Thread by @NonsenseIsland

THREAD: Looking for some classic comedies to watch while quarantined? Here are some of my favorites.

You can't go wrong with the slapstick antics of Laurel & Hardy. They bounced off of each other beautifully. Here's a hysterical clip from their film BUSY BODIES. #LaurelAndHardy

The Marx Brothers are my heroes. Their brand of anarchic surrealism inspired everything from the Looney Tunes cartoons to the movies of @edgarwright. Their masterpiece is the war satire DUCK SOUP, which includes this legendary sight gag:

Charlie Chaplin is the godfather of screen comedy. He could pull off hilarious silent slapstick with the grace of a great dancer. The food machine sequence from his masterpiece MODERN TIMES is funny every time.

Stone-faced silent comedian Buster Keaton was one of the true geniuses of film. He regularly performed literally death-defying stunts, all in the service of a laugh. Here's a brilliant chase from his endlessly inventive classic SHERLOCK JR.

Harold Lloyd, the likable go-getter with iconic glasses, was the mastermind behind some of the silent era's funniest comedies. As you can see in this clip from the wonderful 1925 film THE FRESHMAN, his expressions and movements are priceless.

I absolutely love W.C. Fields. He was a drunkard with the voice of a carnival barker, who hated kids, hated animals, and was constantly muttering ad libs under his breath. He was a big inspiration on @JohnCleese and he's in his prime in this sequence from YOU'RE TELLING ME.

The oft-imitated but never equaled Mae West was constantly baiting the censors with her innuendos, all of which she wrote herself. As you can see from this bit from I'M NO ANGEL, she was the best.

Olsen and Johnson are massively underrated. They used to perform stage shows where they would invade the audience and unleash chaos into the theater. Their movie HELLZAPOPPIN' (1941) is probably the wildest and zaniest comedy ever made. Just great.

Director Howard Hawks helped to invent the screwball comedy in the '30s, and directed the best examples of it: BRINGING UP BABY, HIS GIRL FRIDAY and BALL OF FIRE are must-sees. His movies are known for the rapid-fire dialogue and strong-willed female characters.

Ernst Lubitsch is one of my favorite directors, famed for his "Lubitsch Touch." He was known for off-kilter jokes and sophisticated suggestiveness, and his movies inspired the work of Wes Anderson. This Greta Garbo scene from the charming NINOTCHKA has the perfect punchline.

Abbott & Costello were one of the greatest comedy teams of all time. A lot of people know their incredible "Who's On First" routine and the great ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, but not as many know this hilarious bit from THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH.