What's the funniest movie you ever saw?

Agree on the '67 original. The re-make totally "bloughs".

 

Not seen the remake (or the stage musical). The original is enough for me.

 

Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

 

Murder He Says was last shown on local Chicago tv in 1970 so it wasn't around when I was growing up.

I saw it at a packed theater - one evening revival - in 35mm about 10 years ago.

It really was a rip roaring good time.

Thankfully now it's on DVD and TCM.

 

Agreed.

Somehow I thought

I think we were in the last row of a packed theater for There's Something About Mary.

Of all the comedies I've seen...that's the one with the biggest laughs.

Harold Lloyd's The Kid Brother got the biggest laughs for any recent silent movie I've seen at a theater.

 

yes, I had to order it the moment it was available! love that movie.

 

PeeWee: "uh...I remember...the Alamo."
Crowd : "YEE-HAW!"

 

The cops in this town are morons, retarded. I'm dealing with moronic people! -- Peter Falk

 

I love when he's on the phone and has to spell his name for the operator. Pee E E ....

 

I know there is no accounting for taste, but I first saw this one when I was about five years old and I've watch again every five years or so... it never disappoints. The on-screen chemistry and timing between Streisand and O'Neal was fabulous.

I don't why it is, but for some reason during that scene in the courtroom when the kid demands "I want my bike back!" and the judge responds, "I'll give you a broken back!", I always end up cracking up... it's corny as hell, but it's something about the delivery.

 

Fear of a Black Hat

 

I really like all the love Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton are getting here. Not to mention Monty Python.

My favorites from these guys are a little more off-beat.

The Circus (Charlie Chaplin) – The first time I saw this, the bit where he is attacked by monkeys while on the tightrope got me laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe!

Who Done It?
Hold That Ghost (Abbott & Costello) – The two films that bring their humor to the movies best.

Way Out West – “What did he die of?” “I think it was a Tuesday.” Bwah-ha-ha-ha!
Blockheads (Laurel & Hardy) – I know this is considered a weaker film in their filmography, but the bit where Ollie thinks Stan is missing a leg absolutely kills me every time.

And, if we count shorts, there’s too many L&H and Chaplin films to list…

With Python, I prefer the TV show to any of the movies, but there’s never been a funnier movie than Monty Python & The Holy Grail!

 

Everything starring Louis de Funes.

 

the disorderly orderly is quite hysterical..

 

My All Time Favorite Comedy: This movie had Jason Lee prior to his 'My Name is Earl' TV Comedy Show, Chris Rock was brilliant as the unknown 13th Apostle, Geirge Carlin creating the 'Buddy Jesus' to make the Church/Religion hip again with the kids and of course 'Jay & Silent Bob' as Prophets-how can you top that?

 

Being an Avid NHL Fan(even though this movie is aboot a Minor League Team):

 

This movie needs remade with current references(Bruce Springsteen popular with College Students?), but still very funny:

 

"Come to Butt-Head"

 

Bowfinger

 

This one really made me laugh in 1964

 

Airplane! (1980)
Utter Silliness.

 

When I was eight years old, I thought Blake Edward's "The Party" starring Peter Sellers was a scream. "Birdy Num Num!"

 

Trading Places.

 

I have to go with Mad World too. I saw it in a packed movie theater in Chicago in 1964 about 6 months after Kennedy’s assasination. The audience reaction was so pent up it went crazy with howls thoughout the film.

I know today it is a mixed bag for many but I still have a soft spot due to that screening. The pent up laughter in the audience is something this 13 year in 1964 will never forget.

 

For some time it ws a toss-up between Borat! for sheer slapstickiness, or Lanucci's In The Loop because of a crackling script, cracked wise.

And then those Aussie bastids threw up What We Do In The Shadows: "the Spinal Tap of vampire movies". All the "Dumb" of Dumb and Dumber...but a lot less dumb! Visit the little boys room before you watch it.