Are Hollywood comedies dead?

[@1Gr8Editrix]

I find YT commentators like you far more entertaining that anything coming out of Hollywood these days.

[@AL-ws5yi]

Ditto

[@PrimalEdge]

100% agree!!

[@stormeaglegaming5395]

@@LTNetjak Agrred

[@acemax1124]

Hollywoke ideology is NOT fun or funny so welcome to Hollywood's/Hollywoke checkbox systems 💩

[@altshiftM]

Hollywood feels more like a comedy these days

[@hope-cat4894]

When you watch old comedies, they weren't afraid to take jabs at the characters. They told fat jokes, bald jokes, gay jokes, race jokes, sex jokes, and even had slapstick sometimes. They even knew how to do blackface in a clever way like Tropic Thunder and Community. Everyone is terrified now, and the void hasn't been replaced. Watch sitcoms like The Nanny, Will & Grace, or Friends. They are still popular and they wouldn't be made today despite not being hateful shows at all.

[@Adamkalb1]

Why do you think those 1990s sitcoms they not be made today if they are not that hateful? What makes you so sure?

[@Joepacker]

They couldn't make Friends today because it's TOO WHITE.

[@kimberlyarlene4094]

People are terrified of insulting someone. Look at the Golden Girls. Southern jokes,Sicilian jokes, Scandinavian jokes. You couldn’t do that show today.

[@Hiushisan]

Another thing is that older sitcoms had so much more character. Just look at 60s sitcoms like Gilligan's Island, Addams Family or Beverly Hillbillies. Not many modern sitcoms even come close to the quirkiness of the characters in classics like those.

[@meesteranonymous8177]

​@@Adamkalb1hateful in the eyes and ears of a narcissistic white hating yet white dependent parasite only, If you can't take a joke that means you hold yourself or worse, other people on a pedestal and believe yourself better than the rest, in that case shut up and fak off your opinions don't matter

[@DeflatingAtheism]

Comedy is always suppressed under authoritarianism, and we’re living in an authoritarian age. The danger is that as soon as anyone cracks a smile, the entire preference-falsification facade might come crashing down.

[@aleu650]

👏👏👏

[@JM-vp8zc]

When you live in a world of clowns, the jester is the real threat.

[@quatore-5886]

The hidden replies to your comment say much.

[@silverjohn6037]

I'd argue the opposite. Humor is a reaction against oppression that's couched in terms the oppressors are usually too self centered to notice. This seems to hold true even as far back as ancient Rome where the main character of Plautus's plays was the "clever slave" outsmarting his masters down to Bugs Bunny getting payback from bigger and stronger opponents. The problem today is that most of the comics are like the "folk" singers of the 1960's with their protest songs in support of the working man that were mostly college kids from professional families. They might love the medium but they don't have the life experience to be creative and original in the medium. When your life is going from a comfortable suburb to college to a white collar office job and your most stressful experience is paying off a student loan you're not going to have the edge to do much more than water cooler kvetching;).

[@SHTMusik]

Very astute observation. I think comedy is our best weapon. South Park, for me, has been the best at holding up the absurdity of modern culture to scrutiny. The strong woman episode was especially insightful.

[@atlanta2076]

Married With Children. I spilled my guts when it was aired originally 30 years ago. I know this humor still works today. And I wished we got something comparable these days. Just evil humor rooted in reality, that is ultimately very humane.

[@Adamkalb1]

Velma is a great example of how to not do that. Velma has evil humor (only sometimes) rooted in reality that is not very humane.

[@EasyZee69]

The humor in Married with Children doesn't work for today's audiences. It just doesn't. I know it works for you, and probably for most people that watched it when it first aired, older people. But today's youth and young adults would not get the humor of fat jokes, misogyny, making fun of gays, sexism, and so on. It's okay for you to like it, I still like Married with Children, but I also accept that it doesn't work for today's audience.

[@crazyralph6386]

@@EasyZee69why tv remotes were invented. It wouldn’t fly today, not because of the audience, only a vocal minority with a huge and heavily funded platform.

[@Mike80528]

Married with Children made fun of the dysfunction rather than normalizing the dysfunction as simply being the setting for the "joke".

[@karinefonte516]

@@EasyZee69 But I guess that's the problem: very little fliues with today's audiences. It's a worn out reference by now, but a comedy Chato did not mention and simply explains today's audiences is "Idiocracy".

[@marcob5549]

Thanks Chato, greetings from Italy! I am 33, I used to love comedies like "Wedding breakers" or the UK's"funeral party" or "tropic thunder" and all the Monthy python, Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen's old films. Now only Gervais and Chapelle make me laugh.

