For me, it has to be the anguished plea of Kenneth Williams's Julius Caesar in Carry on Cleo. With nostrils flaring, the late Williams ensured a generation would never forget the phrase: "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!"

For me, it has to be the anguished plea of Kenneth Williams's Julius Caesar in Carry on Cleo. Recall Williams's face as he brought a whole new meaning to Caesar's words. With nostrils flaring, as frankly only his did, the late Williams ensured a generation would never forget the phrase: "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!"

That said, Inspector Clouseau's impossibly nonsensical yet genuine query: "Do you have a licence for your minkey?" in the Return of the Pink Panther is surely among the most amusing and memorable cinematic one-liners. But, you say, what about Woody Allen's personal reflection on, ahem, solo shenanigans in Annie Hall: " it's sex with someone I love", or "Remember you're fighting for this woman's honour, which is probably more than she ever did" from the king of the one-liner, Groucho Marx.

Ah yes, most amusing indeed. Now, while all this might sound like the sort of pointless chatter that idle students entertain themselves with in the pub of an afternoon, there is a (semi) serious point.

These days, what with global warming and war high on the agenda, anything that naturally induces endorphins without having to move from the couch, as laughing uproariously at a film does, while diverting our attention from the forementioned plagues of civilised existence, can only be a good thing. I repeat, a good thing.

Tonight, Sky Movies Comedy, an all-singing, all-dancing film channel is launched, providing subscribers with hour upon hour of rib-tickling, side-splitting humour. In time-honoured tradition, they questioned 1000 Britons in an attempt to find the public's favourite silver screen one-liner.

Once again, it comes as no great surprise, least of all to me, that I find myself in step with the British people. For the poll, which included comic writers, comedians and comedy club owners, as well as members of the public, rated Williams's Shakespeare-inspired plea the funniest comedy film one-liner of all.

Marianne Coomber, a psychologist, no less, says: "The world of comedy is a safe space where things can be said out loud. The actor here is giving voice to a line which is all the funnier because humour offers relief in the face of anxiety-provoking situations. In this case, his pending public humiliation."

Quite. Not far behind was Terry Jones's remark in the Life Of Brian: "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." While those who like their humour black can delight in: "Gentlemen you can't fight in here. This is the War Room", from Peter Sellers (President Merkin) In Dr Strangelove.

Assassination, crucifixion, nuclear war what could be funnier?