Ten Comedies You Should See Today

Sick of all those (Insert Film Genre Here) Movies? And those exponentially crappier National Lampoon and American Pie films? Me too! So I've made a list of ten films that can break the monotony of fart-jokes and infantile humor that constantly barrage the masses. Oh, and let's not judge me on these "funny" quotes people. Some of 'em you just got to see the movie to understand.

#10 Some Like It Hot
Plot: Two jazz musicians (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) running from mobsters disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band. During their stint, they meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) and end up finding love in all the wrong places. With it's clever (and not-s0-subtle) innuendos, this film was way ahead of it's time.
Funny Quote: "My last wife was a contortionist. She could smoke a cigarette while holding it between her toes. *sighs lecherously* ZOWIE!"


#9 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Plot: Small-time crook Harry (Robert Downey Jr.) gets his partner killed while running from the cops and stumbles upon an audition for a new police-drama movies. By pure accident, he lands the part and begins to be tutored by real-life detective Gay Perry (Val Kilmer.) But before Harry can even get the first lines of the film out of his mouth, a string of murders leads the two men into a strange case that they must solve.
Funny Quote: "I call it my faggot gun. Because it's only good for a couple of shots then you gotta drop it for something better."


#8 A Night At The Opera
Plot: Sly business man Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) and his two accomplices (Harpo and Chico Marx) set out to wreak hilarious havoc on rich opera patrons.
Funny Quote: "Why you're willing to pay him a thousand dollars a night just for singing? Why you can get a record of Minnie the Moocher for 75 cents. And for a buck and a quarter you can get Minnie."

#7 Young Frankenstein
Plot: The late Dr. Frankenstein leaves his grandson Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) his castle and his fortune in Transylvania. Along with the castle comes his own, private servant Igor (Marty Feldman) lab assistant (Teri Garr) and housekeeper (Cloris Leachmen.) By a turn of strange events, Frederick follows in his grandfather's footschtapps and creates a monster (Peter Boyle) who he attempts to turn into a gentleman.
Funny Quote: "For this experiment to be a success, all of the body parts must be enlarged. In other words, his veins, his feet, his hands, his organs would all have to be increased in size...he would have an enormous schwanzstucker...Woof!"

#6 Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Plot: Poor Peter (Jason Segel) just got dumped by his girlfriend of five years, TV actress Sarah Marshall (Kristin Bell). In an attempt to get over her, he takes a trip to Hawaii-- only to find that Sarah is there with her new boyfriend, rockstar Alduos Snow (Russell Brand). Now he must find a way to forget Sarah Marshall, even though she's right next door.
Funny Quote: "I've lost a shoe...s'cuse me miss, have you seen my other shoe. It's like this one, 'cept it's like it's other fellow. It's sort of the exact opposite in fact of that-- but not like it's evil version, but just, y'know a shoe like this...'cept for the other foot..."

#5 Modern Times
Plot: The Tramp, made famous by Charlie Chaplin, struggles to live in the growing industrialist world along with a young homeless woman.
Funny Quote: It's a silent film. But the physical comedy is fantastic.

#4 Shaun of the Dead
Plot: Shaun (Simon Pegg) and best friend Ed (Nick Frost) must fight lethal, flesh-eating zombies in order to save Shaun's mum and girlfriend Liz.
Funny Quote: "Oh her...she's a cock-icidal maniac..."

#3 The Jerk
Plot: A white man (Steve Martin) who was raised by a black family sets out for fame and fortune by joining the local circus.
Funny Quote: (When told that he's not their real child) "You mean I'm going to stay this color?"

#2 Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Plot: Robin Hood (Cary Ewles) battles against the Sherriff of Rottingham (Roger Rees), Prince John (Richard Lewis), and chastisty belts for the love of his Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck).
Funny Quote: "Oh no! A chastity belt! Aww, that's going to chafe my willy."

#1 Tropic Thunder
Plot: Three spoiled actors (Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.) are stranded in the middle of the Laosian jungle-- all the while being pursued by heroin farmers; dealing with drug withdrawal; and learning about their own egos.
Funny Quote: "WHO in crikey fuck is Little Half-Squat?!"