Hello Lifeforms!

I was wondering if some of you could recommend me some great comedy films? (But not American Pie or teen films like that please :D)

I like films like "Monty Python's Life Of Brian/ Holy Grail" , "Annie Hall" by Woody Allen, "Trading Places" by Whoever, "Trains, Planes & Auto-Mobiles" and all that kind of comedy.

Thanks! :D

That's quite a diverse selection!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=midrADL_kHI]YouTube - Airplane "don't call me Shirley"[/ame]

 

Airplane - great, tacky, awesome movie :lol:.

Is it? :lol: Well I like older comedies better obviously. I really don't like all the teen rubbish that people seem to think are so funny :dozey: .

YouTube - Airplane "don't call me Shirley"[/url]

 

Airplane - great, tacky, awesome movie :lol:.

 

Aww I've saw that! Yeah that's good :D

An old comedy that I love is The Odd Couple starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Mathau.

 

From recent years, have you seen Stranger Than Fiction? It's a very quirky film, really funny but also very sweet and will make you think

An old comedy that I love is The Odd Couple starring Jack Lemmon & Walter Mathau.

 

From recent years, have you seen Stranger Than Fiction? It's a very quirky film, really funny but also very sweet and will make you think

 

I think I may have "The Odd Couple" in my collection!...well my dads collection :P

I'll give that a watch. :D

I think I may have "The Odd Couple" in my collection!...well my dads collection :P

I'll give that a watch. :D

 

 

It's great - and if you like it, you should check out Barefoot In The Park which is by the same writer, I think, and Some like It Hot, which also stars Jack Lemon (and of course, Marilyn Monroe)

Well, if you liked Airplane then you should like Naked Gun (or have you seen it already?)

 

AFI (American Film Institute) came out with the Top 100 Comedies of all time. YOu can check out the list. The ones in bold are the ones that I have seen and enjoyed.

 

Rank Title Year Lead actor(s)

1 Some Like It Hot 1959 Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe

2 Tootsie 1982 Dustin Hoffman

3 Dr. Strangelove 1964 Peter Sellers & George C. Scott

4 Annie Hall 1977 Woody Allen & Diane Keaton

5 Duck Soup 1933 Marx Brothers

6 Blazing Saddles 1974 Gene Wilder

7 MASH 1970 Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould

8 It Happened One Night 1934 Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert

9 The Graduate 1967 Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft

10 Airplane! 1980 Robert Hays & Julie Hagerty

11 The Producers 1968 Gene Wilder

12 A Night at the Opera 1935 Marx Brothers

13 Young Frankenstein 1974 Gene Wilder

14 Bringing Up Baby 1938 Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn

15 The Philadelphia Story 1940 Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn & James Stewart

16 Singin' in the Rain 1952 Gene Kelly

17 The Odd Couple 1968 Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau

18 The General 1927 Buster Keaton

19 His Girl Friday 1940 Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell

20 The Apartment 1960 Jack Lemmon

21 A Fish Called Wanda 1988 John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis & Kevin Kline

22 Adam's Rib 1949 Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn

23 When Harry Met Sally... 1989 Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan

24 Born Yesterday 1950 William Holden & Judy Holliday

25 The Gold Rush 1925 Charlie Chaplin

26 Being There 1979 Peter Sellers

27 There's Something About Mary 1998 Ben Stiller

28 Ghostbusters 1984 Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis

29 This Is Spinal Tap 1984 Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & Harry Shearer

30 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 Cary Grant

31 Raising Arizona 1987 Nicholas Cage & Holly Hunter

32 The Thin Man 1934 William Powell & Myrna Loy

33 Modern Times 1936 Charlie Chaplin

34 Groundhog Day 1993 Bill Murray

35 Harvey 1950 James Stewart

36 National Lampoon's Animal House 1978 John Belushi

37 The Great Dictator 1940 Charlie Chaplin

38 City Lights 1931 Charlie Chaplin

39 Sullivan's Travels 1941 Joel McCrea & Veronica Lake

40 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 -

41 Moonstruck 1987 Cher

42 Big 1988 Tom Hanks

43 American Graffiti 1973 -

44 My Man Godfrey 1936 William Powell & Carole Lombard

45 Harold and Maude 1971 Ruth Gordon & Bud Cort

46 Manhattan 1979 Woody Allen

47 Shampoo 1975 Warren Beatty, Julie Christie & Goldie Hawn

48 A Shot in the Dark 1964 Peter Sellers

49 To Be or Not to Be 1942 Carole Lombard & Jack Benny

50 Cat Ballou 1965 Jane Fonda

51 The Seven Year Itch 1955 Marilyn Monroe & Tom Ewell

52 Ninotchka 1939 Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas

53 Arthur 1981 Dudley Moore

54 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 Eddie Bracken & Betty Hutton

