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Laugh Riots.(Brief Article)
We live in troubled times, but nonstop news can get overwhelming. Take a two-hour vacation from reality with these slapstick flicks:
This Is Spinal Tap ('84) A rockumentary turned mock-umentary. What's funnier than a zucchini down the pants?
Duck Soup ('33) The Marx Brothers' political satire on wealth and warmongering in fictional Freedonia.
Tommy Boy ('95) Chris Farley proves he's more than a "fat guy in a little coat." He's a funny fat guy in a little coat.
Blazing Saddles ('74) Break out a can of baked beans and settle in for the night with Mel Brooks's always-fun punfest.
Victor/Victoria ('82) Julie Andrews as a woman ...
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