Movies that you consider to be funnier than Holy Grail

None.

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...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped.

There's one movie funnier than Holy Grail, and that is another Monty Python's, of course Life of Brian.

I really can't think of anything. I recently watched it for the first time in a decade and was still able to quote each and every line by heart...they were all just that memorable. I really can't say the same for any other comedy. Sure there might be some specific scenes from other comedies that I find funnier, but considered as a whole I honestly don't believe this movie has ever been topped. I understand why the randomness and overall silliness of it might put some people off, taste is subjective after all, but no other comedy has ever stuck with me in quite this same way.

Sheesh, reading this thread you'd think nothing was funny pre-1980.

Funniest thing ever put on film - ever - was the Marx brothers. Animal Crackers, Day at the Races, Horsefeathers, Monkey Business, Duck Soup, take your pick.

Next funniest - most any Chaplin short.

Next - most any Buster Keaton short.

The Grant stuff. Bringing Up Baby/His Girl Friday/Philadelphia Story.

Laurel and Hardy shorts.

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Then we can start talking about excellent modern stuff like Grail, ahead of similar fare like the genre-happy Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein and the surrealities of WC Fields.

After that, the best Brooks, Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein, the best Coen brothers, Raizing Arizona/Barton Fink/Big Lebowski, the modern grab-bags like Airplane.

Below that some Woody Allen starts popping up. And much of the other stuff mentioned here.

One that wasn't - Some Like it Hot. Oh, and one more that really should be considered with these - Birdman.

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Life of Brian
The Hangover
Your Highness
Ted
A Night at the Museum
The Great Dictator
Liar Liar
Dr Suess How the Grinch stole Christmas
Hotel Transylvania
Penguins of Madagascar

Dark comedies..
Groundhog Day
Shaun of the Dead
Deadpool
Beetlejuice

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None.

most of comedy is about the movie at right time with the right crowd
i saw a 3 monty python show at a small movie theater and most people was giggling 1 guy came in late and wad laffing socks off after that we all joined in.

PORKYS
the 3 scenes "lassie" "shower" and the "principls office" had a group of guys biting the carpet.

the gods must be crazy
oh boy this also got us all laffing BUT i tried to get it for years and finialy forgot about it then doing some free thinking on IMDB remembered it got the DVD ( cheap on amazon with the follow up) watched it alone and could not crack a smile

AIRPLANE
NAKED GUN
you have to watch so many times to catch everthing
:) tape outline of a body floating next to a boat