Classic comedy

Undertoad · 10-12-2006, 08:00 PM

What's ALWAYS funny? What's funny at the time and not funny now?

Why is "who's on first" timelessly funny? It's tied to American culture but it's about confusion of words.

(Who's on first, 6:09)

But some other things don't hold up.

What do you think is timelessly funny?

Will it hold up in 30 years?

What was funny back in the day and not funny now?

Griff · 10-12-2006, 08:23 PM

I Love Lucy is timeless.

Hoof Hearted · 10-12-2006, 08:47 PM

Benny Hill.
Three Stooges.
MASH.

Jacquelita · 10-12-2006, 09:07 PM

I think the question here is why are these things funny?

Why do some "cultural references" hold up under time, and some just fall by the wayside? Really - How funny was Belushi at the end of the day?

What about Carlin? He's definitely culturally oriented, but a lot of his routines stand up under the test of time.

Clodfobble · 10-12-2006, 09:28 PM

I don't think this is really answerable, because already, I disagree with 3 out of 5 of the things suggested:

Who's On First? - still funny
I Love Lucy - meh
Benny Hill - meh
Three Stooges - downright annoying
MASH - frickin' hilarious

I think Eddie Izzard will still be hysterical in 30 years.

Jacquelita · 10-12-2006, 09:42 PM

I love Eddie Izzard!

How about this Young Frankenstein classic - When was this movie made? Doesn't matter - this will be funny when I'm old and gray.

Ibby · 10-12-2006, 11:42 PM

Fronkensteen!

lumberjim · 10-13-2006, 12:59 AM

pay thun. mon tee pay thon

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2006, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I don't think this is really answerable, because already, I disagree with 3 out of 5 of the things suggested:

Who's On First? - still funny
I Love Lucy - meh
Benny Hill - meh
Three Stooges - downright annoying
MASH - frickin' hilarious

I think Eddie Izzard will still be hysterical in 30 years.

There was an old Cheers episode, I believe, where the men were asking Rebecca why women hate the Stooges (I know, not ALL women.) Her reponse:
Because they're not funny! It's a guy thing.

I agree with your choices. Benny Hill never did anything for me either, and Lucy just annoyed me.

Then again, I love Leave it to Beaver. Especially when the Beav was young, they gave him some great lines!

Spexxvet · 10-13-2006, 08:59 AM

It's

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

pay thun. mon tee pay thon

Floy ing seeeeer kuss

My brother and I used to simple refer to MPFC as "It's"

Spexxvet · 10-13-2006, 09:26 AM

Doesn't hold up:

Andrew Dice Clay (except "but lose the bra and "use her like a plastic FUCK DOLL")
Cheech and Chong (loved them at the time)

Shawnee123 · 10-13-2006, 09:30 AM

ADC sucked, always did!

glatt · 10-13-2006, 09:33 AM

Andrew Dice Clay was never funny.

But you're right about Cheech & Chong. Not so funny now.

Clodfobble · 10-13-2006, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

But you're right about Cheech & Chong. Not so funny now.

The bulk of their work, no. But I still have a soft spot in my heart for the little Christmas bit they always play on the radio every year, about Santa Claus and His Old Lady who lived in the projects.

barefoot serpent · 10-13-2006, 10:57 AM

Buster Keaton - classic deadpan and physical comedy.

10-12-2006, 08:00 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Classic comedy What's ALWAYS funny? What's funny at the time and not funny now? Why is "who's on first" timelessly funny? It's tied to American culture but it's about confusion of words. (Who's on first, 6:09) But some other things don't hold up. What do you think is timelessly funny? Will it hold up in 30 years? What was funny back in the day and not funny now?

10-12-2006, 08:23 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I Love Lucy is timeless. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-12-2006, 08:47 PM	#3
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Benny Hill. Three Stooges. MASH. __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

10-12-2006, 09:07 PM	#4
Jacquelita Don't pop a vein Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in my own mind Posts: 289	I think the question here is why are these things funny? Why do some "cultural references" hold up under time, and some just fall by the wayside? Really - How funny was Belushi at the end of the day? What about Carlin? He's definitely culturally oriented, but a lot of his routines stand up under the test of time. Last edited by Jacquelita; 10-12-2006 at 09:12 PM.

10-12-2006, 11:42 PM	#7
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Fronkensteen! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-12-2006, 09:28 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I don't think this is really answerable, because already, I disagree with 3 out of 5 of the things suggested: Who's On First? - still funny I Love Lucy - meh Benny Hill - meh Three Stooges - downright annoying MASH - frickin' hilarious I think Eddie Izzard will still be hysterical in 30 years.

10-12-2006, 09:42 PM	#6
Jacquelita Don't pop a vein Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in my own mind Posts: 289	I love Eddie Izzard! How about this Young Frankenstein classic - When was this movie made? Doesn't matter - this will be funny when I'm old and gray.

10-13-2006, 12:59 AM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	pay thun. mon tee pay thon __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-13-2006, 09:26 AM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Doesn't hold up: Andrew Dice Clay (except "but lose the bra and "use her like a plastic FUCK DOLL") Cheech and Chong (loved them at the time) __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-13-2006, 09:30 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	ADC sucked, always did! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-13-2006, 09:33 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Andrew Dice Clay was never funny. But you're right about Cheech & Chong. Not so funny now.

10-13-2006, 10:57 AM	#15
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Buster Keaton - classic deadpan and physical comedy. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

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