Is The Naked Gun Truly the Best Comedy of All Time? This Ranking Insists It Is!

In the mood for some yuk-yuks? Or perhaps a gaggle of giggles? Look no further, because we've compiled the 30 best comedy movies ever made! Given that this genre of cinema has been around practically since the birth of moving pictures, this was a particularly challenging list to wrangle. Many IGN editors cast their votes for this one, with the idea that this would also be a balanced showcase. Is there a world where this list could have had five Mel Brooks films on it? Of course! Multiple Will Ferrells? Absolutely! But to spread the love, we aimed to select the absolute best from some of these comedy legends while also pulling from as many decades as we could. What you'll find here are comedies that have stood the test of time – ones we can safely call "the best comedies of all time." Some of these movies are also so danged important that we can forgive their dated qualities, while others are relatively new but destined to go down as among the most hilarious motion pictures ever made. But no matter what kind of sense of humor you have, you're bound to find these films full of thigh-slappers. We've got spoofs, goofs, road trips, '80s cops, '60s spies, virgins, monsters, zombies, and