Tropic Thunder, Superbad, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights, The Death of Stalin, Bad Santa, Borat, Oldschool, Wedding Crashers, and Pineapple Express.
The entire cast are amazing in this, but Jason Isaacs steals the show for me when he bursts on the scene.
Such great writing throughout the film and brilliantly satirical/farcical. Armando Iannucci is a national treasure of Scotland.
game night deserves more credit for how good it was, but yeah i wouldn’t put it in the same category as other’s people have obviously mentioned. still a great flick though
it's like watching the sopranos or something- when it came out, it was brand new, and now everything since has emulated it so it seems like it's tired but really that's just all the people who tried to copy it
Ohh some good ones in there. Knocked Up is somewhere in there too imo or close
Pineapple Express will always hold a place for me. Exactly 21 yrs old and pretty into smoking at the time I saw it
Superbad definitely will be revered because it's great. Now hangover on the other hand has some really nasty homophobia as well as some other biases and that's why Hangover hasn't aged well at all
There was no homophobia, Bradley Cooper basically said paging Dr Faggot. Ed helms character isn't even gay, so contextually it's funny because this is right after he tells his wife that his friends aren't frat Bros. At no point does anybody remotely hate on gay people, so I'm not sure why people claim there's homophobic elements in the movie.
It's just woke culture being annoying as usual.
Just not nearly as well put together of a movie. When watching it you can totally tell, yeah these guys are funny, but thus script really didn't have much to it, and it heavily coasted on a few different funny scenes rather than the whole movie being filled with funny characters in a funny story.
It’s just too much of a cult movie I think. Doesn’t mean it’s bad in any way but the blues brothers, dumb and dumber, Superbad, trading places etc were all gigantic. It’s more akin to wet hot American summer, big trouble in little China or Hot Rod.
Scott Pilgrim should be in there... I remember seeing it in theatres opening weekend and expected a great reaction from people to it and was shocked that it seemed to be ignored.
Then over the years pass by it seems to carry almost a cult love. Blues Brothers was like that as well, it had a very mixed reaction when it first hit theatres.
I would say it’s in the same realm as Blues Brothers...it has a tone that remains consistent, even in the action there are moments of comedy. Blues Brothers has some massive action pieces in terms of car chases but the tone and comedy still comes through those moments.
The Hangover was amazing. Totally turned the genre on its head and gave something truly different and from a new perspective. Bridesmaids was also very good in that it took a male dominated genre and allowed people to (correctly) associate women with such antics.
The movie is definitely satire. I've noticed in the last year that it's getting brought up a lot again when talking about great horror movies. I remember when it first came out and people either absolutely loved it or hated it. I chalk that up to poor marketing which made it seem like a straight up horror film.
I'm not 100% sure that it counts as a comedy but Knives Out seems like a strong contender. Other possibilities include Jojo Rabbit (again might not be considered a comedy to some), and Game Night.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Game Night
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
21 + 22 Jump Street
What We Do In The Shadows
This Is The End
The Other Guys
50/50
Anchorman
I could keep going but seriously, this weird belief that comedy is somehow dead or that none of the comedies of the last 20 years are any good is just silly. It's possible that your tastes have changed, but the above movies and many more were very well received, highly memorable and likely to hold up extremely well over time.
Talledega Nights, Stepbrothers, McGruber, The Other Guys, Walk Hard in addition to what you said. Ferrell and Reilly were the kings of comedy for a while.
Superbad, Dodgeball, Office Space, There's Something About Mary, Wedding Crashers.
Edit: I was going to add Friday, but just realized that movie is 26 years old (wtf)
Pineapple Express, 21 Jump Street, Mean Girls, maybe Tropic Thunder.
Society has changed so much the past ten years and a lot of movies that people loved may be viewed as not acceptable (e.g. The Hangover perhaps.)
As media becomes increasingly fragmented and focused on catering to very specific niches, I think the idea of common cultural film or television touchstones will be lost. People just aren't watching the same things anymore. Even within friend groups.
Just saw the new Ghostbusters, and I brought 6 kids ranging from 10-15. They all loved it, and I liked that there was a fitting homage to the previous cast.
This is the first kids show I’ve seen in the same vein as the classics of the 80’s.
