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BBC's 100 Funniest Movies (Comedies)

Name the 100 (actually 101) funniest movies of all time, as voted by the BBC. Source
Yes, two movies are tied for #100.
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Year
Director
Film
100
1982
Martin Scorsese
The King of Comedy
1961
Jerry Lewis
The Ladies Man
99
1979
Carl Reiner
The Jerk
98
2009
Todd Phillips
The Hangover
97
1932
James Parrott
The Music Box
96
1950
George Cukor
Born Yesterday
95
1984
Ivan Reitman
Ghostbusters
94
1998
Wes Anderson
Rushmore
93
1999
Trey Parker
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
92
1962
Luis Buñuel
The Exterminating Angel
91
1972
Peter Bogdanovich
What's Up, Doc?
90
1971
Elaine May
A New Leaf
89
1966
Vera Chytilová
Daisies
88
2001
Ben Stiller
Zoolander
87
1953
Howard Hawks
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
86
1949
Robert Hamer
Kind Hearts and Coronets
85
1973
Federico Fellini
Amarcord
84
1996
Christopher Guest
Waiting for Guffman
83
1923
Newmeyer/Taylor
Safety Last!
82
1984
Abrahams / Zucker / Zucker
Top Secret!
81
1998
Farrelly / Farrelly
There's Something About Mary
80
1999
Mike Judge
Office Space
79
1998
Francis Veber
The Dinner Game
78
1987
Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride
77
1961
Pietro Germi
Divorce Italian Style
76
1933
Ernst Lubitsch
Design for Living
75
1942
Preston Sturges
The Palm Beach Story
74
1983
John Landis
Trading Places
73
1963
Jerry Lewis
The Nutty Professor
72
1988
David Zucker
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
71
2001
Wes Anderson
The Royal Tenenbaums
70
2009
Armando Iannucci
In the Loop
69
1975
Woody Allen
Love and Death
68
1939
Ernst Lubitsch
Ninotchka
67
1933
William A Seiter
Sons of the Desert
66
2007
Edgar Wright
Hot Fuzz
65
1980
Harold Ramis
Caddyshack
64
2008
Adam McKay
Step Brothers
63
1944
Frank Capra
Arsenic and Old Lace
62
2014
Clement/Waititi
What We Do in the Shadows
61
2004
Trey Parker
Team America: World Police
60
2004
Edgar Wright
Shaun of the Dead
59
2016
Maren Ade
Toni Erdmann
58
1983
Woody Allen
Zelig
57
2004
Mark Waters
Mean Girls
56
1987
James L Brooks
Broadcast News
55
2000
Christopher Guest
Best in Show
54
1971
Hal Ashby
Harold and Maude
53
1980
John Landis
The Blues Brothers
52
1936
Gregory La Cava
My Man Godfrey
51
1925
Buster Keaton
Seven Chances
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Year
Director
Film
50
1988
Pedro Almodóvar
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
49
1972
Luis Buñuel
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
48
1932
Ernst Lubitsch
Trouble in Paradise
47
1978
John Landis
Animal House
46
1994
Quentin Tarantino
Pulp Fiction
45
1958
Mario Monicelli
Big Deal on Madonna Street
44
2011
Paul Feig
Bridesmaids
43
1970
Robert Altman
M*A*S*H
42
1937
Leo McCarey
The Awful Truth
41
2006
Larry Charles
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorous Nation of Kazakhstan
40
1967
Mel Brooks
The Producers
39
1935
Wood / Goulding
A Night at the Opera
38
1940
George Cukor
The Philadelphia Story
37
1941
Preston Sturges
Sullivan's Travels
36
1988
Crichton/Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda
35
1952
Donen/Kelly
Singin' in the Rain
34
1995
Amy Heckerling
Clueless
33
2004
Adam McKay
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
32
1987
Coen / Coen
Raising Arizona
31
1982
Sydney Pollack
Tootsie
30
1953
Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
29
1989
Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally...
28
1934
Frank Capra
It Happened One Night
27
1960
Billy Wilder
The Apartment
26
1958
Jacques Tati
Mon Oncle
25
1925
Charlie Chaplin
The Gold Rush
24
1987
Bruce Robinson
Withnail and I
23
1968
Blake Edwards
The Party
22
1974
Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein
21
1931
Charlie Chaplin
City Lights
20
1974
Mel Brooks
Blazing Saddles
19
1941
Preston Sturges
The Lady Eve
18
1924
Buster Keaton
Sherlock Jr
17
1938
Howard Hawks
Bringing Up Baby
16
1940
Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator
15
1975
Gilliam / Jones
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
14
1940
Howard Hawks
His Girl Friday
13
1942
Ernst Lubitsch
To Be or Not To Be
12
1936
Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times
11
1998
Coen / Coen
The Big Lebowski
10
1926
Bruckman / Keaton
The General
9
1984
Rob Reiner
This Is Spinal Tap
8
1967
Jacques Tati
Playtime
7
1980
Abrahams / Zucker / Zucker
Airplane!
6
1979
Terry Jones
Life of Brian
5
1933
Leo McCarey
Duck Soup
4
1993
Harold Ramis
Groundhog Day
3
1977
Woody Allen
Annie Hall
2
1964
Stanley Kubrick
Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1
1959
Billy Wilder
Some Like It Hot
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Level 48
Dec 23, 2022
This is the most hipster list ever made.
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Level 66
Oct 25, 2023
#87 should read Howard Hawks. Also I could not spell Ninotchka or Bourgeoise at all!

I don't think it's a hipster list, I think there's just a lot of old classics here (that I admittedly haven't seen 2/3rds of!)

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Level 85
Oct 25, 2023
Thanks for catching that!