Comedy Movies History - Film Genres and Hollywood

In this episode, we dig into the the quips and gags of a long line of pranksters in Hollywood's most mischievous genre, the comedy. From Charlie Chaplin's Tramp to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, it is the role of comedies to push cultural boundaries.

Do you like comedies for the laughs? Or are you more drawn to the allure of space and travel in science fiction? Perhaps you appreciate gangster films or gritty war pictures? If so, this series is for you. Film Genres and Hollywood is a seven part web series exploring some of the film industry's most exciting genres.

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Films Referenced:
Dazed and Confused: http://amzn.to/2r1UAry
This is Spinal Tap: http://amzn.to/2ql4EdN
The Jerk: http://amzn.to/2rmFYGd
Superbad: http://amzn.to/2qponIu
Some Like It Hot: http://amzn.to/2s0UCz4
National Lampoon's Vacation: http://amzn.to/2rEMXtH
Wayne's World: http://amzn.to/2rWi0Pc
When Harry Met Sally: http://amzn.to/2rELx2e
Dr. Strangelove: http://amzn.to/2qpg3ZD
Fatty Arbuckle:http://amzn.to/2rEL8Nf
Making a Living: http://amzn.to/2r1vKb7
The Tramp: http://amzn.to/2qUvKLu
The Gold Rush: http://amzn.to/2rVZLJm
City Lights: http://amzn.to/2qUC59P
Modern Times: http://amzn.to/2ql9DLN
The Great Dictator: http://amzn.to/2r1KTJt
The General: http://amzn.to/2qUxHI1
Safety Last!: http://amzn.to/2qpkYcN
Laurel and Hardy: http://amzn.to/2qp7L3R
Duck Soup: http://amzn.to/2rW63c9
Night at the Opera: http://amzn.to/2rVODMT
It Happened One Night: http://amzn.to/2rmVLoa
His Girl Friday: http://amzn.to/2qlmZHR
The Lady Eve: http://amzn.to/2qlsBla
Abbot and Costello Go to Mars: http://amzn.to/2qlkQf9
The Seven Year Itch: http://amzn.to/2qpa3jf
Tootsie: http://amzn.to/2qlzbrY
The Apartment: http://amzn.to/2s0LoD9
The Life of Riley: http://amzn.to/2qUB5m9
The Graduate: http://amzn.to/2rVVC8i
The Producers: http://amzn.to/2r1uEw5
Blazing Saddles: http://amzn.to/2rEqWeI
Young Frankenstein: http://amzn.to/2r1x3qx
Spaceballs: http://amzn.to/2rWca04
Annie Hall: http://amzn.to/2qpbNJr
Manhattan: http://amzn.to/2rmOYeq
Airplane!: http://amzn.to/2rW6za7
The Naked Gun: Files from Police Squad!: http://amzn.to/2ql7mA6
Saturday Night Live: http://amzn.to/2rVP2yH
Animal House: http://amzn.to/2s0Y1Om
The Blues Brothers: http://amzn.to/2qlrEcB
Tommy Boy: http://amzn.to/2qpdeYn
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: http://amzn.to/2rW3M0y
Ghostbusters: http://amzn.to/2rVLs7L
Groundhog Day: http://amzn.to/2ql4hQx
Caddyshack: http://amzn.to/2ql6jQV
Trading Places: http://amzn.to/2rW3NBE
Beverly Hills Cop: http://amzn.to/2rWrrhh
Shrek: http://amzn.to/2s0VzXZ
Austin Powers: http://amzn.to/2r1AwW7
The Waterboy: http://amzn.to/2rW6Slh
The Princess Bride: http://amzn.to/2rW6Tpl
Sixteen Candles: http://amzn.to/2rVWQAE
The Breakfast Club: http://amzn.to/2rWdv76
Ferris Bueller's Day Off: http://amzn.to/2rW5pev
Zoolander: http://amzn.to/2qlvouQ
Old School: http://amzn.to/2rENFqJ
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: http://amzn.to/2qpi3Rk
Talladega Nights: http://amzn.to/2qlweYB
Step Brothers: http://amzn.to/2ql89kJ
Blades of Glory: http://amzn.to/2rVX9v4
The 40 Year Old Virgin: http://amzn.to/2qltg6s
Knocked Up: http://amzn.to/2qpvPUc
Pineapple Express: http://amzn.to/2rWldye
This is the End: http://amzn.to/2qpjTBJ
Moonrise Kingdom: http://amzn.to/2rEOaB8
The Grand Budapest Hotel: http://amzn.to/2qp9Xsb
The Royal Tenenbaums: http://amzn.to/2rEOe3Q
Borat: http://amzn.to/2qlwB5r

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