OT - Favorite Comedies

[gregebowman]

Just curious about what everyone's favorite comedies are. My top 5 are:

Silverstreak - Pryor and Wilder at their prime, and involves trains. 'nuff said.

Ruthless People - one of those dark comedies that is funny as heck

What About Bob? - I saw this while I was a mental health tech in the Air Force, and it's just hilarious

Loverboy - Extra anchiove, anyone?

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - probably the greatest collection of comedians ever for that era, missing only Bob Hope.

What's your Favorites?

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by gregebowman:

What About Bob? - I saw this while I was a mental health tech in the Air Force, and it's just hilarious
What's your Favorites? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">saw that. it was funny.

spaceballs. movie.
shrek. movie.
mousehunt. movie.
red dwarf. series.
special unit 2. series.
buzz lightyear. cartoon. why'd they cancel it????

that's all i can remember right now.

[ March 12, 2004, 22:50: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[tesco samoa]

Dr. Strangelove
Life of Brian
Blues Brothers ( if that can be called a comedy)
Animal house
Blazing Saddles

Father Ted ( TV show )
Black Adder ( tv show)
Kids in the hall (tv show)
sctv (tv show)
Faulty Towers (tv show)

[rdouglass]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
...sctv (tv show)....<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Second City Television!!! What a great series that was!!!! It was like Saturday Nite Live for Canadians. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Well, at least they had about as many stars; John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, etc...

That was one of my Favorites of all time. I wish it was still on in my area.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[ March 15, 2004, 18:47: Message edited by: rdouglass ]

[dogscoff]

Oh yeah, Kids in the hall was great.

Also SPaced and Black books, two fairly obscure but utterly brilliant britcoms.

THe Mary Whitehouse Experience was good, I wish they'd reshow that.

THe League of Gentleman is very good, that has to be mentioned.

Simpsons, of course. And South Park while I'm at it.

As for films... much anything by the Cohen bros, really.

[gregebowman]

Hmm, I was thinking more of movies when I started this, but there are a great number of tv shows over the years that are great also, and should be mentioned. I grew up watching a lot of the stuff that's now on TV Land or Nick At Nite. Beverly Hillbillies is still outstanding in my book, and to a lesser degree I Dream of Jeanie. But for those who prefer more modern shows, Married With Children, Simpsons and King of the Hill are pretty good. Someone mentioned Red Dwarf, and I'd have to say that's my all-time favorite comedy. There may be more recent and funnier shows, but I don't get a chance to watch much tv, between the missus watching SoapNet and playing SEIV.

[David E. Gervais]

hmmm, Favorite comedies eh?,..

Movies:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Princess Bride
Cadyshack
L.A. Story
Naked Gun
Edit: I just had to add "The Court Jester" to this list. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif


TV Shows:

Monty Python
Benny Hill
M.A.S.H.
Barney Miller
The Carol Burnett Show

Yes I know I'm an old fart, but you youngsters have no idea what you missed. Today's comedy movies and shows are but a pale reflection of the good old days.

nuf said, Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 15, 2004, 22:57: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

[gregebowman]

Oh, I don't know about that. I think we're about the same age, David, but I couldn't really get into Carol Burnett or Barney Miller. I watched them, but they were ok. Not belly busters, as far as I"m concerned. Monty Python is also ok, but I haven't really seen a lot of them to get an appreciation of the series. Although I do like the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I always saw the edited Benny Hill on late night tv. Maybe if I could see the unedited Versions of his shows. One show that I couldn't stand was Steinfield. Just couldn't get into it.

[Wardad]

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Pryor and Wilder

This was hilarious.
I had to share tape with my neighbors.
He is legally blind (programmer for the IRS) and she is deaf.
It took them over 4 hours to experience the film together.
They kept pausing it to do the Helen Keller talk with each other.

[solops]

Get Smart
Carol Burnett
Hogan's Heroes
Evil Roy Slade

Blazing Saddles
Animal House
The Jerk
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[ March 16, 2004, 15:47: Message edited by: solops ]

[Caduceus]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
One show that I couldn't stand was Steinfield. Just couldn't get into it. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thank goodness I am not alone in the universe. I found occasional bits amusing, but hated the characters. I know that was the point, but they were so reprehensible. I was glad they met the end that they did.

One of my favorite movies has got to be Ghostbusters. I can watch that one over and over again.

Wildcard
"You're telling me some moldy Babylonian god is going to descend on Central Park West and start tearing up the city? I've got to get my own lawyer."
"Sumerian, not Babylonian."
"Big difference."

