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Good Comedies?

willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
edited April 2012 in Strut Central
after watching almost exclusively dramas & documentaries for the past couple years, i'm rediscovering the joys of a good comedy flick (damn, that sounds horrible...)

plaese to post some recommendations / favorites / sleepers

i've seen most of the famous comedies, so no need for airplane, police academy, coming to america, blazing saddles, annie hall, superbad, caddyshack, etc...

what are some not-quite-as-well-known movies that will make me ruin all of my pants with self-inflicted urine?

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  • EL CHAMACOEL CHAMACO 96 Posts
    Have you seen Black Dynamite?
    I thought that was hella funny..
    Just saw House Party for the first
    time in ages the other night and
    forgot how good that was too.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    This is usually one of SS weak points.

    Talmbout "me and my wife thought School of Rock is hilarious!"
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    This movie made me laugh. Then again, I'ma dork who loves MST3000. Hatt on me, Batmon. Hatt on me.

  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    elise said:
    I'ma dork who loves MST3000.

    Loving MST3K is a sign of superior taste and intellect.
  • fauxteurfauxteur 342 Posts
    I like both of these:


  • exte82exte82 202 Posts
    The old movies with Peter Sellers.
    Kung Pow
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    batmon said:
    This is usually one of SS weak points.

    Talmbout "me and my wife thought School of Rock is hilarious!"


    HAHAHA so true.
  • AlmondAlmond 1,427 Posts
    This is a tough one for me since I don't laugh much. Some "comedies" (as per the descriptions on the DVD covers) I've enjoyed recently are:

    Young Adult: Edgy, different, recommended, but not LOL funny. Charlize Theron kills it.

    50/50: Not really funny, unless you count a couple of Seth Rogan's one-liners, but enjoyable nonetheless. It's hard to laugh at cancer.

    Thank You for Smoking: Latte passe. A clever and well-written satire about big tobacco.

    Up in the Air: Well-scripted and clever. George Clooney flying on airplanes and being a corporate downsizer. Not LOL, though.
  • Controller_7Controller_7 4,052 Posts
    Forgetting Satah Marshall. Listen to the commentary track. There is a funny explanation about how much on screen dick time viewers can handle. Movie is good too.

    Vanilla sky is one of the funniest movies ever.
  • King.LeweyKing.Lewey 66 Posts
    Black Dynamite is amazing.

    Four Lions is definitely worth a watch, "I'm the most Jihad one here!"
    Four Lions - IMDB
  • SnagglepusSnagglepus 1,756 Posts
    King.Lewey said:

    Four Lions is definitely worth a watch, "I'm the most Jihad one here!"
    Four Lions - IMDB

    I've been curious about this one. I'm a fan of Christopher Morris' humor.

    Here's a clip from his old show Jam:

  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
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  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
  • King.LeweyKing.Lewey 66 Posts
    Snagglepus said:
    King.Lewey said:

    Four Lions is definitely worth a watch, "I'm the most Jihad one here!"
    Four Lions - IMDB

    I've been curious about this one. I'm a fan of Christopher Morris' humor.

    I'd definitely give it a watch then.

    I didn't realise David Hyde Pierce was in Wet Hot American Summer. I saw him recently in The Perfect Host which is a very strange movie, also worth a watch though.

  • HollafameHollafame 844 Posts
    Or...to better suit the Strut's obscure tastes:

  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    cookbook said:

    So. Fucking. Hilarious. I ride for this movie so hard. It's absolute genius.
  • ketanketan Warmly booming riffs 3,169 Posts
    IN THE LOOP
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    TV wise, Peep Show is the funniest thing I have ever seen on television...

  • fauxteurfauxteur 342 Posts
    yeah Peep Show is the best

    a few more that haven't been mentioned yet

    Big Fan - Patton Oswalt proves he can act; the film uses NFL properties without permission. Same writer as The Wrestler (which I haven't seen).

    OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies - kind of a eurospy Black Dynamite - somewhere between spoof and homage. Made by the people behind The Artist (which I haven't seen).

    Final Flesh - Wondershowzen guys commission bizarre work from made-to-order porn studios. I haven't seen this either, but it's in my queue. :lol:
  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    I wouldn't really call Big Fan a comedy at all man. Its a great movie and Patton Oswalt is great in it but hardly a comedy IMO.

    There will undoubtedly be hate for Seth Rogan but Observe And Report is a classic in my private mindgarden. Its pretty dark and insane but I love it.

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