10 Best Quotes From Quotable Comedies
Comingsoon.net is reciting some of the funniest dialogue in comedy history to try and figure out the best quotes from the most quotable comedies. Check out the lines we picked in the gallery below!
Quoting a popular movie or TV show is one of the easiest ways to establish a whole slew of things: That you’ve seen it, that you enjoyed it, and that it was a memorable experience. They can create a sense of unity between fans, and they can likely even create new friendships quickly through the discovery of a common interest. The more memorable your film, the more quotable it’ll be for the audience.
This is especially true of comedies—repeating a funny scene or a great joke from a hilarious film is a way to relive the experience of seeing it, bringing up the feelings you associate with the film and deepening your appreciation of the writing or the talent involved. To this day, these remain ten of the best quotes from some of the most quotable comedies.
Quotable comedies
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Airplane! (1980)
“Don’t call me Shirley.” No question. Airplane! is another film with an endless supply of quotes, but Leslie Nielsen’s delivery of this line is impossible to top.
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Somehow, it's already been 15 years since Adam McKay’s seminal comedy Anchorman. The film has very nearly been quoted to death. It’s practically impossible to pick a best quote from the film, especially since so many have received their time in the spotlight in GIF form, but the best quote might be when Ron’s talking to his dog Baxter—“Heck, I’m not even mad. That’s amazing.”
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Mean Girls (2004)
Another one turning 15 in 2019, Mean Girls continues to hold onto its cult comedy status years after it initially hit theaters. After all this time, one line remains the most-quoted: “She doesn’t even go here!”
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Judging solely off of the line most quoted, “’Tis but a flesh wound” is probably the best quote from the uproarious medieval spoof Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Whether Napoleon’s berating a llama or pestering his brother Kip, you can be sure that whatever’s about to come out of the titular character’s mouth is going to be deadpan comedy gold. Still, the line that epitomize’s the character’s complete ineptitude and gets a huge laugh every time has to be “I see you’re drinking 1%. Is it because you think you’re fat? Because you’re not.”
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Office Space (1999)
Bill Lumbergh’s long, drawn out “Yeah, that’d be great” has been immortalized ever since Office Space’s release 20 years ago, and rightfully so. It perfectly captures the experience of dealing with an overbearing boss.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Edgar Wright’s adaptation of the popular series of graphic novels of the same name features a great line between Ramona Flowers and one of her seven evil exes. Explaining herself to Scott, she says that she was only with the intimidating Roxy Richter because she was “a little bi-curious.” Naturally, Roxy responds by flying at the pair and exclaiming she’s “a little bi-furious!”
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
While it’s hard to pick the best line from this classic entry in the Coen Brothers’ filmography, “The Dude abides” has become somewhat of a calling card for Big Lebowski fans of all breeds.
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride has been loved and respected among fans of both comedy and fantasy for over thirty years now. “Inconceivable!” remains the quote that undoubtedly belongs to one film and one film only.
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Toy Story (1995)
“You are a sad, strange little man and you have my pity” is a devastating blow delivered by Buzz to Woody pretty early on after the two’s first encounter. Buzz’s seriousness coupled with Woody’s confident swagger only makes this line all the funnier.
