Popular comedies you just don't get.

[bif]

I don't understand what's so funny about any of the "Ghostbuster" movies.

[marble falls]

1. I don't get why 'Northern Exposure' isn't being shown in syndication.

[Doc Sportello]

10. Totally agree

One of the five best tv shows ever.

[underpants]

2. Big fan of everyone involved but Ghostbusters had one big joke

The dickless joke. I never understood what was so great about it.

[Auggie]

3. Anything starring Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell

[Mopar151]

6. Yup!

They play characters of the type that annoy me at a molecular level.

[marble falls]

11. I absolutely did not get Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell or Norm McDonald ...

... to me they're a lot like Victoria Jackson. Stupid is not necessarily funny.

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. Actually, Will Ferrell was really good in Stranger Than Fiction

But it isn't his traditional broad comedy. It's more of a dramedy. I liked it a lot.

[USALiberal]

19. Blades of glory and Talladega Nights was great. Nt

[Beatlelvr]

4. This is sacrilege for some

But any Monty Python.
Blazing Saddles
Any Adam Sandler
Meet the Fockers

Puleeeeese

[wryter2000]

23. Agree about the Monty Python movies

The only truly amusing scene in the first one was Eric Idle trapped in a tower with a bunch of lecherous nuns-to-be.

What's supposed to be funny about a torso gushing blood and claiming he's about to win the battle? Gross.

I adored the TV shows. Some of the skits fell flat, but some were brilliant and funny.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Modern Family

[marble falls]

12. Sacrilege!

[Tetrachloride]

7. A good drama such as Casablanca has more comedy than ( your choice).

[nuxvomica]

16. This is my favorite bit from "Casablanca"

Carl's (S.Z. Sakall) friends are excited to be on there way to the U.S. and have resolved to speak only English:

Mr. Leuchtag: Liebchen - sweetness heart, what watch is it?

Mrs. Leuchtag: Ten watch.

Mr. Leuchtag: Such watch!

Carl: Hm. You will get along beautiful in America, mm-hmm.

Of course it helps to know that "uhr" is colloquial German for both the time of day and the wristwatch.

[nuxvomica]

8. "Ghostbusters" is more character funny than joke funny

Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis are the ones to watch.

[Auggie]

15. +1

Exactly

[BootinUp]

9. Who you gonna call?

[marble falls]

13. Robin Williams?

[bif]

17. Also, anything with Adam Sandler, Jim Carrie., or Larry David

I also don't get Eugene Levy. The most unfunny funny guy ever. Or wait, that would be Bob Hope.

[wryter2000]

22. I am so with you on Jim Carry

Just stupid mugging. Cringe=worthy, not funny.

[bif]

18. Two movies I thought were funny when I first saw them

But didn't hold up well...

"The In-Laws" and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".

[USALiberal]

20. In laws still good IMO! Nt

[hunter]

21. Seinfeld. Friends.

Every time I tried to watch those I felt like...



... I don't get it.

I thought the original Ghostbusters was funny.

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are funny in The Other Guys.

I don't like "Elf."

I like Monty Python.