The 100 greatest comedies of all time

BBC ^ | 22 August 2017 | no author listed

[Leaning Right]

BBC Culture polled 253 film critics from 52 countries to determine the funniest films ever made.

[outofsalt]

My Cousin Vinny is great but, The Graduate? As a comedy?

If you want to veg out one afternoon watch The Graduate followed immediately by Rainman? Those two, viewed back to back, makes them sort of funny.

[yarddog]

I have seen it and I agree, “The Professional” is a good movie.

I saw it on an over the air station so it was edited which probably made it better.

[TheConservativeParty]

The Blues Brothers

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, definitely! Glad you saw it. I think I need to watch it again. An ‘R’ rating from back then is probably do-able for me now. ;)

[outofsalt]

My wife thinks it’s because she’s from the Midwest. Somehow more relatable to cornfed gals?

[Albion Wilde]

The Graduate? As a comedy?

The Graduate certainly wasn't a documentary. Everyone in the older generation who were in their 20s when that movie came out laughed like crazy at the word "Plastics" as it was used in the movie (not dirty—just dumb). There were a lot of great lines and scenes, especially with Mrs. Robinson.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Could be...

We find our spouses infinitely amusing, LOL! ;)

[karbine]

1) My Man Godfrey William Powell and Carol Lombard
2) The Bride came COD with James Cagney and Carol Lombard
3) The Awful truth with Cary Grant and Irene Dunn
4) One, two, three with James Cagney
5) Strange Brew
6) Armed and Dangerous
7) Club Paradise Robin Williams
8) Office Space
9) Old School
10) The Big Lebowski
11) Father Goose Cary Grant
12) Monkey Business Cary Grant Ginger Rogers Marilyn Monroe
13) The Great Race
14) Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
15) Spinal Tap
16) The Russians are coming
17) The In-Laws with Alan Arkin
18) Throw Mama from the Train
19) Beverly Hills Cop
20) The Golden Child
21) If a man answers
22) His Girl Friday
23) Overboard
24) Fletch
25-28) Family Vacation movies
29) It’s a Gift WC Fields
30) Galaxy Quest

To name just a few-—some of them very clever and some just crude.

[outofsalt]

Try the Rainman pairing. The Graduate first, then Rainman.

[outofsalt]

"We find our spouses infinitely amusing, LOL! ;)"

Rhubarb toxicity?

[Big Red Badger]

“Disorder in the Court”
The Three Stooges,,,
PreShemp,,,

A Classic!
Watched it last Week.

[Big Red Badger]

Seinfeld referred to
The Stooges.
“I Will Show You the Stooges!”

[Big Red Badger]

Seinfeld referred to
The Stooges.
“I Will Show You the Stooges!”

[Cicero]

Yes, “Disorder in the Court” is definitely a classic. Maybe their best.

[Big Red Badger]

Needed to be Repeated,

There is a scene in;
Bad Grandpa,,,

[stanne]

What is a youte?

[octex]

Young Frankenstein

[stanne]

I believe we’re leaving out ‘spaceballs’

[stanne]

Overboard is a classic. Goldie Hawn is perfect in that. The kids are hilarious. The perception is wacky believable

It’s on TV about once a month. Because it is a great movie. A great comedy.

[joethedrummer]

LOL!!

“IT’S ON!! IT’S ON!!..”

“..this here thang sure does work!”