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The 100 best comedy movies: the funniest films of all time
No film genre ages worse than comedy. A great drama will resonate through the ages. A well-orchestrated action flick will make viewersâ eyes pop forever, and a truly horrifying movie will scare viewers until the sun explodes. But whatâs funny in 1922 might land with a thud in 2022. Thatâs to say nothing of varying tastes in humour. One personâs laugh riot is anotherâs âI donât get it?â. That makes coming up with the best comedy films of all time tricky. In considering the movies on this list, we had to ask ourselves: what makes a truly great comedy? Thereâs many criteria, but one of the most important is the question of: âIs this film still funny now, and will it still be funny five years, ten years⊠a century from now?â With the help of comedians like Diane Morgan and Russell Howard, actors such as John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker and a small army of Time Out writers, we believe weâve found the 100 finest, most durable and most broadly appreciable laughers in history. No matter your sense of humour - silly or sophisticated, light or dark, surreal or broad - youâll find it represented here. Recommended: đ„ The 100 best movies of all-timeđ„° The greatest romantic comedies of all timeđ€Ż 33 great disaster moviesđŹ The best thriller films of all-timeđ The best foreign films of all-time

The 100 best comedy movies
The best comedies in the history of cinema achieve more than just making you laugh (although, granted, itâs not a great comedy if it barely makes you crack a smile). Classic romcoms like âNotting Hillâ have us yearning for true love while teen movies like âMean Girlsâ get us cringing at memories of being too dorky to join the cool gang at school (and â10 Things I Hate About Youâ ticks both boxes). Then there are the political satires, like âThe Death of Stalinâ, which serve up uncomfortable truths alongside the funnies. And finally, when we need to get into the festive spirit, the Christmas film archives are crammed with titles that leave you giggling into your eggnog. All of which makes choosing the 100 best comedies of all time a little tricky. To help us with the task, we enlisted the help of comedians (such as Russell Howard and Diane Morgan), actors (John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker, among others), directors and screenwriters (including Richard Curtis), as well as several Time Out writers. So the next time you need something to turn that frown upside down, youâll know where to start. RECOMMENDED: London and UK cinema listings, film reviews and exclusive interviews