WGA’s List of 101 Funniest Screenplays Ever

Understanding the art of film takes a committed passion to, literally, watching tons of movies. Each generation of movie-lover is sure to have a list of their personal favorite movies. Recently, members of the Writers Guild of America (East and West) voted for the funniest screenplays of all-time. You may be intrigued to know which screenplay is noted as the funniest of all-time.

There are 101 screenplays on the list which span over a range of 85 years. This includes both classical and modern works. In order to be deemed eligible, the films had to have been shown in a theater. In addition, the films must be live-action, animation, silent, or documentary features. However, the competition is limited to films written in the English language. The oldest film featured on this list is “The Gold Rush“ written by Charlie Chaplin from 1925. The most recent film featured on the list is “Bridesmaids“ written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo from 2011.

The Writers Guild of America has finally released the list of the funniest screenplays on their website. The competition was vast and the list shows it.

The top voted film was “Annie Hall” by Woody Allen. Check out the trailer below.

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The top-five ranking screenplays were:

1) Annie Hall (1977) – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman

2) Some Like it Hot (1959) – Screenplay by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond, Based on the German film Fanfare of Love by Robert Thoeren and M. Logan

3) Groundhog Day (1993) – Screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, Story by Danny Rubin

4)  Airplane! (1980) – Written by James Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry Zucker

5) Tootsie (1982) – Screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart

The Writers Guild of America is a joint effort between two United States labor unions, The Writers Guild of America-East, and The Writers Guild of America-West. Each guild runs independently of each other, but they often participate in the same activities.

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