Can you remember the first time you laughed out loud while watching a new movie? The ability to laugh is a universal experience and one of life’s best and most important physical and psychological needs. After all the love of comedies are among the greatest films of all time for a reason. And for that reason, comedies are so crucial. Test your knowledge of the funniest movies ever by taking our quiz!
Identify This Comedy Movie!
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Dr. Strangelove
The Nutty Professor
The Birds
Dr. Strangelove
A nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States was mocked in the 1964 black comedy Dr. Strangelove. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, and Slim Pickens are among the cast members of the Stanley Kubrick-written, directed, and co-produced movie. It was produced in the United Kingdom. The thriller Red Alert by Peter George, on which the film is loosely based (1958).
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Mary Poppins
The Pink Panther
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Doctor Zhivago
The Pink Panther
United Artists and Blake Edwards collaborated on the 1963 American comedy The Pink Panther. Inspector Jacques Clouseau is tasked with apprehending a notorious jewel thief known as “The Phantom” before he can steal a priceless diamond known as “The Pink Panther” in this story, which follows him as he travels from Rome to Cortina d’Ampezzo. David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, and Claudia Cardinale star in the movie.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
Funny Face
The Moon Is Blue
Niagara
Jailhouse Rock
Funny Face
Despite sharing the same name as the Gershwin brothers’ 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face, only four of the show’s songs are featured in the 1957 American musical romantic comedy film Funny Face, which was directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe. The movie also features Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson, and Fred Astaire.
Name This Comedy Film!
A Star Is Born
The Cheap Detective
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Grease
The 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey served as the inspiration for the 1978 American musical romantic comedy film Grease. Sandy Olsson, an Australian transfer student, and greaser Danny Zuko, who are portrayed in the movie, fall in love throughout a summer romance. As Danny and Sandy, John Travolta, and Olivia Newton-John are featured in the movie.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
Blazing Saddles
National Lampoon’s Animal House
M*A*S*H
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 American road comedy-drama Paper Moon was distributed by Paramount Pictures. The script written by Alvin Sargent and was based on Joe David Brown’s Addie Pray, published in 1971. The film, which was shot in black and white, takes place during the Great Depression in Kansas and Missouri.
Name This Comedy Film!
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
How to Steal a Million
Lord Love a Duck
The World of Henry Orient
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The story and screenplay for the 1963 American comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World were written by William Rose and Tania Rose. Stanley Kramer produced and directed the film. The movie, which stars Spencer Tracy and an all-star comedy cast, is about a colorful and diverse group of strangers’ crazy pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash. November 7, 1963 saw its debut.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
Boeing Boeing
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Bellboy
Cinderfella
Boeing Boeing
A 1965 American bedroom farce comedy film starring Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis, Boeing (also known as Boeing Boeing), is based on the 1960 French play Boeing-Boeing. The movie, which was released on December 22, 1965, was Lewis’ final one for Paramount Pictures, which had made all of his movies since My Friend Irma (1949). In 1985, the same title was used in a Malayalam remake.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
To Catch a Thief
The King and I
Barnacle Bill
Sabrina
Sabrina
The 1953 play Sabrina Fair by Samuel A. Taylor was adapted for the screen by Wilder, Taylor, and Ernest Lehman to create the 1954 American romantic comedy-drama Sabrina. Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden are the film’s leading actors. After working with Paramount Pictures for 12 years, this was Wilder’s final movie to be distributed by the studio.
Name This Comedy Film!
The Godfather
Midnight Express
The Hospital
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
American satirical comedy High Anxiety was released in 1977 and was produced, directed, and starred by Mel Brooks. This is both Brooks’ first speaking lead role and debut as a producer of a movie. Also included are seasoned Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline Kahn. Both Freudian therapy and Alfred Hitchcock movies are parodied in this piece.
Name This Comedy Film!
It Started in Naples
The Patsy
The Producers
Cactus Flower
The Producers
The Producers, a 1967 American satirical black comedy film starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, and Kenneth Mars, was written and directed by Mel Brooks in his feature film debut. A theater producer and his accountant are the subjects of the movie, who participate in a con.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Animal House
American Graffiti
Smokey and the Bandit
American Graffiti
A 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard (credited as Ronny Howard), Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack, American Graffiti was directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, and written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, and Lucas.
Name This Comedy Film!
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Odd Couple
Lover Come Back
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy film written and directed by Neil Simon based on his 1965 play, with Howard W. Koch serving as producer. In it, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau play two divorced men who decide to live together: neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison.
Identify This Comedy Movie!
Private’s Progress
High Society
Some Like It Hot
Sabrina
High Society
Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra star in Charles Walters’ 1956 American musical romantic comedy High Society. Sol C. Siegel, who worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced the movie, which was scored and lyric-written by Cole Porter and shot in VistaVision and Technicolor.
Identify This Comedy Movie!
The Shaggy Dog
Scared Stiff
Just My Luck
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
A 1959 American romantic comedy movie called Some Like It Hot was written, produced, and directed by Billy Wilder. Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe all appear in it. In the movie, two musicians watch mafia gangsters commit a crime and decide to flee by disguising themselves as women.
Identify This Comedy Movie!
Father of the Bride
The Seven Year Itch
Up in the World
The Great Rupert
The Seven Year Itch
Billy Wilder directed the romantic comedy The Seven Year Itch in 1955. He co-wrote the screenplay with George Axelrod from the 1952 three-act play. Tom Ewell, who reprised his role, and Marilyn Monroe both appear in the movie. It features one of the most well-known pop culture images of the 20th century, of Monroe standing on a subway grate while a passing train blows the hem of her white dress upwards.
From Noon Till Three
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Paper Moon
The Sting
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Ossie Davis co-wrote and directed the 1970 American neo-noir action comedy thriller Cotton Comes to Harlem, which starred Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx. The same-titled novel by Chester Himes served as the inspiration for the movie. Ossie Davis wrote the opening theme, “Ain’t Now But It’s Gonna Be,” which Melba Moore sang.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Tunnel of Love
Funny Face
The Seven Year Itch
How to Marry a Millionaire
The 1953 American romantic comedy How to Marry a Millionaire was written and produced by Nunnally Johnson and directed by Jean Negulesco. The screenplay was adapted from the plays Loco (1946) by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert and The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930) by Zoe Akins.
Identify This Comedy Movie!
The Sound of Music
Who’s Minding The Store?
Bye Bye Birdie
The Great Escape
Bye Bye Birdie
Based on Michael Stewart’s book for the 1960 musical of the same name, George Sidney’s 1963 American musical romantic comedy film Bye, Bye Birdie is a musical comedy. Along with a Johnny Green score, it also has music by Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and other lyricists. The movie features Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, and Ed Sullivan are the main characters.
Name This Comedy Film!
Taxi Driver
Smokey and the Bandit
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Deliverance
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
The 1974 American comedy-drama Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. Ellen Burstyn plays a widow who journeys across the Southwest of the United States with her preteen son in search of a better life. In supporting, roles are played by Kris Kristofferson, Billy “Green” Bush, Diane Ladd, Valerie Curtin, Lelia Goldoni, Vic Tayback, Jodie Foster, Alfred Lutter, and Harvey Keitel.
What Comedy Movie Is This?
The Green Man
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Funny Face
Love Me Tender
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The 1953 American musical comedy film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which was based on the 1949 stage production of the same name, stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in addition to Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, and Taylor Holmes. The music for the film was composed by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson, Jule Styne, and Leo Robin.
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