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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An American in Paris
1951, in 18 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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Better Off Dead...
1985, in 1 top list Check -
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Born Yesterday
1950, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Circus
1928, in 11 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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Coming to America
1988, in 3 top lists Check -
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Design for Living
1933, in 6 top lists Check -
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Eyes Wide Shut
1999, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Fortune
1975 — a.k.a. Spite and Malice, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
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Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
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Horse Feathers
1932, in 6 top lists Check -
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978, in 1 top list Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 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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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943, in 16 top lists Check -
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Lolita
1962, in 11 top lists Check -
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Lásky jedné plavovlásky
1965 — a.k.a. The Loves of a Blonde, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Man with Two Brains
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Merry Widow
1934, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944, in 9 top lists Check -
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Modern Romance
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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Out of Sight
1998, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Palm Beach Story
1942, in 14 top lists Check -
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ruggles of Red Gap
1935, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Sixteen Candles
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
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Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
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Twentieth Century
1934, in 6 top lists Check -
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A Wedding
1978, in 0 top lists Check -
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Wet Hot American Summer
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
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What's Up, Doc?
1972, in 9 top lists Check -
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You Can't Take It with You
1938, in 7 top lists Check
Last updated on Oct 22, 2014; source