The Legends
The golden years of Hollywood produced some of the greatest comedians of all time. Now I can't say I've nevessarily seen all of their work in full, merely snippets but no list is complete without them. So the first few movies are basically anything starring:
1. Charlie Chaplain
2. Buster Keaton
3. Laurel and Hardy
4. Abbott and Costello
5. Jerry Lewis
Honorable mentions to Lucille Ball and Doris Day.
6. His Girl Friday
Starting Cary Grant, this rapid fire rom com is as witty as it is progressive in terms of women's rights.
Australian Movies
7. The Castle
Say no more
8. Young Einstein
A bonkers idea well executed and a kicking Oz music soundtrack.
The Frat Pack
Ben Stiller and his mates are the modern masters of comedy Cineplex crowd pleasers here's my faves;
9. Tropic Thunder
Because you never wanna go full retard.
10. Dodgeball
The American Dodgeball Association of Anerica.
11. Zoolander
What is this? A school for ants?!
12. Anchorman
The birth of a million memes
13. Tallegeda Nights
Sweet baby Jesus
SNL Alumni
14. Blues Brothers
Also in my top five musicals
15. Austin Powers Trilogy
It made me laugh the week my first marriage broke up.
16. Wayne's World
Party on dude
17. Caddyshack
18. Groundhog Day
19. National Lampoons Vacation
Do you know how to French kiss? Daddy says I do it the best
20. Ghostbusters
Robin Williams
The greatest comedian of our time.
21.Aladdin
22. Mrs Doubtfire
Jim Carrey
23. Ace aventura pet detective
Could I Ass you a few questions?
Spoof Movies
24. Flying High
25. Naked Gun
Do you like Gladiator movies Timmy?
Rom Coms
26. When Harry Met Sally
Defined the genre
27. Four weddings and a funeral
Richard Curtis deserves a spot on this list
All time fave
28. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
RUPRAIT!
Peter Sellars
A legend
29. The original Pink Panther
Monty Python
30. Holy Grail
31. Life of Brian
32. Meaning of life
33. A fish called Wanda
Mel Brooks
34. Spaceballs
35. Police Academy
Ok controversial I know but nothing was more quotable in the school yard!
36. Right Said Fred
Because Rik Mayall deserves a spot on this list
Eddie Murphy
Once the funniest guy in Hollywood and perfected the action comedy.
37. Raw
38. 48 hrs
39 Beverley Hills Cop
40. Coming to America
41 Beetlejuice
42 Bridesmaids
43. Arthur
Dudley Moore was so talented and this was his commercial peak.
44. Scrooged
45. The muppet movie
47. Little shop of horrors
Steve Martin
Already in this list a few times but...
48. The man with two brains
49. The jerk
50. David Williamsons The Club
The scene where John Howard makes up his childhood trauma while smoking pot.
OK breaking my rules here need to add a couple more
51 Clueless
52 They Came Together - Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler skewer the Rom Com genre