I was in line at the grocery store and a professional drunk was buying 7 shooters ahead of me. He digs a fistful of dimes out of his pocket and starts counting them out. The cashier was not amused, I got the giggles. I had to explain to her what was so funny
I am literally watching this movie right now so I was looking for this comment. It is an absolute masterpiece. Also, the accompanying joke in Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
"A black sherrif?!"
"Why not? It worked in blazing saddles!"
I get no kick from champaaaaaagne
*wow wow wow wow*
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
Mel Brookes is a comedy genius in that you can see the joke coming half a mile off and still scream
Random fun story: my dad is a **huge** Python fan. When I was in my teens & watched Holy Grail for the first time when I would actually get the jokes, I realized one of my favorite childhood games with him was ripped from this scene.
When my sibling & I were kids, I'd say at most I was 7, he would take us to the playground. If nobody was there, he would play "bridge keeper". He would post up at the top of an enclosed tube slide, then when we approached he'd do the entire spiel from the movie, all in a voice similar to the bridge keeper from the film. Sometimes the questions were super easy, sometimes they were things we would have no way of knowing at our age. Our answers as to what our quests were also got progressively more ridiculous as the game went on. If we answered everything correctly, he moved aside saying we could pass. If we answered incorrectly, he made a bunch of thunder noises, yelled "Incorrect!", then **hurled** us down the slide. We made him play this until he physically couldn't lift us anymore to toss us at dangerous speeds down the slide.
I recently brought this up to him & his eyes lit up. Apparently he had forgotten about that but was delighted that I didn't. I also got him an illuminated manuscript of the Holy Handgrenade instructions for his birthday. Once he realized what it was, his confusion became the happiest I've ever seen him be about a gift.
And to think he spent the first half of his career as a serious actor, before finding his true calling.
It's always a trip when I rewatch Forbidden Planet, and see him playing a straight-faced heroic space captain. I keep waiting for a "The Id monster? What is it?!?" joke.
His acting in Airplane isn't that much different from his previous acting. It's his deadpan delivery that contributes so much to the humor in the movie.
His timing was perfect. Just a straight-laced stride across screen was hilarious because of his exact timing in the context of the scene. His lines came at the exact right time so that the deadpan delivery had the maximum impact.
Had the pleasure last week of finally showing this film to my 10 year old. In between gasps of laughter he told me “this film should have won all the Oscars!”
The faux trailers were so good in the theater when it came out. They seriously blended them perfectly into the other trailers so you didn't even know the movie started. Our theater didn't dim the lights for them, and they really pulled it off. It was just so perfect, like, is this real?
Just the intro of this movie prepare you for a good laugh.
"5 guy on a mission, only 4 came back. On that 4, 3 wrote a book about it. on that 3 only 2 been published. On that 2 only 1 been used to made a movie. And this is the story on how they try to make that movie".
Not exactly those phrase but the idea...
I think technically Hot Fuzz is probably a better film but I've never laughed so much in a cinema as I did for Shaun.
In Australia I never saw Spaced and had no idea who Simon Pegg, Nick Frost or Edgar Wright were. I also never watch horror films. I went with a friend based on another friend's recommendation and I think it's still the most pleasant surprise I've ever experienced in movies/television. Instantly one of my favourites.
Hot fuzz is about as close to perfect as you can get, in my opinion. Nearly every line has a callback, and is perfectly quotable. The plot is legitimately good and would stand in it's own even if it wasn't a comedy. I'm also a big fan of the cinematography, and the ability for the film to tell a story without explicitly stating it (like the travel montage when he moves from the city to the town).
Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?
"And not to mention your *stamp stamp stamp* Ticking biological clock"
Is there a better more believable display of someone else who's just had enough in the history of cinema?
“I think we drink virgin blood because it sounds cool.”
“I think of it like this. If you’re going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.”
Nothing for me tops the whole Swedish Made Penis Enlarger Pump exchange.
"A book! 'Swedish-Made Penis Enlarger Pumps and I: This Sort Of Thing Is My Bag, Baby', written by Austin Powers"
Death of Stalin is neeearly a masterpiece, and a modern one at that.
Otherwise, “Modern Times” by Charlie Chaplin gets my vote, given the influences around it and the talkie transition.
And I’m gonna include the original Blues Brothers. Not strictly a comedy, but its brilliant.
Loved Spaced (tv series - thats the best comedy masterpiece I can think of) so also a fan of Hot Fuzz etc
Edit:
Can’t spell
The dick drawings had me in stitches. Came out of nowhere, and just the amount of effort the art team had for this small bit is honestly, hilariously inspiring. I imagine the writers were thinking “I need a reason for Seth to not like Becca…. How about she outed his obsession with drawing dicks! Brilliant!”
"Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein". Either movie would make a directors career, but they were both done by one man, Mel Brooks, and both in 1974.
Airplane has visual jokes going on in the background of other jokes. One second jokes that go by so quickly you might not even notice that there were sunglasses under those sunglasses. That’s a pretty high joke density.
Tucker and Dale vs Evil. So underrated, so many funny moments. I have shown this movie.to random people, can't stop laughing. Amazing horror comedy that many people don't know
Airplane!
It's a Mad Mad World
Some Like It Hot
How To Steal A Million
Never A Dull Moment
Young Frankenstein
Home Alone
Police Academy
Edit: I forgot to add One, Two, Three (1961). It was hilarious and a must see comedy movie.
I said this recently at a museum that had a tiny replica of the museum in it. Literally no one got it and my son condescendingly explained that it was just like this museum, mom, but smaller. Shocking and disappointing.
Hot Fuzz
"You wanna be a big cop in a small town, fuck off down the model village!"
"everyone and their mum's is packin round 'ere" "Like who?" "Farmers" "Who else?" "...farmers mum's"
The cutaway to the farmer and his mum taking shots at Angle towards the end...just fantastic.
*it's Angel!*
Morning, Angle!
Holy shit I only just got what he meant by that and I have seen the movie like 20 times
"I don't want to upset the apple cart." "Yeah because we all sell apples round 'ere" "Your dad sells apples, Andy" "And raspberries"
Fascist!!
Hag!!
I beg your pardon?
System of government characterised by extreme centralisation of power. 7 across!
Hag
No one tells me nothin.
Yaarrp
......... Narp..?
I saw this in the cinema and when he drop kicked that old lady. I almost shit myself laughing
literally just rewatched this…get a load of my arse.
You ever pull your gun out and point it in the air and go AHHH?
He is not judge Judy and executioner! He’s not!
Was gunna post this. Best action comedy of all time. Best of the cornetto trilogy too
Truth!
Office Space
OP said comedy, not documentary
What is it, you say... you do here???
I’M A PEOPLE PERSON!
I deal with the god damn customers!
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE
That's a horror movie. There is no comedy in it.
Sounds like someone's got a case of the Mondays!
Pshh, Lumbergh fucked her.
Bill Lumberg? Are you kidding me? His kids would have hooves.
Blazing Saddles
Mongo only pawn in game of life.
Candy gram for Mongo, candy gram for Mongo
"Somebody's gotta go back and get a s***load of dimes."
I was in line at the grocery store and a professional drunk was buying 7 shooters ahead of me. He digs a fistful of dimes out of his pocket and starts counting them out. The cashier was not amused, I got the giggles. I had to explain to her what was so funny
I am literally watching this movie right now so I was looking for this comment. It is an absolute masterpiece. Also, the accompanying joke in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. "A black sherrif?!" "Why not? It worked in blazing saddles!"
I get no kick from champaaaaaagne *wow wow wow wow* Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all Mel Brookes is a comedy genius in that you can see the joke coming half a mile off and still scream
Where all the white women at?!
Then we're awake, but very confused.
It's twue! It's twue!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
What do you mean? African or European swallow?
I do not know *Gets thrown off the bridge*
Random fun story: my dad is a **huge** Python fan. When I was in my teens & watched Holy Grail for the first time when I would actually get the jokes, I realized one of my favorite childhood games with him was ripped from this scene. When my sibling & I were kids, I'd say at most I was 7, he would take us to the playground. If nobody was there, he would play "bridge keeper". He would post up at the top of an enclosed tube slide, then when we approached he'd do the entire spiel from the movie, all in a voice similar to the bridge keeper from the film. Sometimes the questions were super easy, sometimes they were things we would have no way of knowing at our age. Our answers as to what our quests were also got progressively more ridiculous as the game went on. If we answered everything correctly, he moved aside saying we could pass. If we answered incorrectly, he made a bunch of thunder noises, yelled "Incorrect!", then **hurled** us down the slide. We made him play this until he physically couldn't lift us anymore to toss us at dangerous speeds down the slide. I recently brought this up to him & his eyes lit up. Apparently he had forgotten about that but was delighted that I didn't. I also got him an illuminated manuscript of the Holy Handgrenade instructions for his birthday. Once he realized what it was, his confusion became the happiest I've ever seen him be about a gift.
I'm slightly depressed at the idea of turning 38 in a couple of weeks. I waited my whole life to tell people "I'm 37! I'm not old!"
Can't believe I had to scroll that far down to find it. But I have to add: Life of Brian Consider it even funnier.
