Ian McDiarmid.

That was the first movie I ever saw where they didn't use any clips of the movie in the trailer (teaser). I loved that!

 

[jcpro]

Naked Gun, Oliver and Hardy talkies, Dogma

 

[nottyboi]

My Cousin Vinnie

Stripes

My Man Godfrey.... classic from the 30s but hilarious straight through.

I would have to agree with My Cousin Vinny with Marisa Tomei being stunning AND winning an Oscar for her superb performance in a comedy.. very rare.

 

[believer26]

Monty Python's Holy Grail followed closely by Son of Brian
Young Frankenstein
Shawn of the Dead
Animal House
The Ghost and Mister Chicken
Peter Sellers was great