Top 25 comedies in the last 25 years...

My partner, Kyle, was bored at work and stumbled upon Entertainment Weekly’s top 25 comedies in the last 25 years. The list is kind of weak. Here’s our take on the list. We were curious as to what everyone’s top 5 would be? Our top 5 would be:

5. Dumb & Dumber
4. The Hangover
3. The Big Lebowski
2. Team America World Police
1. Old School

1. 

   What The Eff said 9 months ago

   team america does not deserve to be in the top 5....or 25 at that

2. 

   Killer Napkins said 9 months ago

   Year One...

   oh wait.. that movie sucked. really bad

3. 

   Joey said 9 months ago

   i do not agree with this list at all

4. 

   Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

   Killer Napkins said: Year One... oh wait.. that movie sucked. really bad

   agreed

5. 

   Gianni said 9 months ago

   Joey said: i do not agree with this list at all

6. 

   Sam Kaufman said 9 months ago

   

7. 

   Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

   Sam Kaufman said:

   No way! Ghostbusters is a good movie, but as far as a comedy, there are so many better comedies.

8. 

   Sam Kaufman said 9 months ago

   Hatter & Company said:

   Sam Kaufman said:

   No way! Ghostbusters is a good movie, but as far as a comedy, there are so many better comedies.

   I still laugh my ass off when I watch it. Barely happens with any other of the comedies on that list.

9. 

   dobi said 9 months ago

   Your list is awful.

10. 

    8-bit ZOMBIE said 9 months ago

    Sam Kaufman said:

    Hatter & Company said:

    Sam Kaufman said:

    No way! Ghostbusters is a good movie, but as far as a comedy, there are so many better comedies.

    I still laugh my ass off when I watch it. Barely happens with any other of the comedies on that list.

    Backed. Ghostbusters wins in EVERY genre. (Even in genres it’s not in)

11. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    Does anyone have a list of their top 5?

12. 

    skull with hair said 9 months ago

    the fact that you put team america on the list at all makes me want to stab you until you are dead as shit.

13. 

    OvenRude said 9 months ago

    The Big Lebowski
    Strange Brew
    Death to Smoochy (if you like dark comedy)
    Clerks
    Snatch

14. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    skull with hair said: the fact that you put team america on the list at all makes me want to stab you until you are dead as shit.

    Haha we knew that we would get some haters for that one...

15. 

    Godmachine said 9 months ago

    skull with hair said: the fact that you put team america on the list at all makes me want to stab you until you are dead as shit.

    sometimes you make me want to be all un-stoic and whoop and clap hahah. love it.

16. 

    DanielAndHisArt said 9 months ago

    team america, the hangover and old school are horrible.

17. 

    Cant Draw Can Write said 9 months ago

    Saving Silverman
    Out Cold
    Death To Smoochy
    The Great Outdoors
    Anchorman
    40 Year Old Virgin
    Spies Like Us
    Ghostbusters 1 and 2
    Superbad
    Airheads
    Waynes World 1 and 2
    The 1st half of Stepbrothers
    National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
    Beetlejuice
    Spinal Tap
    Groundhog Day
    Kingpin
    Tommy Boy
    Black Sheep
    Happy Gilmore
    Ace Ventura 1 and 2
    Mallrats
    Theres Something About Mary
    Baseketball
    Dirty Work
    Almost Heroes
    Office Space
    Super Troopers
    Celtic Pride
    Little Giants

    Just off the top of my head.

18. 

    RobotTiger said 9 months ago

    i keep team america with you on that
    great satirical film

19. 

    Cant Draw Can Write said 9 months ago

    team america world police sucked. BASEKETBALL FOR THE WIN!
    

20. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    Cant Draw/Can Write said: Saving Silverman Out Cold Death To Smoochy The Great Outdoors Anchorman 40 Year Old Virgin Spies Like Us Ghostbusters 1 and 2 Superbad Airheads Waynes World 1 and 2 The 1st half of Stepbrothers National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Beetlejuice Spinal Tap Groundhog Day Kingpin Tommy Boy Black Sheep Happy Gilmore Ace Ventura 1 and 2 Mallrats Theres Something About Mary Baseketball Dirty Work Almost Heroes Office Space Super Troopers Celtic Pride Little Giants Just off the top of my head.

