Comedy, in my opinion, is one of the greatest TV and film genres out there. Whilst providing non-stop laughs and having you falling off your chair in hysterics, a comedy also has the ability to tell an emotional and tense story filled with action, romance and drama.
One comedy film which I adore is Stepbrothers. This hilarious 106 minutes of side-splitting laughter will have you rolling on the floor all the way through. Will Ferrell plays 39 year old Brennan Huff, a 'not completely there' adult who provides plenty of slapstick comedy throughout. His on star screen, 40 year old Dale Doback, played by John C. Reilly is an almost exact replica of Brennan, yet once their parents marry they must all move into the same house and the two new stepbrothers do not get on. However after realising their similarities the two immature middle aged men become best friends and what follows is a film full of fun, friendship and fits of laughter.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is an example of another comedy film with characters that you can easilly relate to and get extremely attached to. Vince Vaughn plays Peter La Fleur, a man who is just your average guy, made apparent by the name of the gym he owns, Average Joe's. After the gym starts crumbling financially La Fleur must organise a team of misfits from his gym to enter a dodgeball tournament with a huge cash prize for the winners. Standing in his way though is White Goodman. This pumped-up rival gym owner is brought to life by Ben Stiller in what is perhaps his most hilarious role yet.
My final recommendation comes in the form of Superbad and its loveable protagonists Seth, Evan and Fogell, Aka Mclovin played by Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse respectably. After promising to buy all the alcohol for a party using a fake ID the trio go through an eventful night full of misadventures making this a highly rated movie in the comedy genre. Story wise the film may lack depth yet for a film full of crude jokes, slapstick events and hilarious consequences you can't go wrong with Superbad.
