Comedy Movies

Double Wedding

William Powell and Myrna Loy star in this romantic comedy about Charlie and Margit and Irene and Waldo ... and just who should be in love with whom and how they are going to sort things out for a proper Double Wedding. Margit's (Loy — Thin Man films) younger sister Irene (Florence Rice) is engaged to milquetoast Waldo (John Beal). The only problem is, Irene does not want the milquetoast, she wants Charlie (Powell — Thin Man films, My Man Godfrey), the Bohemian artist living out behind Spike's place. When Margit marches over to Charlie's place to order him to stay away from Irene, the two realize that they are perfect for each other. Now, for true love to prevail, Charlie is going to teach Waldo how to have a spine. Based on the play Great Love by Ferenc Molnár.

It All Came True

Killer Chips Maguire (Humphrey Bogart) is cooling his heels where the cops will never find him: a shabby boarding house run by two dear old ladies who cluck over Chips like devoted mother hens. When Chips finds out the biddies owe past taxes, he hits on a can't-miss scheme. He talks his fellow boarders, zanies all, into turning the house into a Gay '90s-themed nightclub! Fans who know the pre-stardom Bogart for his string of compelling performances as tightly coiled heavies in gangster sagas are in for a treat as Bogie unwinds with deadpan cracks in this appealing crime comedy. On hand to help make sure It All Came True are Ann Sheridan and character greats Zasu Pitts, Una O'Connor and Felix Bressart.

CHiPs (2017)

Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Michael Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten-up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together. Poncherello is a cocky undercover Federal agent investigating a multi-million dollar heist that may be an inside job — inside the CHP. The inexperienced rookie and hardened pro are teamed together, but clash more than click, so kickstarting a partnership is easier said than done. But with Baker’s bike skills combined with Ponch’s street savvy it might just work…if they don’t drive each other crazy along the way.

Vacation

The next generation of Griswolds is at it again – and on the road for another ill-fated adventure. Following in his father's footsteps and hoping for some much-needed family bonding, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) surprises his wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate), and their two sons with a cross-country trip back to America's "favorite family fun park," Walley World.

The 'Burbs

Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks stars in this hilarious satire of modern suburban life. When Hanks becomes convinced that his new, intensely private neighbors are members of an evil cult, he struggles to get behind their closed doors with outrageous results. Director Joe Dante (Gremlins) infuses the film with wicked black humor, lampooning everything from family life to classic film.

The Bowery Boys: Bowery Bombshell

From 1946 to 1958, the comedy ensemble known as the Bowery Boys starred in more than 40 films. Led by "Slip" Mahoney (Leo Gorcey) and "Sach" Jones (Huntz Hall), the New York City natives solve mysteries, go on globe-trotting adventures, and scheme to get rich. When one of the Bowery Boys is photographed in front of a bank during a robbery, he becomes a suspect. They scramble to clear his name with the help of a professor's explosive inventions.

Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

When Frank Beardsley (Dennis Quaid), a widower of 8 children runs into his high school sweetheart, Helen North (Rene Russo), it's as if thirty years never passed! Helen, also a widow with ten kids of her own that include the six she and her husband adopted, feels the attraction as well. It's no wonder they rush into marriage without telling their kids. True love can conquer all-right? Unfortunately for Frank and Helen, the families don't mesh quite as easily as the newlyweds had hoped. They probably should have seen the culture clash coming: the disciplined Beardsleys run things by the book; for the energetic and vivacious Norths, there is no book. Helen's kids aren't pleased about moving and sharing rooms with a bunch of uptight strangers. Frank's children have nothing in common with the Norths. Since both sets of kids aren't happy, they devise a plan to undermine the marriage and team up to plot the breakup. East meets west as the two families finds a way to work together-in order to separate. Just when it appears that the kids have succeeded, they realize they like each other despite their differences-they don't want their families to split up! Can they save Frank and Helen's marriage after they so brilliantly split them up? It's up to Frank and Helen!

Crimewave

A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric chair.