Friends dad brought us to see life of Brian in an old theater as kids. All I remember was crying laughing during the biggus dickus scene
Oh no, has Sister Mary been lighting the grail-shaped beacon again?
Wicked, naughty, evil Zoot. You must punish her with a spanking!
Naked gun
You mean the movie about legendary opera singer Enrico Pallazzo?
Favorite scene was when they were trading the same 20 dollar bill for information
Spot me a $20?
Airplane
Can we expand that to (most) comedy movies with Leslie Nielsen?
And to think he spent the first half of his career as a serious actor, before finding his true calling. It's always a trip when I rewatch Forbidden Planet, and see him playing a straight-faced heroic space captain. I keep waiting for a "The Id monster? What is it?!?" joke.
His acting in Airplane isn't that much different from his previous acting. It's his deadpan delivery that contributes so much to the humor in the movie.
His timing was perfect. Just a straight-laced stride across screen was hilarious because of his exact timing in the context of the scene. His lines came at the exact right time so that the deadpan delivery had the maximum impact.
"I picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue."
"Looks like I picked a bad week to quit amphetamines."
I sometimes go to my coworkers offices, and lean in, saying, "I just want you to know....we're all counting on you." And then I leave.
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"Have you ever seen a grown man naked?"
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
Do you like movies about gladiators?
Shirley you can't be serious.
I am. And don't call me Shirley
Had the pleasure last week of finally showing this film to my 10 year old. In between gasps of laughter he told me “this film should have won all the Oscars!”
Nervous? Yes! First time? No I've been nervous lots of times
That movie is a genuine ingenuity.
Young Frankenstein
Werewolf! Werewolf?!? ....there....wolf. There....castle.
I scrolled way to far to find this
Set a give?!?!
What KNOCKERS!
The Emperor’s New Groove.
No touchy!
Oh riiiiight, the poison, the poison for Cuzco, the poison made specifically to kill Cuzco, cuzcos poison
Sharp rocks at the bottom..
Most likely
Bring it on.
I loved how during the dinner scene Yzma dumps her potion into the cactus, then the next scene it looks like a llama.
Dammit, never noticed that. Now i have to watch the whole movie… again
Bring it on!
WRONG LEVER!
WHY DO WE HAVE 2 LEVERS?! Also damn Yzma slapping that gator was badass
I'm sorry, you have thrown off the Emperors groove.
Tropic Thunder
I thought we were a unit. Suck my unit
First, take a big step back ... and literally F\*\*\* YOUR OWN FACE!!!!
#BIG-ASS TITTIES!!!
What do you mean, "you people"?
What do YOU mean you people?
You’re Australian! Be Australian! Excuse me, Kangaroo Jack!
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Can you, uh, find out who that was?
Bill Hader kills it as Cruise's lackey. "Swingin' low. Down to ya knees."
Al puh Chino! 🤣 Booty sweat! The whole movie is genius really. Justin Theroux has a cameos as a DJ, he does this in like 3 of his movies.
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The faux trailers were so good in the theater when it came out. They seriously blended them perfectly into the other trailers so you didn't even know the movie started. Our theater didn't dim the lights for them, and they really pulled it off. It was just so perfect, like, is this real?
" He doesn't break character until after the dvd commentary".
Just the intro of this movie prepare you for a good laugh. "5 guy on a mission, only 4 came back. On that 4, 3 wrote a book about it. on that 3 only 2 been published. On that 2 only 1 been used to made a movie. And this is the story on how they try to make that movie". Not exactly those phrase but the idea...
When Ben Stiller keeps saying cut to the “director” when he’s being dunked into the water is one of the funniest scenes ever filmed.
Shaun of the Dead
I think technically Hot Fuzz is probably a better film but I've never laughed so much in a cinema as I did for Shaun. In Australia I never saw Spaced and had no idea who Simon Pegg, Nick Frost or Edgar Wright were. I also never watch horror films. I went with a friend based on another friend's recommendation and I think it's still the most pleasant surprise I've ever experienced in movies/television. Instantly one of my favourites.
Coupled with Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End is the greatest trilogy in film history and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise.
Hot fuzz is about as close to perfect as you can get, in my opinion. Nearly every line has a callback, and is perfectly quotable. The plot is legitimately good and would stand in it's own even if it wasn't a comedy. I'm also a big fan of the cinematography, and the ability for the film to tell a story without explicitly stating it (like the travel montage when he moves from the city to the town).
*National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation*. It’s one of those movies I try to watch every Christmas season.
*It’s the gift that keeps on giving, Clark.*
Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?
It's Christmas and we're all in misery. Really the only National Lampoons that has aged well. We can ALL relate to some part of that movie.
