# What is the funniest movie ever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320 "2005-11-30T02:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/1 "2005-11-30T02:43:09Z")
I’m not talking “witty”, “humorous” or “sly”-I’m talking F_U_N_N_Y. “Laugh out loud” funny. “Blow Coke out your nose” funny. “Damn! Shoulda wore Depends” funny. The kind of movie you had to watch three or four times because you missed some good parts while you were rolling on the floor. One rule, though-it has to be _deliberately_ funny. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/2 "2005-11-30T02:56:18Z")
_Police Academy_ (uncut version). The wusses don’t make 'em like this any more, i.e. funny. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/3 "2005-11-30T02:58:41Z")
[_Super Troopers_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247745/) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/4 "2005-11-30T03:02:19Z")
Either _The Producers_ or _A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum_. Or maybe _Blazing Saddles_. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/5 "2005-11-30T03:05:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Either _The Producers_ or _A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum_. Or maybe _Blazing Saddles_. I don’t know if _The Producers_ is the funniest ever, but its the only film to have me literally rolling around on the floor laughing (during the “Springtime for Hitler” dance routine). ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/6 "2005-11-30T03:06:46Z")
I’m going with Mel Brooks too. For me it’s a toss up between Blazing Saddles or History of the World. Young Frankenstein isn’t bad either. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/7 "2005-11-30T03:13:02Z")
I’ve thought about it, and for just out-and-out balls-to-the-wall funny, I’ve opted for _Blazing Saddles._ _Reverend Johnson: Order, order. Goddamnit I said “order”. Howard Johnson: Y’know, Nietzsche says: “Out of chaos comes order.” Olson Johnson: Oh, blow it out your ass, Howard._ ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/8 "2005-11-30T03:17:43Z")
Spaceballs. There was a period of about three years back when I was younger where I watched it about twice per week. I’ve seen it at least 200 times and I still find it funny. Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle. “NPH would not do that!” The Big Lebowski - I hope this is what you are looking for, I know I hurt after watching it… As a Chaplin fan… Modern Times ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/9 "2005-11-30T03:21:31Z")
Any of the following 6. Animal House Blues Brothers Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles Airplane Monty Python and the Holy Grail Jim ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/10 "2005-11-30T03:25:32Z")
I’m going to have to go with _Blazing Saddles_. “Where all the white women at?” ---
**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:** [November 30, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/11 "2005-11-30T03:26:39Z")
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Duck Soup Airplane Love and Death ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/12 "2005-11-30T03:28:45Z")
_Best in Show_. _This is Spinal Tap_ may get more acclaim, but I find it drags slightly toward the end. _Best in Show_ makes my face hurt every time I see it because I laugh pretty much the entire movie. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/13 "2005-11-30T03:48:23Z")
One of the Mel Brooks films with the exception of _The Producers_ which, although a cult favourite for _Springtime For Hitler_, has very few laughs for a Brooks movie. I really like Jacques Tati’s _Monsieur Hulot_ movies but have not yet seen _Playtime_. A friend tells me that it is the **best** comedy ever made - almost overpoweringly funny yet full of more social comment than anyone else’s work. It should arrive this week from _Quickflix_ so within days I will know. ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/14 "2005-11-30T03:57:53Z")
Duck Soup The Man in the White Suit ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/15 "2005-11-30T04:45:24Z")
My list of favorites overlap heavily with the names bandied about. I’d say South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Young Frankenstein, Office Space, and Life of Brian are in the inner circle for me, with Airplane! taking the top honor. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/16 "2005-11-30T04:51:03Z")
**Office Space** and **Harold and Kumar go to White Castle** are two of the only movies that can guarantee laughs from me at any time. I just have to fast forward to the awkward cake-passing scene or the fake anti-drug PSA to forget all my troubles. I find television much funnier than most movies- there’s less time for a sappy ending. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/17 "2005-11-30T04:52:56Z")
I’d have to go with Blazing Saddles or the Holy Grail. The Big Liebowski sucked donkey turds. And I rarely am that harsh on a movie. ---
**Author:** ![bobk2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@bobk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobk2)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/18 "2005-11-30T04:55:57Z")
The first 15 minutes of ‘Going South’ (with Jack Nicholson and Christopher Lloyd) get my (partial) vote. After that it turns into a plain ‘romanic comedy’ (not between those 2, of course) ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/19 "2005-11-30T05:07:44Z")
Y’know, I have to give mention to _Better Off Dead._ First time I saw it was in college, with about a hundred other people, and we laughed loud enough to be heard across the quad. “Gee, I’m real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky.” “This is PURE SNOW! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?” “Now that’s a real shame when folks be throwin’ away a perfectly good white boy like that.” “TWOOOO DOLLARS…” “Two brothers… One speaks no English, the other learned English from watch “The Wide World of Sports.” So you tell me… Which is better, speaking no English at all, or speaking Howard Cosell?” ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320/20 "2005-11-30T05:11:22Z")
Kung Fu Hustle. I laughed so hard I missed some of the subtitles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-movie-ever/333320.md?page=2)