Doug Stanhope's the Unbookables

Stand-up legend Doug Stanhope sends his hand-picked comedy pals on an insane stand-up comedy van trip across the Midwest. Rowdy pranks and blistering comedy sets hit a major speed bump in Kansas, when they run headlong into a club owner who tells them to clean up their acts or get out. Now, the comics must choose: will they change their acts or get fired? Get in the van with comics who are unsafe at any speed!

Catfight

In this action comedy, two former college friends, who now find themselves in very different walks of life, meet up at a fancy cocktail party: Veronica (Sandra Oh) has become the entitled, wine-loving wife of a rich businessman, while Ashley (Anne Heche), along with her lover Lisa (Alicia Silverstone), struggles to make ends meet as an artist. As the two women reconnect, long-buried hostilities, jealousy, and anger explode into a vicious, bloody fight that leaves both of them battered and bruised – and ready for more. From writer-director Onur Tukel, CATFIGHT is a brutally hilarious story of two bitter rivals whose grudge match spans a lifetime.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (Extended Cut)

The new "Harold & Kumar" comedy picks up six years after the duo's last adventure. After years of growing apart, Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the "high grade" contents-and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree- going up in smoke. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect tree almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

Old Dogs

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

An insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who hate each other are both hypnotized into stealing jewels by a crooked hypnotist with a jade scorpion.

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Funny-women Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin and Oscar® winner* Jessica Lange "are a pleasure to watch" (The Film Journal) in this hysterically funny film about a trio of housewives whose desperate need for money delivers a sizable "supply of laughs" (Boxoffice)! Jane, Elaine and Louise are three women on the verge of a financial breakdown until they spot the "Money Ball," a game involving a six-foot sphere and tons of whirling cash. But Jane, Elaine and Louise don't want to play Money Ball'they want to steal it! Will these inexperienced thieves soon be "rolling in it" or will this first attempt at crime spin them right into jail?*1994: Actress, Blue Sky; 1982: Supporting Actress, Tootsie

The Little Hours

Medieval nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at monastic routine, spying on one another, and berating the estate’s day laborer. After a particularly vicious insult session drives the peasant away, Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly) brings on new hired hand Massetto (Dave Franco), a virile young servant forced into hiding by his angry lord. Introduced to the sisters as a deaf-mute to discourage temptation, Massetto struggles to maintain his cover as the repressed nunnery erupts in a whirlwind of pansexual horniness, substance abuse, and wicked revelry. Loaded with comedic talent and written with an off-kilter, yet knowing touch, The Little Hours is an immensely charming romp. Writer/director Jeff Baena’s riotous follow-up to Sundance Film Festival favorites Life After Beth and Joshy has transferred the nervy comedic energy from his earlier work to the Middle Ages with hilarious results.

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

When a writing assignment lands journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and sidekick Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) in Las Vegas, they decide to make it the ultimate business trip. But before long, business is forgotten and trip has become the key word. Fueled by a suitcase full of mind-bending pharmaceuticals, Duke and Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of the craziest characters ever (including cameo appearances by Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey and many others). But no matter where misadventure leads them, Duke and Gonzo discover that sometimes going too far is the only way to go.

Steve Byrne: Tell the Damn Joke

Steve Byrne brings his signature style to Chicago with an all-new comedy special that holds no punches, calls it like it is and tells the damn jokes.

Laurel & Hardy: Unaccustomed as We Are

The title is a clever reference to the actual circumstances of this production. After many years of making silent short subjects, solo and together, Laurel & Hardy made their first talking film appearance in this situation comedy. Hardy surprises his wife by bringing a pal home for dinner, only to find even worse trouble with a jealous neighbor who just happens to be a policeman. The story was reworked later in BLOCK-HEADS. Directed by Lewis R. Foster. With Mae Busch, Edgar Kennedy, and Thelma Todd.

Heart Condition

A racist LAPD officer loses his girlfriend to a black lawyer. When the lawyer is murdered, his heart is transplanted into the officer, who has just suffered a heart attack. When the officer awakens from the transplant, he finds the lawyer's ghost is his constant companion.

Laurel & Hardy: Air Raid Wardens

A pair of bumblers stumble upon Nazi spies on the home front.