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The Competition Is Too Much...

Normally I try and make the title a funny that sums up the subject, today there's just too much competition.

The Carry On gag "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" has been voted the funniest film one-liner. Kenneth Williams uttered the words as Julius Caesar in the 1964 romp Carry On Cleo.

It was named the best one-liner in a poll of 1000 comedians, industry figures and film fans by Sky Movies Comedy. The rest of the top 10 was made up of:

"He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." Terry Jones as Brian's mother – The Life Of Brian (1979)

"Surely you can't be serious?" "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielsen as Dr Rumack - Airplane! (1980)

"Remember you're fighting for this woman's honour, which is probably more than she ever did." Groucho Marx as Rufus T Firefly - Duck Soup (1933)

"Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love." Woody Allen as Alvy Singer - Annie Hall (1977)

"Do you have a licence for your minkey?" Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau - The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

"Is that, is that hair gel?" Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen - There's Something About Mary (1998)

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room." Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley - Dr Strangelove (1963)

"Nice beaver!" "Thank you. I just had it stuffed." Leslie Nielsen as Lt Frank Drebin and Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer - The Naked Gun (1988)

"When I met Mary I got that old-fashioned romantic feeling where I'd do anything to bone her." Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas - Dumb and Dumber (1994)

Your favourite not up there? Let us know below.


Kenneth Williams - Genius



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and again (05-04-2007 21:33:20)

dont you throw those bloody spears at me!

gues who!!! (05-04-2007 21:32:55)

Your only meant to blow the bloody doors off!!

garethwi (05-04-2007 16:25:53)

I've been racking my brains all day for a better one liner, and I really cannot think of one.

The 'nice beaver' one still gets me, too.

revrobuk (05-04-2007 10:03:25)

I know it's exceptionally childish but the 'Nice Beaver' line in Naked Gun still makes me laugh.
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