Top Ten Tuesday: Greatest Comedy Duo’s 1990-Present

Top Ten Tuesday features a different top ten list every week, and on Tuesday. Today we are focusing on the greatest comedy duo’s from 1990-present. Check back weekly for a new top ten list.

10. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan

Sure, ‘Rush Hour 3′ was a disaster, but the first two installments in this franchise were as fun as a barrel of monkeys. Really, I’ve compared them and it’s true. I love Jackie Chan. LOVE him! But, this isn’t just about Jackie. Putting him together with Chris Tucker was an unexpected joy. They play well off of each other and the chemistry, while not perfect, fits well.

Lee: Ah! Beach Boys!
Carter: Oh, hell no! You didn’t just touch my goddamn radio!
Lee: The Beach Boys are great American music.
Carter: The Beach Boys gonna get you a great ass whuppin’. Don’t you ever touch a black man’s radio, boy! You can do that in China but you can get your ass killed out here, man!

9. Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman

‘Weekend at Bernies’ will never be on a top movies of all time list but that doesnt mean that Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman dont deserve to make our list of greatest comedy duos. If you dont agree with me then I hate you and your opinion sucks.

8. Beavis and Butthead

One of the only cartoons i have ever really been able to watch since i was about 9 was Beavis and Butthead. We werent allowed to watch it my house so I usually had to either sneak the rental on VHS,
or wait for reruns on FX. Although most of their stuff was TV based they did one movie called ‘Beavis and Butthead Do America’ which my cousin Jerrad and I managed to see in theaters 6 times. It hurt me to put them so low on the list, but I couldnt come up with a better reason to put them any higher than this. My favorite Beavis and Butthead episode is ‘Sperm Bank’, check it out.

7.   John Favreau and Vince Vaughn

The above picture was from the first of two John Favreau/Vince Vaughn starring movies, the second being ‘Made’. Both are almost as equally funny but I think I prefer ‘Made’ over ‘Swingers’ (gasp!) just because Vince Vaughn had honed his delivery a little bit more, but Favreau is classic in both movies. If you havent seen ‘Made’ then do yourself a favor and go out and buy it baby, its money.

6. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman

Seriously if I need to explain why ‘The Big Lebowski’ is on this list then maybe you shouldnt be here enjoying all of the awesomeness that we serve up to you on a daily basis. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman bring the thunder that is known as pure comedy badassness to your house, shower, take a poop without flushing, expose themselves to your grandma and then leave without saying goodbye.

5. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are pure comic gold and its obvious if you ahve seen ‘Step Brothers’ or ‘Talladega Nights’. Will Ferrell makes anyone look good, and seem funny but John C. Reilly can really bring it himself so these guys are a perfect duo and have 2 freaking funny movies together. Although alot of people hated ‘Step Brothers’ I think its one that needs multiple viewings and you cant truely apprecaite everything after the first viewing. Check out some of these freaking awesome quotes:

Dale Doback: Suppose Nancy sees me coming out of the shower and decides to come on to me. I’m looking good, got a luscious v of hair going through my chest pubes down to my ball fro. She takes one look at me and goes ” Oh my god, I’ve had the old bull now I want the young calf” and grabs me by the weiner.

and another:

Brennan Huff: Listen, I know that we started out as foe. But after that courageous act that you showed me against the one they call Derek, maybe someday we could become friends. Friends who ride majestic, translucent steeds, shooting flaming arrows across the bridge of Hemdale.
Dale Doback: I would follow you into the myths of Avalon if that’s what you mean.

4. Tenacious D: Jack Black and Kyle Gass

Jack Black and Kyle Gass are Tenacious D, even though their one movie together as Tenacious D failed by most people’s standards, but mix in their comedy rock albums, the television show and you have one of the best comedy duos ever. Besides, ‘F%^$ Her Gently’ is one of the best rock ballads of all time.

3. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost

Frost and Pegg, just the sound of those two names together makes me laugh because I know if they appear in a movie together I’ll soon be experiencing the glorious pain of laughter-excursion. These guys know comedy, but they also know movies in general, which is why ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ are nearly perfect. Comedic timing, physical comedy, sarcasm and the clear and obvious influence of being true movie geeks all add up to the newest and perhaps most talents comedic duo to emerge in recent years.

Ed: Any zombies out there?
Shaun: Don’t say that!
Ed: What?
Shaun: That!
Ed: What?
Shaun: The zed-word. Don’t say it!
Ed: Why not?
Shaun: Because it’s ridiculous!
Ed: All right… are there any out there, though?
[looking out of the letter-box, he sees an empty street]
Shaun: I can’t see any. Maybe it’s not as bad as all that.
[he turns his head and sees a pack of zombies]
Shaun: Oh, no, there they are.

2. Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd

You could have coupled Seth Rogen in with anyone, and the same could be said with Jason Segel/Paul Rudd. I decided to go with these guys based off ’40 Year Old Virgin’, and ‘Knocked Up’ which arent even soley these guys together but their scenes often times make the movie. The “you know how I know you’re gay” scene in 40 Year Old Virgin still makes me smirk when I think about it, and watching it nearly makes me pee everytime.

Cal: You’re gay, now?
David: No, I’m not gay. I’m just celibate.
Cal: I think… I mean, that sounds gay. I just want you to know this is, like, the first conversation of, like, three conversations that leads to you being gay. Like, there’s this and then in a year it’s like, “Oh, you know, I’m kinda gonna want to get back out there, but I think I like guys,” and then there’s the big, “Oh, I’m… I’m… I’m a gay guy now.”
David: You’re gay for saying that.
Cal: I’m gay for saying that?
David: You know how I know you’re gay?
Cal: How? How do you know I’m gay?
David: Because you macram&eacuted yourself a pair of jean shorts.
Cal: You know how I know *you’re* gay? You just told me you’re not sleeping with women any more.
David: You know how I know you’re gay?
Cal: How? Cause you’re gay? And you can tell who other gay people are?
David: You know how I know you’re gay?
Cal: How?
David: You like Coldplay.

1. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes

What more needs to be said about Jay and Silent Bob? They started off as mere drug dealers in ‘Clerks’ and evolved into the superheroes ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ that is featured in ‘Chasing Amy’ and ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’. I still think Kevin Smith needs to be a full feature superhero movie. Kevin Smith plays the silent one, hence the name Silent Bob. Jason Mewes plays the wise cracking, super horny leader of the group Jay. I shouldnt have to tell you why these guys are number 1, so if you need to know anymore than that go out and watch the complete View Askew library you jerk.