    Good list...we forgot about some of those...

21. 

    quakerninja said 9 months ago

    Death to smoothy, I recall that got horrible reviews and I also recall agreeing with all of those reviews. Hating movies is so much more fun. I have seen and enjoyed all of those films even the ones I hate.

    Pootie Tang.
    It’s ok to hate this one, but it is surprisingly entertaining.

    as far as best...
    Blues Brothers should be on there for sheer number of awesome quotes alone.

22. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    quakerninja said: Death to smoothy, I recall that got horrible reviews and I also recall agreeing with all of those reviews. Hating movies is so much more fun. I have seen and enjoyed all of those films even the ones I hate. Pootie Tang. It’s ok to hate this one, but it is surprisingly entertaining.

    Haha Pootie Tang is terrible, but nonetheless entertaining and funny. I agree that it’s enjoyable to hate movies...

23. 

    valorandvellum said 9 months ago

    No one’s mentioned Napoleon Dynamite? That’s the one movie I can watch over and over, anytime, no matter what mood I’m in. It’s also sooooo quotable!

24. 

    DOG ROCK said 9 months ago

    this movie is funny!
    

25. 

    Tom Philibeck said 9 months ago

    not in any order:

    Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
    A Fish Called Wanda
    Anchorman
    Pineapple Express
    Spinal Tap
    Spaceballs
    Mrs. Doubtfire
    Ace Ventura
    Airplane!
    What About Bob?
    National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
    School of Rock
    Tropic Thunder
    Groundhog Day

    I don’t know if The Truman Show quite qualifies, but it makes me laugh a lot.

26. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is a good classic...

27. 

    thiswilldestroyyou said 9 months ago

    How come anchorman isn’t on the EW list? I’d have to say definitely funnier than 40 year old virgin. Also this doesn’t make the 25 year cut but still love Monty Python and the Holy Grail

28. 

    MSTR_CTRL said 9 months ago

    dobi said: Your list is awful.

29. 

    thiswilldestroyyou said 9 months ago

    Also Tommy Boy deserves to be on this list above a lot of these films and I thought step brothers was pretty damn funny

30. 

    Kyle Crawford said 9 months ago

    Cant Draw/Can Write said: Saving Silverman Out Cold Death To Smoochy The Great Outdoors Anchorman 40 Year Old Virgin Spies Like Us I hate almost all of your list, jesus christ Ghostbusters 1 and 2 Superbad Airheads Waynes World 1 and 2 The 1st half of Stepbrothers National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Beetlejuice Spinal Tap Groundhog Day Kingpin Tommy Boy Black Sheep Happy Gilmore Ace Ventura 1 and 2 Mallrats Theres Something About Mary Baseketball Dirty Work Almost Heroes Office Space Super Troopers Celtic Pride Little Giants Just off the top of my head.

    i hate almost all of your list

31. 

    Cant Draw Can Write said 9 months ago

    Kyle Crawford said:

    Cant Draw/Can Write said: Saving Silverman Out Cold Death To Smoochy The Great Outdoors Anchorman 40 Year Old Virgin Spies Like Us I hate almost all of your list, jesus christ Ghostbusters 1 and 2 Superbad Airheads Waynes World 1 and 2 The 1st half of Stepbrothers National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Beetlejuice Spinal Tap Groundhog Day Kingpin Tommy Boy Black Sheep Happy Gilmore Ace Ventura 1 and 2 Mallrats Theres Something About Mary Baseketball Dirty Work Almost Heroes Office Space Super Troopers Celtic Pride Little Giants Just off the top of my head.

    i hate almost all of your list

    yeah right kid, lets see your list then. those are the best of the best.

32. 

    herman said 9 months ago

    There’s Something About Mary should definitely be on there along with 40 year old Virgin.

    Some notables missing from the list:

    Meet the Parents
    Zoolander
    American Pie
    Jay and Silent Bob

33. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    herman said: There’s Something About Mary should definitely be on there along with 40 year old Virgin. Some notables missing from the list: Meet the Parents Zoolander American Pie Jay and Silent Bob

    Forgot about Zoolander...good movie!

