The MOFO Preliminary Discussion of the Top 100 Comedies

Could be! This is definitely one of the hardest to predict lists we've ever done, though that's what makes it fun, too.

Technically, depending on how stratified it is, there's always the option to make it a Top 50, which is something we do (and which I encourage) any time the bottom of a Top 100 would involve, say, just a vote or two.

I'd like a full 100 due to the unpredictability of it. Hopefully that will work out.

ok, this post has me wondering. what happens if a user actually noms one film 25 times? does it score 25pts + 24pts + 23pts, etc.? is that even possible??!?

I'm kinda joking btw. Kinda.

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Very happy that Diehl stepped up and Citizen's going to help.

Thought I'd take a stab at an early list here and it's going to be tricky. Probably a mix of comedies from my top films list, movies that might not be on the top list but I think are hilarious, and then movies that have serious comedy angles but aren't comedies, and maybe even movies that are listed as comedies but aren't as funny...I don't know! It's going to be tricky.

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I think I'll create a list of 50 and remove half and move the other half around until it feels right.

I actually like the idea of “anything goes” in terms of voting.

The only downside I guess, is that someone might vote for a film that tons of others would have voted for had they thought about it too (I realize this has been a thing before though I see it be a bigger thing this time).

Perhaps there can be a thread where people just post about tons of potential movies for the countdown. Some that might not be obvious picks. So people can scroll through that and be inspired. Kinda like we usually do I guess.

Yeah, I don’t know. Just thinking out loud. I look forward to the list as always though Comedy wasn’t my top pick for next list.

I sure hope it's a full 100. Even if the bottom 50 have only very few votes, it still represents what us MoFos think is funny...and in that way a full 100 list makes sense.

With that said I should say: Diehl is the Host and makes the calls...I'm his handy assistant Co-Host I make the coffee Oh and I did make the image in the 1st post.

I should give credit where credit is due, the anything goes as a comedy was originally gbgoodies idea. She had mentioned that during another countdown and I remembered her idea and championed that for this countdown. I think it's a stellar idea as it should make the list unpredictable and the countdown fun...To me that's a big plus! I don't think the any movie goes idea would work for other countdowns but for comedy, hell yeah!

I've got an idea for just that kind of thread. I'll make it shortly, I just got up and I'm still tired

Thanks to those that are organising this. I'll get a list ready by the deadline but it's not my favourite genre of film, so it might be a bit of a mixed list. I have the same problem as other posters - I'm not sure whether to vote for the films that have made me laugh the most (E.g.: 'Blazing Saddles' or 'When Harry Met Sally') or the films that are considered as having comedy themes that I think are the best (E.g.: 'Clio from 5 to 7' or 'Amelie').

I guess I'll just mix it up.

Top 200!

All of the above! I'm personally just going for what ever strikes my comedy fancy.

This isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, but for my taste gives a good cross section of eras, styles, and genres. Even if you don't like or know all of these perhaps they will spark your memory for other titles? My Top 25 will somehow be whittled down from all these choices...

Dark Comedies
After Hours (1985), Something Wild (1986), Harold & Maude (1971), Heathers (1989), Four Lions (2010), In Bruges (2008), Ruthless People (1986), Lord Love a Duck (1966), The Favourite (2018), War of the Roses (1989), Where’s Poppa? (1970), Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949), Wild Tales (2014), To Die For (1995), Shallow Grave (1994), Super (2010), Thank You for Smoking (2005)

RomComs
His Girl Friday (1940), When Harry Met Sally… (1989), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Say Anything… (1989), The Apartment (1960), City Lights (1931), L.A. Story (1991), Amélie (2001), Rushmore (1998), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), They All Laughed (1981), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), About a Boy (2002), Modern Romance (1981), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Trouble in Paradise (1932), What a Way to Go (1964), Return to Me (2000), Notting Hill (1999), Dan in Real Life (2007), Ninotchka (1939), (500) Days of Summer (2009), Broadcast News (1987), Joe versus the Volcano (1990)

Screwball & Farce
Bringing Up Baby (1938), One Two Three (1961), Raising Arizona (1987), What’s Up, Doc? (1972), Tootsie (1982), The Lady Eve (1941), A Night at the Opera (1935), The Producers (1967), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), It Happened One Night (1934), Arsenic & Old Lace (1943), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), My Man Godfrey (1936), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), 9 to 5 (1980), Noises Off… (1992), It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Palm Beach Story (1942), The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944), Oscar (1991), What About Bob? (1991), Down & Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

