The Comedy 25: The Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years
MOST POPULAR GALLERIES OF 2008: From ''Clerks'' to ''Clueless,'' ''Austin Powers'' to ''Tropic Thunder,'' here are the films with the biggest laughs on the big screen since '83
By EW Staff Updated August 26, 2008 at 05:00 AM EDT
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Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, ...
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Leslie Nielsen, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad
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Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, ...
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Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, ...
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Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, ...
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Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, ...
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Stacey Dash, Alicia Silverstone, ...
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Napoleon Dynamite, Efren Ramirez, ... | This nerdapalooza was the definition of a sleeper, with fans quoting lines like ''A liger... it's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion
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Ben Stiller, Jay Baruchel, ...
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Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, ...
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Eddie Murphy, Trading Places
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Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, ...
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Fred Willard, Parker Posey, ...
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When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal, ... | Billy Crystal chases down Meg Ryan on New Year's Eve in When Harry Met Sally (1989).
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Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, ...
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Dazed And Confused, Matthew McConaughey, ... | There's a nostalgic ode to Me Decade teendom to be found somewhere amid Richard Linklater's primer on freshman paddling, trashcan tipping, parent duping, spliff toking,
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John Cleese, Kevin Kline, ...
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Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, ...
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Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, ...
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Anyone who has found themselves accidentally singing ''Uncle F---a'' aloud in a public place can testify to the sublime catchiness of Trey Parker and Matt
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Ron Livingston, Office Space
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Christopher Guest, This is Spinal Tap
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Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop
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Chevy Chase, National Lampoon's Vacation
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Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, ...
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By EW Staff