Whats THE funniest film ever..

[Guilbert]

After my post above about some funny actors and films here are a few more of them.

Some Like it Hot (already mentioned). Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe. Lemmon and Curtis dress up as "girls" and join a girl jazz band to escape from the mob, but then Curtis falls for Monroe (the bands lead singer), and Lemmon gets engaged to a male millionaire in Florida.

Often voted funniest film of all time.

Jack Lemmon was a fine comedy actor who appeared in The Odd Couple and Some like it Hot (already mentioned) as well as The Apartment, Avanti, The Front Page, Mister Roberts and others which are well worth a look.

A really old film from 1934 (very funny) is It Happened one night with Clark Gable. Directed by Frank Capra, a wonderful director. So good it won 5 oscars. Bit dated but still stands up well.

"Whats up doc" is also very funny. With Barbra Striesand and Ryan O'Neal. Made as a tribute to the old silent movies it is a mixture of screwball comedy and farce, and has one of the funiest chases ever put on film.

That's enough for list two.

[andy at handiwork]

...it's being remade, re-imagined, despoiled, whatever. Out in 2011.

[andy at handiwork]

I've got several Ealing comedies on DVD; Lavender Hill Mob, Ladykillers, and Kind Hearts and Coronets. I'll let you have them sometime.

[Guilbert]

>The Wrong Arm of the Law

This was on TV a week or so back, and I watched it (again).

Not sure what channel it was on (TCM or Film4 maybe)

Wonderful the way Sellers switches back and forth between the "french" owner of the fashion boutique, and the east end gangster.

Sellers made some fine films then like I'm All Right Jack and Dr Stranglove.

"You cant fight in here, this is the war room" from Dr Strangelove must be one of the funniest lines in any film.

[Sarah Kelly]

mmm, as funny as .. (cant remember the film name) gene wilder getting blacked up wi bootpolish in the gents by richard prior and the old geezer loo attendent watching them , and saying" Boy, you sure must be in A WHOLE LOTTA trouble!"..... x

[Sarah Kelly]

wasnt the life of brian voted THE funniest, by comedians/people that know the dark art of mirth making.....

[Sarah Kelly]

wrong arm of the law... thats the one!! Oh Andy,a)i thought was really funny and b) glad youjr back and c) never been to a strip joint but dying to go!....you will have to regal me of tales of inside!

[Steve R]

THE funniest film ever - which was the original question - is The Life Of Brian

[Sarah Kelly]

the first thing he does is correct me!lol... your right, it was "Wrong Arm of the Law"....... ladykillers alsoo good tho x

[Sarah Kelly]

i love cary grant films, tho dont know the titles ... the one with the escaped leopard(Baby?) is great ..... and i havent seen any marx bro films but seen "bits" and that groucho is well funny......Woman-"i have been waiting for you at this table for 2o minutes"..... groucho"And i have been waiting for YOU at this one for 20 minutes-but you dont hear me complaining!"..