best comedy movie

[Joe]

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Small time crooks
come to my mind

and i am a huge fan of Seinfeld series

and here is a scene from the best comedy movie of 2011 :P

_http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=osama+bin+laden+dead&hl=tr&biw=1360&bih=648&tbm=isch&tbnid=I75tC5z8R4mUwM:&imgrefurl=http://inspireonweb.com/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-alive-or-dead/&docid=LRSBwgjZahXPGM&w=800&h=533&ei=yQyITqj8McrDswbCtKjhAQ&zoom=1

That's a fake, here's the original

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/224999_10150622412605313_458298565312_18269266_3335391_n.jpg

 

[Voyageur]

and here is a scene from the best comedy movie of 2011 :P

...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/224999_10150622412605313_458298565312_18269266_3335391_n.jpg

oh indeed, comedy at its best and the academy award goes to...

 

[Beau]

Among the good movies mentioned in this thread I really like Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But I don't think anyone mentioned Dr. Strangelove, which is one of my favorite comedies. Although I didn't expect much of this movie, the first time I saw it I was very impressed of how a movie about a nuclear war which depicted lots of "political action" could be so funny. Sometimes it has a more "in your face" kind of humor but also a lot of more subtle humor. It is a very unusual comedy and I think it is a great movie.

Yes, Dr. Strangelove, possibly the best satire comedy ever. Who can forget George C. Scott as General Turgidsen, or the final scene with Peter Sellers and the alien Nazi hand! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so8NQficzZg&feature=related

"Mein Führer I Can Walk!!!"

 

[un chien anadolu]

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Small time crooks
come to my mind

and i am a huge fan of Seinfeld series

and here is a scene from the best comedy movie of 2011 :P

_http://www.google.com.tr/imgres?q=osama+bin+laden+dead&hl=tr&biw=1360&bih=648&tbm=isch&tbnid=I75tC5z8R4mUwM:&imgrefurl=http://inspireonweb.com/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-alive-or-dead/&docid=LRSBwgjZahXPGM&w=800&h=533&ei=yQyITqj8McrDswbCtKjhAQ&zoom=1

That's a fake, here's the original

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/224999_10150622412605313_458298565312_18269266_3335391_n.jpg

 

[AdamJM]

i noticed that scary movie has been mentioned, but imo the best wayans bro's film is dont be a menace in south central while drinking your juice in the hood which is basically a parody of all the early 90's growing up in the hood films. it has some classic scenes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78o5YE9A0MU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVFGPnwBco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STTvxw1Ra0Q&feature=related

 

[Mr. Premise]

The Pink Panther always cracks me up (with Steve Martin)

Me too! I thought Steve Martin and Kevin Kline did a great job.

But... in honor of Madame La Capitaine and the French Mentality, here is Peter Sellers patrolling the streets of Paris, protecting the citizens from unlicensed accordian players with monkeys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyblL9Nncqk

 

[cindyj]

There are so many movies mentioned above which I have also enjoyed. But these two really deserve to be added:

1. Mr. Hulot's Holiday - Jacques Tati

My parents actually returned multiple nights to the theatre, it was so funny-- back when seeing movies more than once was unusual! (It came out in 1953)
When I finally got a chance to see it, I could see why! There is almost no dialog-- it's all visual, and uses masterful physical timing.

2. Joe Versus the Volcano (starring Tom Hanks)

I think I'll always remember this one for the scene near the beginning when Tom's character Joe looks up from his drabby office desk to the flickering florescent tubes and says something like: "I can feel [these lights] sucking the juice out of my eyeballs, suck suck suck suck." I didn't post the rest of the dialog since it gives away the plot (although I suppose the title does too!).

Thanks for the other mentions!

 

[mocachapeau]

It's hard for me to pick out my favourite movies because I've seen so many over the years, but one of my absolute favourite comedies that I highly recommend is Stranger Than Fiction.

It's basically a romantic comedy but it has much more depth than that. Many literary jokes and references, a story about someone who really isn't living life, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman, and even a kind of fantasy-fiction aspect. It's not your run-of-the-mill Hollywood comedy, and Will Ferrell is very good in it (believe it or not).

It even has a scene that made it onto my list of best musical scenes from movies.

Definitely a must-see in my opinion.

 

[Andrian]

I like many comedies,but most loved ones i think are :

Pink Panther (with Steve Martin)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (director: Mel Brooks)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (starring: Leslie Nielsen)

 

[rymw]

I'm a big fan of John Cleese (Monty Pyton fame) too. My all time fav comedy is It's A Mad Mad Mad World made in the 60's by Stanley Kramer. Great cast starring Phil Silvers, Spencer Tracy, Ethel Merman, Micky Rooney, and Jonathan Winters. Gone are the days when they made movies that hilariously depicted neither crime nor greed pays ;p

 

[Reatelf]

I find pulp fiction and horrible bosses one of the best comedy movies

 

[Duke]

Any of the Pytons, Caddyshack...CANNONBALL!!! LOL

 

[Thor]

This list definitely has a lot of funny movies but I think that both The Blues Brothers and The Big Lebowski deserve notable mention. I've seen them both several times and while they're not classical comedies, I see them more as meta-movies with a lot of hilarious scenes in them...

 

[waverider 9]

I am not too much of a movie goer, but one of my personal Top 10 Films of all time is Brazil.

Due to the detail rich scenes - I see something new with every viewing.

Released in 1985 - written and directed by Terry Gilliam (of Monty Python origins) and the script assistance of Tom Stoppard.

It stars Mr. Gilliam, Robert de Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Johnathan Pryce and many more!

The Robert de Niro character Harry Tuttle took me seven viewings before I could identify him!

Here is a short description from the IMdB website -

A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.

and hijinks galore ensue!

I think that Mr. Gilliam "pinned the tail on the donkey" on this one! It is fresh and speaks loudly of our current state of affairs in the World - constant surveillance, bureaucratic errors, supreme police state, coverups, the inability for a "commoner" who sees an error and knows the truth but a society that refuses to "hear" and "acknowledge" the truth and errors all within the context of a "retro-future" with a stunning and complicated set design.

Most people that I have begged to watch the film with don't understand it at all - as I lay on the floor convulsed in laughter!

Jeffery

 

[A Jay]

Two of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet: Wet, Hot, American Summer and The Mask.

Though Young Frankenstein certainly tops the comedic list!