Last week, I posted an entry of what I considered to be the 10 least funny people in Hollywood. Unsruprisngly several people have confronted me (likely they are the same people who pay money to see the crappy works of said unfunny members of Hollywood) and called me everything from a hater to someone who does not appreciate humour.
I quickly countered by stating that I am in fact not a humor hater, and that I in fact love it very much. The point of my article was to implore Hollywood to return to times of yore, and stomp out the trash that passes for humor these days.
To further my non-hater I case, below I have not only compiled a list of the top ten people I actually considered funny, but the 15 or so movies I alluded to in my previous entry as being truly comic (sadly, the only movies that merit the standing in the last 30 years).
Once more I am not a hater (ok maybe I am a little), and here are your lists,
Enjoy…
TOP 15 COMEDIES (in no particular order)
1. Coming to America
2. Trading Places
3. Beverly Hills Cop (1-2)
4. The Hangover (Franchise)
5. Superbad (my girl LOVES this movie 
)
6. Wedding Crashers
7. Dumb and Dumber
8. Borat, Cultural Stylings of whatever…
9. American Pie
10.Ghostbusters (Franchise..gotta love that Vigo)
11.Tommy Boy
12.Rush Hour
13.Bridesmaids
14.Office Space
15.Brewster’s Millions
16.Silver Streak*
*Richard Pryor Bonus
Top 10 Most Funny People in Hollywood (in some particular order)
1.Bill Hader- funniest man alive and amazingly underrated
2.Kristen Weig- funniest woman alive and only now getting the recognition she is due. I however was a fan from Day 1
3.Daniel Tosh- he might be misogynistic and racist, but he is still incredibly talented
4. Chris Rock- The man is ha-ha funny but, more than that he is incredibly insightful and the greatest living social commentator of our day. If he ever learns to translate his talent to the big screen there will be no stopping him
5. Eddie Murphy- Doesn’t have to do another damn thing and he will never fall out of the top 5
6. Ken Jeong- He has got brains, he is incredibly funny, and he created the funniest “character” in movie history what more could anyone ask for? Oh ya right a bigger wang. Sorry Ken
7. Dave Chappelle- Just because he lost his mind does not mean he is not funny. My friend Ram and I were discussing it and agreed that his perfect comeback would be in the inevitable Trading Places re-make playing Murphy’s Valentine part, with Ed Helms playing Dan Ackroyd’s immortal Winthorpe part
8. Louis C.K. -People love this guy and he is definitely ok, but to me he is the white and poorman’s version of Chris Rock
9. Jonah Hill- unlike Jack Black he actually succeed’s in the fat and funny department. Not only that but he even excels when he’s thin like he did in 21 Jump Street. Look at that range, move over Joe Pecsi
10. Seth Rogan -genuinely funny, but in his shotgun approach to movie making he has dropped some turds. However, steering clear of any more projects with Adam Sandler is probably enough of a career catalyst.
11.Tina Fey- I was never a huge fan of 30 Rock because it seemed like it a televised version of the Naked Gun crossed with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (I was not a fan of either project), but Fey is funny and her Palin impression although excessive, is worth of submission to the National Library of Movie Preservation (or whatever that thing is called where they send really good entertainment projects).*
*My Girl Also Recommended She Appear on the List Bonus
