[stanne]

What constitutes good comedy, indeed.

[SunkenCiv]

I think I’ve seen clips, but I’ve never seen a prewar comedy that I’ve enjoyed all that much. The Thin Man had five sequels which were played for laughs, but those Powell/Loy were dynamite together. They made 13 films together in total.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020640/

https://tubitv.com/movies/100045289/animal-crackers

[Paladin2]

I watched the first half of this movie.

It’s stupid.

[BradyLS]

One test: can a joke, bit, sketch, short, or movie stand up by itself without a laugh track?

[waterhill]

And the music is crazy good thanks to Chico and Harpo.

I would love a harp in the house, but we’re outa room for more music instruments.