The American Film Institute (AFI) honors Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday by placing his 1974 Western satire, “Blazing Saddles,” at the top of its AFI “100 Years…100 Laughs” list. Multiple outlets report that AFI “reorders” the rankings in an “honorary” way rather than producing a new list from scratch, moving “Blazing Saddles” to first place. In the change, AFI removes the previous top film, Billy Wilder’s “Some Like It Hot,” which had held the highest spot before the update.
The reporting also notes that Brooks reaches his milestone birthday on 28 June, and that AFI marks the occasion with the ranking adjustment. While the outlets focus on Brooks and the new number-one result, they present the same core details: AFI’s list is associated with a long-running compilation of comedies, “Blazing Saddles” is Brooks’ film that receives the top position, and “Some Like It Hot” is displaced from first place as a result of the honor.
