Bill Hader's List of 200 Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See

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Now you don't have to be a comedy writer to appreciate great comedic filmmaking, but "Saturday Night Live" veteran Bill Hader has an impressive list of 200 Essential Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See. Thankfully, this is also just a great list of comedies that any cinephile with a penchant for good comedy should check out. The list comes from Mike Sacks' book Poking A Dead Frog: Conversations With Today’s Top Comedy Writers, which sounds like a great read for anyone with more than a passing interest in the art of comedy. But we know you came here for the movie list, so keep reading for the goods. Read on!

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    Nine to Five

    1980 — a.k.a. 9 to 5, in 2 top lists Check
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    1941

    1979, in 1 top list Check
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    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
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    After Hours

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
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    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
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    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
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    Animal Crackers

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
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    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
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    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
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    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Bad News Bears

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
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    Bananas

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
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    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
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    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
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    Being There

    1979, in 15 top lists Check
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    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
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    Better Off Dead...

    1985, in 1 top list Check
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    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Birdcage

    1996 — a.k.a. Birds of a Feather, in 3 top lists Check
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    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
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    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
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    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
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    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
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    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
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    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
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    Broadway Danny Rose

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
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    Bullets Over Broadway

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
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    The 'Burbs

    1989, in 1 top list Check
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    Cabin in the Sky

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
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    Caddyshack

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
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    Catch-22

    1970, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Circus

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Cocoanuts

    1929, in 1 top list Check
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    Coming to America

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Court Jester

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
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    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
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    Dames

    1934, in 1 top list Check
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