Can Anyone Recomend a Comedy?

Updated on April 10, 2013
L.M. asks from Conneaut, OH
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I need something to lift my spirits and just make me laugh. I rented a few hopefuls this weekend and they were DUDS. all the funny parts were in the previews and the stories were stupid.

so what do you recommend?

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L.M.

answers from Chicago on

Bridesmaids was the first to come to mind.

I like these too:
When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail (gotta love the dial-up)
Pretty Woman
2 Weeks Notice
Top Gun
How To Loose A Guy in 10 Days
The Proposal
Date Night

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J.T.

answers from New York on

If you haven't seen Office Space, that's a must. And if you don't already watch Modern Family, start from the beginning.

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K.H.

answers from Reno on

My go to is always "I love Lucy"! She is one funny lady!!!! Favorite episodes are Vitameatavegamin(lucy does a tv commercial), California Here we Come, Ricky Needs an Agent, and Lucy does The Tango. The Naked Gun is hilarious and so is The Campaign-just came out this summer. Also for a quick pick me up watch Abbot and Costello's "Who's on First?"

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A.W.

answers from Kalamazoo on

Americas funniest videos!!!!!! Never fails to make me feel better!!!!

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answers from Miami on

You didn't specify movies, so I wonder if you would be interested in a comedy series? On an overseas plane trip, our TV's didn't work, and the sweet flight attendant had a season of The Big Bang Theory on her iPad and lent it to me to watch. It was great! (I love Sheldon, though I guess his roommate, Leonard is really my favorite character.) The writers for that series are just marvelous and some of the humor is terrific. The more you watch, the more you want to watch (or so it is for me!)

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L.A.

answers from Austin on

My favorites are "Princess Bride" and "Room With a View"

Dumb movies that I did laugh way too much. But could not help it..
Bridesmaids
Hangover
Crazy Stupid Love
Zombieland
Silver Linings Playbook
Easy A

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K.A.

answers from Phoenix on

If you don't mind some potty humor and girls acting bad, "Bridesmaids" is super hilarious! I laughed out loud at many points during that movie. Office Space is funny, too.

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J.W.

answers from Detroit on

My Big Fat Greek Wedding and The Devil Wears Prada

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S.G.

answers from Grand Forks on

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

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V.B.

answers from Jacksonville on

Date Night was great.
But when we watched Best In Show we laughed until our sides hurt.

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☼.S.

answers from Los Angeles on

Office Space
Anchor Man
Big Lebowski
Caddyshack
The Hangover
Napoleon Dynamite
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Bridesmaids

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

Lilly:

The Princess Bride is a GREAT movie...fun, fighting, fantasy...
Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father - prepare to die!

Grown Ups with Adam Sandler is pretty funny. Yeah..there is some language, but overall - a good story.

I've enjoyed Steve Martin movies...I loved My Blue Heaven and Parenthood.

A Fish Called Wanda - Kevin Kline, Jaime Lee Curtis, John Cleese
Back to the Future...

It would help to know what you rented this weekend so we could better tell what you are looking for...

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X.O.

answers from Chicago on

"Tower Heist" with Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, and a ton of other great actors. A few dirty parts (verbal, not visual) but HILARIOUS!

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L.S.

answers from San Diego on

I guess it depends on what type of comedy. There is the romantic comedy, rated r comedy and witty comedy.

For romantic and witty comedy where it kind of takes your mind somewhere else I would recommend "Midnight in Paris". If you want to laugh with a comedy that is raunchy/curse words and keeps you entertained, my thought is "Hangover 1" or "Made". I think you probably need a comedy that is unexpected. Good luck.

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M.L.

answers from Tucson on

This is 40, so funny!

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J.B.

answers from Houston on

I really enjoyed Couples Retreat, the one with Vince Vauhgn(sp?), it was super cute. Very light hearted, touching, with lots of laughs. :)

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A.V.

answers from Washington DC on

What kind of humor do you like? Humor is a tricky thing. I for one thought Something About Mary was OK, but The Hangover left me flat. I like comedians like Gabriel Iglasias and Eddie Izzard. I thought Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead were hilarious. One of my favorite movies is The Princess Bride.

I also liked What About Bob? And any of the Ghostbusters movies. Miss Congeniality is another good one.

O Brother Where Art Thou and Best in Show were two I surprisingly liked very much. And Bill and Ted are just silly fun. Back to the Future? Men In Black? A Knight's Tale?

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M.R.

answers from Seattle on

Pink Panther with Steve Martin

The Office, TV series, either English or American, very pathetic humor

The Ellen DeGeneres show on TV is also a mood lifter

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A.G.

answers from Dallas on

City Island is my very favorite movie ever. It's a clever comedy with Andy Garcia and Juliana Margulies that came out in 2010. It's on Netflix. I've recommended it to tons of people, and I show it to my seniors (in high school), and I've never heard of anyone who didn't love it. :)

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~.~.

answers from Tulsa on

This Means War is a great funny movie.

