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Here is Time Out London's Complete List of 100 Best Comedy Movies

by Alex Billington
September 15, 2011
Source: Time Out London

Are you ready to laugh? (Get it?) Time for another list of best movies to discuss and argue for weeks. Time Out London has created and revealed their list of the 100 Best Comedy Movies, as chosen by "more than 200 people whose job it is to make you laugh." In reality, what that means is they actually asked "dozens of comedy writers, comedy directors, comic actors and stand-up comedians" to choose their own favorites, including picks from Dan Aykroyd, Richard Curtis, Edgar Wright, Kim Noble, Stephen Merchant, Jo Brand and many more. We've pulled the full list (via SlashFilm) of all 100 for you below for discussion purposes.

Over on the Time Out site, they have a full rundown and write-ups, details and more info for all 100 of the comedies. If you consider yourself an expert on comedies, I highly suggest reading through that full list, but for discussion/debate reasons specifically, here's simply their ranked list of the "100 Best Comedy Movies":

100. Sister Act (1992)
99. Carry on Screaming (1966)
98. Brazil (1985)
97. Swingers (1996)
96. BASEketball (1998)
95. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
94. Midnight Run (1988)
93. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
92. Nuts in May (1976)
91. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
90. Mean Girls (2004)
89. The Great Dictator (1940)
88. Arthur (1981)
87. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
86. Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
85. Caddyshack (1980)
84. Galaxy Quest (1999)
83. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
82. The Pink Panther (1963)
81. Raising Arizona (1987)
80. Clockwise (1986)
79. Bridesmaids (2011)
78. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
77. Stir Crazy (1980)
76. Old School (2003)
75. Bananas (1971)
74. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
73. The Party (1968)
72. Bedazzled (1967)
71. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
70. The General (1926)
69. Clerks (1994)
68. The Kings of Comedy (1982)
67. His Girl Friday (1940)
66. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
65. Elf (2003)
64. Coming to America (1988)
63. Kingpin (1966)
62. Hot Fuzz (2007)
61. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
60. Sleeper (1973)
59. Happy Gilmore (1996)
58. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
57. The Hangover (2009)
56. A Night at the Opera (1935)
55. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
54. The Blues Brothers (1980)
53. Way Out West (1937)
52. Young Frankenstein (1974)
51. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
50. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
49. Love and Death (1975)
48. Play It Again Sam (1972)
47. The Apartment (1960)
46. Harold and Maude (1971)
45. Office Space (1999)
44. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
43. Tootsie (1982)
42. The Ladykillers (1955)
41. The Odd Couple (1968)
40. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
39. Waiting for Guffman (1997)
38. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
37. Top Secret! (1984)
36. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
35. Zoolander (2001)
34. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
33. In the Loop (2009)
32. The Man with Two Brains (1983)
31. The Princess Bride (1987)
30. The Producers (1968)
29. Rushmore (1998)
28. Wayne's World (1992)
27. There's Something About Mary (1998)
26. Best in Show (2000)
25. The Castle (1997)
24. Four Lions (2010)
23. Ghostbusters (1984)
22. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
21. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
20. Trading Places (1983)
19. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
18. The Naked Gun (1988)
17. Duck Soup (1933)
16. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
15. Blazing Saddles (1974)
14. Dr Strangelove (1964)
13. The Big Lebowski (1998)
12. Borat (2006)
11. Team America: World Police (2004)
10. The Jerk (1979)
9. Some Like it Hot (1959)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
7. Withnail & I (1987)
6. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
4. Annie Hall (1977)
3. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
2. Airplane! (1980)
1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

This is such a comprehensive and complete list (since it has 100 of the greatest titles), that there's really not any comedies that I love that aren't on here (except for maybe Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral, to name one). But that's the thing, comedy is so subjective, that everyone has their own comedic tastes and favorites and there might be one or two that didn't make the cut. That said, these 100 I think definitely embody a line-up of movies that I might even call objectively very funny, to most people, as a lot of these on here are my favorites as well. Glad to see them put together a list like this with so many great comedic contributors, too.

For those who may not be entirely satisfied, the Time Out London site also includes a fantastic section that has favorite lists of comedies from ALL of the contributors, organized by their name (most are UK based). For example, Edgar Wright has some of the top choices like This Is Spinal Tap, Airplane!, Blazing Saddles and Life of Brian as his favorites as well, but also listed Raising Arizona as his actual #1 best comedy. Dan Aykroyd also has favorites on his list that include the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup, The Great Dictator, Dr. Strangelove and Goodfellas. There's just such a wide range of fantastic, hilarious comedies to choose from!

Are there any truly great comedies that are missing? What do you think of this "all time" list?

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