34. 

    DOG ROCK said 9 months ago

    -deuce bigalow
    -scary movie

35. 

    valorandvellum said 9 months ago

    I thought Waiting for Guffman was brilliant, but know it’s not for everyone. It’s on MY top 5 list.

36. 

    DanielAndHisArt said 9 months ago

    Cant Draw/Can Write said:

    Kyle Crawford said:

    Cant Draw/Can Write said: Saving Silverman Out Cold Death To Smoochy The Great Outdoors Anchorman 40 Year Old Virgin Spies Like Us I hate almost all of your list, jesus christ Ghostbusters 1 and 2 Superbad Airheads Waynes World 1 and 2 The 1st half of Stepbrothers National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Beetlejuice Spinal Tap Groundhog Day Kingpin Tommy Boy Black Sheep Happy Gilmore Ace Ventura 1 and 2 Mallrats Theres Something About Mary Baseketball Dirty Work Almost Heroes Office Space Super Troopers Celtic Pride Little Giants Just off the top of my head.

    i hate almost all of your list

    yeah right kid, lets see your list then. those are the best of the best.

    i like most of those, i really hate super troopers though. i loved the club dread movie those guys did, but i just could not get into super troopers.

    Celtic Pride is one of my favorites, so good!

    I really dig these comedies, they might not be the funniest/greatest movies ever, but i love them and could watch them over and over.

    Ernest Scared Stupid
    Heavyweights
    Camp Nowhere
    Little Giants
    Little Monsters
    Clue
    Nothing But Trouble
    Weekend At Bernies
    Home Alone
    Tommy Boy
    Black Sheep
    Zoolander
    Meet The Parents
    Bushwacked
    Slums Of Beverly Hills
    Bill And Ted
    Waiting

    I also like comedy/horror movies and would include

    The Evil Dead Trilogy
    Almost everything from TROMA
    The Man With The Screaming Brain
    Dead and Breakfast
    Shaun Of The Dead

37. 

    Cant Draw Can Write said 9 months ago

    OH FUCK! I forgot bushwhacked. That movie is boss.

38. 

    DanielAndHisArt said 9 months ago

    Cant Draw/Can Write said: OH FUCK! I forgot bushwhacked. That movie is boss.

    haha i love it, Daniel Stern rules.

39. 

    Kyle Crawford said 9 months ago

    theres a difference between comedy and family / kid movies

40. 

    DanielAndHisArt said 9 months ago

    Kyle Crawford said: theres a difference between comedy and family / kid movies

    i think a comedy is any movie that you find funny or humorous.

    most family films ARE comedy these days, or have some comedy in them.

    post your list kyle, i would like to see it.

41. 

    sittingduck said 9 months ago

    is The Jerk more than 25 years old already? damn.

42. 

    DanielAndHisArt said 9 months ago

    sittingduck said: is The Jerk more than 25 years old already? damn.

    im not sure but i love that film. old steve martin is hilarious.

43. 

    joesnow said 9 months ago

    dumb and dumber made me lol more than any other movie in history. so i always say its the funniest movie i’ve ever seen.

44. 

    ExaltedByMark. said 9 months ago

    joesnow said: dumb and dumber made me lol more than any other movie in history. so i always say its the funniest movie i’ve ever seen.

    Truce! Dumb and Dumber is in my opinion the only movie where just about every scene is funny. EVERY SCENE!

    My list would be...

    Waynes World 1 & 2
    Dumb & Dumber
    Ace Ventura 1&2
    First 2 American Pies
    CB4
    Don’t Be a Menace while drinking your juice in the hood
    The Sandlot
    Office Space
    Caddyshack
    Uncle Buck
    What about bob?
    My Cousin Vinny
    Anchor Man
    Old School
    Wedding Crashers
    All the Apatow Films
    Most of the Sandler Films
    Most of the Farrely Brother Films

45. 

    gaunty said 9 months ago

    Napolean Dynamite

46. 

    trianbampol said 9 months ago

    

47. 

    Suck! Clothing said 9 months ago

    

    I love Will Ferrell!

48. 

