by Teri Vance

Created on: September 03, 2010

Welcome, Dear Reader! I see you have arrived just in time for the trailers, so come on in, to my very own private screening room. You, and I, will be screening, here, this evening,  the "Top Ten Comedy Movies" of all time.  Please, help yourself, to the popcorn, nachos and drinks. I have personally, reserved the best seat in the house, front and center, just for you.

    (Intermission)

    "Let's all go to the lobby;
Let's all go to the lobby;
Let's all go to the lobby
To get ourselves a treat.

Delicious things to eat;
The popcorn can't be beat.
The sparkling drinks are just dandy;
The chocolate bars and nut candy.
So let's all go to the lobby
To get ourselves a treat.
Let's all go to the lobby
To get ourselves a treat."

    (Dear Reader, don't ya just love the dancing hotdog, in that bit of nostalgia? We can remember the old Drive-in movies, can't we?)

     Since you and I, are screening the "Top Ten Comedy Movies Of All Time", I thought, just for the sake of argument, we would start at the bottom, and work our way up to number one. So, without further ado, I give you ..........  (sound of applause, inserted here)


#10. The Blues Brothers - Starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. Two of the original "Not  Ready  For- Prime-time  Players".
       (In a nutshell, Joliet Jake, played by John Belushi, is picked up from prison, by Elwood Blues, played by Dan Ackroyd. The two, then visit the home in Chicago, where they were raised by nuns. They learn that the home is to be sold within 11 days, unless they can come up with $5000. From that point on, the Blues Brothers, are on a "mission from God".) Great one-liners, and an awesome soundtrack make this movie a classic!

#9. Class Reunion - Starring, more than likely, no-one you have ever heard of. (Although, the Master of the "duck-walk" himself, Chuck Berry, does make a personal apperance in this movie.)
       (The plot of the movie consists of the character "Walter Baylor" seeking revenge on his classmates, at the 10 year reunion of his high school, "Lizzy Borden High". Seems like Walter, was driven insane by a senior year prank, by some of his classmates. He escapes from the insane asylum, and crashes the reunion.

#8. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Starring Matthew Broderick.
       (The synopsis - popular high school student, Ferris, decides to skip a

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