I agree with you @JLoon. Making someone laugh is an art form in itself. There is a reason why intelligent people have a good sense of humor. We can already see an example in @Brian1946‘s answer :)
The problem is that, like @ragingloli said, many people out there don’t know how to make a good comedy. It results in many bad comedies being pushed out and it left people with an impression that comedy is a cheap form of entertainment.
And also there is the cultural factor involved too. It’s harder to find something everyone across culture can all laugh at than something everyone can feel emotional about. I have come across some comedies that are considered classic, but I just can’t stomach them. It’s simply because they were made in countries different from mine, and what they find funny isn’t what I consider funny. And I don’t expect any foreigner to be able to laugh at a random comedy in my country.
But to counter this point, drama can also fly over the head of people too, especially when it involves certain issues of an area that aren’t issues elsewhere. For example, a harrowing political drama about immigrants in France could make a lot of Western people feel emotional, but it may noy affect me that much, because I have never experienced immigrant problem in my countries, so the movie could only inform me about the matter, not making me feel anything deeply. Similarly, a movie about 1980s Vietnam would make a lot of people in my country cry, but could just leave foreigners scratching their head and saying “what?” The 1980s was a very trying time for everyone in my country, ans everyone has a love-hate relationship with that period of time. But a lot of our struggle didn’t make it to the international news, so it’s not very possible for a foreigner to feel the same way we can feel about the movie.
That said, it doesn’t mean there is no hope for comedy. I think we can all agree that Charlie Chaplin’s movies are classic. He was a Western man, and he makes me laugh.