I think you’ve just gotten older, more mature, and, therefore, less juvenile. So juvenile jokes have lost their pizazz for you that young kids would find funny.

That’s not to say well-written immature jokes aren’t funny anymore. I think you’ve can still laugh at Frankenstein’s “those are big knockers!” “Why, thank you, Doctor!”

But those are witty jokes compared to pull my finger jokes.

Comedy is dead right now

There are no good comedy movies anymore like there were in the 70's, 80's and 90's. What we have now is super crass and often so politically correct that it's not even funny.

I still find Dumb and Dumber as hilarious as the first time I saw it in 1994.

Cannonball Run

It's funny as hell and to see all of those long gone comedians and stars is great

My Name is Earl cracks me up. Seinfeld. Been watching some old 2 1/2 Men and chuckling.

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Blazing Saddles. A timeless classic

I was going to say anything that Mel Brooks has done.

This. But I have to say, Saddles is at the top of the list.

One sorta failure was Robin Hood Men in Tights, had some very funny moments, but far from Mel's best work.

The History of the World movies are also worth re-watching.

My favorite comedy is My Cousin Vinny.

Someone pointed out earlier that good comedy is timeless.

I still laugh my ass of at Zero Mostel's "A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Forum" and it's done in the 60s and set in ancient Rome.

Timing, situations, and good lines are always funny if done well. The problem with comedy today is that it relies on shock and cringe, rather than relatable situations.

Mel Brooks movies have been mentioned. Some are better than others, but all are funny.

Gene Wilder was hilarious, and his collaborations with Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy and Silver Streak were both fun.

The Princess Bride is very funny in an understated way.

If you have a dry sense of humor, some of the British comedy series are very good; Fawlty Towers, Are You Being Served, etc.

Blues Brothers, Ghost Busters, Major League, Caddyshack, Dr. Strangelove, A Fish Called Wanda, Happy Gilmore (Never saw it, but my father, a golfer, loved it), Raising Arizona, Groundhog Day, The Birdcage, with Robin Williams, Gene Hackman and Nathan Lane, Stripes, Crocodile Dundee, Weekend at Bernie's, Grumpy Old Men / Grumpier Old Men, Hopscotch, RED, ...

Find an actor, actress or director you find funny, and explore their stuff.

A a lawyer, "My Cousin Vinny" is the only lawyer movie I can watch, and I think it's hilarious.

All good choices, lets add in some holiday humor

Christmas Story - you'll shoot your eye out

Nat'l Lampoon Christmas Vacation - we'll have the hap hap happiest Chritmas- Ever!

This is my sad problem. Vacation and all its variants are no longer funny to me. I like Christmas Story but it’s not a comedy to me, just a nice story.

It would be nice if I could watch a funny movie at least once a week. But nothing is funny to me anymore.

The Great Outdoors

Uncle Buck

Planes, Trains and automobiles

I've seen most of the movies listed in the thread. Many were enjoyable when I was younger, most are no longer watchable. There are a few that I will watch still - What about Bob, Groundhog Day, Vinny. Ironic because in general I don't like the actors in those films but the performances were good. But again, in general, these movies just aren't funny to me anymore.

Just wondering, for those of age 55+, are these movies still funny to you? Or is it just me for which they no longer have any appeal?

Like others have said, current sitcoms are more crass than comedic timing. Don't watch any of them. I've found laughs in watching the older shows, like first few years of Night Court reruns. Should work on finding the 2nd version of Bob Newhart Show. Larry, Daryl, and other brother Daryl, lolol.

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Blazing Saddles. A timeless classic

I was going to say anything that Mel Brooks has done.

That too. Young Frankenstein will have both the wife and I in tears. "Put. The Candle. Back."

Also, a few lines from Rumpelstiltskin. Wife and I are both prone to saying "Fucketh me" in suitable situations.

BE AWARE: There are politically correct castrated versions of Blazing Saddles. You want the original.

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Young Frankenstein is , in my jaded opinion, Mel's best,


ditto any Python movie, esp the holy grail,


O brother Where art thou,
big lebowski,

all quotable, and still bring a laugh

christmas vacation as well

How is there a PC edit of Blazing Saddles???

It would be what, 4 minutes and a few seconds long, mostly of landscapes?

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I've seen most of the movies listed in the thread. Many were enjoyable when I was younger, most are no longer watchable. There are a few that I will watch still - What about Bob, Groundhog Day, Vinny. Ironic because in general I don't like the actors in those films but the performances were good. But again, in general, these movies just aren't funny to me anymore.

Just wondering, for those of age 55+, are these movies still funny to you? Or is it just me for which they no longer have any appeal?

They are funny for m at 55+, Airplane series is hilarious, along with Blazing Saddles they represent an era where comedy could poke fun at anyone for anything.

Blazing Saddles - I can only find it pay only. I'll keep a watch out for it for free streaming.

I may have missed if someone else listed, but how about Support Your Local Sherriff, with James Garner? That's a good one.

So I'm watching Castle again. And I've missed this before despite many prior viewings.

Their suspect is not a ghost (Beckett prohibited Castling from saying the word) but rather an "apparition-american" - that was funny to me.

Co-worker told me once that there are basically two types of comedy: Three stooges, and Monty Python.

Sounds like you may be a Monty Python type now.

Welcome aboard.

I'll try to find one - I'm not sure I've ever seen a whole one in my life. Maybe just short excerpts.