I watch anything that Bill Murray does. He's brilliant to
this day. Speaking of brilliant, Don Cheadle is hilarious
as the unsavory and delightful Marty Kaan in his
Showtime vehicle, House Of Lies. Ice Cube's Friday
franchise is classic comedy and many Chris Tucker and
Martin Lawrence flicks will always be funny to me. So
will Redd Foxx's Sanford & Son. The new Fox comedy
series, Empire, cracks me up, too! Hey, wait... Empire's
not a comedy, silly! NOTE: I do love me some Empire!
I find that being of a certain age lowers my threshold
for some things, namely B.S. My tolerance level for it
diminishes each year. My ability to see it coming even from around corners - has increased
exponentially. Speaking of bovine manure, the broad,
mainstream comedies are unwatchable after act 1.
They all make early promises the heart of the movies
can't keep. They ought to make them short films. I
can hear Della Reese’s character from Harlem Nights,
referring to someone putting the empty orange juice
container back in the refrigerator.
“And I had my
mouth all ready for some orange juice...!“
These "urban romantic comedies" they're putting out
now (and I use the term "putting out" very l