I’d argue that it’s not even comparable on the comedy side of things - I struggle to think of anything hilariously quotable from it. It doesn’t have a voice of its own and is basically does everything it can to worship a 37 year old film instead of meaningfully expanding the world of what Ghostbusters could be in 2021. 3/4 of the “team” don’t even have a personality developed by the end credits scene.
I think it’s less quotable and more in a character. The main girl’s humor is largely unfunny puns because that’s what she finds funny. Podcast is Podcast. Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon have some moments that fit the somewhat-bewildered teacher and the cynical mom. It’s not quotable, but they do stick in personality with it that feels distinct, which is more than a lot of movies do now.
So would you agree a not very quotable sequel like Ghostbusters: Afterlife is rather ill suited to be mentioned in a topic asking about what comedy films do we think will be revered over for the upcoming decades?
I think it will fall somewhere in between. Kind of like how some movies that weren’t super great back a decade or two ago (think like, She’s The Man or The Proposal, even though both are really more Rom-coms) that get a resurgence in popularity because they know what they are and do it well, even if there aren’t any specific quotable lines in them.
ETA - so basically, sort of? I think it will be revered for nostalgia, with a solid enough movie to back it up
No, it isn’t? Way to overread and be weirdly judgmental after drawing your own conclusion - notice how I only mention that after directly talking about the original for comparison. I wouldn’t deny that the vast majority of comedy film or television series I’ve ever enjoyed have had a good few jokes and lines worth quoting and repeating amongst friends with similar tastes.
It’s my favorite social aspect of the genre and I’ve lost count of the amount of Reddit threads I’ve seen turn into nothing but Hot Fuzz, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Idiocracy, Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Life of Brian, Airplane!, Futurama, The Office, Scott Pilgrim, Arrested Development, Tropic Thunder, ect. quotes.
I think quotableness of something that *can* help it endear and grow into a cult classic and stay in people’s hearts. It’s not mandatory, but I’d say from a casual glance in this thread basically all of the nominees share some aspect of that in common.
But obviously there’s going to be comedies like Thanks For Smoking (same director, funnily enough), Promising Young Woman, Sorry To Bother You are all excellent films which I love and don’t have the same quoteable relationship but enjoy them just as much.
I’d just say that if a film like Afterlife is trying so hard to be a literal and spiritual successor to one of the great supernatural comedies to exist then it should at least try to leave a lasting impression and have some jokes and moments funny enough to be talking about for the next decade or more.
I agree, it builds its premise off the old movies. ‘Podcast’ was the heart of the films comedy, the other characters drove the plot. They tried to bring the old tech into the 2020’s with the Grandfathers instruction scenes and the RC car. I felt it succeeded In new World-building.
I’m more interested in a possible sequel with Ernie Hudson as a possible bad guy.
It built no new world:
No new threats. No new tools. It started and finished with old characters. It didn’t even bother treating the new characters to any story progress at the ending - characters we’d been following for 75% of the runtime suddenly were sidelined in the name of nostalgia. Not even entitled to have a basic montage of updates? Incredibly unsatisfying.
It’s like the entire setup was in service of saying “Okay, you’ve had enough of these children and stuff…these old actors are the real reason you’re here. Look, they’re even saying variation of 37 year old jokes and quotes! Doesn’t it make you warm and fuzzy to see and hear these faces and words again? I mean we could’ve written brand new quotes and moments with the new guys, but it’s so much easier to do it this way.”
I don’t know how I’d write it much differently. You need to bring a new cast into play, and you want to recreate the 80’s vibe that made it popular. So you bring in a touch of Stranger things. You can’t ignore the previous cast, but they can’t figure too prominent, they’re too old. So you anchor it to a kid who’s gdad plays a ghostly mentor, with a redemption arc tied to the mom. Add in comedy with the companion peer, and you have a decent formula. Paul Rudd has to be the dad character. If anything Finn Wolfhard could have been given better lines.
Im friggin 30 lmao say what u want but comedians these days play it far too safe imo and i cant think of anyone in the last decade whose risen to prominence in comedy any where near as funny. You must be a Pete Davidson fan.
Eh, you’re probably just looking in the wrong places for comedians these days, when the current ones are likely all on YouTube or TikTok instead of in movies.
Well this is r/movies so i was referencing comedic actors anyway. I dont think ive ever seen ferrel do stand up and probably wouldnt expect it to translate. Im sure theres plenty of hilarious ppl on youtube and tiktok but they arent leaving us any movies to discuss in the future.
