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Top 10

10. The General (Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, 1926)
9. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
8. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
7. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, 1980)
6. Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)
5. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
4. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
3. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
2. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
1. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)

Full Top 100 here

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170821-the-100-greatest-comedies-of-all-time

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Edit:

Someone was kind enough to give me the hint you guys were running rampant with your hot takes. So here is the rest of the list

00. (tie) The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1982)
100. The Ladies Man (Jerry Lewis, 1961)
99. The Jerk (Carl Reiner, 1979)
98. The Hangover (Todd Phillips, 2009)
97. The Music Box (James Parrott, 1932)
96. Born Yesterday (George Cukor, 1950)
95. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
94. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
93. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999)
92. The Exterminating Angel (Luis Buñuel, 1962)
91. What's Up, Doc? (Peter Bogdanovich, 1972)
90. A New Leaf (Elaine May, 1971)
89. Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966)
88. Zoolander (Ben Stiller, 2001)
87. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks, 1953)
86. Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer, 1949)
85. Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973)
84. Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest, 1996)
83. Safety Last! (Fred C Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, 1923)
82. Top Secret! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, 1984)
81. There's Something About Mary (Bobby and Peter Farrelly, 1998)
80. Office Space (Mike Judge, 1999)
79. The Dinner Game (Francis Veber, 1998)
78. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987)
77. Divorce Italian Style (Pietro Germi, 1961)
76. Design for Living (Ernst Lubitsch, 1933)
75. The Palm Beach Story (Preston Sturges, 1942)
74. Trading Places (John Landis, 1983)
73. The Nutty Professor (Jerry Lewis, 1963)
72. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (David Zucker, 1988)
71. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
70. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009)
69. Love and Death (Woody Allen, 1975)
68. Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch, 1939)
67. Sons of the Desert (William A Seiter, 1933)
66. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)
65. Caddyshack (Harold Ramis, 1980)
64. Step Brothers (Adam McKay, 2008)
63. Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra, 1944)
62. What We Do in the Shadows (Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, 2014)
61. Team America: World Police (Trey Parker, 2004)
60. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
59. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
58. Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983)
57. Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004)
56. Broadcast News (James L Brooks, 1987)
55. Best in Show (Christopher Guest, 2000)
54. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971)
53. The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)
52. My Man Godfrey (Gregory La Cava, 1936)
51. Seven Chances (Buster Keaton, 1925)
50. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988)
49. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972)
48. Trouble in Paradise (Ernst Lubitsch, 1932)
47. Animal House (John Landis, 1978)
46. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
45. Big Deal on Madonna Street (Mario Monicelli, 1958)
44. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011)
43. M*A*S*H (Robert Altman, 1970)
42. The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey, 1937)
41. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Larry Charles, 2006)
40. The Producers (Mel Brooks, 1967)
39. A Night at the Opera (Sam Wood and Edmund Goulding, 1935)
38. The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940)
37. Sullivan’s Travels (Preston Sturges, 1941)
36. A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton and John Cleese, 1988)
35. Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
34. Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995)
33. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)
32. Raising Arizona (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1987)
31. Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, 1982)
30. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953)
29. When Harry Met Sally... (Rob Reiner, 1989)
28. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
27. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
26. Mon Oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958)
25. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
24. Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
23. The Party (Blake Edwards, 1968)
22. Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)
21. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
20. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
19. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
18. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)
17. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
16. The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin, 1940)
15. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)
14. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
13. To Be or Not To Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)
12. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
11. The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998)

 

[Dreams-Visions]

*CTRL+F* "Coming To America"
*CTRL+F* "Harlem Nighs"
*CTRL+F* "Life"
*CTRL+F* "National Lampoon's"

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fuckouttahere.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Eh.

 

[The Jackdog]

does it make a critic just not cool if they include anything from the year 2000+?

great movies in the top ten, i just always find these lists weird, as if they are saying nothing that tops those movies has come out in like 30 years. idk about that

first one is 33. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)

 

[TimeEffect]

Pineapple Express and What they Do in the Shadows for me lol

 

[liquidtmd]

46. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

Wut

Kinda black comedy but a surprising one for me ahead of stuff like, Ghostbusters 50 places below it

 

[Haly]

does it make a critic just not cool if they include anything from the year 2000+?

Yes.

 

[Dynasty]

Watched exactly 0 of those shows.

Edit: In the top 10

 

[ambar_hitman]

Lmao at Pulp Fiction in the list. Wtf

 

[Bronx-Man]

Just how damn old are the critics they picked

 

[Plum]

Watched exactly 0 of those shows.

Edit: In the top 10

None of those are shows lol

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Where's Dodgeball?

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

WHERE THE FUCK IS KUNG POW ENTER THE FIST?

