As comedy goes, the Irish people are known for their distinctive sense of humour and love for laughter. We're a nation of comedians, storytellers and messers. But, BBC Culture ran a pretty comprehensive poll to find the funniest movie ever made, asking 253 film critics from 52 countries and when they revealed the Top 100 Greatest Comedy Movies Of All Time, NO Irish films featured. A TRAVESTY!
In an attempt to right this wrong, Ian put out a call looking for the Irish movies that should have made the list and the suggestions flew in, with a few in particular coming out on top.
Check out the Top 5 here:
5. Man About Dog
@IanDempsey man about dog #funnyirishfilms I'll be controversial....I'm not a fan of the snapper
— NðŸªreen CuðŸ´en (@norscul) August 23, 2017
@IanDempsey Man About Dog #FunnyIrishMovies
— Philip Breslin (@PhilipBreslin) August 23, 2017
Man About Dog is one of my favourite films of all time, I've introduced loads of my fellow Englishmen to it 🶠🇮🇪
— Daniel Fox (@danielfoxfm) August 23, 2017
4. Intermission
@IanDempsey I went Down. The Guard. Intermission. Commitments. #funnyirishmovies #movies
— Robert Foster (@robertfoster77) August 23, 2017
3. The Guard
@IanDempsey The Guard with our best ever actor Brendan Gleeson #funnyirishmovies
— Tracey Walker (@traceywalker82) August 23, 2017
2. The Snapper
#funnyirishmovies the snapper. Classic ðŸ˜
— Paul (@petruskid) August 23, 2017
1. The Young Offenders
@IanDempsey young offenders..easily funniest Irish film #funniestirishfilms
— Sharon Lynch (@LynchChopper) August 23, 2017
@IanDempsey The Young Offenders #FunnyIrishMovies
— Aine Gleeson (@Munsterannie) August 23, 2017
The Young Offenders is one of the funniest movies ever ( Irish or otherwise )
— Tweetledumb (@PhelanNick) August 23, 2017
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