'Airplane!' named funniest film of all time

'Airplane!' has been named the funniest film ever made – judged on how many times it makes audiences laugh per minute.

The 80s spoof, starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Leslie Nielsen, generates three laughs-per-minute, compared to 'The Hangover', which was beaten into second place with 2.4 laughs-per-minute.

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'Airplane!' is often cited in lists of the funniest films of all time, with classic lines including Nielsen's now famous 'Don't call me Shirley...'.

Scoring was conducted by counting up the total amount of laughs among a panel of viewers during a screening of the film, and then dividing the number by the film's run time.

'The Naked Gun', which like 'Airplane!' was also written by the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams, turned up in third place with 2.3 laughs-per-minute.

The research was carried out among users of film subscription site Lovefilm.

'Superbad' and 'Borat' made up the remainder of the top five, garnering 1.9 laughs-per-minute and 1.7 laughs-per-minute respectively.

Here's the top 10 in full:

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. Life of Brian: 1.2 laughs-per-minute

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