[@marcob5549]

@@user-ik2gg8wy8p thanks

[@Darrylizer1]

Even as serious a director as Stanley Kubrick made a great comedy in Dr. Strangelove. Now that was a fantastic parody, satire and social commentary about the end of the world by nuclear holocaust. I miss people like Peter Sellers, what a great and sophisticated comedic actor.

[@Nicksonian]

One of the best films ever made!

[@mungomidge1090]

We must protect our precious bodily fluids.

[@Merchant1521]

"Gentlemen there is no fighting in the War Room!"

[@LunilWormwood]

36 year old Jew here and yeah there absolutely is a uniqueness to Jewish comedy. Love Mel Brooks and Blazing Saddles is one of my favorite movies. Dogma too

[@tahlia__nerds_out]

12:48 gotta say that Laurel & Hardy is comedy gold for me. And some of those old or older comedies were just amazing: “Arsenic & Old Lace”, “Mom & Dad Save The World”, “Undercover Blues”, “Big Trouble In Little China”, “Life With Father”, “Harvey”, “Holiday”, “It Happened One Night”, “The Mask”, “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, “We’re No Angels”, “How To Steal A Million”… I’m not even a comedy gal and I miss these kinds of comedy…

[@Repubcreek]

I enjoyed the movie “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” and when they tried to do a more modern version “Rat Race”, it was full of stars but lacked the fun. Like you were saying , it’s hard for comedies to move from one generation to another.

[@jbinminot]

I thought Rat Race was underrated

[@bmx3539]

@@jbinminot The John Lovitt's entire bit with the Nazi's chasing him is hilarious. But the OP had a good point, Rat Race still lacks the overall punch the original had.

[@73caddydaddy93]

​@@bmx3539that scene with John Lovett trying to speak with the burnt tongue was hysterical!

[@michaelnash2138]

Mel Brooks made 4 of the funniest movies of all time:The Producers, The 12 Chairs, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.

[@johndurham6172]

At this point I would even take High Anxiety or Silent Movie.

[@michaelnash2138]

@johndurham6172 I thought Silent Movie was hilarious. When I saw High Anxiety I wasn't very familiar with Hitchcock films and so most jokes fell flat for me.

[@fischer9001]

what about spaceballs??

[@michaelnash2138]

@fischer9001 I've always thought that if Spaceballs had come out 3 years earlier it would have been twice as funny. Even though it is definitely great, it's not as funny as Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein. At least IMHO.

[@InternetTAB]

and Men in Tights

[@milton7763]

“You’re still living with your parent” 😂😂😂😂

[@dudeistpriest1]

You're like if I had an uncle that was in the biz. Love listening to you.

[@christopher_evans]

Earlier this year I was making a joke. When people asked me how I was doing I'd say, "Aww man, my love life just took a massive hit." They'd ask what happened and I'd say, "My neighbour bought curtains." The reactions I got were quite fascinating. People over the age of 40 laughed, and seemed the older they were the harder they laughed. But anyone younger just stared at me and a few actually seemed to get angry. I know it's a stupid joke, but it seems like younger people have no sense of humour, and since they're the target market for everything that's why we don't have good comedies anymore. Damn whippersnappers.

[@slamtilt01]

One of my favourite comedy movies 🎥 was Grumpy Old Men. As a 20 something at the time I saw it, I laughed so hard 😂. I couldn’t imagine a film 🎥 like that appealing to 20!year olds today. Which is of cause sad. A few years ago I saw Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit. I found myself laughing at all the inappropriate jokes that nobody else in the cinema was laughing at. I actually think 🤔 some may have been offended by what I was laughing at. Needless to say Paul, we live in a world now that I think needs a laugh track again

[@AZGWA]

Good points. I can remember seeing "Airplane" when it was first released and leaving the theater literally in pain from laughing so hard throughout the movie. I cannot think of a single comedy film I've seen in the past 20 years that even comes close to that experience. The closest I have come to that kind of laughter is a couple of SNL sketches 10 years ago at least.

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

I got roped into training soldiers on sexual harassment and sexual assault a couple of years ago. It's actually been refreshing in that the program I'm in is emphasizing training in small groups so that people can ask questions they wouldn't ask in a large group. Lately, I've been talking about how a lot of our differences are more cultural than anything else, and should be solved with directly approaching people rather than filing complaints. As an example, I'll point to a member of the audience who has some rank and say, "For example, when Sergeant Bob comes in in the morning and gives everyone a 30-second hug, he's probably doing it because he grew up in a house where that was normal, and he doesn't realize he's being a creepy weirdo who actually grew up in a house full of crazy people. That's a CULTURAL DIFFERENCE. And he's a caring, sensitive person as we all know, so when one of his coworkers pulls him aside to explain that he's making everyone uncomfortable, we know he's going to say he didn't realize he was being a creepy weirdo and he's going to knock it off. That's how we use the direct approach to resolve cultural differences." The absurdity of this approach never fails to get some laughs and loosens people up for open discussions. It sucks that simple jokes offend people today.

