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Comedy shows, movies, and standup that still hold up two decades (or more) later.


Many people claim that comedy ages poorly after a decade or so has passed, but I believe there are exceptions.

What older comedies do you still find funny?

In my opinion, off the top of my head, the following have aged really well:

Monty Python (series and movies)
Fawlty Towers
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein (and most of Mel Brooks's filmography)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Uncle Buck
SCTV
3rd Rock From the Sun
Red Dwarf
Futurama

Dave Chappelle's '90s routines.
George Carlin
Bill Hicks
Richard Pryor
Lenny Bruce

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Anything by the Marx Brothers, even 80+ years later. Groucho got away with a lot of comebacks that would shock some today.

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parody movies

the great dictator
dr strangelove
young frankenstein
blazing saddles

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