# Please share your three favorite movies that make you roar with laughter! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726 "2017-03-21T23:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/1 "2017-03-21T23:59:35Z")
Needing some laughter in my life. Here is mine. Blazing Saddles Trains, planes and automobiles Oh, Brother Can you help? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/2 "2017-03-22T00:10:45Z")
Airplane! Young Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/3 "2017-03-22T00:13:01Z")
When I plucked my brain for comedies I like, these were the first three I thought of today: When Harry Met Sally Superbad Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/4 "2017-03-22T00:22:18Z")
Duck Soup Airplane! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/5 "2017-03-22T00:23:37Z")
Airplane! All of Me A Night At The Opera ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/6 "2017-03-22T00:33:58Z")
_The Emperor’s New Groove Blazing Saddles Toy Story 3_ Seriously, _The Emperor’s New Groove_ doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it is just about the funniest movie I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/7 "2017-03-22T00:38:08Z")
The Awful Truth To Be or Not to Be (the original one from 1942) Stranger than Paradise ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/8 "2017-03-22T00:40:13Z")
My 10-year-old recommends anything with Wallace and Gromit. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/9 "2017-03-22T00:41:15Z")
Blazing Saddles / Young Frankenstein A Fish Called Wanda Monty Python & the Holy Grail ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/10 "2017-03-22T00:41:17Z")
Dead Alive Phallus in Wonderland Skulhedface ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/11 "2017-03-22T00:41:53Z")
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Young Frankenstein Marvel’s The Avengers {The last, while not a comedy itself, has that “Puny god” line which slays me every time.} ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/12 "2017-03-22T00:42:23Z")
Arsenic and Old Lace Blazing Saddles Monty Python and the Holy Grail ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/13 "2017-03-22T00:47:16Z")
Young Frankenstein Love & Death Airplane! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/14 "2017-03-22T00:49:30Z")
I gotta say, I remember blazing saddles as hilarious, but I just watched for the first time in decades last week and I only vocalized a couple chortles. Don’t get me wrong, I was still mostly smiling throughout, but there was no roar of laughter to be had anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/15 "2017-03-22T00:52:30Z")
I’m with **Rivkah**. The first thing that came to mind was the original **To Be Or Not To Be** , with Jack Benny and Carole Lombard. Exquisite stuff. Also any Wallace and Gromit. And **Stranger Than Paradise** still tickles my funny bone. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/16 "2017-03-22T01:09:33Z")
_Ruthless People._ Since the new administration took office, the quote > [@](#): > > This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the earth. Perhaps we should shoot him. pops into my head on an almost dailiy basis. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/17 "2017-03-22T01:16:08Z")
I very rarely roar, with laughter or anything else. However… 1. This is Spinal Tap 2. The Bank Dick 3. A Mighty Wind mmm ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/18 "2017-03-22T01:19:37Z")
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World A Mighty Wind (by a hair over This Is Spinal Tap, just because I’ve heard the jokes from the latter too many times) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/19 "2017-03-22T01:21:59Z")
Try “Enter Laughing,” Carl Reiner’s autobiography on film. The bit players (Shelley Winters, Jose Ferrer, Jack Gilford) bring down the house. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/20 "2017-03-22T01:36:18Z")
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