[@lordshittington135]

I'm stuffed to the gills with Dial if Destiny reviews. This was a lovely palate cleanser. Speedy recovery, Paul.

[@smackroscoe]

My dad had your surgery & he is doing GREAT! Says his eyesight is even better than before. Hang in there. It will get better.

[@lennytheleopard]

Points well made Chato. I still have the DVD's of most of the films you mentioned from the 70's. My guess is that society under the new puritanism has changed, which leads to no new decent comedies. The last film at the cinema where I almost p*ssed myself laughing was TEAM AMERICA, and that was 2005. Those lads don't care they just make funny stuff. And Chato how could you say a bad work about Mel Brooks? He's a legend.

[@LimitedCheetah]

Screen Junkies just put out an Honest Trailer for Team America. They were happy to make some money off the name, but of course they had to recontextulize it. It wasn't really that funny, It's mostly forgotten, how could people have laughed at such hateful nonsense, etc. I think I'll just go ahead and keep laughing my arse off when I watch it.

[@jamesconnolly3469]

Is DarkStar in your DVD collection?

[@lennytheleopard]

@@jamesconnolly3469 No. I saw it a few times on live TV.

[@TheDavidPoole]

"I'm a dude, playin' a dude pretendin' to be another dude!" Classic line from a classic movie that would, sadly, never get made today.

[@als3022]

A big issue I think nowadays is that a lot of young people can't laugh at themselves. Or they think that comedy should be safe, and not offend. Which is the opposite of what comedy is supposed to be. Laughing biologically is very similar to crying. Its a reaction to something to make us feel better. And comedy does that by showing us the absurd or horror of life. Good jokes don't begin with "everything was fine" and then end with "And everything stayed fine." We even have dark comedy or gallows humor. Its a way to keep our sanity by mocking the world. Even to the extent of shaking a half-buried corpse's hand as you are leaving the trenches and laughing about it. That has been lost because the good humored jab is gone. Its in rebellion of this new sense that we will find comedy again, as it is an instinct of humanity, and can never be truly removed.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Give Jim Gaffigan and Gabriel Iglesias credit. There's a reason they've succeeded as clean comedians.

[@TotalBlackoutPainting]

That Jackie Mason delivery was perfect.

[@NathanCassidy721]

When I was in High School around the mid-2000s, some of the most talked about movies were comedies. They included Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Superbad, South Park, and Tropic Thunder. But one film stood out among all the movies, one film was always recommended to people as a must-see: Monty Python and the Holy Grail And I’ve heard similar things about the movie Nacho Libre and Blazing Saddles among other schools. I think the biggest obstacle against comedic movies is most of the funniest stuff that goes viral among the younger generation is unscripted. And the upcoming Mel Brooks and Woody Allens of the world would never go to Hollywood. Because money and fame is not found there but on KZbin and Twitter.

[@timeismonkeystudio]

Perfect analysis. You said everything I've been thinking for years now. Still waiting for A) Hollywood to get it's sense of humor back and B) the "next thing" in comedy to happen. Did you mention "The President's Analyst"? Love those quirky social comedies from ages ago.

[@jarchack]

Thanks for not doing the thing everybody else is doing. To this day, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, WC Fields movies and even the Three Stooges still make me laugh more than much of the stuff made in the 21st century. Early Woody Allen films and books had some of the best philosophizing ever.

[@tcortez]

Every time there is a Marx Brothers set done on an secondary channel, I have tried to find it and watch it. They still hold their power to this day.

[@mungomidge1090]

The Marx brothers are timeless comedies, and Groucho did for me one of the funniest gags ever written with the line 'Either this man's dead or my watch has stopped.'

[@ProfessorHeyTeeEn]

The problem is partially now that "comedy" has been replaced by dumb prank videos and sketches that would make your old Frantics stuff look like Shakespeare. Long running comedic content is almost extinct, and that's both in writing, on radio, on TV and here on the internet.

