Comedy in decline

[richlevy]

I remember the greats.

Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd in the silent era.
The Marx Brothers, the Ritz Brothers, and the Three Stooges in the pre-WWII era.
Milton Berle, Sid Ceaser, Jerry Lewis, Lucille Ball, Buddey Hackett, Don Knotts, Jerry Lewis, and most of the cast of the Carol Burnett Show.

Since the 1990's where are all the great comics. The ones who were 'out there' and were not afraid to look stupid. I'm not talking about Tim Allen, who plays a normal guy in absurd situations, I'm talking about flat-out foolishness.

Andy Kauffman could have been great if he hadn't died.
Jim Varney was good but never really took off.
Dudley Moore was great before he passed away.

The only significant body of work by living comics in movies and TV is by Jim Carrey and Robin Williams.

Where are all of the rest of the zany comedians?


Look at the cast of . It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) and compare it with Scavenger Hunt (1979) and Rat Race (2001) .

The new comedies are cute but where are the real screwball comedies? When was the last time you laughed so hard at a movie that you got the hiccups or had to catch your breath?

I don't think I've seen a really funny movie since

My Favorite Year (1982) . Before that it was Arthur and 10.

Can anyone think of any truly hilarious, laugh-out-loud, wacky comedies made since 1990?