100 Greatest Comedies of All Time

BBC ^ | 08/22/2017

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this year BBC Culture decided to get serious about comedy. We asked 253 film critics – 118 women and 135 men – from 52 countries and six continents a simple: “What do you think are the 10 best comedies of all time?” Films from any country made since cinema was invented were eligible, and BBC Culture did nothing to define in advance what a comedy is; we left that to each of the critics to decide. As always, we urged the experts to go with their heart and pick personal favourites, films that are part of their lives, not just the ones that meet some ideal of greatness.

[Gay State Conservative]

I haven't seen many of these films...in fact I haven't seen most of them.Of the ones I *have* seen I'd mention Some Like It Hot,The Producers,The Apartment,A Fish Called Wanda,Young Frankenstein,Pulp Fiction and Trading Places.

I,personally,am not inclined to see "Apartment" or "Pulp" as comedies although I think they're outstanding films.Of the others I'd say "Frankenstein" is my favorite.

[Lou L]

"Groundhog Day," seriously? In the Top 5?

Two of my all-time favorite comedies is "Meet the Parents" and "The Heartbreak Kid," both with Ben Stiller. Neither made the list.

Some of these movies have NO business near such a list.

[dfwgator]

I would have included “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Huge omission.

[EvilCapitalist]

I can’t believe Blazing Saddles isn’t in the top 5.

[Responsibility2nd]

Pulp Fiction was a comedy?

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And The Apartment was a comedy?

There were funny moments in each of these movies. But to label them as comedies is incorrect.

[Big Red Clay]

Caddyshack, Animal House and Blazing Saddles not in the top 10? NO SALE!

[Red Badger]

Never seen it............

[Responsibility2nd]

“Planes, Trains & Automobiles”

“Stir Crazy”

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+1 on Planes.....

[Gay State Conservative]

“The Producers” The ORIGINAL one with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel.

Agreed...the original is a genuine classic.The remake was painful to watch.

[Col Frank Slade]

The Odd Couple 1968

Lemon & Matthau

[dfwgator]

+1 on Planes.....

Just for the scene with Edie McClurg, alone.

[NTHockey]

Animal Crackers,A Day at the Races - Marx Brothers
Gay Nineties - Abbott & Costello (if only for the “Who’s on First routine)
It’s a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Spaceballs

[Responsibility2nd]

SCHLEMMER!!

(clicks heels)

That cracks me up every time.

[Alberta's Child]

How did “Major League” not make this list? LOL.

[upsdriver]

Lots of movies missing from this list.

Two of my favorites NOT mentioned are McClintock and Support Your Local Sheriff.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It was really the Judge that made that movie.

Did you say "Youts"?

Well, that would explain the hostility.

[notdownwidems]

Are you kidding me?? Campy waste of A-list talent on a boring movie.

I totally agree, Some Like It Hot sucks! But these 'film critics', as they like to fashion themselves, love transvestism, think it is wonderful and hilarious and all that...another movie that sucked! but got rave reviews from the 'critic's was that 'Bird Cage' with Robin Williams...really horrible. What happened to 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'? One of my favorite comedies; or how about Animal House? Guess there was not enough homosexuality and deviance in those movies for the 'critics', huh?

[dfwgator]

C.R. MacNamara: Cigarette? Cigar?

Peripetchikoff: Here, take one of these.

C.R. Macnamara: Thanks. Hm, ‘Made in Havana’.

Peripetchikoff: We have trade agreement with Cuba. They send us cigars, we send them rockets.

C.R. Macnamara: Good thinking.

C.R. MacNamara: You know something? You guys got cheated. This is a pretty crummy cigar.

Peripetchikoff: Do not worry. We send them pretty crummy rockets.

[LaineyDee]

Harold & Maude? That one wasn’t so funny as it was dark and creepy....

[Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey]

The Producers (1968) by Uncle Mel is NOT #40!!!!!