It took a study in 2016 to determine that the funniest movie of all time is Airplane! How is the decision made? It is based on a laugh-per-minute metric.
This is very interesting that there is an objective measure for determining how funny something is. The articles say that a comedian should be able to consistently generate an average of 18+ seconds of laughter per minute for every performing minute on stage.
So it is easy to find out the funniest movie using this sort of measure. And the winning movie Airplane has been calculated to get 3 laughs per minute. The next movie is The Hangover and it gets 2.4 laughs per minute. The third place finisher is Naked Gun with 2.3 laughs per minute.
Here’s the list from Forbes:
1. Airplane! - 3 laughs/minute
2. The Hangover - 2.4 laughs/minute
3. Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! - 2.3 laughs/minute
4. Superbad - 1.9 laughs/minute
5. Borat - 1.7 laughs/minute
6. Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy - 1.6 laughs/minute
7. American Pie - 1.5 laughs/minute
8. Bridesmaids - 1.4 laughs/minute
9. Shaun of the Dead - 1.3 laughs/minute
10. Life of Brian - 1.2 laughs/minute
Now that’s the kind of list that should be on everyone’s “bucket list.”
We’re coming to the end of the flower season. Here’s a picture of Butchart Gardens from a few years ago.
