ive not so recently seen some films and wanted to share the funny business.
slackers (with jason shwartzman) which im sure most of you have seen and if you havent YOU MUST

and Priscilla Queen of the desert. this is a good one too.

if anyone else has funny movie suggestions (preferably not romantic comedies) then letuce know whatsup

Might I recommend Caddyshack? Also, Meet the Parents - rent that one, too.

It was decent, the best part was seeing Big Pete( Pete and Pete) and Jason's Schwartzman's (I know I fucked up the spelling) hair doll.

ive got to say good call with caddyshack; i haven't seen that since i was little and i should go rent it. i didn't dig meet the parents though, but that's just me.

American Pimp
Rushmore
Office Space
Bring It On (it helps if you lust for Kirstin Dunst)

What abotu the movie ghostworld, its kinda funny, any adam sandler movie will do for me as well.

Ghostworld is very funny movie. The Man Who Wasn't There is good, too. And... one chick is in both movies. How weird is that?

I recently rented Adam Sandler's Mr. Deeds. His movies usually make me laugh, but I didn't expect much from this one. I thought it might have a few funny moments, but I expected it to be the same type of humor he's always done. I was very pleasantly surprised, though, and I found the movie to be quite enjoyable.

My favorite funny movie has to be Tommy Boy. Other good ones: Swingers, Made, American Pimp, Black Sheep and any other Chris Farley movie, Can't Hardly Wait, that's all I can think of right now..

It's funny that you should say that, TF, because I had very low expectations when I saw Mr. Deeds, and it was worse than I ever could have expected. Really, though, except for Punch-Drunk Love, I think that Adam Sandler has been in a steady decline since Happy Gilmore. The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds...they have slowly but surely gotten worse. BUT...8 Crazy Nights looks like it could be really funny.

I love Chris Farley and David Spade together.

It's not with David Spade, but have you seen Almost Heroes? It's with Farley and Matthew Perry and it's hilarious. I think that was the movie he died midway through filming.

"Election" makes me laugh every single time I see it. I love that movie. The half of "Wet Hot American Summer" that I saw was hilarious as well.

awww I love adam sandler man, he's just been trying different approaches at his comedy's and his personal life ha sbeen on the move so it's gonna be ok for him man I have to be supportive of him. I collect his movies, I'm addicted.

Yes, if you have not seen Swingers, you must. Personally, it's one of my favorite movies (of course I have about three hundred or so). Some people don't like it too much, but I love it. You have to have the right kind of humor.

Here are some "must sees", if you haven't seen them already...Harold and Maude, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, any Chris Guest movies, and, of course, Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different.

i'll second the vote for office space and add don't be a menace in south central while drinking your juice in the hood. both wayne's worlds also rule me.

exactly. i've made some of my friends watch it but they just don't think it's funny.

OH and if you love Swingers you'll love Made. It's got the same people, same humor.


and yes, i definatley second the monty python and waynes world suggestions.

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ooh ooh and i looove Friday. i also really liked How High but a lot of people think its retarded.

Lock me up! Thow away the key! Those was jokes! Nick-knach patty whack, givadogga bone! You special...

Ah, Don't Be A Menace has a plethora of quotes and colorful characters. I'm proud to own the DVD.

Both of these are funnier than any of the other shit mentioned in the thread. Not to dis the others, but these are just that funny.

Will

adam sandler used to be funny.

a great american classic: UHF, which i am proud to own on DVD.

Adam is back on the move again, I can't give up on him man.

Dumb & Dumber.

Yes, Dumb & Dumber is in my top 10 movies of all time. I basically have the entire movie memorized. I am proud to own it on vhs and dvd. I love Jim Carrey in general, but that was his prime, in my opinion. God, I love that movie.

Wayne's World is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's in the top 10 as well. I remember the first time I saw it...ah...those were the days. Speaking of Mike Myers, I also remember the good ol' days of SNL when they actually had a good cast...before it turned into poo.

Oh... So I Married an Axe Murderer...I love it. Some people say it's not very good, but I think it's excellent (Zang!). That movie contains some of the best quotes ever. For example: "HEAD, PAPER, NOW!" or "My name is John Johnson, but everyone here calls me Vicki"

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dumb and dumber never appealed to m,e. wayne's world however rocks my face off, and mike myeyers is great.

as for SNL, it just makes me sad to watch it now. it SOOOO bad. I miss steve martin and gilda radner.

SOS, are you a jetpack fan? I was just wondering because I first heard that phrase during their shows and assumed it was original.

Speaking of jetpack, they're great and they're having a CD release party at the End on Saturday. Andrea (verde) and David (Luxury Liners) Dewese are opening with some sort of duo acoustic thing. It should be awesome!

I don't watch new SNL all that much, but Chris Farley and Adam Sandler have never appealed to me so I'm not much of a fan of the early 90s SNL. I really enjoyed SNL last season and the year before that. Tina Fey...she is so hilarious...she's made Weekend Update the highlight of the show where it was once the low point.

And she's cute.

A few funny/good movies:

Dazed and Confused
Singles
The truth about Cats and dogs
Reality Bites
Clerks
Jawbreaker

I have no use for Jetpack. I'm sure they're appealing to some, but as for rock your face off, its definitely not a Jetpack original. Is there anything original about them?

Most definitely. Original and rockin'. Plus, they're extremely nice guys. Sean and Steven always go out of their way to talk to me at shows. Plus, they're one of the few bands that I know whose members regularly attend shows other than their own. Jetpack Sean is a huge Features fan.