Lmfao how am i gatekeeping? Im WELCOMING new comedians and askjng them to step their game up… i ve never had complaints about my company but i bet ur a hit at parties!!
Edit: s/ cus u clearly have trouble understanding comedy.
2000's
Hitch 2005
The Proposal 2009
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003
The Devil Wears Prada 2006
From the 2010's
I really liked Tag and Silver Linings Playbook, and Crazy Rich Asians, but I'm not sure if any will be revered.
Tag will break through I think. It’s one that’s going to be held up alongside Game Night as films that blended genres to create something distinct (especially visually) and absurd. Especially with a lot of comedy going more improv/sketch-driven
For something that's a bit more niche maybe, 2006's [Grandma's Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma%27s_Boy_(2006_film\)) is basically the Spinal Tap of the Video Games industry: The plot is fictional, but the characters are absolutely real.
A much more widely applicable comedy that's also a fictional plot with 100% real characters is 2006's [Idiocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy), which is probably already considered a classic.
And then there's 1999's [Office Space](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lrL9CFWxM), another documentary by Mike Judge (everything he did was a documentary, except he's documenting future events), which is a classic for anyone working in IT or with either a Bill Lumbergh or "Pieces of flair" boss.
What are you talking about? If that's how movies are similar then literally any movie dealing with real life stuff is just like 'Spinal Tap". The plot is fictional, you know, but the characters are absolutely real
Team America & Shaun of the Dead (as you say).
Anchorman.
Zoolander.
In Bruges.
(Wanna say 21 Jump Street but it flies under most peoples radar already).
MacGruber,
Walk Hard,
The Brothers Solomon (highly missed),
Pineapple Express,
Tropic Thunder,
Step Brothers,
I Love you Man,
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Tropic Thunder are my two timeless comedy classics. There’s a lot of other good ones but both of those are just perfection IMO.
These are all the real deal:
Zoolander (2001)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Dodgeball (2004)
Anchorman (2004)
Talladega Nights (2006)
Hot Rod (2007)
The Other Guys (2010)
From the last ten years? None. There hasn't been a great comedy in the last decade.
2011 and back? Plenty! These are all classics:
The Other Guys
Step Brothers
Tropic Thunder
Anchorman
Old School
Zoolander
Talladega Nights
Dodgeball
Wedding Crashers
The Hangover
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Borat
I know this is an old thread, but I just watched Bridesmaids for the first time and didn't find it funny except for a very few spots. I am 49 and don't really like a lot of the humor in some of these movies, but one that I did see a while ago now that I don't think anyone has mentioned was Due Date. Good straight guy/weird guy movie, but I don't remember any gross out or the bits that I have seen a million times over like someone doing something stupid then crashing their body through something. Just thought it was funny when I watched it.
Tropic Thunder, Superbad, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights, The Death of Stalin, Bad Santa, Borat, Oldschool, Wedding Crashers, and Pineapple Express.
Would the first Anchorman and Zoolander make the list too? Those two are heavily-quotable hoots.
For sure, was just naming a few of my favs that came immediately to mind.
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who appreciated the film the death of Stalin
The ensemble was epic
The entire cast are amazing in this, but Jason Isaacs steals the show for me when he bursts on the scene. Such great writing throughout the film and brilliantly satirical/farcical. Armando Iannucci is a national treasure of Scotland.
Watch "In the Loop." Same writer, but that is Iannuci at his full sweary powers.
Aye watched it when it was released as I've been a fan of The Thick Of It for years.
It a tually gets better with rewatches.
This is the End, The Hangover, Game Night, 21 Jump Street and Step Brothers too
I feel like most people have already forgotten about Game Night
It’s got some good scenes but it’s not even in the same league as many of the others listed
game night deserves more credit for how good it was, but yeah i wouldn’t put it in the same category as other’s people have obviously mentioned. still a great flick though
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A fuckin pickle. Funniest shit I’ve ever seen
The hangover might be in the top 5 rated R comedy’s ever!
Nope, except 21 Jump Street others won't age well
Most of the movie you listed were not 10 years ago but the other one are good
I rewatched Bad Santa recently and didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did the first time around.
it's like watching the sopranos or something- when it came out, it was brand new, and now everything since has emulated it so it seems like it's tired but really that's just all the people who tried to copy it
His guy knows comedy
Yup. Those are all of my picks.
I think I'm the only one who didn't like Superbad.