55 The Lady Eve 1941 Barbara Stanwyck & Henry Fonda

56 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 Abbott & Costello

57 Diner 1982 -

58 It's a Gift 1934 W. C. Fields

59 A Day at the Races 1937 Marx Brothers

60 Topper 1937 Cary Grant & Constance Bennett

61 What's Up, Doc? 1972 Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal

62 Sherlock, Jr. 1924 Buster Keaton

63 Beverly Hills Cop 1984 Eddie Murphy

64 Broadcast News 1987 -

65 Horse Feathers 1932 Marx Brothers

66 Take the Money and Run 1969 Woody Allen

67 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 Robin Williams

68 The Awful Truth 1937 Cary Grant & Irene Dunne

69 Bananas 1971 Woody Allen

70 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur

71 Caddyshack 1980 Chevy Chase

72 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 Cary Grant & Myrna Loy

73 Monkey Business 1931 Marx Brothers

74 Nine to Five 1980 Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin & Dolly Parton

75 She Done Him Wrong 1933 Mae West

76 Victor Victoria 1982 Julie Andrews

77 The Palm Beach Story 1942 Joel McCrea & Claudette Colbert

78 Road to Morocco 1942 Bob Hope, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour

79 The Freshman 1925 Harold Lloyd

80 Sleeper 1973 Woody Allen

81 The Navigator 1924 Buster Keaton

82 Private Benjamin 1980 Goldie Hawn

83 Father of the Bride 1950 Spencer Tracy

84 Lost in America 1985 Albert Brooks & Julie Hagerty

85 Dinner at Eight 1933 John Barrymore, Jean Harlow & Wallace Beery

86 City Slickers 1991 Billy Crystal

87 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 -

88 Beetlejuice 1988 Michael Keaton

89 The Jerk 1979 Steve Martin

90 Woman of the Year 1942 Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn

91 The Heartbreak Kid 1972 -

92 Ball of Fire 1941 Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck

93 Fargo 1996 Frances McDormand

94 Auntie Mame 1958 Rosalind Russell

95 Silver Streak 1976 Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh & Richard Pryor

96 Sons of the Desert 1933 Laurel & Hardy

97 Bull Durham 1988 Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon

98 The Court Jester 1956 Danny Kaye

99 The Nutty Professor 1963 Jerry Lewis

100 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 Robin Williams

"Tootsie" is awesome... I love "What's Up Doc?" too though I'm surprised it made that list cos it always gets bad reviews whenever it's on tv. If you like farce, it's great

Well, if you liked Airplane then you should like Naked Gun (or have you seen it already?)

 

AFI (American Film Institute) came out with the Top 100 Comedies of all time. YOu can check out the list. The ones in bold are the ones that I have seen and enjoyed.

 

Rank Title Year Lead actor(s)

1 Some Like It Hot 1959 Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe

2 Tootsie 1982 Dustin Hoffman

3 Dr. Strangelove 1964 Peter Sellers & George C. Scott

4 Annie Hall 1977 Woody Allen & Diane Keaton

5 Duck Soup 1933 Marx Brothers

6 Blazing Saddles 1974 Gene Wilder

7 MASH 1970 Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould

8 It Happened One Night 1934 Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert

9 The Graduate 1967 Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft

10 Airplane! 1980 Robert Hays & Julie Hagerty

11 The Producers 1968 Gene Wilder

12 A Night at the Opera 1935 Marx Brothers

13 Young Frankenstein 1974 Gene Wilder

14 Bringing Up Baby 1938 Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn

15 The Philadelphia Story 1940 Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn & James Stewart

16 Singin' in the Rain 1952 Gene Kelly

17 The Odd Couple 1968 Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau

18 The General 1927 Buster Keaton

19 His Girl Friday 1940 Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell

20 The Apartment 1960 Jack Lemmon

21 A Fish Called Wanda 1988 John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis & Kevin Kline

22 Adam's Rib 1949 Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn

23 When Harry Met Sally... 1989 Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan

24 Born Yesterday 1950 William Holden & Judy Holliday

25 The Gold Rush 1925 Charlie Chaplin

26 Being There 1979 Peter Sellers

27 There's Something About Mary 1998 Ben Stiller

28 Ghostbusters 1984 Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis

29 This Is Spinal Tap 1984 Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & Harry Shearer

30 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 Cary Grant

31 Raising Arizona 1987 Nicholas Cage & Holly Hunter

32 The Thin Man 1934 William Powell & Myrna Loy

33 Modern Times 1936 Charlie Chaplin

34 Groundhog Day 1993 Bill Murray

35 Harvey 1950 James Stewart

36 National Lampoon's Animal House 1978 John Belushi

37 The Great Dictator 1940 Charlie Chaplin

38 City Lights 1931 Charlie Chaplin

39 Sullivan's Travels 1941 Joel McCrea & Veronica Lake

40 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 -

41 Moonstruck 1987 Cher

42 Big 1988 Tom Hanks

43 American Graffiti 1973 -

44 My Man Godfrey 1936 William Powell & Carole Lombard

45 Harold and Maude 1971 Ruth Gordon & Bud Cort

46 Manhattan 1979 Woody Allen

47 Shampoo 1975 Warren Beatty, Julie Christie & Goldie Hawn

48 A Shot in the Dark 1964 Peter Sellers

49 To Be or Not to Be 1942 Carole Lombard & Jack Benny

50 Cat Ballou 1965 Jane Fonda

51 The Seven Year Itch 1955 Marilyn Monroe & Tom Ewell

52 Ninotchka 1939 Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas

53 Arthur 1981 Dudley Moore

54 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 Eddie Bracken & Betty Hutton

