America's 100 Greatest Comedies by AFI

The Nominees

The American Film Institute in Los Angeles, California, in mid-June 2000 selected America's 100 Funniest Movies with a blue-ribbon panel or "jury" of more than 1,800 leaders of the American movie community including actors, directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, historians, film executives and critics.

AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs revealed America’s 100 funniest movies, as chosen by leaders of the entertainment community, in a three-hour television event, that aired on the CBS Television Network in mid-June 2000.

Other AFI pollings have been for:

AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies (1998)
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars/Legends (1999)
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs (2000)
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Thrills (2001)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions (2002)
AFI's Heroes and Villains (2003)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs (2004)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes (2005)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (2006)

According to the AFI, these are "the films and film artists that have made audiences laugh throughout the century."

See also this site's sections on the Comedy Films Genre and the Greatest Comedies of All Time and Funniest Film Moments and Scenes.

Judging Criteria For Selection:

The selection process for the top 100 Funniest American Movies of All-Time included the following:

• Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format typically more than 60 minutes long
  
  
• American Film: The film must be an English-language film with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States
  
  
• Funny: Regardless of genre, the total comedic impact of a film's elements must create an experience greater than the sum of the smile
  
  
• Legacy: Laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today
  

Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star are the films that
"The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100 Greatest Films.