This week marks the 40th anniversary of Mel Brooks’ Blazing
Saddles. The American Film Institute lists it as the sixth funniest movie of
all time after Duck Soup, Annie Hall, Dr. Strangelove, Tootsie and Some Like it
Hot. I have to admit those last two are really funny. If I’m in the right mood,
so is Duck Soup. Mel Brooks, annoyed with sixth place, said Blazing Saddles
should have come in first with about 50 blank spaces between it and the next runner
up. I’m told Monty Python is much funnier after 2:00 a.m., but I’m not ready to
test the theory. I love Groundhog Day, and I make a point of watching it at least
once a year. I never get tired of watching Galaxy Quest, the Three Amigos or
The Princess Bride. I’m also very fond of Arthur (with Dudley Moore, not
Russell Brand), A Mighty Wind and Arsenic and Old Lace. So, what’s YOUR favorite
comedy?
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