[@AvengerII]

@@jakeviolet2195 ALMOST....?!? Oh, I think we've gone past that with some of the people we've made CELEBRITIES OF in the last 10+ years! Honestly, the Kardashians?!? They could only top the stupidity and abject narcissism of their show after Bruce transitioned!!!! Then, there are all the Thots and Cosplayers who became the Queens for Legions of Simps of Soyboys!!!! Ohhhhh, we've exceeded Idiocracy levels of stupid by quite a bit -- and this is just the pop culture for starters, not mentioning the current political climate of fear and intimidation and people taking it in the rear because no one in the mainstream wants to offend their black, lesbian, Moslem transgender Native American cubicle coworker or radical classmate!

[@JM-vp8zc]

@@jakeviolet2195I think we’re past that. That was *Jackass*. Now we’re at, “Ow! My female balls, BIGOT!”

[@brianmcguinness9642]

Thanks for an intelligent, thought-provoking commentary. You brought up a lot of films I hadn't thought about in years. I really miss Monty Python. I also enjoy the old silent comedies, which show up on cable now and then.

[@davidfinch7407]

AWESOME Jacky Mason impression, btw.

[@CallMeChato]

Hey, thanks!

[@cinemint]

I've got a concept for a sitcom that might need some fine tuning, but your videos have done me a lot of good. I'm hoping this is the decade of grassroots television and filmmaking.

[@Martyisruling]

You hit the nail on the head, with your comment on real life, it's become things we used to parody with satire. I think people being glued to their smart phones has changed culture so much, it's just put us into a continuing state of change. It's not just happening here.

[@johnny718bravo]

We'll never see a comedy like The Hangover part 1 ever again.

[@RenlangRen]

I wish you a speedy recovery Paul. Thanks for the excellent videos!

[@CallMeChato]

Many thanks!

[@TheMuskokaman]

Mel Brooks always made me laugh. Whether it was Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs or History of The World part I.

[@judgedrekk2981]

still waiting on HOTW2....lolz! but seriously Mel Brooks is a legend....robin Hood men In Tights! achoo, bless you, No I am achooo son of asheeze lolz

[@williamwilson5127]

I remember old gags like "There's nothing funny about comedy..." and "Comedy is a serious business...". This seems to be a literal truth these days. We have a generation running the show, so to speak, that has faced very little personal hardship, has had very little interpersonal contact with a range of real people in a hands on manner. The Western world is being motivated by a set of instructions from social media. These instructions coming from people raised in an environment where they were always right, nobody ever loses and truth is about feeling rather than fact.

[@acutelilmint8035]

Well majority of hollywood is run by rich dinosaurs so you’re not wrong. Rich people have 0 harship😂

[@johntabler349]

The Jester's chief employment is to kill himself for your enjoyment and a jester unemployed is nobody's fool

[@savageworks]

I'm also thankful of yours, Mr. Green, Mr. Redican, and Mr. Wildman's contribution to the list of stellar talent you mention. I can still watch your work and laugh.

[@orkstuff5635]

Slap Shot - I don't think I've ever laughed so much 🤣

[@zaxx]

I'm right there with you on the iPad tilt and inner eye roll

[@georgiahoosier]

I was happy to hear you mention Elaine May's brilliant "A New Leaf", it's the comedy I measure most other films by.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

Great video Paul. I'm 54,Garry's age from Nerdrotic,and my brother and I have been showing his 13 year old daughter the shows we watched. Right now she's going thru Taxi. She's really liking it and was inspired to check it out due to her liking the film Matilda which had Danny Devito as the dad. It's hard to believe that a show like Taxi got made. The amount of talent there was amazing. Danny Devito,Jud Hirsch, Christopher Lloyd,Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman,Carol Kane the list goes on and co created by Albert Brooks. So well written and has some really touching moments. Do you think a show that well made would fly now in this Critical Theory filled age?

[@CallMeChato]

Networks cant support such comedies.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

​@@CallMeChatoThat's a shame but thanks for the reply. I really liked your appearance on FNT and appreciate your insights on Midnights Edge. I'll just have to turn to you guys now for interesting entertainment.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

​@@CallMeChatoAlso you had mentioned that you liked Space Battleship Yamato on Midnights Edge and that you didn't like the live action adaptation with the CGI effects. I agree but the remake from 2009, Space Battleship Yamato 2199,is fantastic and one of the best examples of how to take an old show and improve it while still keeping the backbone intact and doing it justice.

[@midnightsnack1306]

@@kellinwinslow1988 Love Starblazers as a kid. Enjoyed the Yamato remake even more. One of the best anime remakes out there. Another space opera that need a remake would the original Macross.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

​@@midnightsnack1306I agree although Macross would be tricky especially since it's still going. Shoji Kawamori doesn't even want to answer the question of what happened to Misa and Hikaru after they left on the Megaroad 1 let alone try and capture lighting in a bottle again by trying to remake the original. But yes,Yamato 2199 is fantastic and should be the supreme example of how to do remakes.

