More Comedy

You probably think this is about what the Cubs are doing on the field. That's not worth much time, short of saying that, Wednesday, I would not have walked Lyle Overbay to load the bases. I still have bad memories of Jeff Pico in a similar situation in the Astrodome back in 1989. The force was already on at second and there were two outs. Why out your pitcher in the case of not being able to throw balls outside of the strike zone?

But the comedy I wanted to talk about was the Comedy Final Four from a few weeks back. There were many movies included that had no business being there. And any movie comedy list that ignores the Marx Brothers is just plain wrong.

Here are my nominations for a new Best Comedy Movie bracket. I've broken the flicks down into four regionals. Some movies are clearly locks while some are on the bubble. I will take comments and e-mails for suggestions for additions, deletions, or giving bubble flicks At Large bids. New brackets will be available next week.

The nominees are:

Farce Regional
Locks
Airplane
Animal House
Austin Powers
Blazing Saddles
Caddyshack
Ferris Bueller
Naked Gun
The Jerk
Bachelor Party
Stripes
Trading Places
Ruthless People

On the Bubble
Beetlejuice
Strange Brew
Groundhog Day
Something About Mary
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Revenge of the Nerds
Ghostbusters

Classic Regional
Locks
A Night at the Opera
Duck Soup
Christmas Story
Stalag 17
The Graduate
The In-Laws
The Odd Couple
The Producers
The Thin Man
Harvey
Young Frankenstein
M*A*S*H
Some Like It Hot

On the Bubble
The Freshman
City Slickers
The Nutty Professor (original)
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Network

Broad Regional
Locks
Annie Hall
Defending your Life
Diner
A Fish Called Wanda
Dr. Strangelove
The Sting
Bull Durham
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fletch
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
When Harry Met Sally
Sleeper
Frisco Kid

On the Bubble
Election
Beverly Hills Cop
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Big
10

Cult Regional
Locks
Princess Bride
Raising Arizona
Clerks
Big Lebowski
Lost in America
Office Space
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Silver Streak
Spinal Tap
Swingers

On the Bubble
My Cousin Vinny
Slapshot
Time Bandits
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Shaun of the Dead
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Flirting With Disaster
The Mask