[ March 17, 2004, 00:43: Message edited by: wildcard06 ]

[hicksz]

Originally posted by rdouglass:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by tesco samoa:
...sctv (tv show)....<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Second City Television!!! What a great series that was!!!! It was like Saturday Nite Live for Canadians. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Well, at least they had about as many stars; John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, etc...

That was one of my Favorites of all time. I wish it was still on in my area.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">SCTV fans rejoices!!!!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

SCTV Network/90 - Volume 1 DVD

DVD Features:
Nine 90-minute episodes from the first NBC season, including "Moral Majority," "Pledge Week," and "Bouncin' Back to You," with appearances by characters Johnny LaRue, Yellowbelly, Edith Prickley, Bob and Doug McKenzie, and Lola Heatherton

Commentaries by Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy

The SCTV reunion from the 1999 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival

Four new documentaries:

"SCTV Remembers," with original cast members Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, and Andrea Martin, and executive producer Andrew Alexander

"Origins of SCTV," with vintage photos and clips from Chicago's Second City Theatre

"The Craft of SCTV," with costume, hair, and makeup designers

"Remembering John," with original cast, actor Martin Short, writers, and Bernard Sahlins the Second City Theatre cofounder and producer 1959-1985

24-page booklet

Number of discs: 5

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001S6AQE/qid%3D1079497064/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-7561348-9075301

[narf poit chez BOOM]

oh yeah, can't remember the names, but with characters archie and edith bunker. it was hilarious and touching. examined the social issue's of the day. one thing i like about it was that no one person on it was held up to be 'what you are supposed to be'. everyone had their faults (even edith http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif ) and everyone had their good side (even archie http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif ). all in the family, that's it.

[ March 17, 2004, 06:02: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

[Xiodos]

Tiny Toons and Animaniacs were awesome. Now its all about Simpsons and The Family Guy.

As for movies I love the Kevin Smith movies.

[dogscoff]

Tiny Toons and Animaniacs were awesome. Now its all about Simpsons and The Family Guy.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Animaniacs I can't disagree with (Are you pondering what I'm pondering?) but I never rated Tiny Toons. Simpsons are excellent and Family Guy is pretty good.


As for movies I love the Kevin Smith movies.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh yea, how could I forget? Silent Bob is way cool.

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
oh yeah, can't remember the names, but with characters archie and edith bunker. it was hilarious and touching. examined the social issue's of the day. one thing i like about it was that no one person on it was held up to be 'what you are supposed to be'. everyone had their faults (even edith http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif ) and everyone had their good side (even archie http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif ). all in the family, that's it. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This is another show I just don't like, even after all these years. I can't really pin it down as to why I hate this show. Maybe at the time it came out I was in my early adolscence and just didn't get the social commentary, or maybe Archie was just too much of a bigot for my tastes. I just don't know. Even now, I can't stand to watch the re-runs.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

yes, but that was deliberate. the guy who played archie was actually a liberal and i think he wanted to stick all the arrogant stink into one box, so to speak.

[Atrocities]

Night Court
The John Loraket (sp) show
Mad Tv
Home Improvements
Benny Hill

[solops]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
This is another show I just don't like, even after all these years. I can't really pin it down as to why I hate this show. Maybe at the time it came out I was in my early adolscence and just didn't get the social commentary, or maybe Archie was just too much of a bigot for my tastes. I just don't know. Even now, I can't stand to watch the re-runs. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I thought the show was a hysterically funny social satire, but you really needed to be at least working for a living to appreciate it. You also need to understand the world at the time it was aired. Now, people are afraid of each other, fearful of expressing dissenting honest opinions. The pointed commentary of "All in the Family" would be too scary.

[ March 18, 2004, 13:57: Message edited by: solops ]

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by solops:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by gregebowman:
This is another show I just don't like, even after all these years. I can't really pin it down as to why I hate this show. Maybe at the time it came out I was in my early adolscence and just didn't get the social commentary, or maybe Archie was just too much of a bigot for my tastes. I just don't know. Even now, I can't stand to watch the re-runs. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I thought the show was a hysterically funny social satire, but you really needed to be at least working for a living to appreciate it. You also need to understand the world at the time it was aired. Now, people are afraid of each other, fearful of expressing dissenting honest opinions. The pointed commentary of "All in the Family" would be too scary. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That's my point. I wasn't working at the time, and I was in my pre-adoloscent years when the show started. I didn't have a real understanding of the world at the time. And if my wife turns it to TV Land or Nick at Nite when it's on, I'll ask her to turn it or I leave the room. I just don't want to watch it.