cottonwood513

David Sedaris: Night of the Living Dead and the essay on his visit to a nudist camp.

The Office and that show that's not on anymore. Can't think of the name, but about a crazy family, one of their businesses was a frozen banana stand.

mathmom

Arrested Development. My husband liked it everyone else HATED it. We were loaned the DVDs, but refuse to be in the room with it. We're now watching MASH reruns instead.

I like xkcd (web comic for nerds), but don't check it out regularly the way my kids do. I also like Calvin and Hobbs, Zits, Foxtrot, Mutts and Sherman's Lagoon.

I read a lot of things for humor that aren't just funny - like favorite authors Jane Austen and Lois McMasters Bujold.

I like David Sedaris in small doses.

My nephew loves Monty Python and can do many of the routines, my kids can take it or leave it, but did like both movie of The Holy Grail and Spamalot.

I enjoy listening to Hiassen's books on tape on long car trips, but don't know if I need to bother to read the paper versions. Ruth Reichel's books make me laugh too.

emeraldkity4

Kids books I liked more than my kids did.
apparently their taste is more sophisticated


The Stupids die- I thought it was hilarious.

Higgelty Pigglety Pop ( a perfect book IMO )

Owl at Home ( how can you go wrong with tearwater tea?)

latetoschool

E, is the Stupids die - is that the same book where they woke up in Cleveland, but they thought they were in heaven (and that's why they thought they were dead)???

chris07

I can't stand Monty Python, I don't understand what people find funny about it.

I like stupid humor, like The Simpsons and Family Guy stuff. I guess some people would describe Monty Python as stupid humor too, but I think it's just plain stupid.

wbow

best in show
waiting for guffman
mighty wind
family guy
larry david
brian regan

yourworld

Someone mentioned Henry Cho no one mentioned Margret Cho. She's as funny as the bests. Her favorite line or used to be:

"I AM The One I Want".

Thanks a lot for that. Lady.

cottonwood513

Arrested Development, thanks mathmom.

Zits: Obviously based on cottonwood sapling.

aibarr

David Sedaris is a friend of a dear family friend. Nice to see such support for him!

Monty Python was formative.
Arrested Development was mourned as it was cancelled.
Thirty Rock leaves me in stitches.
xkcd and PhD Comics are read religiously.

If you root for the aliens in the Alien trilogy, it's pretty funny, too.

cottonwood513

"Found" the magazine (?) and the books. People find notes in all sorts of places and mail them in to the Found editors.

emeraldkity4

3rd Rock is the best.
BTW I have seen Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( from 3rd Rock) in two films ( neither comedies), Brick and The Lookout and he is excellent.

cottonwood513

The Sweet Potato Queens