I also like Coen brother's films and some we have watched MANY times and still laugh. Raising Arizona is a comedy but also a little dark. Fargo and O'Brother are also funny but more than a little dark.

Edited to add - Shaun of the Dead and Death at a Funeral (the 2007 version). I am sensing a theme here :)

I was also going to suggest Fargo, which is reeeeeeeeeely funny, but in a very dark, bloody way, so I didn't think it fell into what the OP was describing she is looking for!

Oh, I do love Shaun of the Dead.

Soapdish.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

It's stupider than stupid, but I can't help myself. Whenever I come across Stepbrothers on the tube, I have to stop what I'm doing and watch it. It never fails to make me laugh.

This is Spinal Tap. "But this goes to 11."

The Court Jester with Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury and Glynnis Johns. A brilliant, hilarious family movie!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Steve Martin and John Candy--funny and sweet.

The Inlaws with Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas - it cracks me up just thinking about Fat Cobra

Thanks for all of the suggestions. This is a great reference list. We love the Coen brothers, and re-watched Raising Arizona tonight and both laughed out loud. Laughter truly is the best medicine.

My favorite is What's Up Doc? with streisand and ryan o'neal and madeline kahn. Very funny.

I recently saw The Gazebo with Glenn Ford and it was really quite funny.

And I love the rapid pun fire of the Marx Bros.

Not movies, but I love the old bugs bunny, merry melodies. While I enjoyed them as a child, they've only gotten funnier as I've grown.

Also not movies, but if you can find some of Your Show of Shows with Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar, they were very funny. And I do still love so many of the old Carol Burnett reruns.

the birdcage.

and for show - MXC - some of those episodes are just hysterical. (cat bird on a stick, the halloween special, the winter special, monsters, etc. )

Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine

Guilty silly pleasures - Zoolander (NOT the 2nd one), Old School, Talladega Nights

Arsenic and Old Lace

Some Like It Hot

A Fish Called Wanda

the Philadelphia Story

Clueless

The Big Lebowski

Love and own "Sideways"!

And . . . the funniest episode of "Fraser", a true classic : when Niles is home alone at Fraser's place and accidentally cuts his finger. The ensuing events are hysterical, and classic physical comedy!

I am surprised to see that several have already mentioned my favorites: Blazing Saddles ("Anybody got any dimes? We gotta go back into town for a sh!tload full of dimes") and Young Frankenstein ("What big knockers!"). Gene Wilders was in both.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

I'm pretty sure my DH would say Caddyshack. And my kids watched Home Alone endlessly when they were growing up.

So many of my favorites were already mentioned: Blazing Saddles, This is Spinal Tap, Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, Raising Arizona, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Caddyshack. And it may not be everyone's style, but Pulp Fiction is hilarious. If you're in a holiday mood, definitely Christmas Vacation and Elf.

I absolutely *loved* Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, The Birdcage, Tommy Boy, and RV...I loved Robin Williams and sure miss his unique humor(he was in 3 of the 5 I posted). So much is stupid humor these days, and I find it more 'insulting to my intelligence' than I do silly or funny.

Joaniepoanie, thank you for the reminder of The Out of Towners..hilarious! I'm not one for buying DVD's or using Netflix, but if I somehow find it's on the tube, I won't miss it! Am also a big fan of Auntie Mame. Love the wardrobe as well as the storyline.

Kung Fu Hustle. Soooo funny! I'm laughing right now just thinking about it and remembering the scenes. I watched it a few times,and still LOL every time I watch it.

Mr. Mom "Irv, clean up on isle nine"

The Sure Thing "you have a credit car?" "yeah but my dad said I am only to use it during emergencies" "well maybe one will come up."

The Jerk "I found my special purpose!"

Funny? The "Sopranos" television series. Hilarious.

I saw about 20 minutes of Anchorman 2 the other night and it was so funny.

Someone mentioned John Candy upthread, and made me remember Uncle Buck, one of my favorites of his. And The Great Outdoors. I miss him!

Toy Story.

The original version of The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Gang, Shaun of the Dead (and The Worlds End; pretty much any Simon Pegg movie), The Philadelphia Story, The Front Page (original), The Thin Man/After The Thin Man, Stir Crazy, and, so help me, Legally Blonde.

Best in Show and Bringing Down the House-both have Eugene Levy-everything he is in is funny to me! And, I love Queen Latifah!

