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What do you think is the funniest movie of all time? I'd have to go with Liar Liar. Some other good ones are Mallrats, Pineapple Express and The Hangover.

Some recent films I thought were funny: Anchorman, Waiting..., Superbad, Zombieland, and The Hangover. Of course, I prefer a classic Billy Wilder or Charlie Chaplin to those.

I can't decide what the funniest of all time would be. There are lots of comedies that don't make me laugh as much as others but are considerably better movies and vice versa.

Gosh...this changes all the time for me... Depends on my mood. Off the top of my head, "Ghost World" definitely.

She's Out of My League. It doesn't get old. Dinner for Schmucks was ridiculously funny, too. As for older films, My Favorite Wife starring Cary Grant is really funny. As far as Disney films, The Emperor's New Groove always puts me in a good mood when I'm sad, since it's so funny.

"Bringing Up Baby" is a classic comedy, but for the newer movies I will have to say I can watch "Happy Gilmore" at the drop of a hat and it will make me smile.

I've always loved a good spoof or satire. As classics go, Blazing Saddles is tough to beat. Then there's the much more recent Black Dynamite, which might be the only spoof of the past 10 years that's worth watching.

Cheers,
JM

Well, Murder by Death was one of the funniest movies I'd ever seen... When I saw it after getting a bit older, when I was about 15 or so. Watched it again about 3 years ago and didn't laugh once.

Either The Great Dictator or Meet the Parents

I like...

Drop Dead Gorgeous- this is a great dark comedy starring Kirsten Dunst and Kristie Alley (and several other young stars including Amy Adams) about a local beauty queen competition and it is hilarious. Definitely worth checking out.

Monster-in-Law- A guilty pleasure. Well, I really like J-Lo movies for some reason, and I love Jane Fonda so... there you go!

Thoroughly Modern Millie- Very funny musical. Better if you've seen any 20's films.

The Emperor's New Groove- As Amy already mentioned, this is a great Disney comedy.

I know there's more...

jpanimation wrote:I can't decide what the funniest of all time would be. There are lots of comedies that don't make me laugh as much as others but are considerably better movies and vice versa.

That's very true. Films like Modern Times (Chaplin), The General (Keaton) or The Apartment (Wylder) may not make me laugh out loud as more modern comedies do, but that doesn't mean they're less good. That's why it's very hard to name one 'best comedy of all time'.

I can't stop laughing whenever I watch Disney's The Sword in the Stone and Robin Hood. I think they're absolutely hilarious. I'll laugh so hard people come into the room asking if I'm allright.

You named Liar, Liar, which made me laugh *so* hard, as did Carrey's Bruce Almighty, and the 'classic' Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Another title I liked very much is the failry recent Juno.

But to come back to my (and jpanimation's) initial point: the *best* comedies are those that are not so much 'laugh out loud'. I think the best I've ever seen is It Happened One Night (1934). It's incredible how funny that film still is, after an incredible 76 years!

Of course I have to give a nod to other notable comedies, like The Philadelphia Story (1940), His Girl Friday (1940), Holiday (1940) (incidentally all with Cary Grant) and The Great Dictator (1940, Chaplin). Also Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935) (both from the Marx Brothers).

And one very unique comedy that I regard as one of best of all time, in a league all by its own, is Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). Not only very funny, but the religious satire is *so* good, that it serves better as an atheïst's/agnostic's argument than any amount of reasoning could ever accomplish. It touches on so many religious concepts in such a brilliant manner that you'll often can only fully appreciate it if you know enough about the origins of Christianity. If you don't, it will still be funny. But if you do, you'll see how razor-sharp the satire is and how it always strikes the essence of the issue at hand.

avonleastories95 wrote:It's A Mad Mad Mad World (Funniest part is the ending with Ethel Merman)

Yes, that's one of those oldschool "they don't make movies like these anymore"-type of comedies. I thought it was a bit too long, though, but I loved all the slapstick.

So these are some of my favorite comedies. Only a tiny selection, mainly because I will think of a 100 different titles the moment I have logged out.

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Gets me every time.

Some of my choices for funniest movies:
-Office Space
-Planes, Trains and Automobiles
-Ghostbusters
-Napoleon Dynamite
-Mean Girls
-any of the Muppet movies
-Toy Story 3 had a lot of really funny parts too
-The Simpsons Movie

Dumb and Dumber.

Obviously it has to be either It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World or Hot Fuzz.

rexcrk wrote:-The Simpsons Movie

I didn't know what kind of movie I wanted to pick, BUT I TOTALLY agree with The Simpsons Movie!!!

This made me laugh so much, especially when Homer did those dances while that indian woman was trying to evoke the epiphany!!!

Just thought of a recent film that makes me laugh just thinking about it:

He's Not The Messiah -He is such a naughty boy - This the Monty Python's "Life of Brian" done operetta style with the Monty Python cast, sans John Cleese, and it is just fantastic, and hilariously funny when you listen to the words.

dvdjunkie wrote:"Bringing Up Baby" is a classic comedy

It's my favorite of the Grant/Hepburn films. The situation just gets more and more ridiculous and the characters more and more over-the-top that no matter how many times I watch it, I have to laugh.

A couple others not mentioned that I absolutely love laughing along with:

Clue (1985) - the story itself gets quite convoluted after awhile but the performances are pure gold. Madeline Kahn especially. Every time I see her, be it in this film or in What's Up, Doc? (another comedy classic) or in a Mel Brooks film ("AHHHH! Sweet mystery of love, at last I have found you!" from Young Frankenstein for example), I always remember her "Flames...flames...on the side of my face..." bit from Clue.

What's Up, Doc? (1972) - since I mentioned it above, might as well discuss it here. It's director Peter Bogdanovich's loving homage to the screwball comedies of old, and rarely ever let's the audience take a break from the side-splitting laughter. After awhile, you don't really care who's got whose overnight bag, you just sit back and enjoy the ride. Ryan O'Neal is perfect as the straight man to everyone else's off-beat characters, and he pretty much channels David Huxley (Cary Grant's character in Bringing Up Baby) throughout the whole thing.

Noises Off (1992) - many attest that the live stage version is far better than the filmed version, but both still have its strengths. Like What's Up, Doc?, this is also directed by Bogdanovich, though most likely would consider it one of his lesser works (I don't). I saw the film version first and found it to be completely hilarious, especially the last third when EVERYTHING goes wrong. But there is something more "real" about the performance when watching it live on stage, which I did earlier this year. If you have a chance, you simply must watch this production, be it on film or on stage.

Some Like It Hot (1959) - one of my favorite Marilyn Monroe films, even though the bulk of the comedy is done by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. It's just a delightful film to watch about ordinary people who end up in extraordinary situations. For some reason, I always crack up when Gerald (Jack Lemmon) announces "I'm Daphne!" and Joe (Tony Curtis) makes a confused face and says "What?". Then later on, Gerald explains he never liked the name Geraldine (which he was supposed to use, as Joe was Josephine). Also, Jack Lemmon's imitation of Tony Curtis' imitation of Cary Grant ("Nobody talks like that!") is so spot on.

Airplane! (1980) - I think the recent passing of Barbara Billingsly ("Oh stewardess, I speak jive!") has kept this movie on my mind. I can just jump in during any moment in the movie, I never have to start at the beginning, and just laugh out loud at what's going on. Few movies have that "jump right in" accessibility, and Airplane! is one of the few.

albert

Oh, Escapay, I absolutely ADORE "Noises Off" and "Clue" (for Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan and Lesley Ann Warren especially). Have you seen "Mixed Nuts"? Ms Kahn is the scene-stealer in that film as well. Classic.

I'm awful with these kinds of things. It seems like my opinion changes every week. But at this point I have to say that my favorite (recent) comedy film is Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. That movie is genius, and hysterical in an unconventional way.

From the more classic/older films I like Blazing Saddles, The Producers and The Mask a lot.