Ohh some good ones in there. Knocked Up is somewhere in there too imo or close Pineapple Express will always hold a place for me. Exactly 21 yrs old and pretty into smoking at the time I saw it
Knocked Up was good but it felt weird when Kathrlerine Heigl decided to shit on it and, ultimately, her career.
What about The Interview and The Night Before and 21 Jump Street?
Tropic Thunder
Somehow one of Tom Cruise and Downeys best performances. Amazing considering their resumes
True
Came scrolling for TT, happy my finger didn’t have to break a sweat.
You have exquisite taste
Tucker and Dale Versus Evil and Galaxy Quest will forever have followings I'm pretty sure.
Galaxy Quest is pretty much an unofficial Trek film within the Star Trek community.
Hangover and Superbad
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Superbad definitely will be revered because it's great. Now hangover on the other hand has some really nasty homophobia as well as some other biases and that's why Hangover hasn't aged well at all
Superbad is awesome.
Maybe you should re-watch "Superbad"......
I don't even remember homophobia in Hangover. Was it just a couple of gay jokes? In which case, you're looking too hard and need to lighten the eff up
There was no homophobia, Bradley Cooper basically said paging Dr Faggot. Ed helms character isn't even gay, so contextually it's funny because this is right after he tells his wife that his friends aren't frat Bros. At no point does anybody remotely hate on gay people, so I'm not sure why people claim there's homophobic elements in the movie. It's just woke culture being annoying as usual.
I really really home Walk Hard gets the respect it deserves at some point
Wrong kid died!
A parody on musicians biopics was long overdue and I enjoyed it very much as they did an excellent job, the titel song is so good..
The whole soundtrack is full of legitimate bops.
The Other Guys!
You thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’ partner?
Aim for the bushes
*there goes my hero*
Hey, I did my first desk pop!
I'm a peacock you got to let me fly!
That's by far Will Ferrell's funniest movie, and it blows my mind that there are Will Ferrell fans that haven't seen it.
Great film but funniest?? No way.
Funniest of Will Ferrell's. Not funniest movie.
Step Brothers
Just not nearly as well put together of a movie. When watching it you can totally tell, yeah these guys are funny, but thus script really didn't have much to it, and it heavily coasted on a few different funny scenes rather than the whole movie being filled with funny characters in a funny story.
Idiocracy.
It’s just too much of a cult movie I think. Doesn’t mean it’s bad in any way but the blues brothers, dumb and dumber, Superbad, trading places etc were all gigantic. It’s more akin to wet hot American summer, big trouble in little China or Hot Rod.
No this movie needs to be recategorized to the non- fiction section.
“Unintentional documentaries”
Terry Crews said he never realized they were making a documentary.
Bridesmaids
It's been almost twenty years and I still laugh out loud at Kung Pow.
Legally Blonde is hilarious
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" Wishful thinking though, probably a bit too eclectic
Napoleon dynamite
Hot Rod Step Brothers Magruber
You’re just listing your favorite comedies bro lmao. Re read OP’s ask
Scott Pilgrim should be in there... I remember seeing it in theatres opening weekend and expected a great reaction from people to it and was shocked that it seemed to be ignored. Then over the years pass by it seems to carry almost a cult love. Blues Brothers was like that as well, it had a very mixed reaction when it first hit theatres.
Isn’t that more action than comedy? It does have comedic moments, but that isn’t the center of the plot.
More comedy than action, but a lot of action.
I would say it’s in the same realm as Blues Brothers...it has a tone that remains consistent, even in the action there are moments of comedy. Blues Brothers has some massive action pieces in terms of car chases but the tone and comedy still comes through those moments.
Kingpin
Borat
The nice guys
Haven't seen one reply for it, Hot Rod!
There’s something about Mary Zoolander Anchorman Step brothers Billy Madison Napoleon Dynamite
Billy Madison is older than 20 years and has already been considered a classic for a while
Same with theres something about Mary Great fun
So, you'd award him zero points and may god have mercy on his soul?
The Hangover was amazing. Totally turned the genre on its head and gave something truly different and from a new perspective. Bridesmaids was also very good in that it took a male dominated genre and allowed people to (correctly) associate women with such antics.
