Comedy

[Peterson]

Thought there should be an official comedy thread for those interested. Films, TV, books, comics, etc. Loves, hates, whatever. Post as if it were the "Top Films" or "What Are You Reading" threads.

I am overall most obsessed with The Simpsons and can easily say it defines many of my ideas of humor. Though the show is now an unwatchable shadow of it's former self, I'd say it's still the funniest thing that's ever been on television.

Another good TV comedy classic is Arrested Development.

As far as films go, I have cried from laughter from the following: Boogie Nights, Rushmore, Happiness, Anchorman.

Figured this needed to be done!

[HongKongGoolagong]

Chris Morris: The Day Today, Brass Eye, Jam, Nathan Barley, Four Lions. There is no-one else like him. Not sure how he translates outside the UK.

I also enjoyed Bernard Manning and would regularly see his live shows. Just about indefensible work. And largely incomprehensible outside the north of England.

This Is Spinal Tap is the comedy film gift that keeps on giving. I think it was David Tibet who pointed out that for anyone who has been in bands it's more like a horror film or grim social realism.

[tiny_tove]

Regarding Brit Humor.
Chris Morris is currently one of my fave. I saw everything, but four lions is definitely one of my current obsessions.
When living in UK I was a die hard fan of The league of gentlemen (also psychoville is good, but not as much as the previous effort).
Old Rowan Atkinson (the black adder) and monty python still my fave.

In Italy we had amazing comedies from the 50's to the early 80's, often what you could call "dramedy", with plenty of social criticism without degenerating in political satire like the one we are condemned to watch today. Monicelli, Risi, Salce, ecc were all geniouses

I wonder if any non-Italian appreciate Italian comedy.

A must see is Brutti, sporchi e cattivi. Life of an Italian white trash family in Rome suburbia with an amazing Nino manfredi.

[Strömkarlen]

I wonder if any non-Italian appreciate Italian comedy.

I've been told by a bunch of people that when you start collecting Italian sex comedies you reached the bottom in video hell. These people usually started out as gorehounds.

[tiny_tove]

Italian sex-comedy are fun and has been the erotic education of my generation, basically porn without porn scenes, but the best comedies are somewhere else (and has the same level of naked flesh and weirdness).

I have personal obsession for this man who has been an icon for both genres

Lino Banfi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8vr52InjhM&feature=related

[online prowler]

Lino Banfi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8vr52InjhM&feature=related

I laugh my ass off!!!

[Andrew McIntosh]

Grew up on The Goons, Monty Python, and The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, so very into British humour. The Meaning Of Life is one of the definitive funny movies for me - "Now have we, or have we not, done vaginal juices?"

Tony Iommi also referred to This Is Spinal Tap as a documentary. I recall hearing someone reading an interview with him saying "Getting lost going to the stage? We did that millions of times!" Mind you, Bad News is just as funny and I think came first.
Mayall and Edmondson always make me laugh - they recycle those type of characters nearly each time, but make it work each time too.  

Aust. humour tends to be too regional, but I like to think that Milo Kerigan, The Brownish Bomber, speaks all languages -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryW29CNO_jw

PS - This also made me laugh - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-25/drunk-irishman-fined-over-27stupid27-pub-dare/4279686

[SiClark]

The Bugle podcast is amazing. I have been slowly going through over 200 episodes of it, great stuff.

[online prowler]

Bad News

Thanx, didn't know of this one. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuf7b3ODoOA

[tiny_tove]

damn.. THE GOONS... I discovered them while in Uk...

spike milligan was a  complete genious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VskVFchQp-4&feature=relmfu

[algiz]

the "new kids" films were somehow rather funny

[tiny_tove]

loved it. totally demented, but with some moments of pure genious.

[Andrew McIntosh]

spike milligan was a  complete genious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0n88tZQc4Q

"He's exterminated granny!"
"Put her in the curry."

[Andrew McIntosh]

the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

Now we're talking -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PycvJqUyEs
"...we're gonna get relief somehow..."

[kettu]

a couple goodens

david cross stuff
paul f tompkins-freak wharf
anthony jeselnik-shakespeare
andy daly-nine sweaters
nick kroll-thank you very cool

I think ari shaffirs revenge for the holocaust just came out, havent heard it but hes a funny jew.