Today turns out to be National Let’s Laugh Day. I did not know that. The good side for today is that I can binge watch my set of Mel Brooks movies. I watched Robin Hood- Men in Tights just a couple days ago. One I do not intend to watch today is To Be Or Not To Be. While the movie had plenty of laughs, the theme behind it was not at all funny. It occurs in Germany during World War II. The hero (Mel) wants to rescue Jews from Germany before they get taken away. My all time favorite continues to be History of the World- Part 1. Many others prefer Blazing Saddles, which was hilarious too. While that movie focuses on the Old West, History of the World lambasts all of human life from the beginning. A favorite scene is when Mel is a waiter at the Last Supper. Just after Jesus says that one of his disciples will betray him, Mel shouts, “Judas, what did you want to drink?”, or something similar. The French Revolution segment was amazingly funny. Cloris Leachman plays a leader of the mob that wants to depose the king. At one point, she laments that the poor had no language of their own, but instead only had the silly accent. Priceless.
Laughter is the best medicine. I wish some of the programs I watched on TV years ago were still available to see. F Troop was wonderful, as were Happy Days, Three’s Company, and of course, Mork and Mindy. I also have the set of Naked Gun movies, the complete Three Stooges, and many other choices. I was into British TV years ago. I even have the full run of Are You Being Served. The younger generation probably would not understand the humor, but I loved it none the less.
We all know that sometimes life is not fair. We can deal with the disappointments in many ways, but I prefer to put my feelings aside and watch something funny. It is also upsetting that comedy is being pushed aside for political correctness. I loved every episode of Blue Collar Comedy. I grew up watching Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, and so many more. Honestly, we have lost a lot by giving up on our funny bones. I never will.
So, to heck with those who want to stop comedy. That tiny group on social media does not have the power they think they have. Life will go on, and hopefully, it will be filled with laughter. I wish you all the best.
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Karl, nothing like watching old movies. My husband watches Bewitched. I was watching The Donna Reed show but soon grew tired of it. Some of your movies were not of interest to me. I didn’t get into The Facts of Life until the reruns. I was not a TV watcher as I got older. I discovered Tia and Tamera on Bravo and loved those twins.
Thanks for the memories.
It is a rare day that I don’t laugh out loud, Karl. I suspect the same is true of you. Life is good!
Hi, Karl!
Mork and Mindy was one of my favorites. I still laugh at Carol Burnet shows I’ve watched many times, and I Love Lucy tops the cake for me. Lucy reminds me of my Mom, who often had her funny moments. I also still find my husband’s Dad jokes funny, and laugh out loud every time he shares one.
Laughter is great medicine. It can calm an angry crowd and break the ice at any gathering. Nowadays, it can also get a crowd angry, so it’s best served in a friendly environment.
Blessings!
The current woke campaign against humor is very disturbing. Having fun is not supposed to be a crime. If we could really dissect the number of true wokesters, we would find out that there really aren’t very many of them. What a sad life to hate being happy!
I loved Three’s Company and Mork & Mindy. I Love Lucy and anything with Shirley Temple were great as well. It was before my time, but my parents always watched the reruns, so I loved them. Comedy is not my go to, mostly because I don’t enjoy exaggerated humor, which makes up a big part of comedy nowadays. When I find a good naturally humorous movie or show, I enjoy it, though.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Yvette, I agree that a lot of comedy is over the top. My favorite was always Blue Collar Comedy. That was down-home humor and the three talents were fabulous at making ordinary life hilarious.
Hi, Karl,
I like MASH and the Andy Griffith Show, especially when Don Knotts played Barney Fife.
Humor does the heart good.
Shalom shalom
I liked those programs as well, Pat. I agree that the Andy Griffith show needed characters like Barney Fife and Otis the town drunk. As they say, laughter is the best medicine.
I agree with many of the TV shows mentioned above, they were all great! I also loved watching movies with John Candy…he was just naturally funny. Growing up, I watched The Benny Hill show from the UK, but that humor was above me. I think I liked it because of the sometime R-rated skits. Some of the other blog posts from today made me laugh out loud. Thank you!
Interesting, John. I always felt that Benny Hill was wild and crazy, and not intellectual. When I think back on it, there were so many great programs in the past. Sadly, the good old days seem to be gone. Hopefully, silliness may yet prevail.
Glad you enjoy the British sense of humour Karl. My favourite will aways be
Only Fools and Horses. We are having lots of re-runs of this one. Have you ever seen it in the States? Yes, John mentions Benny Hill another old time fav.
Benny Hill was wonderfully silly. That’s my kind of humor. The shows I used to watch included Keeping Up Appearance, Waiting for God, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (of course), along with Are You Being Served, and more recently The IT Crowd. There is a streaming service here called BritBox, but they seem to carry more current British programs. I have not yet looked at the pricing or what’s available.
My mother always loved “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” and “The Russians Are Coming.” Old movies–so old that we saw them at the drive-in. Loved MASH, too, and we used to watch Benny Hill, too. I remember”Laugh In,” too.Some of those skits still come to mind. Lilly Tomlin doing the telephone operator always cracked me up. Great memories, great laughs.
Wanda, I agree. “One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingies. Hello, is this the party to whom I am speaking?” Priceless. I also loved Ruth Buzzi as the old lady constantly bothered by the dirty old man. Great times.