25. National Lampoon\u0027s Animal House\r\nJohn Landis\u2019s Animal House is dated, but its energy is undeniable. This influential saga is a story of snobs vs. slobs, with snooty fraternities scoffing at the hard-drinking, womanizing schlubs of Delta Tau Chi, whose antisocial behavior seems justified because the institution is so oppressive and joyless that any other sort of behavior would be preferable. What the Deltas actually did wasn\u2019t laudable, but what they represented was, and it inspired a gigantic wave of imitators, and launched a whole genre of comedy that persists to this day. And dang it, John Belushi will always be funny. (He\u2019s a zit. GET IT?!)”,”height”:900,”width”:1600,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/15-animal-house-1543264236690-1670w-1543274550833.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/15-animal-house-1543264236690-1670w-1543274550833_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”02″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

24. What We Do in the Shadows\r\nIt\u2019s hard to find the right balance between horror and comedy, and Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi\u2019s ebullient What We Do in the Shadows doesn\u2019t really bother. It\u2019s an endlessly witty comedy about vampire roommates, all of them from different centuries, trying to adapt to the 21st century. Half fish-out-of-water jokes, half ghoulish murder humor, and always utterly charming, it makes monsters into everyday Joes, and makes us love them. Even when their teeth are in necks. (And the werewolves are hilarious too.)”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/24-what-we-do-1543264354556-1670w-1543274550816.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/24-what-we-do-1543264354556-1670w-1543274550816_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”03″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

23. Wet Hot American Summer\r\nThe summer camp genre gets a welcome and gut busting shot in the arm with Wet Hot American Summer, David Wain\u2019s sprawling and inspired parody of the oft-derided genre. A group of teenagers, all played by actors who are WAY too old for this, find themselves in a series of wild misadventures, which get a lot of people killed and somehow involve a talking can of vegetables. The wacky stuff is unrepentantly absurd, the serious moments cannot possibly be taken seriously, and the complete deconstruction of what would have been any other film\u2019s centerpiece – a baseball game against \u201canonymously evil\u201d rival campers – is a masterfully constructed joke if ever there was one.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/wet-hot-american-summer-1530743042136.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/wet-hot-american-summer-1530743042136_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”04″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

22. Shaun of the Dead\r\nThe zombie apocalypse is upon us, and it\u2019s unexpectedly hilarious in Edgar Wright\u2019s Shaun of the Dead. Simon Pegg stars as a young man trapped in arrested development who, over the course of a single day in the undead outbreak, has to overcome every single one of his hangups. He proves he\u2019s a responsible adult, he comes to terms with his stepfather, he makes peace with his mother, and ultimately grows the hell up. But in the meantime, he has to live out moments from classic horror movies, and kill the undead by throwing his least favorite vinyl records at them. Inspired, exciting filmmaking that goes beyond mere horror parody, and tells a story that\u2019s so real it makes the movie seem timeless.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/shaun-of-the-dead-1530743042138.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/shaun-of-the-dead-1530743042138_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”05″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

21. Bridesmaids\r\nPaul Feig\u2019s comedy smash Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig as a working class woman whose best friend is getting married, and who has to nearly destroy herself just to keep up with the expensive wedding festivities. Bridesmaids made the statement that women can headline blockbuster comedies too, and be just as crass as their male counterparts (there\u2019s a heck of a lot of poop, that\u2019s for sure). But this isn\u2019t just a broad comedy, it\u2019s a real motion picture about social and economic distress, with an Oscar-nominated performance from Melissa McCarthy that will always be great.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/bridesmaids-1530743042140.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/bridesmaids-1530743042140_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”06″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

20. It Happened One Night\r\nThere were comedy romances before It Happened One Night, but It Happened One Night pretty much invented the \u201cromantic comedy.\u201d Clark Gable stars as a reporter following runaway socialite Claudette Colbert on a cross-country journey, and they spend the whole film sniping before they realize – almost too late – that they\u2019re in love. It seems formulaic now but this film invented that formula, and it\u2019s still just as lively and funny and romantic as it\u2019s ever been. It Happened One Night earned the top five Academy Awards, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Gable\u2019s gangster impersonation was a direct influence on the creation of Bugs Bunny! \r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/it-happened-one-night-1530743042141.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/it-happened-one-night-1530743042141_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”07″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

