[be-baw]

Of those ten, the only two I haven’t seen are The General and Playtime. The only one of those I would consider worthy of the top 10 is Some Like it Hot.

I would include Caddyshack, Animal House and others that don’t immediately come to mind.

[daler]

I never understood the almost universal rating "Some Like It Hot" has received as best comedy of all time.

I've seen it perhaps 3 or 4 times, and it left me, at best, mildly amused.

Meanwhile, for me, when it comes to gut-busting laughter, the National Lampoon and Mel Brooks comedies are in a class by themselves.

I guess comedy, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

[Alberta's Child]

Groundhog Day is one of the greatest comedies ever made.

In fact, the main theme is so profound that it might not even be considered a true comedy, but a serious drama with humor.

[xp38]

Comedy is a very subjective genre. Also a lot of it doesn’t translate very well into other languages and cultures. For that reason the silents had a broader and more universal appeal at their time than once sound came into existence. IMHO I would put The General at #1 or toss in the body of Keatons work during the 1920s. Chaplin a close second. After that one can debate the talkie era and beyond.

[Jim Noble]

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