Here is a quick look at my favourite comedy films. These are the films that have made me laugh the most over the years and ones that I can watch over and over again. These are probably the comedy films that I feel haven’t dated so much over the years as people’s tastes in comedy changes as time goes by. What was funny 100 years ago is not necessarily funny now.
- Duck Soup – The Marx Bros. funniest film and my favourite of all time.
- Some Like It Hot – Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag with Marilyn Monroe at her sexiest, what more could you want?
- Flying High! – I sure picked a bad week to quit smoking! This movie was called Airplane! in the USA and is really silly and very funny.
- National Lampoons Vacation – We’re going to Walley World. My Dad is Clark W. Griswold, which is probably why I find it funny, as I can empathise with the poor suffering kids.
- A Night At The Opera – The Marx Bros. most renowned film has many classic scenes and skits.
- Annie Hall – Woody Allen’s best and funniest film.
- Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein – Universal horror fans think that this movie is a disgrace but those movies were all silly anyway.
- Caddyshack – I love Rodney Dangerfield in this film.
- The Nutty Professor (1963) – Jerry Lewis’ funniest fim, much better than the Eddie Murphy remake.
- Young Frankenstein – Mel Brooks’ funniest film, much better than Blazing Saddles, which I think has aged badly in comparison.
