A website called LoveFilm.com has determined that "Airplane!" is the Funniest Film Ever . . . because it has the MOST LAUGHS PER MINUTE. Seriously . . . these guys actually calculated the laughs per minute of a bunch of comedies. Obviously, that's subjective in itself. Here is a clip:
Not everyone's going to be amused by LESLIE NIELSEN saying, "I am serious . . . and don't call me Shirley", after all. But according to LoveFilm, "Airplane!" contains THREE laughs per minute.
--"The Hangover" finished a close second with 2.4 laughs per minute.
--Another Leslie Nielsen classic, "The Naked Gun", came in THIRD with 2.3.
Check out the Top 10 . . .
--Here are the 10 Funniest Films Ever, along with their laugh-per-minute ratios . . .
#1.) "Airplane!", 3 laughs per minute.
#2.) "The Hangover", 2.4 laughs per minute.
#3.) "The Naked Gun", 2.3 laughs per minute.
#4.) "Superbad", 1.9 laughs per minute.
#5.) "Borat", 1.7 laughs per minute.
#6.) "Anchorman", 1.6 laughs per minute.
#7.) "American Pie", 1.5 laughs per minute.
#8.) "Bridesmaids", 1.4 laughs per minute.
#9.) "Shaun of the Dead", 1.3 laughs per minute.
#10.) "Monty Python's Life of Brian", 1.2 laughs per minute.
