What Countries Made The Funniest Movies?

[MortSahlFan]

I'd go with US and Italy. I'd also say that most of the funny movies were made before 1980, with a few exceptions, such as "Buffalo '66"

[BlodwynPig]

Soviet Union

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kc-L-PqJM

[rasta-spouse]

Q: why is Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) considered the funniest film comedian?
A: because he was always horsing around!

from Woody Allen's The Complete Prose

[Monsieur Verdoux]

I'd also say that most of the funny movies were made before 1980

How could I have guessed that this would be the case

[beanheadmcginty]

Leslie Nielsen. Dan Aykroyd. William Shatner. It's clearly Canada.

[chveik]

Austria

[Small Man Big Horse]

The Isle Of Man.

[MortSahlFan]

"La Strada" is a funny (and tragic) movie. And I'm not Italian.

I still crack up over Gelsomina learning how to introduce Zampano.. From "Here he is.. Zampano!" to the underwhelming "Zampano is here" (I just laughed out loud, which I don't do very often)

[rasta-spouse]

I still crack up over Gelsomina

I love that podcast, but felt he was underused in Fleabag.

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

It's Britain. Don't try and come up with all this foreign shit just to make yourself appear cultured and sophisticated.

[Monsieur Verdoux]

The really funny movies? Czechoslovakia.

[BlodwynPig]

It's Britain. Don't try and come up with all this foreign shit just to make yourself appear cultured and sophisticated.

Insular, narrow minded berk.

I was that person until I started watching the Soviet greats. The original 12 Chairs for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNZkUt0ePas

[bushwick]

Serbia coz of Kusturica, he's funny. And Canada for Freddy Got Fingered.

[Famous Mortimer]

Israel cos of "Lemon Popsicle"

[oy vey]

Leslie Nielsen. Dan Aykroyd. William Shatner. It's clearly Canada.

... Mike Myers, Michael J Fox, Phil Hartman, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy... and many more!

Who's up for a double bill of Ghostbusters and Airplane 2? Just me? Okydoke.

[New folder]

Soviet Union

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kc-L-PqJM

Ha, this used to be one of my favourite movies when I was a kid

[dissolute ocelot]

The really funny movies? Czechoslovakia.

Milos Forman's The Firemen's Ball is proof that if Carry On at Your Convenience was east European, Gerald Thomas would be a multi-Oscar-winner.