Entertainment Weekly's funniest films of the last 25 years

25. Withnail & I (1987)
24. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
23. Austin Power: International Man of Mystery (1997)
22. Old School (2003)
21. Clerks. (1994)
20. Best in Show (2000)
19. Clueless (1995)
18. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
17. Tropic Thunder (2008)
16. Superbad (2007)
15. Trading Places (1983)
14. Wedding Crashers (2005)
13. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
12. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
11. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
10. Dazed and Confused (1993)
9. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
8. The Big Lebowski (1998)
7. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
5. Office Space (1999)
4. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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Are they having a laugh?

Ghostbusters? It's a good film, but there are better films for comedy. And where's Borat?

and why is Clueless on the list at all??!?!?!?!?!?

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Are they having a laugh?

Even though the number one is obviously relevant to my interests, I hardly think it's the funniest film of the last quarter century. It's sly, subtle humour (like that bit when the ghost gives him a blowjob and that cake exploding and stuff), not a rib-tickling howler. When I was a kid, I thought it was a HORROR film.

Also, if anyone genuinely thinks When Harry Met Sally is funnier than Withnail & I, they deserve to be shot. Crud list.

There should be more Farrelly on there too.

I didn't even think Withnail and I was particularly funny. Too obviously try-hard.

That's where the problem lies with compiling a list like this - for such a lucrative genre, comedy is surely the most divisive and least respected style of film because, wait for it, humour is subjective. It'd be interesting to know how many comedy films have won Oscars.

Borat was nominated... generally you don't see much 'and the winner is... Anchorman!!!*

*Speaking of which, Anchorman should be on that terrible, terrible list.

Withnail & I is the only one that deserves to be on that list. Maybe Superbad too...but not in the top 20.

No ACE VENTURE: WHEN NATURE CALLS??????

No Dr. Strangelove

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last 25 years..

Let's eliminate some evil from the list. I'll start:

25. Withnail & I (1987)
24. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
23. Austin Power: International Man of Mystery (1997)
22. Old School (2003)
21. Clerks. (1994)
20. Best in Show (2000)
19. Clueless (1995)
18. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
17. Tropic Thunder (2008)
16. Superbad (2007)
15. Trading Places (1983)
14. Wedding Crashers (2005)
13. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
12. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
11. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
10. Dazed and Confused (1993)
9. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
8. The Big Lebowski (1998)
7. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
5. Office Space (1999)
4. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
3. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
2. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
1. Ghostbusters (1984)

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25. Withnail & I (1987)
24. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
23. Austin Power: International Man of Mystery (1997)
22. Old School (2003)
21. Clerks. (1994)
20. Best in Show (2000)
19. Clueless (1995)
18. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
17. Tropic Thunder (2008)
16. Superbad (2007)
15. Trading Places (1983)
14. Wedding Crashers (2005)
13. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
12. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
11. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
10. Dazed and Confused (1993)
9. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
8. The Big Lebowski (1998)
7. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
5. Office Space (1999)
4. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
3. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
2. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
1. Ghostbusters (1984)

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I'd remove Clerks but I think it would be to communal uproar.

Never seen it. Didn't think much of Clerks II.