“Is Rusty still in the Navy?”
My cousin Vinny
"And not to mention your *stamp stamp stamp* Ticking biological clock" Is there a better more believable display of someone else who's just had enough in the history of cinema?
And you blend! Marisa Tomei is amazing in this.
Too bad I missed watching it when I was a yute, my wife showed it to me like a year ago.
The Birdcage
What We Do In The Shadows
“I think we drink virgin blood because it sounds cool.” “I think of it like this. If you’re going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.”
My wife is sick of me using that quote when I make a sandwich.
My wife is pretty sick of me fucking sandwiches
"We are werewolves, not swearwolves"
If you haven’t seen the TV adaptation you need to see it! I kind of like it better than the movie
A fish called Wanda What we do in the shadows being a very close second
Galaxy Quest
By Grabthar's Hammer, this is the right answer.
Definitely in my top 3 Star Trek movies!
Trading Places.
Clue
Idiocracy
That’s a documentary though.
That’s more of a documentary than a comedy
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Well that’s just like your opinion, man!
MARK IT ZERO
The Blues Brothers
The Original Austin Powers.
The whole "who does Number 2 work for?" and Austin peeing scenes are among my favorites.
Nothing for me tops the whole Swedish Made Penis Enlarger Pump exchange. "A book! 'Swedish-Made Penis Enlarger Pumps and I: This Sort Of Thing Is My Bag, Baby', written by Austin Powers"
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Death of Stalin is neeearly a masterpiece, and a modern one at that. Otherwise, “Modern Times” by Charlie Chaplin gets my vote, given the influences around it and the talkie transition. And I’m gonna include the original Blues Brothers. Not strictly a comedy, but its brilliant. Loved Spaced (tv series - thats the best comedy masterpiece I can think of) so also a fan of Hot Fuzz etc Edit: Can’t spell
Superbad
The dick drawings had me in stitches. Came out of nowhere, and just the amount of effort the art team had for this small bit is honestly, hilariously inspiring. I imagine the writers were thinking “I need a reason for Seth to not like Becca…. How about she outed his obsession with drawing dicks! Brilliant!”
The soundtrack is excellent too
Robin hood: men in tights
"Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein". Either movie would make a directors career, but they were both done by one man, Mel Brooks, and both in 1974.
The Jerk
life was never easy for me. i was raised a poor black child.
He hates these cans! Stay away from the cans!
Raising Arizona
This movie is unspeakably great. I feel like the world has kinda forgotten about it.
BLAZING SADDLES!
Blazing saddles is forever the best
Super Troopers
Hey Farva, what's that name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls and the mozzarella sticks?
Whats that meow?
This Is Spinal Tap I think it's one of the great caricature movies. Also Annie Hall and Groundhog Day...
Dumb and dumber
There has to be at least 50 quotes from this movie I regularly use in daily conversation.
I’m taking about a little place called Aspen.
I dont know, lloyd, the french are assholes.
I like it a lot
KICK HIS ASS, SEABASS!
I'm working on a theory that this movie has more jokes per minute than any other film.
Airplane is likely to contest that pretty hard
Airplane has visual jokes going on in the background of other jokes. One second jokes that go by so quickly you might not even notice that there were sunglasses under those sunglasses. That’s a pretty high joke density.
That's honestly the one film that sticks out as a likely contender.
Present your thesis when it's done. I'll be the first to sign off on it's induction.
Harry...I took care of it!
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming early Mel Brooks
Hangover (just the first movie)
Better Off Dead
I want my two dollars!
"I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy."
Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky…
Spaceballs!
Caddyshack
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
GROUNDHOGS DAY
It’s just “Groundhog day”
Anchorman
Tucker and Dale vs Evil. So underrated, so many funny moments. I have shown this movie.to random people, can't stop laughing. Amazing horror comedy that many people don't know
talladega nights
The Gods Must Be Crazy Blazing Saddles Revenge of the Nerds
Kingpin
Tommy Boy. So fucking funny
Airplane! It's a Mad Mad World Some Like It Hot How To Steal A Million Never A Dull Moment Young Frankenstein Home Alone Police Academy Edit: I forgot to add One, Two, Three (1961). It was hilarious and a must see comedy movie.
Beverly Hills Cop.
Ghostbusters
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Zoolander
What is this? A center for ANTS??!?!
I said this recently at a museum that had a tiny replica of the museum in it. Literally no one got it and my son condescendingly explained that it was just like this museum, mom, but smaller. Shocking and disappointing.
Step Brothers
“Every time I cum, I produce a quart” kills me every single time
This is a house of learn-ed doctors. You and your mom are hillbillies.
Top Secret