[@williamwatson4354]

Recently I saw two articles. The first said how theatrical movies are dying except for major action motion pictures. The 2nd was a list of 10 or 12 movies they couldn't make today and most of them were classics. It was only later I realized it was the same story. They're so afraid of doing anything controversial that they're no making entertainment. For the record, I love the MCU movies, even the not great ones.

[@tim2269]

On a Pre Star Wars movie panel at a local Con.I brought up Sleeper as an example.I tell ya the boomers in the room loved that one.Great pool side chat Chato❤

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

Comedy died in Hollywood around 2015. Everything is sanitized these days.

[@fieryhaircorp]

Yep. Possibly earlier. Agreed

[@lunarmodule6419]

Lol

[@SirBlackReeds]

As opposed to earlier?

[@amnucc]

Cary Grant had great comedic timing. He was great with Hepburn, Irene Dunne and Myrna Loy. His movies fall into the "funny many times"category. Some more recent movies that fall into the same category are, "My Favorite Year", "Groundhog Day", "Bull Durham" and "My Cousin Vinny".

[@phlogistonix]

Your long list of 70's comedies summed the problem up perfectly. I was happy to hear you include "Support Your Local Gunfighter", which I recently discovered and have watched multiple times since. It's one of those rare sequels (which isn't really a sequel) that's better than the original. Roger Ebert hated it, but he also hated "Raising Arizona", so...critics. Who knew James Garner and Jack Elam were such a great comedy duo? A hilarious film, along with John Carpenter's cult classic "Dark Star", which I first saw in an elementary school auditorium circa 1980 and immediately loved, even if I didn't get all of the philosophical subtext. Pinback stalking the alien through the bowels of the ship elicited howls of laughter from my fellow fifth-graders. Even though it was the lowest of low-budget productions it had both a distinctive style and, most importantly, a compelling script. I know I sound like an old man for saying it, but it's true: they were better times for comedy.

[@ainslieberrafella]

When you sit in front of your (huge) pool, I always admire the white Gaura flowers growing behind you. I have several in my garden but the flowers are pink. They're great plant-and-forget plants that just keep flowering year after year.

[@ainslieberrafella]

Wait. It's a backdrop? You deceptive swine, Chato, you played me like an accordion.

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

For someone recovering from recent cataract surgery... you sure did read that _long list_ of 1970's Comedy Films real fine there! lol. 🤣🤣👍👍💯💯❤❤🤣🤣

[@robertmartin7726]

Nice Jackie Mason impression!

[@Seegster77]

Internet is definitely where its at now. I nearly died laughing at the French Bullldog humping the car horn video. 😂

[@Xiy114]

You just covered a GREAT amount of the GREATEST INSIGHTFUL MOVIES EVER MADE! GENIUS YAH!!!!!!!!!! SOME

[@jordanneal576]

The Coen Brothers have made some of my favorite comedies. Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art Thou are regular rewatches for me. A Serious Man and Fargo both straddle the line between drama and comedy, and they do it expertly.

[@fordprefect80]

Death Of Stalin would have to be the funniest movie of the last twenty years.

[@guyjperson]

You're turning into the "Former Network Exec Up The Cottage in Huntsville Between Crib Games After Retirement" but still, good stuff.

[@mooseyman74]

"Forcing me to pretend I'm interested" 😂😂

[@ianbrowning7437]

Fritz the Cat.....as a life long fan of Ralph Bashki....high five......oh and you forgot "What`s Up Tiger Lilly"

[@ScottAdair]

Also, the segment about boob jokes while wearing that shirt. Is comedy gold.

[@wondergirl60s]

When did getting offended become deadly? Anyone knows that after you get offended, you die!🙈🤣 Michael Nesmith’s “Elephant Parts” still holds up!❤️💪😂

[@cjk5115]

I just got through watching The Mick on Netflix and by the end was cursing Fox for not keeping this show around. It ran the gamut of screwball and physical comedy to some fairly dark but no less hysterical comic moments. I am not a regular watcher of Always Sunny, so I didn't have a full appreciation for how skilled a comic actress Kaitlin Olson is, especially for physical comedy. Scott MacArthur was hysterical as her boyfriend, Jimmy, as was Alba the housekeeper and the kids. It had some genuinely laugh out loud moments, even finding a way to tackle the always-touchy trans subject in a way that wasn't cringey and actually quite funny. My guess is that all the reasons I mentioned are why the show lasted only two seasons or, as you mentioned, didn't really tap into a shared experience the way Seinfeld did. Great video as always, Chato.

