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Some people might think I don't have much of a sense of humour, especially when it comes to films.  The reason being is I've just come back from watching 'The Hangover Part 2' with a load of my friends.  It was an amusing film but in no way did I find it hilarious, unlike all my friends who were full on belly laughing, along with the first of the cinema.

 

There were one or two moments where I did chuckle, but that was it.  From anyone else's point of view I probably looked like a right miserable git.  But its just not my humour, it was more of a situation comedy and I seem to prefer more random type comedies.

 

So my vote for the FUNNIEST film I've ever seen goes to: 'Hot-Rod'

 

 

Apologies for the rant at the start but I do like to explain myself. 

 

Anywho, what's the funniest film you've ever seen?

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Working purely on Ken Dodd's measure of "tpm" (titters-per-minute), it would probably be a toss-up between "Airplane" and "Blazing Saddles".

 

However, I usually give my favourite comedy film as "This is Spinal Tap". Mind you; abyone who's seen "Anvil! The story of Anvil" will know that Real Life will always prove funnier...

Eugene's Lair

This is the Grauniads list of the 50 funniest films ever. Not sure how they came up with the list

1. Life of Brian

2. Airplane!

3. This Is Spinal Tap

4. Some Like It Hot

5. Withnail and I

6. Blazing Saddles

7. The Big Lebowski

8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

9. Duck Soup

10. Young Frankenstein

11. The Producers

12. Shaun of the Dead

13. Groundhog Day 1

4. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

15. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

16. The Man with Two Brains

17. There's Something About Mary

18. Annie Hall

19. Dumb and Dumber

20. Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy

21. Mr Hulot's Holiday

22. Shrek

23. Best in Show

24. Kind Hearts and Coronets

25. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

 

Any thoughts on these? I haven't seen some of them. There are quite a few Mel Brooks films in the list

FM
Originally Posted by Veggieburger:

This is the Grauniads list of the 50 funniest films ever. Not sure how they came up with the list

1. Life of Brian

2. Airplane!

3. This Is Spinal Tap

4. Some Like It Hot

5. Withnail and I

6. Blazing Saddles

7. The Big Lebowski

8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

9. Duck Soup

10. Young Frankenstein

11. The Producers

12. Shaun of the Dead

13. Groundhog Day 1

4. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

15. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

16. The Man with Two Brains

17. There's Something About Mary

18. Annie Hall

19. Dumb and Dumber

20. Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy

21. Mr Hulot's Holiday

22. Shrek

23. Best in Show

24. Kind Hearts and Coronets

25. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

 

Any thoughts on these? I haven't seen some of them. There are quite a few Mel Brooks films in the list

 Pretty solid list that.  Not sure about Withnail and I but that's because I hate students tbh.

 

And Shaun of the Dead is chronically overrated.  Ditto Anchorman.

FM
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by Syd:

Gene Wilder makes me laugh just looking into his eyes...........

Indeed .............he always reminded me of Marty Feldman .......................he always made me laugh - anyone remember him?

Noooooooooooooo, Gene's are blue and have a smile behind them......Marty's, bless him, were cross eyed and bulgy.........

Syd

I remember watching Marty Feldman with my mum. The sketch that comes to mind is the 'horse race' with the royal family as the horses

 

Joe - I can't stand Woody Allen, don't find him funny at all, but I totally get the in jokes thing. In our house it's quotes from Bob Mills when he was doing In Bed With Medinner.

Years since that was on but we still use them

FM
Originally Posted by Veggieburger:

 

1. Life of Brian Funny

2. Airplane! Funny

3. This Is Spinal Tap Funny

4. Some Like It Hot Not watched it

5. Withnail and I Not watched it

6. Blazing Saddles Funny

7. The Big Lebowski Not so funny

8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Funny

9. Duck Soup Not watched it

10. Young Frankenstein Not watched it

11. The Producers Not watched it

12. Shaun of the Dead Not so funny

13. Groundhog Day 1 Not so funny

4. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Not watched it

15. Planes, Trains and Automobiles Funny

16. The Man with Two Brains Funny

17. There's Something About Mary Not so funny

18. Annie Hall Not watched it

19. Dumb and Dumber Funny

20. Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy 2nd funniest film EVER!

21. Mr Hulot's Holiday Not watched it

22. Shrek Not so funny

23. Best in Show Not watched it

24. Kind Hearts and Coronets Not watched it

25. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Funny

 

 

Rawky-Roo

'Life of Brian'. Still giggle at the same parts even though I've seen it loads. The bit with Spike Milligan's cameo still makes me howl. The film that took me by surprise in the last few years was 'Talladega Nights' with Will Ferrell. I saw it on a plane and planned to fall asleep with the earphones in. My husband spent the next hour and a half nudging my arm for me to keep the cackling down. It was so silly and unexpected.

edit: and yes to 'Blazing Saddles'...the town drunk stole that film 

edit again: the list, yes defo 'Some like it hot'. Can watch that over and over again, but then I love Jack Lemmon....just remembered 'The Odd Couple'. Love that 

suzybean

I have to agree with you Rawky on The Hangover 2, I was expecting much more.  I loved the first one and howled at it but the second is just pretty much the same

 but not so funny second time around.

 

I'm probably alone in my likings but Wedding Crashers is probably the one I laugh at everytime I see it.  I'm watching the Rush Hour trilogy right now and I LOL at that but the funniest parts are the bloopers at the end. Hear no Evil See no Evil.  Some Rob Scneider (sp) films and quite a few others that have the likes of Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler and the likes in them.

 

Also love stupid films like Airpland, Naked Gun and Hot Shots.

Ells

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