Like its polar opposite in horror, comedy remains quite possibly the most difficult genre to explore in the larger realm of cinema. After all, what one viewer finds funny, another might find painfully bland, gross or in flat-out bad taste.
Even when you consider how subjective comedy itself remains, most viewers continue to single out certain past movies that have delighted audiences across generations. Such is the case with 1974's irreverent Western spoof, Blazing Saddles, which Rolling Stone's readers voted the "Funniest Movie of All Time" in an official magazine poll.
Often cited as director Mel Brooks' best and funniest film, Blazing Saddles acts as a satirical take on the traditional Western genre, featuring racy humor that explored some of the genre's most problematic elements, including casual racism, sexism, antisemitism and more.
Despite its less-than-PC characteristics by today's standards, the film remains a classic in American comedy, leading to its favorable reputation among modern viewers.
"The Hollywood Western as on its last legs in 1974 when Mel Brooks decided to create this spoof, which took all the cliches from the genre and totally subverted them," Rolling Stone said of the movie. "Cleavon Little plays a Black sheriff in an all-white town that's being pushed away to make room for a new line of train tracks. No attempt whatsoever is made to be historical, and it even feature a cameo by Count Basie playing himself and a gag about Adolf Hitler. More importantly, it's relentlessly silly."
Along with Brooks' 1974 spoof, the list features some additional works from the accomplished comedic director, including Young Frankenstein (number five on the list).
Rounding the remaining top four spots were Airplane!, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Animal House, along with several other cult classics like Caddyshack and This Is Spinal Tap further down the list.
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