[@PrimalEdge]

i really enjoy your monologues.

[@jimvanlieshout7657]

I'm trying to remember what you just said; just can't get past the Foster Grants 😂😂

[@dafunkycanuck]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

[@andersand6576]

Quote from its always sunny in Philadelphia?

[@dafunkycanuck]

@@andersand6576 No this is from the 1980 movie Airplane, very funny if you haven't seen it. I have to admit, it does sound like an Always Sunny line though.

[@andersand6576]

@@dafunkycanuck havent seen it for years. Have to rewatch it soon

[@bradbierlich5659]

You're such a breath of fresh air when it comes to perspectives on movies and television. They certainly can make funny movies today, it just takes someone with a backbone to tell the woke mob to get over it if someone gets offended.

[@beachcomberbob3496]

You were giving me 'Weekend at Bernie's' vibes with those dark glasses.😃

[@zackdemundo]

“You know, I think you got something there, and I’ll wait outside until you clean it up.”

[@zackdemundo]

One of the better releases through Paramount. Irving saved their knishes with plots at MGM. Amen in your comedy sentiments. If humor is your survival kit in life, today’s zeitgeist is fentanyl with a side order of dioxin.

[@salerio4876]

A practice elegy spoken well here. Kudos Chato. "Comedy may not be dead, but his girlfriend at the party is dusting off the hand mirror to check for breath." (My attempt at a Woody Allen style joke.)

[@Sev_Auk]

You forgot the all too revolutionary and poignant movies and TV shows of Mike Judge, Paul. Idiocracy, Extract and Office Space are movies that stand the test of time and may, in one of those cases, predict our bleak future. TV wise, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Silicon Valley, were staples for a generation. As you said, none of those movies or TV shows could be made today. Sad. You have to offend to make people laugh and offending people is "verboten" now (Nazi implication intended). Cheers, Sev

[@Adamkalb1]

I hate comedy nazis, and I respect people who allow edgy comedies that offend some people to get made today. Thanks to you, now I am not so upset about The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy and American Dad still being on the air after all these years because they still know how to offend people and be amusing, even when they do not have their best storylines in recent years. However, I am also thankful that in addition to continuing to make The Simpsons and Family Guy on for decades, Bob's Burgers and The Great North are other newer comedies that Fox has allowed to take fold which are more family-friendly and have a less acerbic sense of humor, but are not afraid to get edgy and offensive on an occasion where they want to do that.

[@thel1355]

It's not that you can't offend people, but just not the people who most deserve to be offended.

[@J_Webb]

All the best comedians are offensive. George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Louis CK, Dave Chapelle, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, etc, etc. Notice how I interlaced black and white comedians there? That was to illustrate just how much all of us love a good offensive comment. Doesn't matter the race of who's saying it, or who the target is, it's only dependent on the delivery and the intent. And, the intent, from all the great comedians, is only to make us laugh. Simple as that.

[@AdjustableSquelch]

@@J_Webb I would say edgy more than offensive. If you want offensive you'll have to fly to the UK and catch Jerry Sadowitz, the guy had his Edinburgh show cancelled last year. My friend finally saw him and said he was the best stand up comic he's ever seen. But goes waaaaay over the line

[@greyfox37]

I miss Norm. He was a God and his deadpan humor, when I incorporated it in college, got many of my agitators to back off. He taught me well to be serious, but not, and indirectly mock the idiots in my dorm who felt they were still in high school.

[@Xiy114]

YOU KNOW ABOUT EMO PHILIPS?!?!?!?! THATS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY SOMEONE I RESPECT SEES THE SAME THING!!! YEEEESSSS!!!!! THANK YOU! I modeled some of my deliveries after his style!

[@patrickclark6540]

I'm digging the shades! Keep up the great content!

[@krismckee]

A couple of Summers ago, I worked at a hotel. I recognized and spoke briefly with David Zucker. He expressed He was apprehensive releasing a comedy nowadays. It wasn't hard to read between the lines.

[@michaelbrashears8293]

Will say thanks to KZbin we have your channel and I can watch all of the episodes of the Red Green Show. Thank you for the great video!

[@schreckpmc]

Sleeper was one of my favorite movies in high school.

[@BeauregardQuitman]

Great Jackie Mason!

[@nrrork]

We could not be more primed for a resurgence in comedy. Comedy is about pushing boundaries and calling attention to absurdities and pretentiousness. And Lord knows current society is drowning in all three of those things.

