What Happened to the Comedy Movie Genre?

[CKwi88]

I'd say it's a combination of everything. Comedy is really hard too pull off to begin with. And with the Frat pack aging out, and the younger ones more focused on behind the camera work (Rogen and Franco for example) there's no real next group of mainstay comedic actors. The blending of the genres also hurts, as some of the most recent funny(ish) movies were billed as action movies first. Comedy is often presented in the quips and one liners in other big blockbusters.

And yes, people get older. Even some movies I thought were funny 15/20 years ago are more snortworthy than laugh out loud worthy as time goes on.