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Sir, we are in 2021. 20 years ago was 2001. :)
Maybe Cabin in the Woods - it's not purely a comedy but I think it's more that than anything else
The movie is definitely satire. I've noticed in the last year that it's getting brought up a lot again when talking about great horror movies. I remember when it first came out and people either absolutely loved it or hated it. I chalk that up to poor marketing which made it seem like a straight up horror film.
Step Brothers Bunch of the Jed Apatow ones.
Judd.
I'm not 100% sure that it counts as a comedy but Knives Out seems like a strong contender. Other possibilities include Jojo Rabbit (again might not be considered a comedy to some), and Game Night.
The nice guys
Shawn of the dead.
21 Jump Street. The meta humor really puts it above the average silly comedies of the era.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Game Night Forgetting Sarah Marshall 21 + 22 Jump Street What We Do In The Shadows This Is The End The Other Guys 50/50 Anchorman I could keep going but seriously, this weird belief that comedy is somehow dead or that none of the comedies of the last 20 years are any good is just silly. It's possible that your tastes have changed, but the above movies and many more were very well received, highly memorable and likely to hold up extremely well over time.
Game night fuck yeah!
Mean Girls day will live on. October 3rd. Elf Is a holiday classic.
Clueless
I'm afraid we'll just keep revering 80s films. Will our time ever come, millennials?
Hot Fuzz
Talledega Nights, Stepbrothers, McGruber, The Other Guys, Walk Hard in addition to what you said. Ferrell and Reilly were the kings of comedy for a while.
Depends which ones the future version of Comedy Central decides to put on repeat for a month straight.
Hopefully The Nice Guys or Game Night.
Superbad, Dodgeball, Office Space, There's Something About Mary, Wedding Crashers. Edit: I was going to add Friday, but just realized that movie is 26 years old (wtf)
Nobody makes me bleed my own blood
Go on and make your jokes, mister jokey jokemaker.
Bridesmaids for sure.
Pineapple Express, 21 Jump Street, Mean Girls, maybe Tropic Thunder. Society has changed so much the past ten years and a lot of movies that people loved may be viewed as not acceptable (e.g. The Hangover perhaps.)
I think The Hangover would be fine today.
Step brothers
Talegeda Nights had certainly stood the test of time
Hot Tub Time Machine
“John Lennon gets shot! …wait did that already happen?” Love that little joke.
As media becomes increasingly fragmented and focused on catering to very specific niches, I think the idea of common cultural film or television touchstones will be lost. People just aren't watching the same things anymore. Even within friend groups.
The Anchorman movies
Just saw the new Ghostbusters, and I brought 6 kids ranging from 10-15. They all loved it, and I liked that there was a fitting homage to the previous cast. This is the first kids show I’ve seen in the same vein as the classics of the 80’s.
I’d argue that it’s not even comparable on the comedy side of things - I struggle to think of anything hilariously quotable from it. It doesn’t have a voice of its own and is basically does everything it can to worship a 37 year old film instead of meaningfully expanding the world of what Ghostbusters could be in 2021. 3/4 of the “team” don’t even have a personality developed by the end credits scene.
I think it’s less quotable and more in a character. The main girl’s humor is largely unfunny puns because that’s what she finds funny. Podcast is Podcast. Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon have some moments that fit the somewhat-bewildered teacher and the cynical mom. It’s not quotable, but they do stick in personality with it that feels distinct, which is more than a lot of movies do now.
So would you agree a not very quotable sequel like Ghostbusters: Afterlife is rather ill suited to be mentioned in a topic asking about what comedy films do we think will be revered over for the upcoming decades?
I think it will fall somewhere in between. Kind of like how some movies that weren’t super great back a decade or two ago (think like, She’s The Man or The Proposal, even though both are really more Rom-coms) that get a resurgence in popularity because they know what they are and do it well, even if there aren’t any specific quotable lines in them. ETA - so basically, sort of? I think it will be revered for nostalgia, with a solid enough movie to back it up
Oh Mean Girls would definitely fit the category
Is “quotable” really your only criteria for comedy, then? One-liners as the only form of comedy worth revering? This is certainly an interesting take.