 

[Vanillalite]

does it make a critic just not cool if they include anything from the year 2000+?

great movies in the top ten, i just always find these lists weird, as if they are saying nothing that tops those movies has come out in like 30 years.

idk about that

Hell they included one movie from 85 onward in the top 10 and that was GHD.

Comedies peaked in the early 70s going by their top 10.

 

[SlimySnake]

Lesson of the day, dont listen to critics about comedies.

 

[Ros8105]

Where's Pixels?

 

[ambar_hitman]

Where's Dodgeball?

This. Dodgeball is awesome.

I have only watched Groundhog Day out of the top 10.

 

[Very Berry Sunday]

I keep forgetting to watch "Some like it hot"

I will this weekend.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

WHERE THE FUCK IS KUNG POW ENTER THE FIST?

I would absolutely shamelessly rank kung pow as one of the best comedies ever.

Also Hot Rod

 

[StayDead]

Airplane should be closer to No.1 honestly.

 

[Buckle]

Just how damn old are the critics they picked

My first thought when I saw this list was "did they ask anybody below the age of 80?"

 

[Saya]

Hot Fuzz not number 1? Fuck this list.

 

[Stinkles]

The idea that someone would actually top Kek at Duck Soup or Jacque Tati stretches credulity. Seems like a cred measuring contest. Life of Brian and Some Like it Hot are genuinely deserved though. Pulp Fiction? Gtfo

 

[ambar_hitman]

No Borat, Pineapple Express, Dodgeball, that Funeral movie, 21st Jump street, Hot Fuzz etc makes me not trust the critics at all.

 

[Akronis]

This. Dodgeball is awesome.

I have only watched Groundhog Day out of the top 10.

Dude what.

Watch Life of Brian and Airplane! immediately.

 

[Dynasty]

None of those are shows lol

Lol, movies then.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

This is Spinal Tap in top 10 = Validated list

 

[serenewarfare]

Airplane! is fantastic. Those who have not seen it definitely should.

 

[Oersted]

does it make a critic just not cool if they include anything from the year 2000+?

great movies in the top ten, i just always find these lists weird, as if they are saying nothing that tops those movies has come out in like 30 years.

idk about that

Anchorman is 33, Borat 41, Bridesmaids 44 and Mean Girls 57. Most recent is Toni Erdmann (59)

 

[Fox318]

Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle needs to be on a list like this.

 

[DrForester]

How the hell does "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" get left off the list?

95. Ghostbusters

95?!?!?!?!

 

[nubbe]

that list is shit

 

[bronson]

This is a white ass list

 

[John Rabbit]

lmao at Spaceballs not even ranking in the top 100. Best comedy.

 

[goodfella]

I'm shocked and appalled that a list that spans ALL TIME includes so many films from over a decade ago. What's the point of critics making a list of films, if I haven't even seen them?

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

So they asked a bunch of old ass white people.

This is a white ass list

Right??

 

[Htown]

Blazing Saddles is too damn low.

lmao at Spaceballs not even ranking in the top 100. Best comedy.

Spaceballs isn't that good.

 

[True Savior]

10 great movies listed and people whine.

 

[WrenchNinja]

The comedies that old white people like the best I guess

 

[blackflag]

The Jerk at #99.....More like top 10.

Coming to America? Top 10 as well.

 

[NekoFever]

I can see Pulp Fiction as a black comedy. There's a lot of absurd situations in that movie and the dialogue is pretty funny.

That said, I'm not sure, even if we declare it a comedy, that it would make my list.

 

[Jarmel]

HOW THE FUCK IS GHOSTBUSTERS #95?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

10 great movies listed and people whine.

We're looking at the list of 100, not the list of 10.

This list sucks dick.

 

[DasPenguin]

What... no Dumb & Dumber? When Harry Met Sally is a great movie, but if that's a comedy then you might as well put Notting Hill on the list.

And Bridesmaids? Jesus.

 

[Dalek]

glad to see The Naked Gun being represented well on those lists.

 

[MrS]

Crimes and Misdemeanours should be on there. It's a top 3 Allen film imho.

Glad to see Kubrick's magnum opus so high on the list.

 

[Mudcrab]

10 great movies listed and people whine.

Doctor Strangelove is in black and white tho

 

[ambar_hitman]

Dude what.

Watch Life of Brian and Airplane! immediately.

Let me check. Are these on Netflix?

 

[Alx]

Hey, I've seen all of the top 7. ^^
Can't really disagree with those, Duck Soup had me in tears and Airplane is a classic. Maybe "Some like it hot" isn't that funny nowadays, but well, classic too.
I guess I should really watch at least one Jacques Tati movie...

 

[Fox318]

How the hell does "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" get left off the list?



95?!?!?!?!

Oh god I completely forgot.

Same could be said for Around the World in 80 Days.