FAVOURITE COMEDIES

A recent conversation with my friend Rob over at The Annekenstein Monster coupled with watching the special features on the Young Frankenstein DVD (in black & white... no offence) set me to thinking about my favourite comedies. It's interesting to me that all but one of them are American. And Rob, I challenge you to post your own list on your blog.

Any way, for better or worse, here's my list, including guilty pleasures and only straight ahead comedies (no Evil Dead 2 or The 4th Man), no cut off number and in alphabetical order:

AFTER HOURS (1985) Dir: Martin Scorsese




ANIMAL HOUSE (1978) Dir: John Landis



ANNIE HALL (1977) Dir: Woody Allen



BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970) Dir: Russ Meyer



BLAZING SADDLES (1974) Dir: Mel Brooks



BRAIN CANDY (1996) Dir: Kelly Makin



BRINGING UP BABY (1938) Dir: Howard Hawks



A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) Dir: Bob Clark



DESPERATE LIVING (1977) Dir: John Waters



DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964) Dir: Stanley Kubrick



DUCK SOUP (1933) Dir: Leo McCarey



FEMALE TROUBLE (1974) Dir: John Waters



A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) Dir: Charles Crichton



HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) Dir: Howard Hawks



JACKASS NUMBER 2 (2006) Dir: Jeff Tremaine



LIFE OF BRIAN (1979) Dir: Terry Jones



THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1970) Dir: Arthur Hiller



PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) Dir: Tim Burton



RAISING ARIZONA (1987) Dir: Joel Coen



SLEEPER (1973) Dir: Woody Allen



SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) Dir: Billy Wilder



SOUTH PARK BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT (1999) Dir: Trey Parker



STEAMBOAT BILL JR. (1928) Dir: Charles Reisner



SUPER VIXENS (1975) Dir: Russ Meyer



TEAM AMERICA (2004) Dir: Trey Parker




THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) Dir: Rob Reiner



UP! (1976) Dir: Russ Meyer




WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1996) Dir: Christopher Guest



YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974) Dir: Mel Brooks