Did comedy movies reach their apex in the 2000s? That's debatable. Every decade has its breakout hits — the '80s and '90s are right up there! — but few delivered the same sustained success for the genre as that one. The era gave us the Judd Apatow and Adam KcKay boom, the rise of Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Steve Carell, Melissa McCarthy, Zach Galifianakis, and Jonah Hill, and it produced a near-unbroken run of high-concept, raunchy, quotable, star-making hits that continue to rank as some of the finest comedies ever produced.

Catchphrases like "I am McLovin!," "Stay classy," "Very nice," and "Wolfpack" entered everyday conversation, turning each new release into cultural moments. In doing so, these films reflected the anxieties, ambitions, and absurdities of everyday life, doubling as sl

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