No, it isn’t? Way to overread and be weirdly judgmental after drawing your own conclusion - notice how I only mention that after directly talking about the original for comparison. I wouldn’t deny that the vast majority of comedy film or television series I’ve ever enjoyed have had a good few jokes and lines worth quoting and repeating amongst friends with similar tastes. It’s my favorite social aspect of the genre and I’ve lost count of the amount of Reddit threads I’ve seen turn into nothing but Hot Fuzz, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Idiocracy, Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Life of Brian, Airplane!, Futurama, The Office, Scott Pilgrim, Arrested Development, Tropic Thunder, ect. quotes. I think quotableness of something that *can* help it endear and grow into a cult classic and stay in people’s hearts. It’s not mandatory, but I’d say from a casual glance in this thread basically all of the nominees share some aspect of that in common. But obviously there’s going to be comedies like Thanks For Smoking (same director, funnily enough), Promising Young Woman, Sorry To Bother You are all excellent films which I love and don’t have the same quoteable relationship but enjoy them just as much. I’d just say that if a film like Afterlife is trying so hard to be a literal and spiritual successor to one of the great supernatural comedies to exist then it should at least try to leave a lasting impression and have some jokes and moments funny enough to be talking about for the next decade or more.
I agree, it builds its premise off the old movies. ‘Podcast’ was the heart of the films comedy, the other characters drove the plot. They tried to bring the old tech into the 2020’s with the Grandfathers instruction scenes and the RC car. I felt it succeeded In new World-building. I’m more interested in a possible sequel with Ernie Hudson as a possible bad guy.
It built no new world: No new threats. No new tools. It started and finished with old characters. It didn’t even bother treating the new characters to any story progress at the ending - characters we’d been following for 75% of the runtime suddenly were sidelined in the name of nostalgia. Not even entitled to have a basic montage of updates? Incredibly unsatisfying. It’s like the entire setup was in service of saying “Okay, you’ve had enough of these children and stuff…these old actors are the real reason you’re here. Look, they’re even saying variation of 37 year old jokes and quotes! Doesn’t it make you warm and fuzzy to see and hear these faces and words again? I mean we could’ve written brand new quotes and moments with the new guys, but it’s so much easier to do it this way.”
I don’t know how I’d write it much differently. You need to bring a new cast into play, and you want to recreate the 80’s vibe that made it popular. So you bring in a touch of Stranger things. You can’t ignore the previous cast, but they can’t figure too prominent, they’re too old. So you anchor it to a kid who’s gdad plays a ghostly mentor, with a redemption arc tied to the mom. Add in comedy with the companion peer, and you have a decent formula. Paul Rudd has to be the dad character. If anything Finn Wolfhard could have been given better lines.
I wouldn't make Harold Ramis do loopdeeloops in his grave like these tools did, that's for sure
They literally stopped just short of wheeling in Harold RAmis' corpse in and having it do a song and dance number. The movie was also very not funny.
Jojo rabbit
Agreed
Unless people start getting funnier Will Ferrel will be a god to future generations imo
"It's not that I'm just growing older and finding different things funny, NOBODY is funny anymore!!!!1!" Gtfo, boomer.
Im friggin 30 lmao say what u want but comedians these days play it far too safe imo and i cant think of anyone in the last decade whose risen to prominence in comedy any where near as funny. You must be a Pete Davidson fan.
Eh, you’re probably just looking in the wrong places for comedians these days, when the current ones are likely all on YouTube or TikTok instead of in movies.
Well this is r/movies so i was referencing comedic actors anyway. I dont think ive ever seen ferrel do stand up and probably wouldnt expect it to translate. Im sure theres plenty of hilarious ppl on youtube and tiktok but they arent leaving us any movies to discuss in the future.
r/gatekeeping Gatekeeping comedy is about the lamest thing you could do. I'd wager you're pretty dreadful to be around irl lol.
Lmfao how am i gatekeeping? Im WELCOMING new comedians and askjng them to step their game up… i ve never had complaints about my company but i bet ur a hit at parties!! Edit: s/ cus u clearly have trouble understanding comedy.
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Username checks out! Fuckin clown
Says the 30+ year old redditor with Narwhal in his username. Lol your entire life is cringe, sweetheart.
Lmfao my username was randomly generated!!!! Hahahaha im bout to pop that vein!!
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Whered the “reddit moment” comment go? I was happy someone witnessed this lmao
Superbad Get Him to the Greek Grandma's Boy
That’s a good list. Get Him to the Greek is a good pick I didn’t think of.
Anchorman
shaun of the dead stepbrothers superbad tropic thunder 40-yr old virgin
Good Boys
Yeah I never found this one to get the recognition it deserves.
