BBC releases list of top 100 comedy films of all time
The hot list throws up all sorts of funny food for thought
Some Like It Hot comes in at number one as the BBC releases the list of the top 100 comedy films of all time, as voted for by 253 film critics from around the world
Billy Wilder’s Some Like it Hot has been voted the best comedy of all time in a poll for BBC Culture. Some 253 critics from around the world – including Tara Brady and this writer for The Irish Times – were asked to rank their 10 favourite comic films. The final 100 delivered some predictable results and a few notable surprises. Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove, a serious comedy, was propelled to number two on the back of significant rankings from many US critics. Woody Allen’s Annie Hall was in third place.