Top 100 Comedies of All Time

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Paul and Amy dig into Variety’s list of the 100 greatest comedies of all time, celebrating the highs, questioning the rankings, and debating what makes a movie truly funny. From The Naked Gun taking the top spot to spirited discussions around Some Like It Hot, Annie Hall, Groundhog Day, and The Great Dictator, they unpack the list’s surprises, omissions, and the impossible challenge of ranking comedy at all. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.4	The best comedies of all time. According to variety.
1:04.7	Okay, let's get into it.
1:15.2	Hello, everyone. And welcome to Unspooled.
1:19.0	Yes, welcome to Unspooled.
1:20.4	This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, mustsies, and in case you missed them.
1:26.4	We have covered the AFI top 100, and now we are checking out movies from three major lists.
1:31.7	The Letterbox top 250 films with the most fans.
1:34.6	The IMDB top 250.
1:36.9	In the New York Times, 1,000 essential films.
1:40.0	And whew, weo, what is that?
1:42.9	It is the breaking news alert for a new list that has dropped. Variety this year dropped the 100 best comedies of all time. Let's go through this guy.
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