Huh, who knew?

The couple times I saw them I wanted to throw ice or something in the drummer's mouth the whole time he was playing. I think it was wide open the entire set. Other than that nit-picky item, I thought they sounded really derived, just real run of the mill. However they could have improved dramatically since the last time I've seen them.

Steve Martin has, in fact, never been a cast member of Saturday night Live. He's been on the show more than any other non cast member other than Paul Simon (who has been both musical guest and guest and host *numerous* times). Behind Steve are Tom Hanks, John Goodman, and George Wendt.

Will

I'm almost certain that John Goodman now holds the record for the most SNL host/guest appearances. He's hosted either 11 or 12 times. Simon's hosted/performed 9 or 10 I believe. I'm not sure how many times Steve Martin has hosted but he does have a lot of guest appearances. Hanks has either 5 or 6 host credits.

I watch SNL reruns more than anything else on television. In fact, its the only thing I watch on TV other than CNN. Keith and neuboy know this all too well. The early 90's SNL cast was by far the best. Hartman (!), Hooks, Farley, Spade, Rock, Dunn, Sandler, Meadows, Nealon, Miller, Schneider. If you really go back and watch a lot of the original cast stuff, I'd say only half of it is really funny. They've got a lot of credit over the years really for their freshness and originality.

As far as movies go, I haven't seen Wet Hot American Summer or whatever its called. I'll take it under advisement. American Pimp was funny for about ten minutes then it was boring. I don't even think I finished it. Ghost World was good, not great. There was some funny stuff. For my money, Kingpin is the best comedy of latter years, next to Meet The Parents. Of course, the greatest comedy of all time has and always will be Caddyshack. Best in Show gets better every time I see it.

I must agree that the early 90's cast has always been my favorite. I've seen my share of the original cast, and it's true that only about half of it is funny at all.

On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of Meet the Parents. I've only seen it once, but I wasn't absolutely thrilled about it. Don't get me wrong, it was funny, but I think their have been much funnier movies. I absolutely love Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, but that was not a high point in their careers to me. I'd take Reality Bites, Bottle Rocket, or The Royal Tenenbaums any day.

And, yes, Caddyshack will always be one of the best. Not only because of the wonderful talents of Chevy Chase and Ted Knight, but mainly because of Mr. Bill Murray, a genius in my mind

I also love Best in Show. Like any other Chris Guest film, it is absolutely hillarious. How could it not be with that cast? O'Hara, Posey, Levy, McKean, Willard, and Mr. Guest himself!? It is marvelous. That's some of the best entertainment I've seen in the past few years.

The statistic I got had Simon hosting/performing 14 times. Steve Martin was 12. But this was a couple years back...

Will

I'm right there with you, roadie. Except I'm watching Fox News and a little South Park and Simpsons, History and Discovery Channel. And although I would say that the early nineties cast of SNL is the best, the 95-02 are a close second.

Uh-oh. A whole new debate could arise on this topic. I generally prefer Fox News (although it's not GREAT) to the Communist News Network. I love Bill O'Reilly.

... I thought I was the only one

Wiyum: I stand corrected. Bravo for your astute knowledge of SNL history.

As for that asshole O'Reilly, I can hardly say the words "O'Reilly" and "Journalist" or "News" in the same sentence. Granted, CNN doesn't have an interviewer nearly as good as him. But, on the other hand, CNN doesn't have an interviewer that only half-interviews his guest. O'Reilly barks out a question, listens for about a sentence, then interrupts with a scoff before the guest can finish their point. The volume of the guest's voice is always much lower than O'Reilly's so he can get away with it. Its an old D.J.'s trick that Limbaugh and Howard Stern mastered. Political leanings aside, that is definitely not something you would find on CNN. Its more of a tabloid than anything else.

With that said, I also agree that the 95-02 SNL cast would rate a close second.


P.S. God Save Phil Donahue

i'm not sure what it is about bill o'reilly that i like so much. i guess he just has attitude.

Don't be ashamed, damon. He is great. Roadie just can't stand the fact that so many people agree with Bill O'Reilly. I'll tell you what I like about O'Reilly - he's intelligent, he's usually right, and he doesn't sugar-coat the truth. He's not afraid to lay into Democrats or Republicans (God knows both NEED laying into). Yeah, he cuts interviewees off and is rude to them (that kind of gets on my nerves sometimes, too), but you know what - 75% of the time, what he interrupts with is correct and true. And Roadie, I watched CNN's answer to Bill O'Reilly (that bullshit Donahue show), and he does the same thing with his mic volume vs. his guests' - welcome to television in 2002.

ive only seen them once, when they opened for the features at 12th and porter in the summer but they were fucking awesome. I would love to go to the cd release party, but, of course, im working. blah.

yeah she is... she looks so distinguished, yet hott. its crazy.

side note: i didn't know steve martin was never a cast member. im not skilled. oh well.

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the house of yes
dazed and confused
(i love parker posey)

i don't care for adam sandler at all. but he was in my all time favourite snl skit. sara gilbert gilbert was the host. it was the gap girls skit. chris farley and david spade were hilarious. i still laugh myself to tears when i watch it. me and my friends have the whole skit memorized and we use some of the lines. give him the keys to the street and do it tonight. and donut hut slut.

ray and i often recite those lines.


"LAY OFF ME, I'M STARVING!"