Top Ten Comedies

[Reverend Joe]

I figure it's time for us to figure out what the top ten film comedies of all time are. And this is just the place to sort it out.

I've posted a long list of some potential winners up top.

My list (in no meaningful order):

The Big Lebowski
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Young Frankenstein
Duck Soup
Animal House
Raising Arizona
Airplane!
This Is Spinal Tap
Napoleon Dynamite
Election

I think you nailed it, up until the last 3; I've never seen Spinal Tap, though, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. The 3 different ones I chose were Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove and The Blues Brothers (kinda stupid, I know, but I love it -- plus it's the best musical ever.)

Also, I meant to vote for Life of Brian but chose Spinal Tap instead. Yeah, I know, it's Monty Python's sellout supposedly, but it's still a marvelously-made film, and frankly it works better than the anarchism of Holy Grail. I just don't feel like the anarcho-comedy really translated to the big screen very well.

[Lemur]

Also, I meant to vote for Life of Brian but chose Spinal Tap instead. Yeah, I know, it's Monty Python's sellout supposedly, but it's still a marvelously-made film, and frankly it works better than the anarchism of Holy Grail.

I forget how young I was, must have been around twelve or so, but I bullied and whined until I convinced my mom to drive me across the state line to see Life of Brian in the theaters. It was banned in Kentucky due to blasphemy.

I was really bummed out that it ended without Brian getting rescued. But then again, I was twelve.