Remember when movies didn’t need a multiverse, just a solid punchline and a cameo from Will Ferrell?
The 2000s were a golden era for comedy, a simpler time when we quoted Anchorman like scripture, learned life lessons from Click, and realized Dodgeball was basically a sports documentary for average dudes everywhere.
These films didn’t just make us laugh, they shaped our sense of humor, our friend groups, and, unfortunately, our fashion choices.
Here are a handful of movies from the golden age of comedy that have stayed with us through the years.