AFI names this Mel Brooks movie the funniest of all time, bumping 'Some Like It Hot'

The American Film Institute is giving Mel Brooks 1 much crushed to observe his 100th birthday.

In grant of the drama legend’s centennial, AFI announced Sunday that it was reorganizing its “100 Years ... 100 Laughs” list, moving Brooks’ gleefully violative 1970s occidental satire “Blazing Saddles” from No. 6 to No. 1 and bumping “Some Like It Hot” into the runner-up slot. AFI said the determination came aft Brooks had “long kvetched” that his movie was funnier than Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic.

“He’s right!” AFI President and Chief Executive Bob Gazzale said successful a statement. “We are blessed to close this incorrect and proclaim ‘Blazing Saddles’ the funniest movie of each time. It’s bully to beryllium the king.”

Released successful 1974, “Blazing Saddles” was some a captious and commercialized deed that pushed the boundaries of mainstream workplace drama portion satirizing racism, occidental mythology and Hollywood itself. Co-written by Brooks with Richard Pryor and others, the movie earned 3 Oscar nominations, including 1 for Madeline Kahn’s supporting histrion crook arsenic the Marlene Dietrich-styled Lili Von Shtupp..

Just months later, Brooks returned with “Young Frankenstein,” giving him 1 of the astir singular years that immoderate manager has ever enjoyed. He remains the lone filmmaker with 3 movies successful AFI’s apical 15 funniest films: “Blazing Saddles,” “The Producers” (No. 11) and “Young Frankenstein” (No. 13).

Brooks himself ne'er lacked assurance astir that run. Asked by The Times successful 2016 astir releasing some films during the aforesaid year, helium said, “I conjecture I was the king of movies for that year, for ’74. Nobody had 2 pictures back-to-back that were truthful large and gathered truthful overmuch attention. It was great.”