Clerks, Dogma, Friday, Dazed & Confused, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, Half Baked, Up in Smoke, MP & the Holy Grail, And now for something completely different, Life of Brian, Fast times at ridgemont high, Happiness of the katakuris, Plan 9 from outer space, Office Space, South Park: BL&C, Orgazmo, Baseketball and probably my favourite of all time...

Cannibal! The musical.

In my opinion the best comedies were spoofs. Anything from the Monty Python troupe as well as the Airplane, Naked Gun, and Hot Shots series. I was never a fan of Mel Brooks though. Of the non-spoof comedies, nothing beats the Coen brothers.

Monty Python: Life of Brian (greatest comedy of all time)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Meaning of Life
Austin Powers: Spy Who Shagged Me
Underworld (so bad its good)
The Rage of Placid Lake
Monday (Japanese film)
Dodgeball
Dogma
South Park:B,B&U
Anchorman
Pulp Fiction
Happy Gilmore

Hahah Plan 9! Ed Wood is brilliant in comedy, too bad he made one on accident.

WE should have a black comedy thread (that means comedies about DEATH!) and an Ed Wood Appreciation thread, so let's do something about that!

On current topic, Ed Wood has made several unintentional comedies. I'll plug some others besides "Plan 9": "Bride of the Monster", "Night of the Ghouls" (aka "Revenge of the Dead"), "Jail Bait", and the ultimate, "Glen or Glenda?" (aka "I Changed My Sex".) There's several others, but I'll save those for the Eddie Appreciation thread in directors soon enough.

uhh... black comedy. That of which I've seen of it, I really disliked. What are some examples of this genre?

A perfect example of a black comedy is Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses." It isn't really supposed to be scary, just funny. Another popular one is the "Chucky" series, which I despise, because it is just supposed to be a joke.

For some reason my brain isn't working right now, but I think that "Pulp Fiction" could get mentioned as a "Black" comedy.

"Harold and Maude", "Kind Hearts and Coronets", "Murder By Death", "The Bride Wore Black", I'll add some more when I start the thread, if somebody doesn't beat me to it.

Don't forget "Raising Arizona", and if you've ever acted on the stage before, "Noises Off": it had me almost vomiting I was laughing so hard.

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"Noises Off"

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Saw that one at Alabama Shakespeare Festival several months ago and I must agree it is an impeccably written comedy...