They say you can tell more about a person by what he laughs at than by what he cries at. With that in mind, here are ten of my favorite film comedies in no particular order. As you can see, I basically like jokefests. There is little trace of sophistication here:
- Real Genius
- Life of Brian
- Office Space
- Groundhog Day
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Airplane!
- This is Spinal Tap
- Dodgeball
- Galaxy Quest
- The Big Lebowski
Marian and I both thought this Minute Maid commercial was funny. I remember telling her that it showed the difference in our senses of humor. I liked it for the first part; she liked it for the second part:
Among older, classic comedies, I would probably choose anything starring Cary Grant and let it go at that. What are your favorites?
JUST FOR THE RECORD: I limited my list to one film per actor/director. So only one Monty Python film, one Steve Martin film, one Abrahams/Zucker film, etc. There are no Mel Brooks films because I’m not really much of a Mel Brooks fan.
