comedy’s didn’t have to make sense back
in the 80s they just had to make us
laugh
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
comedies of the 1980s for our series on
the top comedies of all time we’ve
chosen comedy films per decade based on
their iconic status critical acclaim box
office success watchability
and of course how funny they are this is
part of a series of videos spanning the
decades of comedic films from the 1930s
to the 2000s okay okay number 10
national lampoon’s vacation
yes my favorite Oh martinis Chevy Chase
delivers more comedy gold as the
patriarch of the Griswold family when I
was a boy just about every summer we
take a vacation who’s just trying to
show everyone a good time
Chase’s default character of a clueless
man unafraid to experience new things
works perfectly here as he slowly goes
nuts trying to get his family from
Chicago to California honey I’m not an
ordained minister I’m doing my best okay
all while keeping everything from
falling apart
Clark if you lost your mind where did
you get that sporting goods store honey
vacation wasn’t only a commercial
success but has since achieved cult
status and spawned several sequels well
I’ll tell you something this is no
longer a vacation it’s a quest it’s a
quest for fun I’m gonna have fun and
you’re gonna have fun we’re all gonna
have so much fun when the plastic
surgery to remove our goddamn smiles
number nine tutsi tipsy take that hi my
name is Dorothy
it’s that touch see or touch or sweetie
or honey a dial
oh Christ no just Dorothy Dustin Hoffman
sees what it’s like to live life in a
pair of high heels in this
gender-bending comedy directed by Sydney
Pollack
Hoffman Krauss dresses as Dorothy
Michaels so he can get a job in the
acting business oh god I begged you to
get some therapy most of the laughs come
from Hoffman learning that there’s a
huge difference between men and women
and his eventual embodiment of the idea
of equal rights I have to kiss dr.
Brewster yeah he kisses all the women on
the show we’re calling the tongue much
of Tootsie success can be attributed to
its effective fusion of the ridiculous
with reality as well as its sensitivity
and thoughtfulness so I was a better man
with you as a woman than I ever was with
a woman as a man so it’s no surprise it
was recognized with 10 Oscar nominations
I’m thinking of me as a woman Medford
and start thinking of me as a person
that’s what south with general is made
of people
number eight planes trains and
automobiles you know it’s just harder
for two people to travel you know yeah
Steve Martin and John Candy are the
perfect comedic match in this film about
a man who just wants to get home for
Thanksgiving i won a king car right
after Neil and Dell are forced together
following a series of unfortunate
circumstances due to a snowstorm Dell
tries to make the best of a bad
situation but Neil can’t stand it that’s
the understatement of the year
when ensues is a slew of timeless comedy
moments why did you kiss right here why
are you holding my hand there’s your
other hand between two pillows
those are pillows of course planes
trains and automobiles also boasts a big
heart which makes it all the more
poignant and very deserving of a spot on
this list
I give me a friend of mine
wait a moment it’s fish isn’t it number
seven a Fish Called Wanda down the hatch
monty python stars John Cleese and
Michael Palin give Hollywood films a
whirl in this heist comedy pickle one
British surrealist humour meets good old
American storytelling to produce a flick
that is funny from start to finish and I
deeply regret any distress that my
comments may have caused you
oil family Cleese has great chemistry
with Jamie Lee Curtis and the scene
where Palin’s hitman character must kill
a witness is a hilarious classic movie
Watchers loved it and so did the critics
aside from multiple award nominations
actor Kevin Kline napped the Oscar
trophy for Best Supporting Actor Nick
deadly puckers Nandi I heard a ban that
for me redefine the word rock-and-roll
that band was Britain’s now legendary
spinal tap number six this is spinal tap
if you can see yeah the numbers all go
to eleven one of the very first movies
to help popularize the mockumentary film
genre This Is Spinal Tap gives viewers a
satirical inside look into the wild
lives of rock stars
Rob Reiner Michael McKean Harry Shearer
and Christopher Guest
I’ll give Polaris performances as they
navigate the highs and lows of the music
industry I’m not going to release the
album because they have decided to feed
cover is sexist
well so what is it what’s wrong with
being sexy the documentary style
shooting gave the actors room to work
off one another and improvise while
positive reception from audiences
critics and actual rock stars helped
turn it into a cult classic
I wasn’t done no I was just pointing at
it I hold on point
even you don’t even alright no it can’t
be played never I mean what can I look
it up