[@Hiushisan]

I was born in the 90s, I was raised on classics like the Marx Brothers, (Duck Soup is my favorite movie of all time), the best comedy is timeless, it's funny when it was made and it's funny 100 years later. I have seen Harold Lloyd silent films that are still funny. Let me drop a few recommendations for those seeking good comedy films: March of the Wooden Soldiers (Laurel and Hardy) Speedy (Harold Lloyd) Arsenic and Old Lace (Cary Grant) What About Bob? (Bill Murray) Scavenger Hunt (various actors I can't remember specifically, though Arnold Schwarzenegger is in it) Invasion of the Star Creatures (old sci-fi B Movie) Like you said, comedy brings people together.

[@waaaaaaah5135]

I saw March of the Wooden Soldiers when I was six - made me a Laurel and Hardy fan for life!

[@tygerstripes3752]

@@waaaaaaah5135 One of The Simpsons' Christmas episodes has a wicked parody of March of the Wooden Soldiers in it.

[@Hiushisan]

@@tygerstripes3752 Oh man, I need to find that episode now.

[@bryandawkins]

you're a pretty cool guy I'm sorry to hear that you had Cadillacs stuck in your eyes I hope they got them all out and you have a speedy recovery. I can't say enough good things about Used Cars 1980

[@rogerfurlong1535]

If anyone wants an older comedy that sadly most people I've met haven't seen: A Fish Called Wanda. Yellowbeard is another hidden gem.

[@J_Webb]

"Oh no, it's kkkk-Ken, coming to kkkk kill me!" :) Or, "I'll bet you a pound you don't kill her." Or, "It's an X-K-Red-27 technique". And, of course... Otto: "You pompous, stuck-up, snot-nosed, English, giant, twerp, scumbag, fuck-face, dickhead, asshole." Archie: "How very interesting. You're a true vulgarian, aren't you?"

[@davesargent6163]

a fish called wanda was wonderful. didn't that have michael palin?

[@rogerfurlong1535]

@@davesargent6163 Michael Palin, Jon Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, and kevin Kline. Kevin Kline f*cking killed it

[@Phaota]

Well, of course, but "Wanda" is in the 80s and Paul didn't want to do a fast forward through that extremely long list of classic comedies from the era.

[@rogerfurlong1535]

@@Phaota I wasn't really trying to imply that, just more of my wheelhouse, and a movie a lot of people haven't heard of.

[@hobosermons]

I gotta tell you, Chato's "Target Shoppers" bit on his first FNT appearance is some of the best comedy in the last 7 years.

[@CallMeChato]

Why thank you.

[@noman6041]

Talk about a coincidence, i was just thinking about this very subject a couple of days ago when i was watching David Spade's 'Joe Dirt'. It's like you read my mind. Steve Martin himself said 'The difference between a comic and a comedian is a comic says funny things, and a comedian says things funny.' So many of those 70's comedies you mentioned have a fond place in my movie collection. The 80's had some groundbreaking comedies which became classics and even into the 90's. Thank you for touching on this subject, it is true-i can't remember the last GOOD modern comedy i've seen. [Nolan's Batman trilogy was pretty funny!] Writers just don't have the talent anymore and reality is a better comedy than the screen can ever portray.

[@RevanR]

Sadly such comedy are no longer in Hollywood, but social media such as Imageboard, KZbin, Twitter, and Instagram.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Back then, comedians and drama actors like Leslie Nielsen (he's so serious we couldn't stop laughing) can make any jokes without cursing. Heck, I miss watching the Dean Martin Roasts and the jokes are still funny today.

[@mrz8479]

Chato, No mention of Woody's 'Love and Death' ?? my favorite. Incredible dialogue with intentional almost poetic style of narration.

[@CallMeChato]

It was mentioned.

[@SalAvenueNJ]

Oh !!!!!!! "Stupid Joss Whedon Jokes" !?!?!? "Bandcandy" is a masterpiece, and I'll never feel any different.

[@christiangruenwied3780]

Get well soon! I love your comments on the media landscape nd I think they are desperately needed.

[@jamesconnolly3469]

Kudos and Thanks for including DarkStar in the list. It’s a hidden gem.

[@stevekitt52]

I sat my 15 year old son down the other night and we watched "Porky's" His ribs ached for hours after and he said "Thank you for this memory,Dad" 😂😂😂

[@what_s_that_question_mark]

Who remembers Porky and Porky's revenge? People would go blind from shock seeing these today, lol PS: Somehow, stupid me missed the part about your surgery! :o Get well soon!

