What are your favorite comedy films and TV shows

[Jacques]

Thank you for asking!

My favourite comedies...
Louis de Funes Les Jandarmes,
The Men Who Stare At Goats, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/
Three Amigos, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092086/
Keeping Mum, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/
Third Rock From The Sun TV series.
Barefoot in the Park, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061385/
Some Like It Hot, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/
Laurel and Hardy in Night Owls,
and of course,
Ninotchka, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031725/
....'Comrades, you must have been smoking a lot!' .... cracks me every time.

Hi Ina.

I need to check out the first three on your list. I wanted to post something since Ninotchka is an absolute favorite of mine as well, as is Greta Garbo. Between Earnst Lubitsch directing and Billy Wilder among the writers it's really funny stuff. I heard this was Garbo's first comedy. Not sure if she did much comedy after that either. But it was a perfect match. And Melvyn Douglas is just perfect. Everyone is.

In fact Louis de Funes les Jandarmes should be Louis de Funès Le Gendarme

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Gendarme_de_Saint-Tropez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troops_of_St._Tropez

 

[Ina]

In fact Louis de Funes les Jandarmes should be Louis de Funès Le Gendarme

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Gendarme_de_Saint-Tropez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troops_of_St._Tropez

Indeed so. Thank you for the needed correction.
I do not know whether it is OTT or not, but, FWIMC, kindly accept my apology for the incorrect posting.

 

[Cleo]

I find the TV show, Portlandia funny at times:

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Also by Portlandia: 'Bad Art Good Walls,' the Battle Star Galactica one (think it's called 'One More Episode') and the various 'Feminist Bookstore' ones.

Also the movies of John Candy (A Good Soul) RIP

An old favorite with John Candy and Steve Martin is 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles.'

The Pink Panther series..

:) Located this other thread too on the forum which lists funny movies: https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,20468.0.html

 

[Ca.]

Anatomy of a Gag: BEING THERE
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David Cairns takes a close look at the carefully calibrated minimalism of Hal Ashby’s masterful satire.

 

[MusicMan]

I must say that I am quite fond of watching the Japanese comedy game shows: "vs Arashi", and "Takeshi's Castle". They really crack me up, and I must say I don't even mind reading the sub-titles, they are so funny.

 

[987baz]

I must say that I am quite fond of watching the Japanese comedy game shows: "vs Arashi", and "Takeshi's Castle". They really crack me up, and I must say I don't even mind reading the sub-titles, they are so funny.

I've only seen snippets of them on FB that people have posted, they seem pretty wacky, I'll check out "vs Arashi", and "Takeshi's Castle", thanks for sharing music man :)