British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

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Top 20 British comedy films

This page lists the top 20 British film comedies, determined by a combination of the results of previous polls, award wins, and BCG's visitor data.

Monty Python's Life Of Brian. Copyright: Hand Made Films

1. Monty Python's Life Of Brian

Biblical movie satire focusing on the life of Brian Cohen, a man born into Roman-occupied Judea who reluctantly finds himself mistaken for the Messiah.

Monty Python And The Holy Grail

2. Monty Python And The Holy Grail

The Monty Python team put their own spin on the Arthurian legends.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. Copyright: Aardman Animations

3. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

Wallace and Gromit discover that their new pest control business is in high demand when a monstrous rabbit strikes.

Stan & Ollie. Image shows from L to R: Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan), Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly)

4. Stan & Ollie

Biopic film following Laurel & Hardy on their 1953 UK tour.

A Fish Called Wanda. Image shows from L to R: Otto West (Kevin Kline), Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis), Archie Leach (John Cleese), Ken Pile (Michael Palin)

5. A Fish Called Wanda

A black comedy starring John Cleese and Michael Palin. A con artist uses her female charms to steal a stash of jewels.

Funny Cow. Funny Cow (Maxine Peake). Copyright: Moviehouse Entertainment

6. Funny Cow

Comedy drama focusing on a female comedian who performs on the northern working mens' club circuit in the 1970s & 1980s.

Hot Fuzz. Image shows from L to R: Sgt Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). Copyright: Working Title Films

7. Hot Fuzz

Hit comedy film from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. PC Nicholas Angel transfers from London's Met Police to the sleepy village of Sandford.

The Death Of Stalin. Image shows from L to R: Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor)

8. The Death Of Stalin

Comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci about the last days of Joseph Stalin and the chaos after his death.

Carry On Doctor. Image shows from L to R: Matron (Hattie Jacques), Francis Bigger (Frankie Howerd), Dr. Tinkle (Kenneth Williams). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

9. Carry On Doctor

Frankie Howerd joins the Carry On regulars in a hospital-based adventure. With Sid James, Jim Dale and Kenneth Williams.

Shaun Of The Dead. Image shows from L to R: Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun (Simon Pegg), Liz (Kate Ashfield). Copyright: Working Title Films

10. Shaun Of The Dead

Zombie-filled romantic comedy. When zombies start to roam London, Shaun must kickstart himself into action to save those closest to him.

Carry On Camping. Image shows from L to R: Sid Boggle (Sid James), Bernie Lugg (Bernard Bresslaw). Copyright: ITV Studios

11. Carry On Camping

Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw play a pair of likely lads who try to take their prudish girlfriends to a nudist holiday camp.

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans. Copyright: Altitude Film Entertainment

12. Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Comedy amidst the Boudiccan revolt, with a Roman teenager captured by a feisty Celt.

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life

13. Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life

The Monty Python team present a series of outrageous vignettes in this film which takes an irreverent look at the various stages of human life.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

14. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge makes a long-awaited transfer to the silver screen.

And Now For Something Completely Different

15. And Now For Something Completely Different

Big screen version of the Monty Python TV series in which the team re-perform some of their most famous sketches.

Carry On... Up The Khyber. Image shows from L to R: Pte. James Widdle (Charles Hawtrey), Sgt. Major Macnutt (Terry Scott), Capt. Keene (Roy Castle), Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James), Major Shorthouse (Julian Holloway). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

16. Carry On... Up The Khyber

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond is in charge of the motley kilted crew of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment at a British outpost in the Khyber Pass.

The More You Ignore Me. Image shows from L to R: Gina (Sheridan Smith), Alice (Ella Hunt)

17. The More You Ignore Me

A film by Jo Brand about a woman who develops an obsession with the local weatherman.

The Phantom Of The Open. Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance)

18. The Phantom Of The Open

Comedy film from Simon Farnaby about a dreadful golfer who blagged his way into the 1976 British Open.

Blithe Spirit. Image shows from L to R: Elvira Condomine (Leslie Mann), Madame Cecily Arcati (Judi Dench), Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens), Ruth Condomine (Isla Fisher). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL

19. Blithe Spirit

Film adaptation of the hit comic play by Noël Coward about a writer struggling for inspiration.

The Nan Movie. Nan (Catherine Tate). Copyright: Warner

20. The Nan Movie

A film starring Catherine Tate, telling the backstory of her Nan character.

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