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.

List added August 2017

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  1. 1 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 11 new

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 32 new

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 36 new

    A Fish Called Wanda

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 45 new

    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 46 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  7. 48 new

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 53 new

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 63 new

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 72 new

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 86 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 22, 2017; source