Gareth's Top Ten Comedies of the 21st Century (So Far)
#4 Team America: World Police (2004)
This 2004 Thunderbirds-inspired offering from South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone didnt fare to well at the box office for some reason, but it is easily one of the most satirical, clever comedies of the decade. Endlessly quotable and, like all of Parker and Stones work, boasting an amazing collection of songs, Team America: World Police skewered Americas penchant for policing the world and at the same time satirised Hollywoods politically vocal liberals. In addition to the razor-sharp satire and musical offerings, Team America also has everything you could possibly want from a film: irritating Hollywood types dying horribly bloody deaths, rather graphic sex scenes (just a shame they are puppets) and a plot played for laughs in which the Eiffel tower is blown up, which was preposterously stolen for the recent GI Joe movie and any film that manages to piss off Sean Penn is alright with me.