# Favourite comedy film of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874 "2014-02-21T14:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/61 "2014-02-21T20:13:47Z")
The Big Lebowski Princess Bride Young Frankenstein Cannonball Run Blazing Saddles ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/62 "2014-02-21T20:16:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > That actually makes sense, so many younger people don’t get what makes the Godfather so great and to those of us that think it is the best it is confusing how they don’t even enjoy it/get it. Also the MM factor has to be big, I am not a big fan of hers, I think she was a talented comedic actress but I don’t think she is the standard of feminine beauty/sex goddess. So that part of the _Some Like it Hot_ allure is not going to work for me whereas _Roman Holiday_ and \*Sabrina \*are awesome for me as I love Audrey Hepburn. Though for comedy, the beauty/sex appeal of the lead actress should not be that important. None of my picks have a real great beauty in it. I have to say that I also think Sabrina (with Audrey Hepburn) is one of the best films ever. I didn’t say anything about it in this thread because even though it has a few comedic moments, I never considered it to be a comedy - not even close to being a comedy. But it was a great film and I often point to that film as an “almost perfect” movie. By that I mean that from the moment it begins until the moment it ends, I feel that it “gripped” me and kept me in my seat (meaning it kept my attention riveted on the film). I attribute that to a combination of the writer, director, editor and some of the actors - most especially the director. I have forgotten who directed it. But I’d guess Billy Wilder or that other great director with the German name? Sorry for the riddle. But I don’t want to look it up. I just want to try and make the point that a great director can often make for a great film and as I recall, that was certainly the case for Sabrina. Out of respect for your post, I will watch it again tonight and I thank you very much for reminding me just what a great film it is. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you! 🙂 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/63 "2014-02-21T20:21:59Z")
P.S. I looked up Sabrina (1954) and saw that I was correct about the director. The other director I was thinking of was either Ernst Lubitsch or Elia Kazan. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/64 "2014-02-21T20:37:13Z")
Many of my favorites were already mentioned, so I will go for one of mine that has not been mentioned so far. **[Ghostbusters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters)**. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/65 "2014-02-21T20:42:13Z")
\*\*Airplane! \*\* (Plus a bunch of Marx Brothers movies tied for second) Oh, and **1776** –yes, I know it’s more of a dramedy than a comedy, but some of the lines in it are hysterical. “I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two become a law firm and that three or more become a Congress.” (Bonus points because the real John Adams actually said it, although not, IIRC, about the Continental Congress.) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/66 "2014-02-21T22:13:12Z")
_History of the World Part I_ (Part II was really lame)… **Madame DeFarge** : We are so poor, we do not even have a language! Just this stupid accent! **Fellow Revolutionist** : She’s right, she’s right! We all talk like Maurice Chevalier! [impersonates the Chevalier laugh] **Fellow Revolutionist** : Au-haw-haw. **Crowd:** Au-haw-haw. ---
**Author:** ![Melchior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/67 "2014-02-21T22:25:08Z")
_Happy, Texas_ also worth seeing: _Sleeper Annie Hall Monty Python and the Holy Grail Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie_ ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/68 "2014-02-21T22:31:33Z")
**The Thin Man** ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/69 "2014-02-21T22:43:43Z")
Animal House ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/70 "2014-02-21T22:52:01Z")
W. C. Field’s _It’s A Gift_. Jack Benny’s _To Be Or Not To Be_. Both are brilliant and funny as heck. ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/71 "2014-02-21T23:06:55Z")
Babette’s Feast ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/72 "2014-02-22T02:15:23Z")
**Harvey**. For the Pulitzer Prize-winning script, and Josephine Hull’s amazing, Oscar-winning performance. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/73 "2014-02-22T03:23:23Z")
The Sting. Or if that doesn’t count as a comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/74 "2014-02-22T04:05:01Z")
\*\*_Borat_ \*\* had me in tears much of the time. Good tears. (_Bruno_, only once – the Mexican chairs.) And, a shout-out to the Fraser/Hurley remake of _Bedazzled_. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/75 "2014-02-23T04:21:12Z")
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Noises Off Oscar A Fish Called Wanda ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/76 "2014-02-23T19:42:16Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > **running coach** got my top two: > > Young Frankenstein > Blazing Saddles Mine, too. Spaceballs is one stride behind them. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/77 "2014-02-23T19:53:58Z")
_ **The Jerk** _ “First I get my name in the phone book and now I’m on your ass. You know, I’ll bet more people see that than the phone book.” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/78 "2014-02-23T20:56:58Z")
_Sean Of The Dead_ & _Hot Fuzz_. ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/79 "2014-02-23T23:35:52Z")
[The Party](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063415/reference) - Peter Sellers at his best, directed by Blake Edwards. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874/80 "2014-02-23T23:40:36Z")
> [@Mustardseed](#): > > [The Party](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063415/reference) - Peter Sellers at his best, directed by Blake Edwards. I hope you won’t feel that I am attacking your opinion. But I certainly do disagree. I first saw The Party when I was about 17 years old and, at that time, it seemed to me that the movie was one physical joke repeated ad nauseum. I saw it again many years later in order to see if my opinion had changed in all that time. But my opinion had not changed. I think it contained one physical joke and that same joke was repeated many times but was not particularly funny the first time it was presented and just kept getting less funny ever time after that. I had a very strong negative reaction to this movie both times that I saw it. I strongly felt it sucked real badly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-comedy-film-of-all-time/681874.md?page=5)