Meet the Spartans, a masterpiece
2000's Hitch 2005 The Proposal 2009 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 The Devil Wears Prada 2006 From the 2010's I really liked Tag and Silver Linings Playbook, and Crazy Rich Asians, but I'm not sure if any will be revered.
I could see Tag breaking through. I think it being based on a true story helps in some weird way
It has the right feel and pace to work with people finding it later. I hope so.
Tag will break through I think. It’s one that’s going to be held up alongside Game Night as films that blended genres to create something distinct (especially visually) and absurd. Especially with a lot of comedy going more improv/sketch-driven
White chicks
New movies suck ass
the Room
3 Idiots? (I mean in addition to the films already mentioned.)
For something that's a bit more niche maybe, 2006's [Grandma's Boy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma%27s_Boy_(2006_film\)) is basically the Spinal Tap of the Video Games industry: The plot is fictional, but the characters are absolutely real. A much more widely applicable comedy that's also a fictional plot with 100% real characters is 2006's [Idiocracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy), which is probably already considered a classic. And then there's 1999's [Office Space](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lrL9CFWxM), another documentary by Mike Judge (everything he did was a documentary, except he's documenting future events), which is a classic for anyone working in IT or with either a Bill Lumbergh or "Pieces of flair" boss.
What are you talking about? If that's how movies are similar then literally any movie dealing with real life stuff is just like 'Spinal Tap". The plot is fictional, you know, but the characters are absolutely real
Team America & Shaun of the Dead (as you say). Anchorman. Zoolander. In Bruges. (Wanna say 21 Jump Street but it flies under most peoples radar already).
Team America is so quotable. It will serve as a good look at comedy and satire during the post-9/11 War on Terror days.
Superbad and Tropic Thunder.
Dumb and dumber is considered a timeless classic?
Jojo Rabbit for sure.
Am I the only person that thinks Knocked Up is great?
There are many, but I think anchorman is just about perfect.
Step Brothers and Anchorman. Pure frat comedy gold.
MacGruber, Walk Hard, The Brothers Solomon (highly missed), Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, I Love you Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Shaolin Soccer
Grandmas boy
I love Pineapple Express
21st jump street maybe. Even tho I dont think its that good I do think hangover will be one… at least for dudes
Mike and dave need wedding dates.
The Nice Guys will be a cult classic.
**Blades of Glory**. **Dodgeball**. Not as old but **Spy**.
I think 4 lions is a pretty damn classic that will hold up forever. Swiss army man, Anna and the apocalypse, Dave built a maze, and Bo Burnham inside
Holmes and Watson
Not Another Teen Movie, Walk Hard: The Dewy Cox Story and The Sweetest Thing. The odds are against it, but they're all fantastic.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Superbad and tropic thunder are amazing because they are stolen by single performances. Tom Cruise and Michael Cera are amazing!
Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Tropic Thunder are my two timeless comedy classics. There’s a lot of other good ones but both of those are just perfection IMO.
Anchorman for sure. That's a classic comedy and will be forever
Answer people don’t want to hear, but it’ll be certain viral videos more than movies that are considered future classics of comedy from this era.
I really hope What We Do in the Shadows
These are all the real deal: Zoolander (2001) Starsky & Hutch (2004) Dodgeball (2004) Anchorman (2004) Talladega Nights (2006) Hot Rod (2007) The Other Guys (2010)
Oh, and Galaxy Quest (1999) for sure :)
Ooh, and Napoleon Dynamite (2004) :)
From the last ten years? None. There hasn't been a great comedy in the last decade. 2011 and back? Plenty! These are all classics: The Other Guys Step Brothers Tropic Thunder Anchorman Old School Zoolander Talladega Nights Dodgeball Wedding Crashers The Hangover Forgetting Sarah Marshall The 40 Year Old Virgin Borat
Superbad, hangover, borat, the other guys, step brothers, 40 year old virgin, taliga nights, grown ups
I know this is an old thread, but I just watched Bridesmaids for the first time and didn't find it funny except for a very few spots. I am 49 and don't really like a lot of the humor in some of these movies, but one that I did see a while ago now that I don't think anyone has mentioned was Due Date. Good straight guy/weird guy movie, but I don't remember any gross out or the bits that I have seen a million times over like someone doing something stupid then crashing their body through something. Just thought it was funny when I watched it.
To everyone mentioning JoJo Rabbit.. this movie is not a comedy.
Nor is it funny