Monty Python
The Best Comedy Films Of All Time
British Comedy has delivered some of the funniest movies of all time. There are so many, that it was hard to narrow the list down to the top 7. When making a list like this, it is almost inevitable that some great movies will be left off, and it is also guaranteed that you won’t agree with every conclusion. With that disclaimer, let’s dive into the top 7 comedy films of all time.
1. Monty Python and The Holy Grail
It would be impossible not to include this film. Although filmed in Scotland on an extremely low budget, the comedy team from Monty Python’s Flying Circus delivered laughs from beginning to end.
2. A Fish Called Wanda
This 1988 film, written and directed by John Cleese and Charles Crichton, takes place following the aftermath of a jewel heist. Widely acclaimed, A Fish Called Wanda picked up numerous Academy Awards. It was so funny that a doctor reportedly laughed so hard that he died of a heart attack in 1989 while watching this film.
3. Shaun of the Dead
This 2004 film turns the zombie genre on its head. Although set amongst the backdrop of an apocalyptic zombie takeover, this film actually follows more closely the plot of a romantic comedy – a genre that it also lampoons.
4. The Wrong Trousers
There may not have been a better comedy duo in the history of cinema than Wallace and Gromit. Although their success continues to this day, this 1993 film may have been their best ever.
5. Monty Python and the Life of Brian
Although there is already a Monty Python film on this list, this one was too good to not include. Possibly the most irreverent film of all time, it follows a man named Brian in Biblical times, who is mistaken as the Saviour. Several countries banned it for many years, prodding the Pythons to proclaim “So Funny, it was Banned in Norway!”
6. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
This 1964 film put the fear-mongering of nuclear threats into perspective and got people laughing about it instead. Peter Sellers continues his tradition of portraying a number of characters, and the laughs don’t stop as the protagonists attempt to prevent the evil communists from corrupting their “precious bodily fluids”.
7. Bean
Based on the successful television series Mr. Bean, this full-length film was released in 1997. Played by Rowan Atkinson, Mr. Bean travels to America and encounters one series of hijinks after another.
So there you have it, the top 7 British Comedies of all time. Do you agree? What would you add?
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