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The British Comedy Guide recommends a number of books.(In addition to the books listed below, the links also lists several books more specific to sitcom writing, that may overlap with comedy screenplay writing.) I haven't read them myself and I hope other readers here can comment. Comedy Writing by Jenny Roche How to be a Comedy Writer by Marc Blake The Eight Characters of Comedy by Scott Sedita In the "other resources" list: - We didn't get a single suggestion for a DVD commentary yet! Any recommendations there? - I have the impression that there are some other really good comedy writing podcasts out there, but they aren't coming to mind. Anyone? And a favour: please make it clear which of your votes are for FILMS and which are for SCRIPTS so it's possible to tabulate the results. Thank you!

Here's my vote: Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles Monty Python and the Holy Grail Rat Race Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery MASH A Fish Called Wanda Groundhog Day Ghostbusters A Shot in the Dark

Voting for must see films (is the the way to do it? I don't see a continue link) Back to the Future Dr. Strangelove Duck Soup Forrest Gump The General The Gold Rush His Girl Friday The Life of Brian (it's on the list three times) Mr. Hulot's Holiday This is Spinal Tap very tough to choose.

> Voting for must see films (is the the way to do it? I don’t see a continue link) Yes, you got it right, Bryan. You'll only see the continue link if you start with the truncated article on the blog's main page: http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/ or http://gointothestory.com. If start from a link direct to the full post (like this), then "continue" won't show.

Comedy Films 24 Bad Santa 54 Dr. Strangelove 55 Duck Soup 86 It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 115 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 124 The Naked Gun 142 Pulp Fiction 200 The Man With Two Brains 216 Something About Mary The Big Lebowsky (this is on the list of screenplays but I don't see it on the list of films)

My top ten and this is being super ruthless and moving Finding Nemo and SHREK into family week. 1/ The Hangover. 2/ Trading Places. 3/ Little Miss Sunshine. 4/ Some Like it Hot. 5/ Juno. 6/ Amelie. 7/ Annie Hall (revisited it, it still stands up). 8/ Groundhog Day. 9/ There's Something About Mary. 10/ The Full Monty. And I can't include it on my list because I haven't seen it but I'm guessing Bridesmaids is a contender (yes I am that sole person). Because you really wouldn't want to go into a business meeting and admit that you haven't seen one of the biggest grossing comedies in recent years. My confession is just between you and me, right? Tell no one.

Dazed and Confused Groundhog Day His Girl Friday Mr Hulot's Holiday Airplane! Shop Around the Corner Some Like it Hot The Apartment The General The Lady Eve

My list :) 1. Amelie 2. Back to the future 3. Finding Nemo 4. Shrek 5. Tootsie 6. Little Miss Sunshine 7. Men in Black 8. The Dinner Game 9. The Princess Bride 10. Ghostbusters

1. the hangover 2.superbad 3. scary movie 4. anchorman 5. 40 year old virgin 6. american pie 7. there's something about mary 8.old school 9. dumb and dumber 10. wedding crashers by the way is there anyone who knows where could i find the final script of the hangover.

DVD Commentary: The Apartment Films: The Apartment This Is Spinal Tap Monty Python and the Holy Grail Anchorman Groundhog Day It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Duck Soup The Big Lebowski Modern Times Young Frankenstein

Annie Hall The Big Lebowski Blazing Saddles Dr. Strangelove His Girl Friday Groundhog Day In Bruges The Lady Eve The Pink Panther The Thin Man

40 Year Old Virgin Back to the Future A Fish Called Wanda Blazing Saddles Groundhog Day Office Space The Princess Bride Tropic Thunder There's Something About mary Trading Places

The above ten are must-see comedies and also apparent scripts (depending on how they came together) for analysis.

Here's a belated addition to the "other resources list": Laughing with Kafka By David Foster Wallace Harper's Magazine, July 1998 The whole article is good and worth reading, but scroll to the bottom and read footnotes 2 and 2a, and then think about that comedy script you're working on and the implications for making comedy films in Hollywood.

Here's another too-late-to-count suggestion for a script to analyze: Four Lions (2010), from a talented crew that included the comedy writers behind David Mitchell and Robert Webb ("That Mitchell and Webb Look", etc.) I read it yesterday and it knocked my socks off. No wonder it won so many awards.

Say, is anyone here familiar with American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire by Wes D. Gehring? It looks interesting, but the best price I've found on it so far is over $200, second-hand. (I'm still looking.)

Scott, as I come across resources for the genres we've already covered, I'd like to share them, but I know you are compiling the votes and I don't want to mess you up. (For example, we just watched Dr. Strangelove, and in the bonus features, the "Making of Dr. Strangelove" has some great insights into comedy writing.) I'm hoping you'll consider adding a "genre essentials" section to the forum when it launches, so we can compile and update these sorts of resources over time.

Will do, Shaula. There will be the essential lists in each category, but I'll also include a 'below-the-fold' list of every suggestion.

Hurray! I'm thrilled to hear it. Thank you, Scott.

I wasn't sure where to post this--I hope it reaches some of the comedy specialists here. NaSkeWriMo: September is National Sketch Writing Month Short version: write a comedy sketch a day for 30 days. Details at: September is National Sketch Writing Month, and you can follow @NaSkeWriMo on Twitter. What a great way to stretch our comedy-writing muscles.