# Top ten comedies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760 "2003-10-05T22:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/21 "2003-10-06T16:10:24Z")
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) The Awful Truth Monty Python and the Holy Grail Young Frankenstein The Princess Bride Better Off Dead Some Like it Hot It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Pride and Prejudice (miniseries) (1995) A Room with a View ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/22 "2003-10-06T16:14:38Z")
I’ll have to expand my list to 12 so that I can add This Is Spinal Tap and Blazing Saddles. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/23 "2003-10-06T16:46:01Z")
_The General_ (Keaton) _The Freshman_ (Harold Lloyd) _Trouble in Paradise_ (Lubitsch) _A Night at the Opera_ (Marx Bros.) _Modern Times_ (Chaplin) _His Girl Friday_ (Hawks) _The Lady Eve_ (Sturges) _Kind Hearts and Coronets_ (Hamer) _Some Like It Hot_ (Wilder) _Dr. Strangelove_ (Kubrick) _Playtime_ (Tati) _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ _This Is Spinal Tap_ (Reiner) ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/24 "2003-10-06T17:39:24Z")
In no particular order (Except _Lebowski_), and probably not even my faves (with the aforementioned exception), just what I come up with in a minute or two _The Big Lebowski Safety Last Monty Python and the Holy Grail Chopper This is Spinal Tap Snatch Clerks Best in Show The Naked Gun Hots Shots: Part Deux_ ---
**Author:** ![FriendRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@FriendRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendRob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/25 "2003-10-06T18:26:10Z")
The ones that haven’t been mentioned yet: Dark Star Take the Money and Run Sleeper Pink Panther (hard to say which one - I get them confused) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/26 "2003-10-06T20:10:55Z")
Well, last night I watched [My Cousin Vinny](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0104952/) and remembered again why it would make my list of “top comedies”. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/27 "2003-10-06T21:16:35Z")
This Is Spinal Tap Monty Python and the Holy Grail Annie Hall Manhattan A Day At the Races South Park Fargo Blazing Saddles My Cousin Vinny M_A_S\*H ---
**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:** [October 6, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/28 "2003-10-06T23:00:09Z")
As they come to mind: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Duck Soup Playtime (only if viewed in widescreen in a theater, though; if you can’t manage that, substitute M. Hulot’s Holiday) City Lights The General The Bank Dick Love and Death (for pure comedy; Woody’s made better films, but not funnier ones) Bringing Up Baby Airplane! Young Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/29 "2003-10-07T01:11:26Z")
Animal House Life of Brian M_A_S\*H (Not sure if you could call it a comedy, though) Airplane! The Naked Gun Ghostbusters Stripes Blues Brothers Back to the Future Raising Arizona ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/30 "2003-10-07T01:26:52Z")
Duck Soup Sullivan’s Travels His Girl Friday The Apartment The In-Laws (original version) This Is Spinal Tap Local Hero Groundhog Day Being John Malkovich Amelie ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@Lady\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/31 "2003-10-07T01:45:29Z")
No particular order: Dazed and Confused Caddyshack National Lampoons Vacation Grumpy Old Men The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Animal House Monty Python and the Holy Grail Spaceballs Police Acedemy Victor/Victoria ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/32 "2003-10-07T02:45:13Z")
Based entirely on my initial response to each, and in no order: A Shot In the Dark The Party Annie Hall This Is Spinal Tap Office Space Kind Hearts and Coronets Bedazzled (Pete and Dud) Blazing Saddles Dr Strangelove Monty Python and the Holy Grail Duck Soup Grounhog Day Ther’s Something About Mary Ruthless People Harold and Maude I could go on but… ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/33 "2003-10-07T04:24:13Z")
I ought to include Office Space and South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, now that I think of them. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/34 "2003-10-07T05:03:43Z")
In case anyone is interested, the SDMB Top Ten Comedy List compiled results are as follows: 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (12 votes) 2. Spinal Tap (10 votes) 3. Airplane, Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove (tied with 8 votes) 4. Young Frankenstein, Groundhog Day (tied with 7 votes) 5. Raising Arizona, Duck Soup, Ghostbusters, Annie Hall (tied with 6 votes) That’s actually eleven, but there were 4 tied for 8th place, and I couldn’t just leave one off. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/35 "2003-10-07T06:01:24Z")
Let’s try: Animal House The Bank Dick Airplane! Young Frankenstein Life of Brian The Naked Gun Dr Strangelove Bananas The Producers His Girl Friday ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760/36 "2003-10-07T12:12:31Z")
Night at the Opera Its a Gift His Girl Friday What’s Up Doc? This Is Spinal Tap Manhattan Raising Arizona Young Frankenstein Dr. Strangelove Some Like It Hot [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-comedies/205760.md?page=1)