The whole bit with the car, him breaking the window and the workers crossing the street to inadvertently install a new window was genius.
The snowman scene was the best part. Liam Neeson was not that good, though. It was a little too measured and it never felt natural.
Yeah there’s a lot of those. Ferris Bueller, Fast Times. Good, but not that funny compared to others. I don’t know what my 70s or 80s picks would be for funniest film.
When you go back that far they aren't really "funny" in the sense that most modern comedy is derived from even if you can appreciate them. Some Like it Hot is considered a classic film and it is a comedy but I am not going to laugh out loud from it.
Looking at the list of old comedies Monty Python is an obvious standout. My brother and I replayed the rabbit scene over and over until we couldn't breathe.
Spoofs have the highest hit rate for me in terms of older stuff. I think Animal House is pretty funny but I have not seen it in about 20 years
Little Miss Sunshine is a perfect example of this. Was it a great film? Yeah. is it technically considered a comedy? Yeah. Was it funny? No.
Silly and absurd stuff probably works better because it requires less context. People are baffled by stuff like zoomer memes but it is a reflection of their experience. Any time I show my mother something online she doesn't even get that it is supposed to be a joke.
In terms of the offensive stuff or the humor. The offensive stuff was still offensive when I was a kid
One of the biggest disasters recently was that Three Stooges reboot. That type of humor doesn't work on anyone who grew up without polio.
Superbad, Step Bros, Pineapple Express, The Hangover, Dumb and Dumber, Spinal Tap, Uncle Buck, WHAS, This is the End… tooooo many hilarious movies
i don't really see a lot of them, my recent fav comedy that a) isn't also a horror (eg renfield, lisa frankenstein, happy death day, etc) and b) didn't also make me cry (eg the wedding banquet, rental family, eeaao, etc) is the unbearable weight of massive talent