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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
underappreciated comedy movies
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for this list we'll be looking at live
action comedies that deserve more praise
what's a comedy that you think needs
more attention let us know in the
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number 10 burn after reading the coen
brothers know how to make us crack up
and drop our jaws often in the same
movie uh
osborne
osborne cox yes
who is this
um
this um
is this osborne cox burn after reading
arrived a year after the brother's best
picture-winning no country for old men
while it has a lighter tone than that
gritty thriller it's no ordinary studio
comedy the film is about two gym workers
who come across a cd containing what
they think are confidential government
documents leading to a hilarious mess
where nobody seems to know what's going
on who are you who you work for cia nsc
tuckman marsh with on point performances
from typically dramatic actors like john
malkovich brad pitt francis mcdormand
and george clooney burn after reading is
a highly entertaining glimpse at the
more ridiculous side of espionage they
they don't they don't think they're
pretty sure that he has no uh no brain
function number nine rat race
looking for a relaxed and subtle comedy
then stay away from rat race there's
only one rule
are you ready
here it is
there are
no
rules go but if you appreciate comedies
that pile on gag after gag you might
have a new favorite taking inspiration
from it's a mad mad mad mad world rat
race stars john cleese as a billionaire
who puts on a cross-country race for two
million
among the contestants vying for this
fortune are whoopi goldberg john lovitz
and rowan atkinson mr fellini well done
sir and congratulations on behalf of mr
donald sinclair the venetian hotel and
casino
rat race is endlessly energetic and for
every gag that misses there are several
that more than make up for it if we had
a dollar for every laugh in rat race
we'd have a lot of money
number eight grandma's boy when it was
released in theaters grandma's boy was
panned by critics and ignored by
audiences
that game is fun
oh my god a new high score what does
high score mean
new high score is that bad
what does that mean
did i break it but the happy madison
stoner comedy found a fandom through
home media and is a great pick if you're
looking to watch something truly lowbrow
yet hilarious adam sandler associate
alan covert plays a video game tester
who moves in with his grandmother and
her two friends here's your new room
baby
wow grandma this is nice
hey uh sophie didn't die in the bed did
you no good good good she fell out of
bed and died right here he also courts
his co-worker samantha who was played by
linda cardellini grandma's boy isn't
exactly the kind of movie you'd want to
watch with your actual grandma but it's
a quotable and uproarious experience my
grandma drank all my pot
that is great
number seven the golden child eddie
murphy has starred in plenty of beloved
comedies but one that deserves more
recognition is the golden child okay mr
betch you can come out now stop
following me around i'm not gonna take
your case
you're already on it the first murphy
movie not rated r the golden child was
released between the two beverly hills
cop movies while it was a financial
success it didn't exactly click with
critics but even if murphy doesn't seem
like a natural fit for this story which
is about a social worker tasked with
protecting a tibetan boy with special
powers he still manages to convey his
typical comedic energy throughout this
looks like a big joint
i'm serious mr jarrell
lick it and smoke it
i think it was two of these and you
smoked the other one the golden child
feels like a mix between an eddie murphy
movie and an old-fashioned adventure
movie don't think about the plot too
much and just enjoy the laughs and
excitement you have no idea who i am
have you
yes
yo sardo noopsie
number six the burbs we all know tom
hanks is an accomplished dramatic actor
but he first rose to fame in comedies
this is what i need carol i need
this
and you'll see at the end of the week
i'll be a brand new human being
it's your vacation among the best of
these is the burbs a great satire of
suburban life from gremlins director joe
dante hanks plays ray peterson a man
living in the suburbs who has suspicions
about his neighbors namely he thinks
they're members of an evil cult team
you're chanting
i want to kill everyone satan is good
satan is our pal what proceeds is as
unpredictable as it is hilarious and
hanks shows just how committed of a
performer he's always been you might be
looking at your neighbors a little funny
after watching this one we're the
lunatics
us it's not them
it's us number five
accepted while accepted might be
remembered for a scene involving jonah
hill in a hot dog costume it deserves
recognition beyond that crude yet
hilarious moment ask me about my winner
the movie stars justin long as a high
school graduate who after being rejected
from every college she applies to
decides to start his own school uh just
show of hands how many people applied to
other colleges
everybody uh okay
and how many of you got in to the other
places you applied to
does that sound completely illogical
well accepted doesn't try to make sense
but it does try to make us laugh and it
