The NYT Magazine asked a number of funny people which five comedies they'd take to a desert island (I'm assuming this would be for a planned shipwreck).

But, screw what those lesser lights like Will Ferrell and Christopher Guest think. You're at this blog because you're fascinated with what I think -- just like I am!

So here it goes, my top five:

1. Animal House

2. There's Something About Mary

3. This Is Spinal Tap

4. Dr. Strangelove

5. Blazing Saddles

And a few others:

The King of Comedy

The Wedding Crashers

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Withnail and I

The Blues Brothers

War of the Roses

Gozu

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world

The Party

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

While poverty, famine and conflict grab the headlines, some people in Africa are starting to develop successful businesses.

More punk'd people in the Borat movie are stepping forward to proclaim their victimhood. The village in Romania that stood in for the victional fictional Kazakhstan home of Borat is considering suing, saying they were duped and that the production team took advantage of their poverty.