Category "comedy"

Why do criminals whistle after doing something?

There's an old tradition in cartoons and comedies: criminals (mostly thieves) and bullies often whistle some tunes after doing something bad or when they are li

Comedy spy movie (probably with Leslie Nielsen) [closed]

I remember 3 scenes from a movie which is in the style of Leslie Nielsen's spy-agent comedies. Beginning of the movie - He thinks someone is

Opening scene with a woman who gets her high heels stuck in a grate [closed]

This is a tough one. Does anybody remember a comedy back in the 80s (I think) in which, during the opening credits, we see a series of silly,

Who played "camel toe annie" on Conan's show?

Who played "camel toe annie" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien? Some guys on this forum think its Amy Poehler but she barely looks any thing like her in this cli

Comedy about a red slime monster alien devouring a spaceship's crew [closed]

I saw a movie when I was about 5 years old, and the cartoonish antagonist in it became the monster under my bed. Here's what I remember: Saw

Old cavemen comedy movie in style of Mel Brooks [closed]

I remember watching this movie some time during the late eighties on VHS from video rental. While it was dubbed in German, I think its origina

Why are comedies shorter than dramas?

Including commercials, most television sitcoms are about half an hour long, whereas dramas tend to fill an hour-long slot. Though I haven't crunched the number

What is the first mockumentary style show?

There are a lot of great mockumentary style comedy shows such as The Office, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, etc. My question is who invented this style? W

A movie with quotation argument and a literal book of quotations [closed]

I only remember a scene of a movie from around 1980s or 1990s, and nothing else. There are a couple of persons arguing by using famous quotati

Comedy where a guy glues a dog to his hand while hiding in closet [closed]

This film is old, might even be from the eighties. The only scene I can remember is that the main male character, who I seem to remember bein

Laughter in Comedic TV Shows

In many comedy series like Friends and How I Met Your Mother we hear laughter in funny scenes. Where does this sound come from? Is it a recorded sound or is it

A guy hires man to commit suicide-by-assassin, but killer fails, kills other people accidentally? [closed]

Movie starts with a (I assume British) guy who wants to commit suicide but he does not succeed. He meets a local guy who wants to earn some mo

Comedy movie/TV show featuring a lactating girl convincing a boy to consume her breast milk [closed]

I want to identify this movie/TV show I watched the trailer of. It was going to be on air on TV. So here are the details: When did I watch it

Can you identity a movie about friends trying to murder each other? [closed]

I was very little when I saw this movie but I haven't seen it since. The plot centers around two friends I believe who keep trying to kill eac

Movie with college/high school guys, strippers and the strip club owner [closed]

I watched this movie years ago when I was a kid, and I don't remember its name but I remember that I loved it. It is a 70s/80s American comed

Male alien searching for a girlfriend on Earth [closed]

I'd like to know what the title is. I don't remember much about this movie, but I'll try my best. I watched it in late 90's - early 2000's It

Looking for a movie of about futuristic city and alien society [closed]

I can't describe the title well.So, maybe it's a bit confusing. Anyway, I am looking for this movie. I watched it maybe around 10-15 years ago

Are shows with laugh tracks considered a lower form of comedy by the TV industry?

I personally don't like to watch shows with laugh tracks, but we do know that a crowd can be "warmed up" to laugh at almost anything, laughter

What is the relationship between "multi-camera" and laugh tracks?

This article on the decline of laugh tracks twice contrasts "multi-camera sitcoms" with sitcoms that use laugh tracks. Is that literal? I.e., is there a custo

Old comedy/spy movie where the heroine is a much better fighter than the leading man [closed]

I saw at least some of this movie on television somewhere around 1980 (give or take a couple of years). My personal guess, in hindsight, is th