19. A Shot in the Dark\r\nThe first sequel to The Pink Panther isn\u2019t just superior to the original, it\u2019s one of the best comedies ever made. Peter Sellers, who played second fiddle the first time around, takes over the lead role as Inspector Clouseau, a bumbling moron whose overconfidence convinces some people that he\u2019s a genius, while his long-suffering superior officer Dreyfuss tries to prevent an inevitable disaster. This time, Clouseau is convinced that the most obvious suspect in a murder couldn\u2019t possibly have done it, leading to one hilarious sequence after another, including an unforgettable misadventure at a nudist colony.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/a-shot-in-the-dark-1530743042143.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/a-shot-in-the-dark-1530743042143_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”08″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

18. National Lampoon\u0027s Vacation\r\nChevy Chase stars as a suburban dad trying to chase down an old-fashioned American Dream: the wholesome cross-country road trip. Unfortunately, modern America has other plans, and each stop along the way sends Chase and his family further into hilarious madness. Some of the gags have aged poorly – including a nasty incident with a dog and some unfortunate racial stereotyping – but the film\u2019s overall impression, of a dream gradually dying, is one of the darkest, funniest gags in movie history. (The third film in the series, National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation, recaptures that sensation wonderfully too.)\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/national-lampoons-vacation-1530743042145.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/national-lampoons-vacation-1530743042145_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:”09″,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

17. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy\r\nLots of movies are silly, but the silliness in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is superlative. Adam McKay\u2019s film ladles complete absurdist humor on an already very effective comedy storyline, about a sexist newsroom adapting to the newly-shattered glass ceiling, and making complete rear ends of themselves in the process. Will Ferrell and his news team are delightful buffoons, and Christina Applegate matches them all as a serious newswoman who\u2019s also funny as funny can be. Anchorman is the kind of dumb comedy that makes you feel smart for loving it.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-1530743042147.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/anchorman-the-legend-of-ron-burgundy-1530743042147_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:10,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

16. Blazing Saddles\r\nMel Brooks\u2019s Oscar-winning Western comedy is as offensive today as it was when it first came out. It\u2019s the saga of the first black sheriff in the Old West, played by the charismatic Cleavon Little, who has to protect a whole town full of racist morons who hate him. Along the way he teams up with an alcoholic ex-gunfighter (Gene Wilder) who helps him stop an evil mastermind from running everybody out of their homes. Whether it\u2019s making pointed jabs at social injustice, farting all around a campfire, or breaking the fourth wall in one of the greatest climactic fistfights, Blazing Saddles is always pushing the limits of acceptable comedy. \u201cCandygram for Mongo,\u201d indeed.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/blazing-saddles-1530743042148.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/blazing-saddles-1530743042148_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:11,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

15. Raising Arizona\r\nThe first broad comedy from The Coen Bros., Raising Arizona stars Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as a petty thief and a police officer, respectively, who fall in love, get married, and can\u2019t have a baby. But when a nearby millionaire has quintuplets, they decide to take one. The kidnapping is pretty whimsical at the beginning, and somehow it crescendoes to an action sequence worthy of The Road Warrior by the end. Raising Arizona takes place in a perfect, cartoonish world\u2026 and we don\u2019t mean Arizona.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/raising-arizona-1530743042150.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/raising-arizona-1530743042150_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:12,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

14. The Producers\r\nZero Mostel and Gene Wilder play theatrical producers who discover a way to make more money from a flop than a hit, and set out to make the worst Broadway musical in history: a lighthearted romp about Adolf Hitler! Watching these hucksters try to make the worst decisions possible is hilarious, but watching the horror wash over them when \u201cSpringtime for Hitler\u201d turns out to be a hit is comedy gold. Another controversial, but ingenious farce from Mel Brooks.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-producers-1530743042152.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-producers-1530743042152_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:13,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

13. The Big Lebowski\r\nWhat if they made a rich and complicated film noir, and nobody told the protagonist? The Big Lebowski stars Jeff Bridges as Jeff Lebowski, a.k.a. The Dude. He\u2019s a laidback bowler who accidentally gets sucked into a world of kidnapping and conspiracy, and watching him cluelessly shamble in his bathrobe through situations worthy of a Raymond Chandler novel is a joke that never, ever gets old. Throw in a scene-stealing, rage-fueled performance by John Goodman as The Dude\u2019s best friend, Walter, and all you can do is abide.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-big-lebowski-1530743042154.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-big-lebowski-1530743042154_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:14,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

