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What makes you laugh? or who makes you laugh? (Original Post) debm55 Nov 2 OP
Watching the Jerk. Again. For about the 500th time. BOSSHOG Nov 2 #1
Thank you BOSSHOGG. debm55 Nov 2 #3
Victory True Dough Nov 2 #2
Thank you True Dough debm55 Nov 2 #5
3rd rec for Victory! Niagara Nov 3 #25
Bad things happening to bad people. RandySF Nov 2 #4
Thank you RandySF debm55 Nov 2 #6
Uncle Buck. And Ryan Reynolds, almost always. dchill Nov 2 #7
Thank you dchill for your choices. debm55 Nov 2 #8
I was watching old Roseanne shows last night. Elessar Zappa Nov 2 #9
Thank you Elessar Zappa. I remember watching her show in the early years.. then they won the the lottery and I stopped. debm55 Nov 2 #11
Wanda Sykes is the funniest, Imo! Gaytano70 Nov 2 #10
Thank you Gaytano70. I will have to see if it is on You--Tube debm55 Nov 2 #13
I love the bit where she is in the mall, on the phone with her friend telling her she lost her phone because it is not applegrove Nov 2 #17
The jokes I tell myself. Sneederbunk Nov 2 #12
Nick Thune had a funny bit where he laughs onstage and says he thought of a funny joke. Shermann Nov 3 #30
Recced and congrats on 15K. quaint Nov 3 #41
Bridget's Diary, 1 &2, the books. applegrove Nov 2 #14
Thank you very much . appledgrove. debm55 Nov 2 #15
debm55........... Upthevibe Nov 2 #16
Thank you so much for all or your choices, Love, Debbie debm55 Nov 2 #19
Rodney Dangerfield. Chipper Chat Nov 2 #18
Thank you very much Chipper Chat debm55 Nov 2 #20
Mel Brooks JoseBalow Nov 2 #21
Thank you very much, JoseBalow. He makes melaugh too. debm55 Nov 3 #23
Peter Sellers justaprogressive Nov 3 #22
Thank you justaprogressive. Great choices debm55 Nov 3 #24
Lots of good choices posted here! Diamond_Dog Nov 3 #26
Thank you very much Diamond _Dog. I agree debm55 Nov 3 #27
When my son was a baby, he had the best and funniest laugh, I would laugh with him Clouds Passing Nov 3 #45
Oh I know just what you mean! Diamond_Dog Nov 3 #46
Brent Terhune cracks me up displacedvermoter Nov 3 #28
Thank you very much displacedmotor. Very good choices. debm55 Nov 3 #31
Mel Brooks movies, litwoken Nov 3 #29
Great choices, thank you very much, litwoken. debm55 Nov 3 #32
The first 4 seasons of SNL no_hypocrisy Nov 3 #33
Agree and thank you no_hyprocrisy. debm55 Nov 3 #35
Dark comedy cracks me up Shermann Nov 3 #34
Thank you Shermann debm55 Nov 3 #36
Big Bang Theory lark Nov 3 #37
Thank you lark . Great choice. debm55 Nov 3 #39
Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. lark Nov 3 #38
Thank you lark. Yes, Mel Brooks was a master of comedy. debm55 Nov 3 #40
Do you want a comedian or a comedy routine? Jeebo Nov 3 #42
Thank you very much , Jeebo. I like it very much. debm55 Nov 3 #43
Jimmy Kimmel monologues La Coliniere Nov 3 #44
I know, I watch them on my tablet. Thank you La Coliniere debm55 Nov 4 #47

dchill

(40,475 posts)
7. Uncle Buck. And Ryan Reynolds, almost always.
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 04:19 PM
Nov 2

Old Bob Newhart "on the phone" routines. Thanks for asking!

Elessar Zappa

(15,896 posts)
9. I was watching old Roseanne shows last night.
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 04:30 PM
Nov 2

You know, the sitcom from the 80’s and 90’s. It’s pretty funny and relatable. Too bad Roseanne’s such a bigoted douche nozzle now. Her shows used to have a lot of progressive themes.

debm55

(36,083 posts)
11. Thank you Elessar Zappa. I remember watching her show in the early years.. then they won the the lottery and I stopped.
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 04:34 PM
Nov 2

I wouldn't watch anything with her know.

Gaytano70

(1,207 posts)
10. Wanda Sykes is the funniest, Imo!
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 04:33 PM
Nov 2

The "racist dolphin" joke will forever be the funniest thing I have ever heard/seen!

applegrove

(123,130 posts)
17. I love the bit where she is in the mall, on the phone with her friend telling her she lost her phone because it is not
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:14 PM
Nov 2

in her purse as she rifles through her purse looking for her phone. Her friend doesn't clue in either. LOL!

Shermann

(8,642 posts)
30. Nick Thune had a funny bit where he laughs onstage and says he thought of a funny joke.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:08 AM
Nov 3

Then he doesn't say what it was.

Upthevibe

(9,098 posts)
16. debm55...........
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:11 PM
Nov 2

This is a great post

I LOVE to laugh and I LOVE funny movies and shows. Also, spontaneous laughter with friends is the best.

Some of the movies that I've watched too many times to count are:
Bridesmaids, The Hangover, Father of the Bride (the older one with Spencer Tracy), Raising Arizona, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, There's Something About Mary, Young Frankenstein, Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers, Lover Come Back, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Producers, A Christmas Story, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Big Lebowski, My Cousin Vinny, Meet The Parents, The Birdcage, and others!

Wanda Sykes, Bob Newhart, John Mulaney, and other standups.....

Diamond_Dog

(34,640 posts)
26. Lots of good choices posted here!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 08:46 AM
Nov 3

I love to watch laughing babies, they make me laugh, too. You can actually find videos online of compilations of babies laughing,

Clouds Passing

(2,268 posts)
45. When my son was a baby, he had the best and funniest laugh, I would laugh with him
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:20 PM
Nov 3

which would make him laugh harder, then I would laugh harder and on and on….

Makes me smile to remember 💚

Diamond_Dog

(34,640 posts)
46. Oh I know just what you mean!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:28 PM
Nov 3

My youngest son was a laugher, he had a real hearty laugh as a baby. He made me laugh too. Just as you described.

Shermann

(8,642 posts)
34. Dark comedy cracks me up
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:20 AM
Nov 3

The Evil Dead series invented slapstick horror, but this element was unintentional with the first one. Metalocalypse was a dark comedic cartoon that was great in many ways. Anthony Jeselnik is all-in on this with his stand-up routine. Black Mirror has some gallows humor.

Jeebo

(2,278 posts)
42. Do you want a comedian or a comedy routine?
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:32 AM
Nov 3

If it's a comedian, there are many candidates but I am going to vote for Sarah Sherman on Saturday Night Live, especially her back-and-forth with Colin Jost on Weekend Update. She is great in the skits she's in too. That woman cracks me up every time I see her.

If you want a specific comedy routine or just a single line, I am going to vote for this line from one of the all-time great madcap movies, Bringing Up Baby: "Because he knows where my intercostal clavicle is!" I'm not going to try to explain that line. You just have to watch the movie to get the context.

-- Ron

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