hey number five Spaceballs
Spaceballs her shit there goes the
planet Mel Brooks is the master of puns
and he’s added again in this classic
spoof of the sci-fi genre
in it none of the great space epics is
safe from the director and actors biting
satire what do you want it’s me it’s us
Spaceballs breaks the fourth wall
mercilessly and the references are
positively gut-busting
check please
despite initial mixed reviews it since
become one of Brookes most popular and
beloved flicks and then there’s Rick
Moranis I can’t breathe in this thing
who gives one of his most memorable
performances as the vile dark helmet no
you are mine
not so fast helmet Lone Star yes it’s me
I’m here to save my girlfriend
hi honey number four ghostbusters
are you a god no then nein afraid of no
ghosts sure this prehistoric bitch how
we do things downtown sporting much the
same cast and crew as the 1981 war
comedy stripes I get killed my blood is
on your hand just don’t get it on my
shoes this seminal 80s supernatural
comedy reaches almost starwars levels of
transcendence incredible and it caters
to young and old alike even to this day
I see in it a group of down-and-out
paranormal researchers start up their
own ghost hunting business
eccentric infectious and filled with
special effects gusting below
ghostbusters also spawned all kinds of
highly collectible merchandise cartoons
a sequel and a rumored third film great
when someone asks you if you’re a god
you say yes number three the Naked Gun
from the files of police squad
I’m lieutenant Frank Drebin police squad
and don’t ever let me catch you guys in
America keep your eyes glued to the
screen or you’ll miss something as the
first installment in the Naked Gun
series of films delivers a non-stop
stream of sight gags and toilet humor
but don’t be fooled by its seemingly
lowbrow subject matter nice beaver thank
you I just had it stuffed let me help
you with that The Naked Gun is a
hilarious slapstick comedy for people of
all ages and generations cowards
no longer willing cockfight
and it still hasn’t lost its comedic
touch more than 25 years after its
release what throw down your guns Leslie
Nielsen is the king of 80s comedy and he
doesn’t disappoint
number two Caddyshack yeah what do you
think it’s really it’s really awful with
comedy legends like Chevy Chase Bill
Murray
Rodney Dangerfield and many others this
film packs one hell of a punch to the
funny bone
Oh mrs. crane your little monkey woman
you know that your monkey woman you’re
lean and mean and you’re not too far
between either I better you from start
to finish
Caddyshack supplies classic quotes look
at that one well the last time I saw a
mouth like that I have a hook
side-splitting performances this is
across a bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass
Federman bench and Northern California
sensimilla
and overall hilarity okay so we bust up
the joint anything can happen in this
no-holds-barred laugh riot
and almost anything does
when it comes to sports comedies this
flick is truly a hole-in-one oh he got
all of that one he’s got to be pleased
with that the crowd is just on his feet
here he’s a Cinderella boy before we
unveil our pick for comedy of the 1980s
here are a few honorable mentions
excellent
he’s out yes yes yes why no thank you
40 perfect oh fudge learn from the
African education conference right Simon
I was director of cultural events at the
Haile Selassie Pavillion
I remember the pavilion we have big fun
there move away
m’lady ha ha ha ha ha when your way
through here good each day to be loved
every passenger on this plane I’ll have
fish for dinner will become violently
ill and next half-hour
number one airplane and we hope you
enjoy the rest of your flight by the way
is there anyone on board who knows how
to fly a plane if this movie proves
anything it’s the comedies don’t have to
make sense to be hilarious
alright I’m going to unlock the
automatic pilot on the surface airplane
is a spoof of earlier disaster films but
as soon as the opening credits roll the
audience is also taken on a non-stop
rollercoaster ride of sight gags and
hilarious dialogue surely you can’t be
serious I am serious and don’t call me
Shirley
Lloyd Bridges is especially funny in his
role as Steve McCroskey an air-traffic
worker who slowly works his way through
all the drugs he can find it’s like I
picked the wrong week to quit I’m feta
means but thanks to its cheesiness
silliness and it flows
and it flows through me and use of
slapstick about your always witness a la
food ISM the satirical comedy is often
considered one of the decades finest
flicks and is also our top pair Dan
honky must be my smile lady got to be
running coal upside down his head you
know hey hey oh my giggling I’m a big
rap up on you man
do you agree with our list I’d call that
a big yes what’s your favorite 1980s
comedy I’m not allowed to speak for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
