Ray and Yoli Pardo on the AFI 100 List

A pair of Boston friends, Ray and Yoli Pardo, wrote in about my comments on the American Film Institute list of the 100 funniest movies of all times:

On the list of "100 Funniest" we agree they missed the mark. However, my kids think you are a foggy for not understanding that Clerks was clearly the funniest movie of their century. I was miffed because they included a few too many Marx brothers and Woody Allen movies and left out (e.g.) "The Russians Are Coming, (ditto)", "Foul Play", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", etc., etc. I finally agreed to forget their ordering of the 100, and just curse them for the ones they included or didn't include. With my taste, they had entirely too many Dustin Hoffman movies (two) and too few Robin Williams or John Belushi movies. And where was Richard Pryor (e.g., Stir Crazy).