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100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC ^ | 08/22/2017

Posted on 08/31/2017 11:11:11 AM PDT by Phlap

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To: wally_bert

Have you ever seen “Whats up Tiger Lily?”

Woody Allen movie where he took a Japanese spy movie and changed it to English dialog where the characters were all after the TOP SECRET EGG SALAD RECIPE.

I also think Bananas and Sleeper were better than Annie Hall.


141 posted on 08/31/2017 12:18:27 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Enchante

oh yes, and definitely “My Cousin Vinny” very high up there, top 10 please.


142 posted on 08/31/2017 12:18:37 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: freedomlover

Yeah, Pink Panther (the REAL one, not remakes by Steve Martin).

It’s hard to come up with a list, even; really so many good ones.

And I love “The Out-of-Towners” (again, not Steve Martin, which isn’t even like the old one). Murphy’s Law gone wild! “Oh...my..God!”


143 posted on 08/31/2017 12:19:21 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

“Wake up, bitch, you’re my new best friend.”

“Wha wha what, are we going to the zoo?”


144 posted on 08/31/2017 12:19:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: cincinnati65

I once heard about a list of top ten movie comedy lines. IIRC, four were from Blues Brothers.


145 posted on 08/31/2017 12:20:50 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: Phlap

Did I miss “Bruno” and “Soul Plane” on that list. At least “Borat...” made #41.


146 posted on 08/31/2017 12:20:54 PM PDT by VietVet876
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To: Responsibility2nd
"There were funny moments in each of these movies. But to label them as comedies is incorrect."

Same with "The King of Comedy". It was a drama about a guy (DiNiro) who wanted to be a comedian, so he kidnapped a talk show host.

147 posted on 08/31/2017 12:22:55 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: dfwgator

Yeah, everybody else there is going “WTH?”

Kind of like when Clark Griswold went exploring at the Hoover Dam.


148 posted on 08/31/2017 12:25:13 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
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To: Phlap

What a bullshit list!


149 posted on 08/31/2017 12:27:43 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home)
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To: newfreep

“Used Cars” should be in the top ten.

“The most blatant example of false advertising I’ve ever seen.”

Another good comedy is the Peter Sellers anti-union “I’m Alright Jack.”


150 posted on 08/31/2017 12:27:49 PM PDT by Oklahoma
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To: Mr. K
I agree that "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" should have made the list.

Ghostbusters is #95.

151 posted on 08/31/2017 12:29:52 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: the OlLine Rebel; All
You have it right, it used to be...now that homosexuality is so blatant that has changed, I guess it is now considered 'avant-garde' to be confused about what clothes you should wear.
152 posted on 08/31/2017 12:30:37 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: miss marmelstein

Some people have a visceral dislike for NYC-themed films as Allen embodies (ditto for “Seinfeld”). I happen to like them, even if Woody is a schmuck.


153 posted on 08/31/2017 12:31:02 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: BlueLancer

Second your affection for Court Jester and To Be or Not to Be. Both well written, great acting, with clever plot twists.

Two on the list deserve higher ranking: the British dark comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets and My Man Godfrey. Both of these are worth watching again and again just for their superb acting and clever plots. In Kind Hearts, Alec Guinness convincingly plays the role of 6 different heirs to a dukedom.

I would add to the list the TV sanitized version of Idiocracy, along with A New Leaf, a small but very engaging film where Walter Matthau sets about to murder his wife for her money, as well as a number of others mentioned in this thread.


154 posted on 08/31/2017 12:32:49 PM PDT by B.Bumbleberry
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To: Phlap

Not a big fan of Chase but Funny Farm and Chritmas Vacation.
For dumb funny Dumb and Dumber.
Ace Vantura Pet Detective When Nature calls.
If you laugh it is funny.


155 posted on 08/31/2017 12:33:18 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: shotgun; All
#46 Pulp Fiction??? It’s one of my all time favorites but I never considered it a true comedy?

Jules: "Damn Jimmy, this is some gourmet s(hi%t here!...you coulda just served some freeze-dried Tasters Choice but you come out with this gourmet s&*t! Jimmy: Knock if off Jules...let me ask you a question: is there a sign on my front yard that says 'dead-nigger storage?' Jules (reluctantly):'No' Jimmy: 'That's because storing dead niggers ain't my f*#ck@ing business!'

For some reason I always found that exchange hilarious
156 posted on 08/31/2017 12:34:32 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: TheStickman

Principal’s Office scene in “Porky’s”: single funniest scene in cinematic history, hands down.

All “Some Like It Hot” was was a long set-up to the line at the end of the movie.


157 posted on 08/31/2017 12:35:20 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Phlap
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Number 30 is a film by Jacques Tati, who plays in the title role. He speaks not a word from beginning to end. It is about the funniest movie I have ever seen. It's in French, but that's irrelevant, since there are almost no words spoken, and those are just background noise. It is screaming, hooting, almost-peeing funny. You can get it on DVD or probably full-length on youtube.

Sheer absurd, outlandish, funny--with not an ounce of nasty. And no limits on the appropriate age for viewing--anywhere from prenatal through 114 or beyond. My kids start laughing spontaneously when someone mentions this movie. (As do I.)

158 posted on 08/31/2017 12:35:23 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: Red Badger

Interesting list. Most of it probably couldn’t be made today, because the film would be so incredibly politically incorrect. (Blazing Saddles, I’m talking about you). One not on the list that I’d definitely put in the top 100 funniest films I’ve ever seen is “My Fellow Americans” with Garner and Lemmon. Fell out of my chair several times. It’s also remarkably clean.


159 posted on 08/31/2017 12:35:57 PM PDT by zeugma (The Brownshirts have taken over American Universities.)
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To: woodbutcher1963; All
I also think Bananas and Sleeper were better than Annie Hall.

Definitely!
160 posted on 08/31/2017 12:36:01 PM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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