Hit up YouTube and look up dumbest Family Feud answers. Or Whose Line is it Anyway clips. Those always crack me up!

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L.B.

answers from Boston on

The Hangover was a riot
Something About Mary
Meet the Fockners

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B.O.

answers from Provo on

Overboard or Look Who's Talking. Two of the best movies ever...and the two I can never seem to get tired of! :P

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J.N.

answers from Denver on

Couples Retreat was a hilarious movie! For TVs shows, Duck Dynasty has really been cracking me up lately. :)

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

"The Dinner Game" which is the English translation of this great funny well known French comedy film.
"Le Diner de Cons." is the French title of it. (I don't know how to type out the accent over the "i" in the title on my keyboard).

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L.G.

answers from Austin on

Everyone has different taste so it depends on what makes you laugh and what is just plain stupid. I would think that you can't go wrong with the oldies. Can you rent seasons of The Cosby Show, I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver, etc.? That's what I would tape and watch when I was up all night with my babies way back then. They kept me laughing so I didn't resent my newborns' crazy schedules.

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B.C.

answers from Norfolk on

For movies:
The Money Pit (Tom Hanks, Shelly Long)
Arsenic and Old Lace (Cary Grant)
The Producers (Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder)
It's a Mad Mad Mad World
Airplane!

For TV shows:
Red Dwarf
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Carol Burnett Show

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A.G.

answers from Houston on

Muriel's Wedding - my all time favorite. Great humor. Its an Australian movie but you might recognize some people in it from American movies.

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A.L.

answers from Las Vegas on

More of a dark comedy.. which I find funny is Harold and Maude.. I can watch this movie over and over and still find interesting things about it..
it's not for every one but I found it quite amusing.

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B..

answers from Dallas on

We really laugh a lot at The Other Guys, and Date night.

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G.D.

answers from Detroit on

If your looking for a quicker uplift, I had a cashier at the grocery store recommend the TV show impractical jokers. I have laughed out loud with the show a few times since.

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L.D.

answers from St. Louis on

An older one that always cracks me up is What About Bob? with Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.

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C.O.

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Pitch Perfect
Bridesmaids
Crazy, Stupid, Love
21 Jump Street
Couple's Retreat
Head Over Heels

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M.S.

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If you want an older one, Without a Paddle is so funny! It is Seth Green and Matthew Lillard and a big bear. I love that one.

A newer one that I could not believe was so incredibly funny was The Three Stooges. The new one with Sean Hayes (from Will and Grace). I actually did wet my pants, not too hard to do since kids, but still takes some effort from laughing! I have to give this 2 thumbs up and so did my curmudgeony husband who never laughs at funny movies.

I also watched Here Comes the Boom and this one was pretty funny because it was so sappy and unbelievable. But it wasn't as funny as the Three Stooges.

Good luck having a laugh!

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K.M.

answers from Kansas City on

Just Go With It (Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler) is really funny, I think:)

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B.K.

answers from Chicago on

I like many that people have written below, but one I haven't seen mentioned is Dinner for Schmucks. I laughed through the entire thing.

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T.K.

answers from Decatur on

I love the old film 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil' - the language is pretty filthy but the concept is HILARIOUS!! I also second America's Funniest Home Videos!!

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❤.I.

answers from Albuquerque on

I second Office Space and all of the Meet the Fockers. Duplex with Ben Stiller is funny too. Oh and if you haven't seen Fun with Dick and Jane it is H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S! It's with Jim Carrey so you know it's gotta be funny, LOL. I could do without all these comedies coming out with the crude humor and nudity.

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D.H.

answers from Toledo on

Groundhog's Day with Bill Murray. Three Fugitives with Nick Nolte and Martin Short.

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D.H.

answers from Canton on

Pollyanna. It's not a comedy and it was made a long time ago, but it always cheers my mother up. She suffers bouts of depression and it helps her.
You could also try Funny Farm.

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M.K.

answers from Columbus on

Looks like you've got plenty of suggestions by now but I have to add: "Death at a Funeral" - either version and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry." I get movies all the time from the library since tv is the pits lately.

And like a lot of people on here, I'm also sick of the "F" word and the filthy sex scenes. It's like they're just trying to see how many times they can use the "F" word in one sentence or something. When did that become the thing to do?!!! It's getting harder and harder to find "clean" comedies!! Plus, it's actually getting harder to just find good comedies in general!

Hope your spirits are lifted by now!!

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