Most comedy is not very ambitious. You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture.
Harold RamisGroundhog Day was pretty clean. It may have to do with some puritanical feeling that comedy is a forbidden pleasure in a certain way. They make you laugh, and laughter is somehow an inferior emotion to tragedy.
Harold RamisI look for the meaning in what's funny, and I look for what's funny about things that are meaningful to me.
Harold RamisThe times change, and to the extent that comedy captures the spirit of the times, it will enjoy success.
Harold Ramis