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<p>That’s odd. I’m sixteen and nearly everyone I know loves the Holy Grail. I myself am a huge Monty Python fan; I always try and catch the re-runs on BBC America.</p>
<p>As per Jean Shepherd–
A Christmas Story is still one of my favorite movies, and such a big part of the movie is his voice-over narration. I never heard his old radio stuff but enjoyed the books.</p>
<p>His radio stuff was basically the same kind of stuff you find in the books (Wanda Hickey et al.) but told in his inimitable voice.</p>
<p>Booklady, yes, I did see the Zero Mostel version of The Producers, ages ago, and I liked that a lot. Perhaps that is why I was so disappointed with the remake.</p>
<p>Elven Hobbit, I’m glad you like Monty Python. It makes me feel a little less geriatric to know you and your friends like them. Don’t know why my kids don’t like it, but it is not their cup of tea.</p>
<p>Chris Rock and Jackie Chan were good in Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2 (did not see Rush Hour 3). Another tv show I liked was Frazier. We saw David Hyde Pierce in Curtains and really enjoyed it.</p>
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<p>I like all those guys. I liked Mort Sahl back in the day too, even though I was only in Jr. High at the time.</p>
<p>And I love most all of Monty Python. And my kids like Monty Python too. No generational gap there. But it wasn’t until they were a little older and watched the Python shows for themselves that they realized they had been raised with a constant low-level stream of Monty Pythonisms being said around the house. E.g. whenever anyone said that weren’t expecting something the reply would be “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition…”</p>
<p>One thing that I’ve never found funny that others often do: jokes or skits based on flatulence.</p>
<p>JEFF DUNHAM the ventriloquist he is hilarious! Specially his puppets Walter, Peanut and the Terrorist (some people think he is not very PC though!)</p>
<p>How about Steven Wright?</p>
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<p>And No Time Tolouse! I’m fond of Fawlty Towers and for comedians, I like Mike MacDonald. He had HBO special a few yrs ago, but I haven’t heard much of him since.</p>
<p>My favorite Steven Wright quote: “My family had a quicksand box. I was an only child…eventually.”</p>
<p>Love Daily Show and Colbert. Monty Python and Holy Grail is an icon in my house; I’m pretty sure my son could repeat the entire script if called upon to do so. Loved the Airplane movies, Mel Brooks movies, etc.</p>
<p>Our family’s current favorite contemporary stand up comedians would have to be Lewis Black and Eddie Izzard.</p>
<p>David Sedaris: Night of the Living Dead and the essay on his visit to a nudist camp.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I read a lot of things for humor that aren’t just funny - like favorite authors Jane Austen and Lois McMasters Bujold.</p>
<p>I like David Sedaris in small doses.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Kids books I liked more than my kids did.
apparently their taste is more * sophisticated*</p>
<p>The Stupids die- I thought it was hilarious.</p>
<p>Higgelty Pigglety Pop ( a perfect book IMO )</p>
<p>Owl at Home ( how can you go wrong with tearwater tea?)</p>
<p>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)???</p>
<p>I can’t stand Monty Python, I don’t understand what people find funny about it.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>best in show
waiting for guffman
mighty wind
family guy
larry david
brian regan</p>
<p>Someone mentioned Henry Cho no one mentioned Margret Cho. She’s as funny as the bests. Her favorite line or used to be:</p>
<p>“I AM The One I Want”. </p>
<p>Thanks a lot for that. Lady.</p>
<p>Arrested Development, thanks mathmom.</p>
<p>Zits: Obviously based on cottonwood sapling.</p>
<p>David Sedaris is a friend of a dear family friend. Nice to see such support for him!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>If you root for the aliens in the Alien trilogy, it’s pretty funny, too.</p>
<p>“Found” the magazine (?) and the books. People find notes in all sorts of places and mail them in to the Found editors.</p>