    Danny Organs said 9 months ago

    No order-

    Ace Ventura
    Ace Ventura II
    My Cousin Vinny
    Anchorman
    Four Christmases
    Liar Liar
    American Wedding
    Clerks
    Swingers
    Burn After Reading
    Tootsie
    Back To School
    Spaceballs
    The Big Lebowski
    Airplane!
    Blazing Saddles
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    Mrs. Doubtfire
    UHF
    Sideways
    Dumb & Dumber
    Halfbaked
    Life Aquatic
    Good Morning Vietnam
    Little Miss Sunshine

49. 

    fallen said 9 months ago

    anchorman and old school is hilarious! "your my boy blue, your my boy!"

50. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    Organs Cult said: No order- Ace Ventura Ace Ventura II My Cousin Vinny Anchorman Four Christmases Liar Liar American Wedding Clerks Swingers Burn After Reading Tootsie Back To School Spaceballs The Big Lebowski Airplane! Blazing Saddles Planes, Trains and Automobiles Mrs. Doubtfire UHF Sideways Dumb & Dumber Halfbaked Life Aquatic Good Morning Vietnam Little Miss Sunshine

    

    What a great movie.

51. 

    Kyle Crawford said 9 months ago

    little miss sunshine is not a comedy, why dont you go ahead and put dan in real life in there too

52. 

    Kyle Crawford said 9 months ago

    how is stripes and freddy got fingered not mentioned anywhere?

53. 

    Disillusion said 9 months ago

    Wet Hot American Summer.

54. 

    Sam Kaufman said 9 months ago

    Kyle Crawford said: stripes

55. 

    Killer Napkins said 9 months ago

    i was thinking "stripes" the whole time I was reading this... but I didnt know if that is more than 25 years old..

    how about.. Nothing But Trouble with Chevy Chase and Dan Ackroyd

    also Spies Like Us could be mentioned

56. 

    CASTLE said 9 months ago

    how is Big Lebowski on the list and not Raising Arizona? I mean, don’t get me wrong.. I love the Big Lebowski

57. 

    derekdeal said 9 months ago

    Kyle Crawford said: how is stripes and freddy got fingered not mentioned anywhere?

    stripes is more than 25 years old kyyyyylllleeeeeee

58. 

    Killer Napkins said 9 months ago

    derekdeal said:

    Kyle Crawford said: how is stripes and freddy got fingered not mentioned anywhere?

    stripes is more than 25 years old kyyyyylllleeeeeee

    you google it too? 81'

59. 

    derekdeal said 9 months ago

    Killer Napkins said:

    derekdeal said:

    Kyle Crawford said: how is stripes and freddy got fingered not mentioned anywhere?

    stripes is more than 25 years old kyyyyylllleeeeeee

    you google it too? 81'

    ignore the fact this list blows...there’s like 5 movies on here that were released in the earlier part of 84, which makes them older than 25 years

60. 

    Killer Napkins said 9 months ago

    yeah Airplane! is definitely older than 25 years.

61. 

    cherrypistols said 9 months ago

    freddy got fingered,

    "daddy would you like some sausage,
    daddy would you like some sausages!!"

    hahhaaha great film.

62. 

    Benzoe88 said 9 months ago

    wedding crasher
    coming to america
    water boy
    Mrs. Doubtfire
    Don’t Be a Menace while drinking your juice in the hood
    cb4
    meet the fockers
    joes apartment

63. 

    Joey said 9 months ago

    there’s something about mary should be in there somewhere

64. 

    Tom Philibeck said 9 months ago

    I totally forgot:

    Hot Fuzz
    The Big Lebowski
    Shaun of the Dead
    Trading Places
    Office Space

65. 

    Will Petersen said 9 months ago

    Hot Fuzz
    Shaun of the Dead
    Snatch
    Lock Stock
    Baseketball
    Orgasmo
    Anchorman
    Wedding Crashers
    Dodgeball
    Freddie Got Fingered
    Happy Gilmore
    Napoleon Dynamite

66. 

    El Presidente said 9 months ago

    Killer Napkins said:how about.. Nothing But Trouble with Chevy Chase and Dan Ackroyd

    hahah YES I frickin loooved that movie. I wouldn’t call it the top 25 comedies, but it’s a great one...I watch it whenever it’s on TV (which is pretty rare).

