Greatest comedy sketches of all time

[cloudy]

My favorites:

#38: White White, Baby - from In Living Color

#33: The Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python

#22: Went With the Wind, part one and part two - the Carol Burnett Show

#14: Ministry of Silly Walks - Monty Python (this is probably my very favorite comedy bit ever)

#1: Dead Parrot - Monty Python

entire list here.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

My favorites:

#38: White White, Baby - from In Living Color

#33: The Spanish Inquisition - Monty Python

#22: Went With the Wind, part one and part two - the Carol Burnett Show

#14: Ministry of Silly Walks - Monty Python (this is probably my very favorite comedy bit ever)

#1: Dead Parrot - Monty Python

entire list here.

Any time the Keystone Kops show up . . .

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

"Who's on first?" is awesome, and I think gets lost as its a bit too long for many modern audiences.

"Sanity Claus" from the Marx Brothers Night at the Opera is pure brilliance and the subtleties that still amaze me. Groucho is one of the best snap line deliveries of all time, and I only dream of aspiring to that kind of delivery.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

"Who's on first?" is awesome, and I think gets lost as its a bit too long for many modern audiences.

"Sanity Claus" from the Marx Brothers Night at the Opera is pure brilliance and the subtleties that still amaze me. Groucho is one of the best snap line deliveries of all time, and I only dream of aspiring to that kind of delivery.

Talent like his only comes along every couple of generations. The Brothers were amazing.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Talent like his only comes along every couple of generations. The Brothers were amazing.

The first time I truly appreciated that talent of those guys, a friend of my mom's said "watch it again, watch it three or four times, in a row. You're missing the really good stuff." I was 14, and I did it because I was curious.

He was right. The fifth time through I was amazed at how much I missed because I was laughing and the really good stuff was hidden under my own laughter.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I generally don't like Abbott & Costello, but "Who's On First" has stood the test of time. It was originally a Vaudeville sketch, so it's probably like 70 years old. It must be the best and most famous comedy bit of all time.

You've also got Harpo's mirror scene from "Animal Crackers".

And there's a Laurel and Hardy bit where they're Christmas tree salesman and they get into a home-wrecking fight with a client in which the timing is so impeccable and the acting so subtle (Laurel & Hardy were always terribly subtle and graceful) that it's just an astonishing piece of film, like a ballet.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

"Who's on first?" is awesome, and I think gets lost as its a bit too long for many modern audiences.

"Sanity Claus" from the Marx Brothers Night at the Opera is pure brilliance and the subtleties that still amaze me. Groucho is one of the best snap line deliveries of all time, and I only dream of aspiring to that kind of delivery.

The stateroom scene from "Opera" too, whee they're on the boat and ordering food.

 

[Belegon]

All good choices.

 

[Liar]

Damn, haven't seen Kids In The Hall in years.

'Scuse me while I go browse Youtube for more...

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

GORGEOUS GEORGE "The Human Orchid "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz6DgE176UI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz6DgE176UI&feature=related

Gorgeous George (The Human Orchid) the 50s wrestler was a great comedy act

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I always thought that Monty Pythons 'Eric the half Bee' was the funniest thing I ever saw.

 

[cantdog]

W.C. Fields, too.

 

[TE999]

Rick and Dave as the McKenzie Brothers on Second City were hilarious.

They made a movie titled "Strange Brew"(a take-off of "Hamlet") that, while uneven in spots, is still funny as the dickens.

Catch phrases like, "Take off, Eh." "Hoser" and such make it even funnier. Their dog is named 'Hose Head'.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Rick and Dave as the McKenzie Brothers on Second City were hilarious.

They made a movie titled "Strange Brew"(a take-off of "Hamlet") that, while uneven in spots, is still funny as the dickens.

Catch phrases like, "Take off, Eh." "Hoser" and such make it even funnier. Their dog is named 'Hose Head'.

The soundtrack to the movie was even better.

Bob and Doug are discussing it and one of them says "This sounds a lot like Hamlet, eh?

Set in Elsinore, The uncle kills the father, marries teh mother to take over everything, Ghost of the father giving messages..."

"Shakespeare horked out script!"





To this day, I laugh out loud to "Shakespeare horked our script!"

 

[shereads]

The Cheese Sketch - Monty Python

 

[shereads]

SCTV was marvelous. I don't really associate them with sketch comedy, because the episodes I remember most vividly were themed, almost like a sitcom. My favorite was a 'disaster movie' episode about a fire at the world's tallest and thinnest nuclear-powered skyscraper. (Edith Prickly & co. were trapped in the glamorous 'Top 'O The Reactor' Restaurant.)

Long live Guy Caballero, Sid Dithers and Doctor Tongue.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Rick and Dave as the McKenzie Brothers on Second City were hilarious.

They made a movie titled "Strange Brew"(a take-off of "Hamlet") that, while uneven in spots, is still funny as the dickens.

Catch phrases like, "Take off, Eh." "Hoser" and such make it even funnier. Their dog is named 'Hose Head'.

I love that movie and I have the DVD since the week it was released

 

[TE999]

I love that movie and I have the DVD since the week it was released

I have it on VHS and have about worn it out. Gotta get me the DVD. Pouring the father's beer from the dog's bowl is both gross and funny!

 

[3113]

Who's on First?

Marx Brothers State Room Scene

For those who want to better remember either.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

There's one more that I appreciate, only for its eccentricity.

The show was called Bizarre, with Jon Byner. Kind of a Canadian Benny Hill show, sketch comedy and always a little odd. the one I love so much (and of course is not on youtube) had a girl in a t-shirt with some pithy saying at a bus stop. Jon Byner comes up in a plain shirt, reads her chest, takes his shirt off and it reads "Nice shirt" underneath. She takes her off and its got "Thanks".


This goes on back and forth for a few moments until the girl takes off a shirt to reveal "I hope the buss comes soon" to which Jon's shirt reads "Why's that?" and her next shirt is "This is my last shirt". Jon gets a wicked smile and takes off his shirt "DO you have the time?"

She takes her shirt off and has a bikini with "11:" on one breast and "45" on the other.

Not one word of spoken dialog but I laughed so damn hard.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Who's on First?

Marx Brothers State Room Scene

For those who want to better remember either.

You rock 3113! Thank you.

 

[emap]

Honestly they had that list wrong, Who's on First should be number 1. Marx Brothers should be in there to.

Thank you very much 3113 for posting those.

I didn't know they had released Strange Brew on DVD, I am so going to have to make him buy it ASAP.

 

[keeblercrumb]

Rocket Man

High up on my list is the SNL coneheads on Family Feud:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/19600/saturday-night-live-coneheads-family-feud

(I think this will show it, it will not stream here in Russia)

-KC