Laughter, song, and showstopping performances — these films have it all! Join us as we count down our picks for the greatest musical comedies ever put to film! Our countdown includes "Sister Act," ...

These '80s comedies were made at a time when people had a higher tolerance for dicey jokes. Eleven of them make no apologies — but the last one kind of does. At one point, Dan Aykroyd disguises ...

Traditional joke math suggests that tragedy + time = comedy. The 34 films on this list don't follow this formula, though, because dark comedy isn't about making comedy comfortable for everybody — it's ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Let’s face it, it’s hard to have a good laugh these days. Costly wars and expensive groceries have made ...

If you’re disappointed in the comedy offerings coming out of Hollywood these days, you’re not alone. The Naked Gun (2025) was the first genuinely great comedy movie in ages. There are so few genuinely ...

Fast-forward half a decade to the now-famous story of Chappelle’s Show, the sketch series that began in 2003 on Comedy Central. We live in the comedy world that Chappelle conquered, through the Miss ...

Comedy doesn’t look like it, but it’s a tricky genre. Everyone thinks they know how to do it, yet most movies only offer the bare minimum: a few jokes, exaggerated characters, and that kind of humor ...

Holland and Jackson tilt their heads and look at the camera curiously in The Nice Guys. Image via Warner Bros. Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, ...

You know the audience reaction shot — that shift in focus from the comic telling a joke… …to the crowd laughing. It’s such a common part of comedy specials ...