in the 80s they just had to make us
laugh
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
comedies of the 1980s for our series on
the top comedies of all time we’ve
chosen comedy films per decade based on
their iconic status critical acclaim box
office success watchability
and of course how funny they are this is
part of a series of videos spanning the
decades of comedic films from the 1930s
to the 2000s okay okay number 10
national lampoon’s vacation
yes my favorite Oh martinis Chevy Chase
delivers more comedy gold as the
patriarch of the Griswold family when I
was a boy just about every summer we
take a vacation who’s just trying to
show everyone a good time
Chase’s default character of a clueless
man unafraid to experience new things
works perfectly here as he slowly goes
nuts trying to get his family from
Chicago to California honey I’m not an
ordained minister I’m doing my best okay
all while keeping everything from
falling apart
Clark if you lost your mind where did
you get that sporting goods store honey
vacation wasn’t only a commercial
success but has since achieved cult
status and spawned several sequels well
I’ll tell you something this is no
longer a vacation it’s a quest it’s a
quest for fun I’m gonna have fun and
you’re gonna have fun we’re all gonna
have so much fun when the plastic
surgery to remove our goddamn smiles
number nine tutsi tipsy take that hi my
name is Dorothy
it’s that touch see or touch or sweetie
or honey a dial
oh Christ no just Dorothy Dustin Hoffman
sees what it’s like to live life in a
pair of high heels in this
gender-bending comedy directed by Sydney
Pollack
Hoffman Krauss dresses as Dorothy
Michaels so he can get a job in the
acting business oh god I begged you to
get some therapy most of the laughs come
from Hoffman learning that there’s a
huge difference between men and women
and his eventual embodiment of the idea
of equal rights I have to kiss dr.
Brewster yeah he kisses all the women on
the show we’re calling the tongue much
of Tootsie success can be attributed to
its effective fusion of the ridiculous
with reality as well as its sensitivity
and thoughtfulness so I was a better man
with you as a woman than I ever was with
a woman as a man so it’s no surprise it
was recognized with 10 Oscar nominations
I’m thinking of me as a woman Medford
and start thinking of me as a person
that’s what south with general is made
of people
number eight planes trains and
automobiles you know it’s just harder
for two people to travel you know yeah
Steve Martin and John Candy are the
perfect comedic match in this film about
a man who just wants to get home for
Thanksgiving i won a king car right
after Neil and Dell are forced together
following a series of unfortunate
circumstances due to a snowstorm Dell
tries to make the best of a bad
situation but Neil can’t stand it that’s
the understatement of the year
when ensues is a slew of timeless comedy
moments why did you kiss right here why
are you holding my hand there’s your
other hand between two pillows
those are pillows of course planes
trains and automobiles also boasts a big
heart which makes it all the more
poignant and very deserving of a spot on
this list
I give me a friend of mine
wait a moment it’s fish isn’t it number
seven a Fish Called Wanda down the hatch
monty python stars John Cleese and
Michael Palin give Hollywood films a
whirl in this heist comedy pickle one
British surrealist humour meets good old
American storytelling to produce a flick
that is funny from start to finish and I
deeply regret any distress that my
comments may have caused you
oil family Cleese has great chemistry
with Jamie Lee Curtis and the scene
where Palin’s hitman character must kill
a witness is a hilarious classic movie
Watchers loved it and so did the critics
aside from multiple award nominations
actor Kevin Kline napped the Oscar
trophy for Best Supporting Actor Nick
deadly puckers Nandi I heard a ban that
for me redefine the word rock-and-roll
that band was Britain’s now legendary
spinal tap number six this is spinal tap
if you can see yeah the numbers all go
to eleven one of the very first movies
to help popularize the mockumentary film
genre This Is Spinal Tap gives viewers a
satirical inside look into the wild
lives of rock stars
Rob Reiner Michael McKean Harry Shearer
and Christopher Guest
I’ll give Polaris performances as they
navigate the highs and lows of the music
industry I’m not going to release the
album because they have decided to feed
cover is sexist
well so what is it what’s wrong with
being sexy the documentary style
shooting gave the actors room to work
off one another and improvise while
positive reception from audiences
critics and actual rock stars helped
turn it into a cult classic
I wasn’t done no I was just pointing at
it I hold on point
even you don’t even alright no it can’t
be played never I mean what can I look
it up
hey number five Spaceballs
Spaceballs her shit there goes the
