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HILARIOUS COMEDY FILMS

Added on: 17th Dec 2016

 

TRADING PLACES (1983)

Trading-Places-moviepark

In this classic ’80’s film, a snobby investor (Dan Aykroyd)

and a wily street con artist (Eddie Murphy) find their

positions in life switched as part of a bet by two callous

millionaires. The cast is great, and the two leads make

the most of their characters (both as brokers and bums)

but never overstep the mark, thanks partly to the tight

editing. The plot becomes a little bizarre, but by that

time you’re already hooked and the ending is pure joy.

To make a long story short, this might be

Eddie Murphy’s finest moment.

 

 

A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988)

A fish called Wanda

This extremely underrated movie is literally a work of

comic genius. Like any good film, the screenplay is at the

heart of the belly laughs. Every character is given a

detailed personality quirk or two, and then it is

shamefully exploited for laugh after laugh.

British humour at its best, indeed.

 

 

TROPIC THUNDER (2008)

Tropic Thunder

Through a series of freak events, a group of actors

shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become

the soldiers they are portraying. Robert Downey Jr. playing

a hard-core African American soldier is simply epic.

 

 

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)

The big Lebowski

“The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire with the

same surname, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and

enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. Tons of people

consider it one of the greatest comedies ever.

 

 

THE HANGOVER (2009)

The Hangover

In what many consider the greatest comedy of this

generation, three buddies wake up from a bachelor

party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night

and the bachelor missing. They make their way around

the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.

Zach Galifianakis is simply hilarious to watch.

 

 

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein might not be your typical Mel Brooks

film because Gene Wilder, who not only stars but also

co-wrote it with Mel, was the inspiration behind the movie.

This is one of those odd films that is so outlandish

and makes fun of itself so much that it sucks the viewer

into its twisted world and doesn’t let up until the final

credits roll. If you love comedies but haven’t seen Young

Frankenstein, you’re in for a real treat. After four decades,

it still makes people who see it for the first time laugh

themselves stupid.

 

 

THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)

Spinal Tap

The gritty, ugly reality of rock music is on display in director

Marty DiBergi’s unsparing rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap,

which chronicles the British metal band’s tour through the

United States in the latter part of 1982. Rolling Stones called

it the funniest film ever about rock ‘n’ roll.

 

 

THE JERK (1979)

The Jerk

An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in

St. Louis, and this is the best Steve Martin movie ever.

Now that we think about it, Steve was pretty funny back then.

 

 

THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)

The Great Dictator

In this side-splitting film, dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to

expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid

persecution by Hynkel’s regime. This is arguably the best

film of the king of comedy Charlie Chaplin, where he

picks on Adolf Hitler and delivers a comedic masterpiece.

 


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