This Is Spinal Tap (‘84) A rockumentary turned mock-umentary. What’s funnier than a zucchini down the pants?
Duck Soup (‘33) The Marx Brothers’ political satire on wealth and warmongering in fictional Freedonia.
Tommy Boy (‘95) Chris Farley proves he’s more than a “fat guy in a little coat.” He’s a funny fat guy in a little coat.
Blazing Saddles (‘74) Break out a can of baked beans and settle in for the night with Mel Brooks’s always-fun punfest.
Victor/Victoria (‘82) Julie Andrews as a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be… well, you get the idea.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (‘75) King Arthur’s men stumble across killer rabbits, the Knights Who Say “Ni!” and, yes, migrating coconuts.
A Shot in the Dark (‘64) “Pink Panther’s” hapless Inspector Clouseau is enough to make us forgive the French. Almost.
The Jerk (‘79) Steve Martin at his best. Physical comedy’s his real “special purpose.”
Some Like It Hot (‘59) A cross-dresser’s dream team: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe (of course).
Bringing Up Baby (‘38) Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and a leopard named Baby. That’s our kind of catfight.