Action Comedies
Beverly Hills Cop (1984), 48 Hrs. (1982), Snatch (2000), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Romancing the Stone (1984), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Game Night (2018), Midnight Run (1988), Pineapple Express (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Comedy Mysteries
Clue (1985), Fletch (1985), The Big Lebowski (1998), Charade (1963), Knives Out (2019), Hot Fuzz (2007), The Nice Guys (2016), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), A Shot in the Dark (1964), The Thin Man (1934), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Silver Streak (1976), Foul Play (1978)

Spoofs
Young Frankenstein (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), Airplane! (1980), Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979), The Princess Bride (1987), Top Secret! (1984), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), OSS-117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), ˇThree Amigos! (1986), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Murder by Death (1976), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982), Die, Mommie, Die! (2003), Black Dynamite (2009), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

Sci-Fi/Horror Comedies
Ghostbusters (1984), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Galaxy Quest (1999), Men in Black (1997), Back to the Future (1985), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Beetlejuice (1988), The World’s End (2013), Brazil (1985), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Zombieland (2009), Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010), Gremlins (1984), Tremors (1990), Fright Night (1985), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Time Bandits (1981), Love at First Bite (1979)

Funny Musicals & Musicians
Singin’ in the Rain (1952), This Is Spın̈al Tap (1984), The Blues Brothers (1980), The Muppets (2011), A Mighty Wind (2003), Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006), That Thing You Do! (1996), The Producers (2005), Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (2016), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), School of Rock (2003), Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Sports Comedies
Bull Durham (1988), Slap Shot (1977), Caddyshack (1980), Let it Ride (1989), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), White Men Can’t Jump (1992), The Bad News Bears (1976), The Longest Yard (1974), Tin Cup (1996), Diggstown (1992), Goon (2011), Major League (1989)

High Concept
Groundhog Day (1993), Splash (1984), Harvey (1950), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), All of Me (1984), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Defending Your Life (1991), Liar Liar (1997), Palm Springs (2020), Without a Clue (1988), Roxanne (1987), Big (1988), Elf (2003), Being John Malkovich (1999), Being There (1979), This is the End (2013), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990), Man of the Century (1999)

War/Military
Duck Soup (1933), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Stripes (1981), The Great Dictator (1940), MASH (1970), Catch-22 (1970), Team America: World Police (2004), Jojo Rabbit (2019), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming! (1966), The General (1926), Kelly’s Heroes (1970), Private Benjamin (1980), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), Love & Death (1975), King of Hearts (1966)

(Some of) All the Rest
Paper Moon (1973), The Graduate (1967), Arthur (1981), The Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Quick Change (1990), Step Brothers (2008), Lost in America (1985), The Wedding Crashers (2005), The Front (1976), A Town Called Panic (2009), Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), My Favorite Year (1982), The Hangover (2009), The In-Laws (1979), Office Space (1999), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Barcelona (1994), The Jerk (1979), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Trading Places (1983), Napoleon Dynamite (2004), A Christmas Story (1983), The Freshman (1990), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), Unfaithfully Yours (1948), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Stranger Than Fiction (2006), The Gold Rush (1925)

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Seen 138 of those HP. Good list!

This might be a bit harder than I expected. I suspect my final ballot will be full of films which loosely fit the definition (for instance, IMDb lists Chimes At Midnight as a comedy), but I'll give it a go anyways.

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In celebration of the comedy countdown, I changed my avatar to a more comedic image.

for what its worth i made a rough list of great films that immediately jumped out at me as a comedy and Chimes at Midnight was on it.

I think there's definitely some humor in the film since Welles roasts himself for being overweight several times, both directly and indirectly (throughout the battle scene in the middle, especially). I think most people wouldn't classify it as comedy, but I'll probably include it in my list anyways.

Looking clowny!

Perhaps off topic a bit but it's funny, despite After Hours being one of my favorite movies of all time for almost 35 years, I have never thought of it as a comedy.

I can see your point, but it's in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I have a warped sense of humor, so naturally gravitate toward that angle. Films like the above mentioned and others like:

Freeway
Cold Pursuit
Happiness
God Bless America
World's Greatest Dad
Very Bad Things
Natural Born Killers
etc...

So, what are your thoughts on this issue. Should I rethink my list of just go for it?