Bill Hader's List of 200 Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See
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Now you don't have to be a comedy writer to appreciate great comedic filmmaking, but "Saturday Night Live" veteran Bill Hader has an impressive list of 200 Essential Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See. Thankfully, this is also just a great list of comedies that any cinephile with a penchant for good comedy should check out. The list comes from Mike Sacks' book Poking A Dead Frog: Conversations With Today’s Top Comedy Writers, which sounds like a great read for anyone with more than a passing interest in the art of comedy. But we know you came here for the movie list, so keep reading for the goods. Read on!
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Fargo
1996, in 26 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Big Lebowski
1998, in 26 top lists Check -
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Toy Story
1995, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Toy Story 3
2010, in 16 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Princess Bride
1987, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Incredibles
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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Shaun of the Dead
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Gold Rush
1925, in 29 top lists Check -
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La grande illusion
1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check -
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Life of Brian
1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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Ghostbusters
1984, in 13 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
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Eyes Wide Shut
1999, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
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Monsters, Inc.
2001, in 14 top lists Check -
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Toy Story 2
1999, in 12 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
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Boogie Nights
1997, in 12 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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Airplane!
1980, in 14 top lists Check -
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This Is Spinal Tap
1984, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Evil Dead
1981, in 8 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Jules et Jim
1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check -
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Nashville
1975, in 21 top lists Check -
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Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
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Evil Dead II
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Rushmore
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
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Ed Wood
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
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Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check
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