Behka’s Enquiring Minds: Favorite Comedies [SURVEY]
"Rolling Stone" readers picked the 25 Funniest Movies of All Time, and they gave the top spot to the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy "Blazing Saddles". It was followed by "Airplane!" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". The oldest movie on the list is "Dr. Strangelove" from 1964. It's the only movie from the '60s. The '70s were represented by SIX films . . . there were EIGHT from the '80s . . . FIVE from the '90s and FIVE from the 2000s. Nothing from this decade made the cut.
Here's the complete list . . .
1. "Blazing Saddles", 1974
2. "Airplane!", 1980
3. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", 1975
4. "Animal House", 1978
5. "Young Frankenstein", 1974
6. "Caddyshack", 1980
7. "This Is Spinal Tap", 1984
8. "The Life of Brian", 1979
9. "Dumb & Dumber", 1994
10. "The Naked Gun", 1988
11. "The Jerk", 1979
12. "The Big Lebowski", 1998
13. "There's Something About Mary", 1998
14. "Borat", 2006
15. "A Fish Called Wanda", 1988
16. "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", 2005
17. "Step Brothers", 2008
18. "Anchorman", 2004
19. "Office Space", 1999
20. "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", 1987
21. "Raising Arizona", 1987
22. "Dr. Strangelove", 1964
23. "The Blues Brothers", 1980
24. "Tommy Boy", 1995
25. "Superbad", 2007
Did "Rolling Stone's" new list of the 25 Funniest Movies of All Time hit on all your favorites? Probably not. So what was it missing? First of all, it seems like a crime to completely ignore CHARLIE CHAPLIN, the MARX BROTHERS and ABBOTT & COSTELLO. What about a "Pink Panther" movie or a WOODY ALLEN flick? The classics, people. Then there's "Groundhog Day", "Stripes", "Ghostbusters", "Some Like It Hot", "The Odd Couple" . . ."Pee Wee's Big Adventure", "Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz",...... OKAY. So clearly I have some opinions on the issue. What about you? What's your favorite funny movie of all time? Did the Rolling Stone readers get it right? Take our survey and tell me all about it. We'll share your answers on the air!
Hilariously yours,
Behka