BBC's The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time

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So 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.

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  1. 101 new

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 100 new

    The Ladies Man

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 99 new

    The Jerk

    1979, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 98 new

    The Hangover

    2009, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 97 new

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 96 new

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 95 new

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 94 new

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 93 new

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 92 new

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 91 new

    What's Up, Doc?

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 90 new

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 89 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 88 new

    Zoolander

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 87 new

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 86 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 85 new

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 84 new

    Waiting for Guffman

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 83 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 82 new

    Top Secret!

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 81 new

    There's Something About Mary

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 80 new

    Office Space

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 79 new

    Le dîner de cons

    1998 — a.k.a. Le Dîner de Cons, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 78 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 77 new

    Divorzio all'italiana

    1961 — a.k.a. Divorce Italian Style, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 76 new

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 75 new

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 74 new

    Trading Places

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 73 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 72 new

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 71 new

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 70 new

    In the Loop

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 69 new

    Love and Death

    1975, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 68 new

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 67 new

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 66 new

    Hot Fuzz

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 65 new

    Caddyshack

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 64 new

    Step Brothers

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 63 new

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 62 new

    What We Do in the Shadows

    2014, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 61 new

    Team America: World Police

    2004, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 60 new

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 59 new

    Toni Erdmann

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 58 new

    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 57 new

    Mean Girls

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 56 new

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 55 new

    Best in Show

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 54 new

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 53 new

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 52 new

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
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