Funny Movies Old and New That Still Make Us Laugh

If you were asked to list what you consider are the funniest movies of all time; chances are you would not agree with those ranked as the most humorous movies by the AFI whose jury comprised of over 1800 people including actors, directors, writers, editors, film critics, cinematographers, and historians. What do they know about movie humor and what's actually funny? Actually these top five winners taking out the Funniest Movies Of All Time awards are timeless classic comedies that will tickle your funny bone. Let's take a look.

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A wide array of funny films, from slapstick comedy to romantic comedy; satire to musical comedy and everything in between were nominated for the distinctive recognition as being one of the funniest movies of all time. Funnily enough the top two funniest films both involve cross-dressing!The top five gaining the title of Funniest Movies of All Time are as follows:

• Some Like It Hot (1959 - Ashton/Mirisch) Two musicians wind up dressing up like women and taking off with a girl band headed to Florida after witnessing a murder, the mayhem and mess they create for themselves is hilariously funny.
• Tootsie (1982-Columbia) In this very funny film Michael Dorsey is a perfectionist type 40ish male that finds work as a hospital administrator by becoming Dorothy Michaels (Tootsie). The result is he is a huge hit as his female persona but alas, he falls in love with his female co-star which results in the funniest scenes ever.
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964 - Columbia) A black comedy of US nuclear bomb launch on Russia with the leading man Sellers playing three different roles including an American president that must contend with a Soviet attack, his own maniacal staff and some hilariously comical stunts.
• Annie Hall (1977 - United Artists)
  A love story where the two lovers agree that their relationship is doomed; resulting in some very funny laughs.
• Duck Soup(1933 - Paramount) A Marx Brother's masterpiece starring infamous Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo which needs absolutely no explanation as to why it is deemed as one of the funniest movies of all time!

You may or may not agree with the judges, although one must agree that these funniest movies are not only hilarious but have stood the test of time as ageless classics. Listed below are some recent movies that have audiences falling over with laughter and therefore deserve an honorable mention.

• There's Something About Mary- One would believe that Mary is every man's dream girl. Packed to the brim with so many unbelievable funny scenes, you simply cannot afford to miss this golden opportunity to laugh your socks off!
• Life of Brian- He's not the Messiah; he's just a very naughty boy also don't forget Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• Borat- It's a bit crude and rude but no doubt the Kazakhstani reporter leaves the audience in stitches as he treks across the country to propose to Pamela Anderson after seeing her on television in Baywatch.
• Coming to America- A side-splitting fictional story about Prince Akeem's (Murphy) who comes to America in search of a wife. He is clearly a fish out of water well away from his own country and familiar customs.
• Groundhog Day- Can you imagine waking up to the same day over and over again? Bill Murray is superbly comical as he relives the same day over 100 times.
• Meet The Parents and Meet the Fockers- Everyone can definitely relate to this common situation, but this movie takes it to the extreme resulting in an absolute uproarious familial riot! Fantastically funny!