more than succeeds with memorable scenes
and a great cast including early roles
for hill and blake lively accepted makes
the grade i don't know there were just a
lot of things in my life that i thought
were real that ended up being fake so
why can't the opposite be true
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number four i love you man a bromance
isn't quite a romance but it's more than
a casual friendship arguably no comedy
understands this better than i love you
man muscle beach half an hour i will see
you there or i will see you on another
time
that's very confusing i don't know if
you're gonna come or not paul rudd stars
as a man about to get married who
realizes he needs to do something about
the lack of male friends in his life hey
so you guys want to um like get some
grub or grab a beer or something we're
actually heading up to joshua tree
tonight oh yeah oh what's going on up
there we're just doing this thing for
eugene you know kind of a bachelor party
slash camping trip kind of thing enter
sydney fife played by jason siegel who
becomes rudd's new platonic sweetheart
took andre the giant a barrel of beer to
get drunk sometimes too hello pretty
lady i'm the brother walmart
should we get our third order of fish
tacos
hands down best fish taco i've ever had
in my life i love you man is both
incredibly funny and sweet treating male
friendship with the kind of affection
it's rarely afforded and the chemistry
between its leads is completely
effortless in other words we love i love
you man i love you dude i love you bro
montana i love you holmes i love you
broseph labels i love you machacha i
love you tico bro okay number three pop
star never stop never stopping a great
mockumentary needs to clearly understand
what it's satirizing
i am the most humble list number one at
the top of the humble list and pop star
made by comedy team the lonely island
feels so accurate in spoofing
egotistical musical documentaries it can
sometimes seem genuine
andy sandberg stars as conor for real a
former boy band member whose solo career
has recently taken a dive and who tries
again and again to recapture his past
glory they gave it a negative review
they didn't like it
no like it's a negative four
out of ten positive ten i assume like
many pop songs pop star is ridiculous
but also addictive and it's cast
including numerous musicians cameoing as
themselves keeps the groove going once
you start it you'll never want to stop
it so i understand why he you know did
the whole aqua spin thing touring is
expensive today why you think i'd do the
asap crunchables
number two the bird cage you might not
expect a comedy about a gay couple
released in the 90s to go beyond
stereotypes you take your knife
and you smear
men smear smee that's it yeah
get the goddamn pinky down all right
make your fingers like iron all right
yeah stop trembling but that's what
happened with the birdcage a remake of
la caja fall starring robin williams and
nathan lane as a club owner and drag
star when williams's son announces that
he's getting married to a woman he and
lane are forced to hide their true
selves to appease his conservative new
in-laws played by gene hackman and diane
wiest oh she's traveled all over the
world with me but deep down she's still
the little girl from grover's corners
yes i'm afraid i am a bit naive
written and directed by the legendary
comedy team of elaine may and mike
nichols the birdcage was a hit with
critics and audiences and showed just
how important it is to be true to
yourself
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions three amigos a
classic comedy starring steve martin
chevy chase and martin short i'm lucky
dave i'm the needle i'm dusty bottoms so
together we're the free amigos
idiocracy mike judge expertly satirizes
the present and future with this comedy
i know she's bad right with all that
starving
and the dust storms are we running out
of french fries and burrito coverings
yeah
blank man an underrated superhero spoof
slap me around and call me susan
kung pao enter the fist a ridiculous and
hilarious spoof of martial arts movies
and that day i vowed to find the man who
killed my family
can you help me
and why have you come
to me
you are master tang your skills are
greatly known undercover brother a
hilarious homage to the exploitation
movies
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number one
beaufinger i mean i wasn't even sure
that i could be a pod person but now of
course i'm enjoying it because you made
the aliens come alive it was like they
were living inside of me beaufinger
stars two of the funniest people of all
time steve martin and eddie murphy and
it boasts a hilarious premise gotcha
suckers
wow that is a catchphrase isn't that
good
i just saw the poster
let's be risky today while that's not
always enough to make a good comedy
bowfinger absolutely clicks martin who
also wrote the script stars as a
low-level movie producer trying to get a
ridiculous sci-fi thriller off the
ground so he gets the famous kit ramsay
played by murphy to star the only
problem murphy has no idea that he's in
the movie and starts to believe that
aliens are after him
he's brilliant murphy delivers some of
his best work in dual roles as kit and
his brother jiff beaufinger is a
hollywood satire that's still as fresh
and as funny as ever terry
hi
i'm teaching jay
i saved the world
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