67. 

    MSTR_CTRL said 9 months ago

    More Steve Martin and Bill Murray need to be on this list.

    Especially The Lonely Guy, Scrooged, and Caddyshack.

68. 

    Killer Napkins said 9 months ago

    ShirtFight.com said:

    Killer Napkins said:how about.. Nothing But Trouble with Chevy Chase and Dan Ackroyd

    hahah YES I frickin loooved that movie. I wouldn’t call it the top 25 comedies, but it’s a great one...I watch it whenever it’s on TV (which is pretty rare).

    haha same here... yeah I dont know about top 25... but that movie has a place in my heart... i remember being a kid watching dan ackroyd pull of his nose and shit haha.. the best.

69. 

    Hatter & Company said 9 months ago

    Master_Control said: More Steve Martin and Bill Murray need to be on this list. Especially The Lonely Guy and Caddyshack.

    Was What About Bob mentioned? I always watch that when it’s on TV.

70. 

    atomicchild said 9 months ago

    I remember loving this as a kid
    

71. 

    8-bit ZOMBIE said 9 months ago

    atomicchild said: I remember loving this as a kid

    Yes! Love that movie. Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase. Directed by John Landis. Awesome.

72. 

    downpick said 9 months ago

    7. Benchwarmers
    6. Borat
    5. Ace Ventura (1 only!!!)
    4. Austin Powers (1-3)
    3. Dumb and Dumber
    2. UHF
    1. Monty Python Holy Grail

73. 

    Matt Girouard said 9 months ago

    epicdownpick said: 1. Monty Python Holy Grail

    winner.

74. 

    gangnath said 9 months ago

    Disillusion said: Wet Hot American Summer.

    Agreed

75. 

    joshinvincible said 9 months ago

    5. Friday
    4. Next Friday
    3. Anchorman
    2. Step Brothers
    
    and

    1. Coming to America (as stated above)

76. 

    johncarrington said 9 months ago

    

77. 

    treycook said 9 months ago

    

78. 

    Prison Myke said 9 months ago

    hot rod. One of my favorite movies of all time.

79. 

    Danny Organs said 9 months ago

    Kyle Crawford said: little miss sunshine is not a comedy, why dont you go ahead and put dan in real life in there too

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/

    weird, imdb seems to think so.

80. 

    atomicchild said 9 months ago

    

81. 

    bruisedbear said 9 months ago

    some of the most overrated and not funny "comedies" seen here:

    tropic thunder
    the hangover
    napolean dynamite (yea cuz i want to watch a kid with red hair and down syndrome for 2 hours then quote his lines)

82. 

    jublin said 9 months ago

    this is hard

83. 

    gangnath said 9 months ago

    Prison Myke said: hot rod. One of my favorite movies of all time.

    GREAT!

84. 

    downpick said 9 months ago

    johncarrington said:

    bruisedbear said: some of the most overrated and not funny "comedies" seen here: tropic thunder the hangover napolean dynamite (yea cuz i want to watch a kid with red hair and down syndrome for 2 hours then quote his lines)

    while step brothers was most excellent (it would be in my top 25) i think its still somewhat early to give it the classic status of say a "Benchwarmers" or a "Waterboy." I liked Napoleon; Nacho Libre was the big dissapointment for me, there were a few funny parts here and there, but overall it was kind of a dud. The Hangover was mediocre at best. Tropic Thunder, i forgot what that "movie" was about on purpose.

85. 

    ominousred said 9 months ago

    Dumb and Dumber

    Pineapple Express

    SuperBad

    Hangover

    Wedding Crashers

    Hot Rod

    I’m Gonna Get You Sucka

    Tropic Thunder

    Napolean Dynamite

    Fear of A Black Hat

    CB4

    Grandma’s Boy

    Friday

    Kentucky Fried Movie

    Amazon Women on the Moon

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie For Theaters

    Emperor’s New Groove

    I’m kinda surprised Austin Powers did not make it on here for anyone. I almost lost my sh*t when they had the famous cameos in the intro to the sequel.

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