[@christinerichardson7672]

I talked about the noticeable decline of comedy from Hollywood. I miss comedies that I can watch with my friends and husband and laugh hard and make references. It’s obvious that we’re in a overly sensitive era and film companies want to make overseas profit; to them comedy is not profitable to international audiences. I’m a horror fan and I’m pleased to say horror is now the place movie makers can push boundaries with black comedy, reference-meta comedy, slap-stick comedy, outrageous awakard situation comedies, and social commentararies. Horror seems to be the black sheep of Hollywood and overly sensitivity (SJW) don’t bother watching.

[@fredericksmith6769]

Listening to you is like taking a master class in film.

[@gordonp57]

Top video, needs to be repeated more often by more fans 👍✌

[@CallMeChato]

Thank you.

[@theoconstantinou2839]

Thank you Chato. You always talk sense. Thank you Sir. Be seeing you

[@rogerfurlong1535]

The comedy movie makes people cry on Twitter, but there has been some real banger TV comedies. Veep, Always Sunny, I think The Righteous Gemstones is one of my favourite current shows.

[@TotalBlackoutPainting]

Those shows are still from a few years ago. Always sunny is still running, but that show would not have been greenlit today unless Mac was gay and black.

[@rogerfurlong1535]

@@TotalBlackoutPainting Righteous Gemstons is still running in it's 3rd season. Mythic Quest is another modern show that's pretty damn funny

[@rogerfurlong1535]

@@TotalBlackoutPainting I'm also not trying to imply we don't live in idiotic times

[@TotalBlackoutPainting]

@rogerfurlong1535 I've not heard of mythic quest, I'll have to check it out.

[@zakofrx]

And me and others would not watch the first two shows listed due to the hateful people involved... Don't shop in stores that hate you and want you dead.. I don't know about the other show... The allways sunny actors seem to think the same way as they walked out of a sporting event becsue Trump turned up to watch it as well... They could not even stand to be amoung 10s of thousands of people if he was one of them.. Me and others I know now choose shows etc.. Based on how insane the people are that make it... When an actor tells the world at an award show that they want everyone to beat up Conservatives then I won't give them my money.. I would not go to a fast food place that spar in my food why should entertainment be different..

[@Ekkis25]

Heh..."very titillating"...thx for the chuckle.

[@beebTim]

"It's the way I tell 'em", said actual Irishman Frank Carson.

[@arlaban22]

COMEDY IS ON HOLD UNTIL PEOPLE WAKE UP FROM THE WOKE ¨ SALEM LOT NIGHTMARE ¨

[@nicholauscrawford7903]

One of my favorite comedies is The Great Race directed by Blake Edwards and starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood. The more I think about it, I think Wood's character was actually making fun of feminism, and it should be made fun of. That movement may have started off with a couple of good points but in practice has just made both men and women miserable.

[@shuntguy]

I loved most of Allen's work. I am also a strong believer is separating the man from the art. However, after hearing that phone conversation between Mia and Woody I really don't know if I can ever watch one of his movies again.

[@BigApeBooks]

Great selection of comedies and comedians you mentioned, although I would have included Dr. Strangelove, the Pink Panther movies, Abbot and Costello as well as Dodge Ball. I know there are so many choices so little time. I used to like Woody Allen until he married his daughter/wife, now I just find him to be a creep, although Sleeper is still a brilliant film. Comedy is something I grew up with and dearly loved, from Bugs Bunny to Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy and the Amazing Spiderman. Now, we aren't allowed to laugh at anything. I really appreciate you bringing this to light. I hope comedy will make a come back soon.

[@BrundleFly868]

FYI: Soon Yi was adopted by Woody Allen's EX-wife, Mia Farrow and her (then) husband, Andre Previn. She and Woody met and got to know each other as adults and have been happily married for 25 years and counting... Sure there's an age difference but that's hardly unusual, especially in Hollywood.

[@BigApeBooks]

@@BrundleFly868 Not what I've heard over the years, that he met her as a child, developed a relationship with her and started dating her when she was barely legal.

[@OldBuford]

Spend a day on Twitter and Hollywood comedies start to seem too tame

[@connormcclenny9681]

I watched Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) recently. It shocked me how funny it was and "edgy" all the jokes were. That movie literally could not be made today. Hysterical.

[@andersand6576]

Gf and i had just spoken about how bad a back to the future remake would be when it came on tv and we were pleasantly surprised.

[@townsville69]

Not a comedy, but (recently binged) Mr Inbetween gave me the deepest belly laughs I've had in a long time. Just remembering the scenes makes me lol.

[@defaultuserid1559]

I can only imagine being in a meeting with Chato. Holy shit.