The Simpsons (especially Homer, Comic Book Guy, and Professor Frink).
Marx Brothers movies (especially Groucho’s schtick).
Ghostbusters.
South Park (especially the movie).
Family Guy.
Jackass.
Old Eddie Murphy movies (Beverly Hills Cop, Coming To America, Trading Places, Delerious).
Asking a friend if he prefers cassettes or CDs, and he inevitably says “CDs” and you retort with “SEE DEEZ NUTS!”
Farts.
The news report about the 2 guys and the stuck gerbil. Armageddon!!
Police Squad movies.
MASH
1920s Style “Death Rays”.
America’s Funniest Home video bits with kids or pets. Or especially kids and pets.
Benny Hill skits with sound effects that resemble someone letting the air out of a balloon by pinching its neck.
Gilbert Godfried.
Fawlty Towers - Basil doing his Hitler impression.
Blackadder Goes Forth - ‘In the past 3 months we’ve advanced as far as an asthmatic ant with heavy shopping’.
Anything in Only Fools And Horses
British comedy rules!
I also LOVE Tom & Jerry, and Eddie Izzard never fails to crack me up.
“America’s Funniest Home Videos”. I hate myself for watching that show, but it never gets old. The perfect clip contains each of the following elements:
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Someone trying to show off
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A dog or cat
Pull my finger.
The Far Side never fails me.
The Family Guy. Great show.
There is also a voice/face that my SO does. I can be in the worst mood ever, and if he does that, I’ll still giggle.
Helium Voice.
“NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
“What’s so funny about Biggus Diccus?”
“These go to eleven…”
"Are you pondering what I’m pondering?
“And I say he DOES have to shot me now! So shoot me now!”
Video of cats and ferrets doing stuff is also always funny.
“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”
Werwolves!..There (Marty Feldman pointing) wolves.
World War II vintage Loony Tunes.
Stripes
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
“Let’s Get Small” and “Wild and Crazy Guy” by Steve Martin
Calvin and Hobbes
Caddyshack
Weekend at Bernies
Rainman (I just can’t help it!)
This student blooper history essay cracks me up every single time I read it.
chuckle
Ooh! Ooh! And also…
Y’all have to read this if you haven’t already.
Overboard: Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell
Planes Trains and Automoblies: Steve Martin
Major Payne: Damon Wayans
Never fails to kill me…
snort. … great, now I got soda all over my monitor.
Trading Places
The Jerk
Monty Python (already mentioned)
Any Laurel and Hardy film - they were produced 70 years ago but they still make me laugh!
OK I need to know something. I’ve seen it mentioned enough times here, but I haven’t a clue what it means. What the hell is a 1920s style death ray? Can anyone tell me the origin of this?