Posted on 01/02/2006 5:09:20 PM PST by wagglebee
The UK satire beat 1980s US film Airplane into second and British-made 2004 film Shaun of the Dead into third.
Spy caper Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery came fourth, while animated comedy South Park was fifth.
More than 22,000 people voted in the poll for The 50 Greatest Comedy Films, narrated by Stephen Fry and broadcast at 2100 GMT tonight.
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50 GREATEST COMEDY FILMS
1st - Life of Brian
10th - This is Spinal Tap
20th - Young Frankenstein
30th - Best in Show
40th - Duck Soup
50th - The Producers (1968)
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The Monty Python team also claimed the sixth spot with Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Teen adventure American Pie came seventh, followed by Mel Brook's Blazing Saddles and There's Something About Mary, starring Cameron Diaz.
Rock spoof This is Spinal Tap came 10th in the survey.
The list featured a range of recent films and classics including The Ladykillers made at Ealing Studios in 1955.
British smash-hits the Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral also made it onto the list in 32nd and 36th place respectively.
"Always look on the bright side of life. Dadum, da da da da da dum...."
Why did they post every 10th winner instead of the titles following those highlighted in the article--or just publish the whole list?
The complete list can be found here: http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/G/greatest-comedyfilms/results/50-46.html
I'm not offended by Christian-bashing if it's in a comedy film, but Life of Brian simply didn't make me laugh.
There's Something About Mary
That's unbeliveable. That movie sucked.
Should be...
No. 1---Caddyshack.
I've never understood the appeal of Monty Python.
No. 1 - Animal House
Arthur: ...I just chopped off your bleeding arm!!!
Knight: It's just a flesh wound.
Maybe No. 2 with Stripes as 3. :-)
IMHO, there are some glaring omissions in this list: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," "Get Shorty," and any of the "Pink Panther" movies (although "A Shot in the Dark" made it), just to name a few.
Here is a much better list:
http://www.filmsite.org/afi100laughs1.html
Where's "Animal House?"
I loved that movie!
I love MP, but I don't agree with this vote, by a long shot.
Brain dead
Two more words
Public school
Seperated at birth?
I love Monty Python--Holy Grail is hilarious, but the show itself was just great, wacky, cerebral/sophomoric humor.
Unfunniest..."comedy"...ever...
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