Okay, I give up - reccomend some comedies.

Cafe Society
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Okay, now that I have money and a Hollywood Video membership, not to mention a nearby Best Buy, I’ve been buying/renting a lot of movies lately.

Mostly what I own/rent is drama-type. Gangs of New York, Requim For A Dream, Memento, Run Lola Run, Shadow of the Vampire, etc. On my list is May, Seven (rewatch), and something else I forget.

I want to rent some comedies, damnit. All I’ve watched for the past several months have been drama (other than my seasons of cartoons - Family Guy, Futurama, Aqua Tenn Hunger Force; and Pirates of the Caribbean and Bruce Almighty).

I hate the Austin Powers movies.

Reccomend me some good comedies.

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MARX BROTHERS- Anything Marx Brothers is hilariously funny, but my personal favorites are Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. They’re old movies, but they’re not really dated. The humor is magnificent.

and here’s a nice mix of old and new to start you off

HOT SHOTS
DR. STRANGELOVE
WHAT A WAY TO GO!
THE ODD COUPLE
BEST IN SHOW
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
THE LADYKILLERS
MASH
That’s all I can think of for now. I’ll think more and come back.

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Based on your listings of comedic cartoons I think it safe to assume you enjoy dry, sarcastic wit.

Since you make no reference to knowing of any other comedic shows/movies, I’m going to assume you’ve been living under a rock for the last 20+ years.

With those assumptions, I recommend anything by Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Kidding aside, everyone’s sense of humor is different and asking for a specific genre or actor or some other cue may help someone give you advice.

Since I can’t, I’ll give you advice on what NOT to waste your time and money on:

-Any movie that used to be a SNL sketch.
-Any movie with II or higher in the title, unless you enjoyed the first one so much you want to watch it again.
-Any movie whose funniest moments seem to be in the 60 second trailer. They are.
-Any movie with Adam Sandler.

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The Bank Dick
My Little Chickadee
Mr. Blanding’s Dream House

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Monty Python And The Holy Grail is the funniest movie ever made, in my humble opinion.

The Big Lebowski is hilarious, and just oozes style.

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Oh yes, I forgot.

Perhaps you watched Congo, as a drama.

Rent it with the intention of watching a comedy.
It’s hilarious!

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MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000!

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MST3k, check
British comedy, check

Already know those quite well. I’ve basically only been out of the loop for the past year and a half or so. My dad has a tendancy to watch REALLY BAD movies, so I stopped watching movies with him when I lived there. Was dirt-poor before that, and I now finally have monies.

I tried looking up lists of New Release movies to see if anything sounded interesting. But no.

So, allow me to narrow things down: Comedies that have been released in the past two years.

That help y’all? Heh.

I’m kinda tired of being intellectually stimulated (er . . . kinda, depending on the movie) all the time, so I’m looking for something where my brain can rest, I can laugh, but I won’t be pissed off cause the movie is SO STUPID (like Austin Powers eyestab).
AcidKid - I’ve considered watching “dramas” to laugh at, but they always make my head hurt. Like Anaconda. Or Python. Maybe I should pick movies that aren’t icompletely ignorant of my area of expertise, eh? hehe.

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Some Like It Hot.

Kids in the Hall Brain Candy
Kids in the Hall show tapes.

Cold Comfort Farm

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Office Space

Sordid Lives

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Well, these have not been released in the last 2 years, but are worth a chuckle or two, IMHO.

Drowning Mona

*A Fish Called Wanda *

And I second the suggestion of *Arsenic and Old Lace *

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The Big Lebowski was released in… 97. It doesn’t matter. It hasn’t aged, period. Get. It. Now.

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not from teh last two years, but among the funniest movies ever made:

its a mad, mad, mad, mad world
young frankenstien
blazing saddles
a fish called wanda
ruthless people

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I’ll third Arsenic and Old Lace*… and back up the votes for Big Lebowski, Marx Brothers (Duck Soup) and Monty Python (Life of Brian) too.

also recommend…
Brazil
Bedazzled (1967 Version)
A Fish Called Wanda
FUBAR
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
The Princess Bride
Return of the Pink Panther
Zellig

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Cold Comfort Farm is one of my favorite movies. My favorite quote: “No, dear. Things are amusing or diverting. They are never such fun.”

I also love Much Ado About Nothing. Shakespearean, yet side-splitting.

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PeeWee’s Big Adventure? Seriously?

Hmm. Never had anyone reccomend THAT before.

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Yeah, The Big Lebowski… also Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels if you’re into the whole violent crime farce genre. Zoolander is fucking hilarious. I’ve heard great things about Best in Show, but never seen it.

If you want some awesome Canadian TV action, at least one season of Trailer Park Boys is on DVD, and it’s really, really funny.

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And OP, please tell me you didn’t enjoy Bruce Almighty! :eek:

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About a Boy is more dramedy, but definately worth a rent.

Bruce Almighty was surprisingly good, Jim Carrey was pleasantly toned down and Steve Carrel (from The Daily Show) made the film.

Also mainly within your two year time frame and receiving the TeaElle Seal of “I Snarfed Root Beer Through My Nose (or Feared That I Would Do So) At Some Point While Watching This Flick”

Adaptation
Nurse Betty
Ocean’s Eleven
American Splendor
Best In Show
A Mighty Wind (I’d add the slightly older Waiting for Guffman here to complete the “trilogy”)
State & Main
Kissing Jessica Stein
Bend it Like Beckham

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Roxanne with Steve Martin,
Young Frankenstein as previously noted,
A little movie called Soapdish with Whoppie Goldberg.
Pleasantville, a much-overlooked film

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Try WHAT’S UP, DOC? (1974ish) Barbra S and Ryan O’Neal.