Someone mentioned Bugs Bunny. I found myself singing something from What's Opera, Doc? at work yesterday (Kill da wabbit! Kill da wabbit! With my speaw and magic hewlmet.") I tried to track it down on YouTube, but Warner Brother's seems to have its intellectual property locked down tight. What I did fine, however, was a stage version of it that cracked me up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkTVNKECXxY

National Lampoons Vacation.

PS I learned most of what I know about classical music I learned from old cartoons.

The Odd Couple with Jack Lemmon, Annie Hall, Bread and Chocolate (Italian), Fatso with Dom Delouise and Anne Bancroft, very funny, so many others.

Oh yes - The Jerk! "The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here! I am somebody!"

Tootsie and Nine Months. You do have to watch a few times to catch every laugh.

These are not suitable for work, or for watching with Grandma and the kids, but Used Cars and There's Something About Mary come to mind.

Blazing Saddles, Pricilla Queen of the Desert, Monty Python

I had forgotten about some of those mentioned! A friend and I went to see the new Bridget Jones movie today, and it was really funny.

Yes, Lynn, that Frasier scene with Niles alone; he begins ironing his trousers and all heck breaks loose. David Hyde Pierce is one of the great physical and facial comedians! Two other great episodes - Niles and Lilith sleep together, and Frasier doesn't realize his new boss is gay. Love that show!

Also Seinfeld. There are at least 10 episodes that I will watch any time.

Tootsie. "You were a tamata!"

The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. Sweet 60s comedy with Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin.

Mr. Mom. I can't believe that guy played Batman!

Some Like It Hot. This great classic has to be included.

Absolutely Monty Python! Loved Fargo. Throw mamma from the train. The big lebowski. Anything Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Danny Devito they are all so funny.

If you have a tablet the app Crackle has a lot of those good shows and movies and it's totally free and legal.

I don't think any of these have been mentioned.

The Hangover

Bridesmaids

Weekend At Bernies -- completely stupid but I have watched it too many times to admit and it makes me laugh every time.

Harry and the Hendersons.

I liked the new Ghostbusters movie, too.

I prefer the original "The Inlaws" with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. It's a little more subtle. I'm a somewhat fan of Albert Brooks and "Defending Your Life" and "Lost in America" are two of my favoritea of his. I was reminded of how much "Meet the Fockers" is a guilty pleasure of mine. I had a Robert DeNiro type dad and if I ever wished for a more Dustin Hoffman style dad, that movie would give me something to think about! :) I liked "Down With Love" somewhat because I am a huge Ewan McGregor fan but then I saw the movie it spoofs, "Pillow Talk" and I gained a new appreciation for both films. Neither one is that funny but both are kinda culturally interesting. Another movie that I sort of like is "Knocked Up" for Harold Ramis' cameo alone. Oh, and I loved "The Full Monty." City Slickers is my favorite Billy Crystal movie but I also like the two Analyze This and That movies. Oh, and "Mr Mom" reminded me that I like a lot of Michael Keaton's comedy work, such as "Multiplicity" and "Night Shift" and even "Johnny Dangerously."

Not a movie, but Fraiser. I usually laugh at something every episode. Never watched it until recently hitting late night reruns. We just ordered the full set. Also like The Office. I see some binge watching in the future.

It's horrible that I can't think of any movies that really had me in stitches. ........I like watching Home Alone 1 and 2, but only that time frame after Thanksgiving and before Christmas.

Cartoon - Hoodwinked. The Angry Beavers.

Where's Poppa and the original The Inlaws and Cousin Vinny.

Wow! How could I forget My Cousin Vinny??! That is one of the funniest movies ever! "What's a yute"

I loved Arthur. That was a classic.

I tease my NJ SO constantly about My Cousin Vinny. "Yeah, you blend."

They have got to come up with a way to get David Hyde Pierce back in a sitcom!

"Frasier" was spun off of my favorite sitcom, "Cheers". Hilarious.

When I'm stressed out I can't concentrate on a movie.

Reruns of "I Love Lucy" are oddly soothing.

Easy A

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Raising Arizona

Best in Show

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Bad Words

"Mother" with Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds

I agree about I Love Lucy. Somehow comforting! I watched a couple of episodes early this morning. Lucy was trying to figure out how to tell Ricky that she was expecting. You were not permitted to use the word "pregnant" on tv then. So the episode was entitled "Lucy is Enciente". And she and the cast managed to discuss her pregnancy throughout the story without mentioning the dreaded word. In the following episode Ricky is making her breakfast in bed. Married couples also were not allowed to share a bed in those tv days. So she sits up in her single bed (two feet away from her husband's). It looks barely wide enough to hold her!

Not a movie but the best comedy Seinfeld.