# Funniest movie you've ever seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 4, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799 "2001-04-04T17:05:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/21 "2001-04-05T05:23:52Z")
Well, that would be: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Being John Malkovich Blazing Saddles Office Space Mystery Men (which is also, incidentally, the greatest moive of all times.) ---
**Author:** ![exchicagoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@exchicagoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exchicagoan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/22 "2001-04-05T06:19:13Z")
In no particular order— THE RITZ—F. MURRAY ABRAHAM as a “queen”. Glorious. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL–“message for you sir”. AIRPLANE—ABRAHAMS & ZUCKER, the rest is silence. THE PRODUCERS—GENE WILDER’S “security blanket” scene! THE REF–DENIS LEARY makes MY Christmas. ARTHUR—“it’s what I live for”. PLAY IT AGAIN SAM—“I knew I had him when I hit him in the knee with my face”. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/23 "2001-04-05T06:29:51Z")
Most of my other favs have already been mentioned (Young Frankenstein,Blazing Saddles,Raising Arizona,Duck Soup-but Room Service should be added,) but I need to add, A Fish Called Wanda or was I the only person laughing myself sick at this one? I also really liked The Replacements…Keanu didn’t suck in it… “Oh look, bundt cake.” [sub]Going back to my corner now[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/24 "2001-04-05T06:38:21Z")
OK, I understand that one person’s opinion is as good as another’s, and humor is a subjective thing, but some of the “funniest movies EVER” mentioned in this thread have been pretty questionable. (Then again, I’m sure someone is saying that about my choices as well.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabe)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/25 "2001-04-05T10:11:26Z")
No Particular order: South Park, Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Tommy Boy Animal House Blues Brothers Caddyshack Stripes Orgazmo Mallrats The Goonies The Rocky Horror Picture Show SpaceBalls thats all for now peace, JB ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/26 "2001-04-05T10:19:09Z")
Man, don’t any of you people watch Hong Kong films? The funniest man on the planet is Stephen Chow, aka Chow Sing Chi. All his films are subtitled, and they still tear the pants off anything produced in the English language. His best is “Love on Delivery” (LOCK!), but anything he’s done will have you pissing yourself and choking on your popcorn. Especially if he’s teaming up with Ng Man Tat. ---
**Author:** ![riley\_dieffenbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@riley\_dieffenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riley_dieffenbach)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/27 "2001-04-05T11:52:37Z")
No its not a comedy but my vote goes to “Fargo”. Not only among the funniest movies I’ve seen but among the best. Anyone who understands my handle would wonder how many times I’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/28 "2001-04-05T12:23:45Z")
In no particualar order, these are the funniest I have ever seen… [ul] [li]Monty Python and the Holy Grail[/li][li]Dumb and Dumber[/li][li]Office Space[/li][li]Pulp Fiction “\*Nah man, we weren’t gonne store the mutha fu…”…too funny[/li][/ul] There was one other, but it has slipped my mind… ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/29 "2001-04-05T12:46:17Z")
**Raising Arizona** **National Lampoons Christmas Vacation** **Clerks** **Annie Hall** ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/30 "2001-04-05T13:54:16Z")
Oh, come on—NOBODY else likes silent comedy? Keaton? Lloyd? Chaplin? Linder? Normand? The Keystone Kops? ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/31 "2001-04-05T14:07:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OldBroad \* > **The Party** And don’t forget: \*\* The Pink Panther A Shot in The Dark\*\* Peter Sellers was a genius! ---
**Author:** ![dustMagnate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@dustMagnate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dustMagnate)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/32 "2001-04-05T14:07:59Z")
Can’t peg the names of any of the silent movies I laughed through as a young’un. All silent films are funny to me because of the jerkiness and story telling techniques. My fav has got to be **Repo Man** _“I can’t understand you, you must be using the scrambler”–“I can’t hear you I’m using the scrambler!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/33 "2001-04-05T14:39:01Z")
“All silent films are funny to me because of the jerkiness and story telling techniques.” . . . [Eve sobs quietly into her Cherry Phosphate] . . . ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/34 "2001-04-05T14:57:49Z")
Blazing Saddles Scary Movie There’s Something About Mary [sup]that’s all I can think of for now…[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/35 "2001-04-05T15:13:09Z")
A lot of my favorites have already been named, but I’m amazed at how many of these I don’t find funny. My list: A Night at the Opera What’s Up, Doc? Kentucky Fried Movie The Naked Gun The Mad Adventures of “Rabbi” Jacob (translated French Film) The General (Buster Keaton at his best) And Now for Something Completely Different (The very first Monty Python Movie) Young Frankenstein Airplane Airplane II Top Secret! ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/36 "2001-04-05T15:27:52Z")
I concur with a lot of these. Top Secret, Airplane, the whole Marx Brothers classic litany (Duck Soup, Monkey Business, Horsefeathers, A Night At The Opera), Young Frankenstein, Office Space… But last night, I got ahold of the DVD of Muppets From Space, and a good friend. My face still hurts. If you haven’t seen it, try it out. There are enough gags in that movie to make three normal comedies. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/37 "2001-04-05T15:46:34Z")
I like many of the films already mentioned. I’d like to add a few I haven’t seen named: \*\*Amazon Women on the Moon CB4 Hollywood Shuffle I’m Gonna Get You Sucka Raw\*\* The funniest single SCENE I’ve seen in a movie was the “fight” scene in **High FIdelity** between Tim Robbins and the crew of John Cuzak’s record shop. BTW, very much agree with both **Pulp Fiction** AND **Night at the Roxbury**. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/38 "2001-04-05T15:50:20Z")
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. I also thought the second one was funny as hell, too. South Park: bigger, Longer, And Uncut The Beavus and Butthead movie. Mrs. Doubtfire Road Trip Most of the Cheech and Chong movies. Half Baked. Airplane! Hot Shots! The Naked Gun History Of The World, Part One Hardware Wars (Star Wars parody) Closet Cases Of The Nerd Kind (A Close Encounters parody, nach) The Blues Brothers Alladin Monty Python And The Quest For The Holy Graile Kentucky Fried Movie Amazon Women On The Moon Top Secret! Raising Arizona Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Clerks, Mall Rats, and Chasing Amy (Dogma wasn’t as funny) Tommy Boy Animal House A Fish Called Wanda Fear Of A Black Hat (Simular to CB4) CB4 I’m Gonna Get You Sucka! (worth renting for Chris Rock’s in the resturant alone) Spaceballs Coming To America Boomerang Scary Movie Trading Places Midnight Run National Lampoon’s Vacation That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![winglessangel02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@winglessangel02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winglessangel02)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/39 "2001-04-05T20:18:00Z")
Ok, it bombed in the theaters, but I LOVED Major Payne w/ Damon Wayans. I thought that was one GREAT movie. Also, Liar Liar and pretty much anything with Jim Carrey in it!! Dumber Dumber! Well, I g2g yall!! Cya!! Did anyone ever see Major Payne by the way? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2001, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799/40 "2001-04-05T20:33:28Z")
Oh, c’mon, Sealemon, I KNOW you’re an intelligent and well-versed person (though at the moment I can’t remember which sex you are . . . ). Surely you have seen at least ONE movie made before 1975 that you liked? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-movie-youve-ever-seen/60799.md?page=3)