12. The Gold Rush\r\nCharlie Chaplin directed and starred in some of the funniest motion pictures ever made, but his finest – or at least his funniest – is The Gold Rush. Set in the Yukon, Chaplin plays a tramp who seeks his fortune, but finds only danger and starvation. Chaplin knows how to make his audience laugh just by eating a shoe, and his routine with a pair of dinner rolls is the textbook definition of sublime. Every routine in The Gold Rush is a classic, and any one of them would put most modern comedies to shame.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-gold-rush-1530743042156.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-gold-rush-1530743042156_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:15,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

11. Groundhog Day\r\nBill Murray is a mean-spirited and almost completely unlikable weatherman who\u2019s forced to live out the same day of his life – Groundhog Day – over and over again with no end in sight. The genius of Harold Ramis\u2019s film is how ingeniously well-developed that concept is. What could have been a repetitious gag becomes an endless series of brilliant jokes, from heists to therapy sessions to felonious groundhog-napping. Nobody gets annoyed like Bill Murray, but nobody sees the error of his ways quite like him either. Groundhog Day is one of the cleverest movies ever produced, and one of the funniest too.\r\n”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/groundhog-day-1530743042158.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/groundhog-day-1530743042158_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:16,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

10. Some Like It Hot\r\nJack Lemmon and Tony Curtis witness a murder, and hide out as female musicians in Some Like It Hot. Billy Wilder\u2019s breathlessly funny farce sends these two comedy icons into one awkward situation after another, whether it\u2019s trying to romance the irresistible (and also hilarious) Marilyn Monroe or stave off the advances of an amorous millionaire. Some Like It Hot is one of the ultimate high concept comedies, and the last line may be the greatest in all of movie history.”,”height”:720,”width”:1278,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/some-like-it-hot-1543273293478.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/some-like-it-hot-1543273293478_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:17,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

9. The General\r\nBuster Keaton is a train conductor who tries to enlist for the Civil War, but gets rejected because his job is too important already, and gets labeled a coward. But when the woman he loves is kidnapped he hops in his engine, \u201cThe General,\u201d and the most epic chase in movie history begins. Keaton was renowned for unbelievable gags and he literally defies death multiple times over the course of this complex and hilarious motion picture, which is full of stunts you won\u2019t believe were real (even though every single one of them is).”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-general-1530743042162.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/the-general-1530743042162_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:18,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

8. Young Frankenstein\r\nMel Brooks mercilessly sends up the Frankenstein franchise with his Oscar-nominated comedy classic. The film stars Gene Wilder as the son of the mad scientist Doctor Frankenstein (it\u2019s pronounced \u201cFRAHNK-ensteen\u201d), who follows in his father\u2019s footsteps and creates a monster of his own. Brooks expertly recreates the eerie atmosphere of the Universal Horror classics, which makes even the silliest gags seem extra funny by contrast. Every performance is a comedy all-timer, and the \u201cPuttin\u2019 on the Ritz\u201d musical number is one for the ages. Young Frankenstein never stops making you laugh, no matter how many times you watch it.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/young-frankenstein-1530743042164.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/07\/04\/young-frankenstein-1530743042164_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:19,”albumTotalCount”:26},{“caption”:”

7. This Is Spinal Tap\r\nRob Reiner pretty much invented the mockumentary comedy genre with This Is Spinal Tap, a fake doc about aging British heavy metal musicians who aren\u2019t nearly as hardcore as they think they are. How loud is their music? Their volume knobs go to 11! Never mind how little sense that makes, and never mind that each of their drummers has died under mysterious circumstances, or that time they got lost backstage, or the unthinkable \u201cStonehenge\u201d incident. There aren\u2019t many losers more lovable than Spinal Tap. And their music is surprisingly good too!”,”height”:717,”width”:1276,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/this-is-spinal-tap-1543273293494.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2018\/11\/26\/this-is-spinal-tap-1543273293494_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”The 25 Best Comedies”,”relativePosition”:20,”albumTotalCount”:26}]’
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