55 The Lady Eve 1941 Barbara Stanwyck & Henry Fonda

56 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 Abbott & Costello

57 Diner 1982 -

58 It's a Gift 1934 W. C. Fields

59 A Day at the Races 1937 Marx Brothers

60 Topper 1937 Cary Grant & Constance Bennett

61 What's Up, Doc? 1972 Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal

62 Sherlock, Jr. 1924 Buster Keaton

63 Beverly Hills Cop 1984 Eddie Murphy

64 Broadcast News 1987 -

65 Horse Feathers 1932 Marx Brothers

66 Take the Money and Run 1969 Woody Allen

67 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 Robin Williams

68 The Awful Truth 1937 Cary Grant & Irene Dunne

69 Bananas 1971 Woody Allen

70 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur

71 Caddyshack 1980 Chevy Chase

72 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 Cary Grant & Myrna Loy

73 Monkey Business 1931 Marx Brothers

74 Nine to Five 1980 Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin & Dolly Parton

75 She Done Him Wrong 1933 Mae West

76 Victor Victoria 1982 Julie Andrews

77 The Palm Beach Story 1942 Joel McCrea & Claudette Colbert

78 Road to Morocco 1942 Bob Hope, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour

79 The Freshman 1925 Harold Lloyd

80 Sleeper 1973 Woody Allen

81 The Navigator 1924 Buster Keaton

82 Private Benjamin 1980 Goldie Hawn

83 Father of the Bride 1950 Spencer Tracy

84 Lost in America 1985 Albert Brooks & Julie Hagerty

85 Dinner at Eight 1933 John Barrymore, Jean Harlow & Wallace Beery

86 City Slickers 1991 Billy Crystal

87 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 -

88 Beetlejuice 1988 Michael Keaton

89 The Jerk 1979 Steve Martin

90 Woman of the Year 1942 Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn

91 The Heartbreak Kid 1972 -

92 Ball of Fire 1941 Gary Cooper & Barbara Stanwyck

93 Fargo 1996 Frances McDormand

94 Auntie Mame 1958 Rosalind Russell

95 Silver Streak 1976 Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh & Richard Pryor

96 Sons of the Desert 1933 Laurel & Hardy

97 Bull Durham 1988 Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon

98 The Court Jester 1956 Danny Kaye

99 The Nutty Professor 1963 Jerry Lewis

100 Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 Robin Williams

 

 

Thanks alot! :D Yeah I've seen Naked Gun. They're great :D

If you haven't seen Caddyshack then you must see it. It's Bill Murray at his best.

I prefer Groundhog Day, but he's great in everything he does.

 

Scrooged is fantastic - but maybe you should wait until next Christmas to watch it...

yeah, caddyshack is great, just from one-liners alone. I also concur with red girl's recommendation of "stranger than fiction" It's very subtle, but a nice film nonetheless. Outside of that... "something about mary" and zoolander (both with Ben Stiller) are must-sees. Recently: "forgetting sarah marshall" is hysterical, but I don't think I've ever laughed harder than I did while watching the original " The Producers".

 

Oh and while we're still talking aboiut Bill Murray..."What about Bob" is also hilarious.

I prefer Groundhog Day, but he's great in everything he does.

 

Scrooged is fantastic - but maybe you should wait until next Christmas to watch it...

 

I've never seen Groundhog Day.

 

Bill Murray is awesome. He's just so freaking funny.

I really liked Tropic Thunder last year - I'm a big Ben Stiller fan, although it might be a bit to "obvious" for your tastes, there's nothing subtle about it! But I don't like those teen comedies you mentioned (why would I, I'm old :P) and I liked Tropic Thunder so you may want to give it a go...

I really liked Tropic Thunder last year - I'm a big Ben Stiller fan, although it might be a bit to "obvious" for your tastes, there's nothing subtle about it! But I don't like those teen comedies you mentioned (why would I, I'm old :P) and I liked Tropic Thunder so you may want to give it a go...

 

Yeah I love Zoolander, Ben's great in that. I might give that film a try :D. Yeah, well I have to live with mates constantly saying "How funyn is american pie!?" and I'm on my lonesome saying "It's poop!" :P

two things...

 

1. american pie is HILLARIOUS! and you know it! stop jumping on the bandwagon by slating it :P

 

2. The Ex - with zach braff, is awesome! oh and wedding crashers, another hit!

two words.

 

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS.

 

'nuff said. :P

two things...

 

1. american pie is HILLARIOUS! and you know it! stop jumping on the bandwagon by slating it :P

 

2. The Ex - with zach braff, is awesome! oh and wedding crashers, another hit!

 

1. Hilarious? American Pie? Not in my opinion it aint!.

 

2. Is it anything like american pie? :P