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What makes you laugh? or who makes you laugh? (Original Post) debm55 Nov 2024 OP
Watching the Jerk. Again. For about the 500th time. BOSSHOG Nov 2024 #1
Thank you BOSSHOGG. debm55 Nov 2024 #3
Victory True Dough Nov 2024 #2
Thank you True Dough debm55 Nov 2024 #5
3rd rec for Victory! Niagara Nov 2024 #25
Bad things happening to bad people. RandySF Nov 2024 #4
Thank you RandySF debm55 Nov 2024 #6
Uncle Buck. And Ryan Reynolds, almost always. dchill Nov 2024 #7
Thank you dchill for your choices. debm55 Nov 2024 #8
I was watching old Roseanne shows last night. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #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 2024 #11
Wanda Sykes is the funniest, Imo! Gaytano70 Nov 2024 #10
Thank you Gaytano70. I will have to see if it is on You--Tube debm55 Nov 2024 #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 2024 #17
The jokes I tell myself. Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #12
Nick Thune had a funny bit where he laughs onstage and says he thought of a funny joke. Shermann Nov 2024 #30
Recced and congrats on 15K. quaint Nov 2024 #41
Bridget's Diary, 1 &2, the books. applegrove Nov 2024 #14
Thank you very much . appledgrove. debm55 Nov 2024 #15
debm55........... Upthevibe Nov 2024 #16
Thank you so much for all or your choices, Love, Debbie debm55 Nov 2024 #19
Rodney Dangerfield. Chipper Chat Nov 2024 #18
Thank you very much Chipper Chat debm55 Nov 2024 #20
Mel Brooks JoseBalow Nov 2024 #21
Thank you very much, JoseBalow. He makes melaugh too. debm55 Nov 2024 #23
Peter Sellers justaprogressive Nov 2024 #22
Thank you justaprogressive. Great choices debm55 Nov 2024 #24
Lots of good choices posted here! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #26
Thank you very much Diamond _Dog. I agree debm55 Nov 2024 #27
When my son was a baby, he had the best and funniest laugh, I would laugh with him Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #45
Oh I know just what you mean! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #46
Brent Terhune cracks me up displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #28
Thank you very much displacedmotor. Very good choices. debm55 Nov 2024 #31
Mel Brooks movies, litwoken Nov 2024 #29
Great choices, thank you very much, litwoken. debm55 Nov 2024 #32
The first 4 seasons of SNL no_hypocrisy Nov 2024 #33
Agree and thank you no_hyprocrisy. debm55 Nov 2024 #35
Dark comedy cracks me up Shermann Nov 2024 #34
Thank you Shermann debm55 Nov 2024 #36
Big Bang Theory lark Nov 2024 #37
Thank you lark . Great choice. debm55 Nov 2024 #39
Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. lark Nov 2024 #38
Thank you lark. Yes, Mel Brooks was a master of comedy. debm55 Nov 2024 #40
Do you want a comedian or a comedy routine? Jeebo Nov 2024 #42
Thank you very much , Jeebo. I like it very much. debm55 Nov 2024 #43
Jimmy Kimmel monologues La Coliniere Nov 2024 #44
I know, I watch them on my tablet. Thank you La Coliniere debm55 Nov 2024 #47

dchill

(41,567 posts)
7. Uncle Buck. And Ryan Reynolds, almost always.
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:19 PM
Nov 2024

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

Elessar Zappa

(16,308 posts)
9. I was watching old Roseanne shows last night.
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:30 PM
Nov 2024

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

(43,489 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, 05:34 PM
Nov 2024

I wouldn't watch anything with her know.

Gaytano70

(1,207 posts)
10. Wanda Sykes is the funniest, Imo!
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 05:33 PM
Nov 2024

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

applegrove

(124,927 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, 06:14 PM
Nov 2024

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

Shermann

(8,868 posts)
30. Nick Thune had a funny bit where he laughs onstage and says he thought of a funny joke.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:08 AM
Nov 2024

Then he doesn't say what it was.

Upthevibe

(9,441 posts)
16. debm55...........
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 06:11 PM
Nov 2024

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

(36,217 posts)
26. Lots of good choices posted here!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 09:46 AM
Nov 2024

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

Clouds Passing

(4,010 posts)
45. When my son was a baby, he had the best and funniest laugh, I would laugh with him
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 11:20 PM
Nov 2024

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

Makes me smile to remember 💚

Diamond_Dog

(36,217 posts)
46. Oh I know just what you mean!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 11:28 PM
Nov 2024

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

(8,868 posts)
34. Dark comedy cracks me up
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 10:20 AM
Nov 2024

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

(2,387 posts)
42. Do you want a comedian or a comedy routine?
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 11:32 AM
Nov 2024

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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