planet Mel Brooks is the master of puns
and he’s added again in this classic
spoof of the sci-fi genre
in it none of the great space epics is
safe from the director and actors biting
satire what do you want it’s me it’s us
Spaceballs breaks the fourth wall
mercilessly and the references are
positively gut-busting
check please
despite initial mixed reviews it since
become one of Brookes most popular and
beloved flicks and then there’s Rick
Moranis I can’t breathe in this thing
who gives one of his most memorable
performances as the vile dark helmet no
you are mine
not so fast helmet Lone Star yes it’s me
I’m here to save my girlfriend
hi honey number four ghostbusters
are you a god no then nein afraid of no
ghosts sure this prehistoric bitch how
we do things downtown sporting much the
same cast and crew as the 1981 war
comedy stripes I get killed my blood is
on your hand just don’t get it on my
shoes this seminal 80s supernatural
comedy reaches almost starwars levels of
transcendence incredible and it caters
to young and old alike even to this day
I see in it a group of down-and-out
paranormal researchers start up their
own ghost hunting business
eccentric infectious and filled with
special effects gusting below
ghostbusters also spawned all kinds of
highly collectible merchandise cartoons
a sequel and a rumored third film great
when someone asks you if you’re a god
you say yes number three the Naked Gun
from the files of police squad
I’m lieutenant Frank Drebin police squad
and don’t ever let me catch you guys in
America keep your eyes glued to the
screen or you’ll miss something as the
first installment in the Naked Gun
series of films delivers a non-stop
stream of sight gags and toilet humor
but don’t be fooled by its seemingly
lowbrow subject matter nice beaver thank
you I just had it stuffed let me help
you with that The Naked Gun is a
hilarious slapstick comedy for people of
all ages and generations cowards
no longer willing cockfight
and it still hasn’t lost its comedic
touch more than 25 years after its
release what throw down your guns Leslie
Nielsen is the king of 80s comedy and he
doesn’t disappoint
number two Caddyshack yeah what do you
think it’s really it’s really awful with
comedy legends like Chevy Chase Bill
Murray
Rodney Dangerfield and many others this
film packs one hell of a punch to the
funny bone
Oh mrs. crane your little monkey woman
you know that your monkey woman you’re
lean and mean and you’re not too far
between either I better you from start
to finish
Caddyshack supplies classic quotes look
at that one well the last time I saw a
mouth like that I have a hook
side-splitting performances this is
across a bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass
Federman bench and Northern California
sensimilla
and overall hilarity okay so we bust up
the joint anything can happen in this
no-holds-barred laugh riot
and almost anything does
when it comes to sports comedies this
flick is truly a hole-in-one oh he got
all of that one he’s got to be pleased
with that the crowd is just on his feet
here he’s a Cinderella boy before we
unveil our pick for comedy of the 1980s
here are a few honorable mentions
excellent
he’s out yes yes yes why no thank you
40 perfect oh fudge learn from the
African education conference right Simon
I was director of cultural events at the
Haile Selassie Pavillion
I remember the pavilion we have big fun
there move away
m’lady ha ha ha ha ha when your way
through here good each day to be loved
every passenger on this plane I’ll have
fish for dinner will become violently
ill and next half-hour
number one airplane and we hope you
enjoy the rest of your flight by the way
is there anyone on board who knows how
to fly a plane if this movie proves
anything it’s the comedies don’t have to
make sense to be hilarious
alright I’m going to unlock the
automatic pilot on the surface airplane
is a spoof of earlier disaster films but
as soon as the opening credits roll the
audience is also taken on a non-stop
rollercoaster ride of sight gags and
hilarious dialogue surely you can’t be
serious I am serious and don’t call me
Shirley
Lloyd Bridges is especially funny in his
role as Steve McCroskey an air-traffic
worker who slowly works his way through
all the drugs he can find it’s like I
picked the wrong week to quit I’m feta
means but thanks to its cheesiness
silliness and it flows
and it flows through me and use of
slapstick about your always witness a la
food ISM the satirical comedy is often
considered one of the decades finest
flicks and is also our top pair Dan
honky must be my smile lady got to be
running coal upside down his head you
know hey hey oh my giggling I’m a big
rap up on you man
do you agree with our list I’d call that
a big yes what’s your favorite 1980s
comedy I’m not allowed to speak for more
hilarious top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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