Awesome Comedy

A classic standup bit (and some not so classic animation) from comedian Pete Holmes about the curious tradition of encouraging kids to beat papier-mâché animals senseless with a baseball bat in the hopes of receiving free candy.

(NSFW) “It takes a village… to make me look dope.” Andy Samberg plays a spoiled pop star surrounded by yes men and unnecessary employees in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, a mockumentary co-written and co-directed by The Lonely Island.

(PG-13: Language) Fed up with his constantly wartorn land, Jack the wizard moves to… Australia. Unfortunately for him – and for Aussies – his friends and enemies followed his lead. Find out what happens in this comedy miniseries.

The god of love appears to re-ignite the spark between a couple, but he who lies dead but dreaming has other plans in Giovanni Braggio’s funny and warped animated short. H’ppy Valntaghn to our fellow two-legged beasties.

Things escalate when a man catches a pair of thieves red-handed. Winner of Tropfest Australia 24, Spencer Susser and Daniel Campos’ comedy short film has a ho-hum story, but it makes up for it with a fun implementation of stop-motion.

(PG-13: Language) Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s characters want to sell their house, but Chloë Moretz’s crazy sorority moves in next door. Afraid that no one would buy their house because of their new neighbors, the couple call on an old enemy for help.

Two neighbors engage in a war of Christmas lights. Jeroen Houben’s very short film will grab your attention and hold the smile on your face from star to finish, thanks to its superb production and editing.

(PG-13: Language) “I’m a let you in on some trade secret. Parenting? It’s 90% bullsh*t.” A jerk of a father and his daughter go out to have a serious talk on their own, but the old man lets too many cats out of the bag. Or perhaps not enough. A hilariously dark short by Joe Otting.

Found footage of comedian Louis C.K. doing his standup routine at the age of 21 on The Cable Comedy Show. His material and timing and has improved over the years, but you can see his potential, even in this early appearance.

(NSFW) In this promising ’70s comedy whodunit, Russell Crowe plays a hitman tackling a bizarre missing person case. He ends up working with a bumbling private detective played by an unusually animated Ryan Gosling.

The stars of The Secret Life of Pets pose for Christmas greeting cards in the movie’s latest teaser. It seems like a typically cute but safe Holiday movie, but that hamster might make you think twice about watching it with your family.

(PG-13: Language, Gore) A pair of bumbling burglars spend more time fussing over what masks they’ll wear than with the actual break-in itself. Jason Kupfer’s dark comedy will have you Googling how much blood is in your face.

(PG-13: Language) Michelle Darnell was one of America’s most successful businessmen, but she got caught swindling and was sent to prison. Now she’s out to reclaim her throne. Melissa McCarthy stars in this thinly veiled parody of Martha Stewart.

A ridiculous Japanese video in which the scantily clad host demonstrates a series of poses which make him look like he’s naked, even though he’s wearing underwear. Despite us being completely confused, we still laughed.

(PG-13: Language) One of the skits in Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ upcoming Netflix comedy miniseries sees a group of friends refusing to support their buddy’s New Year’s resolution. We await the inside jokes about their goals.

To keep his church relevant, a small-town pastor hires archeologist Don Verdean to find a rare biblical artifact. But the search is a failure, so Don makes up a hoax. Starring Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Will Forte and Danny McBride.

Tom Sawyer promised to let Huckleberry Finn join his robber’s band if Huck stayed in town. It’s time to fulfill that promise. The Nee brothers’ modern adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer stars Kyle Gallner, Adam Nee, Melissa Benoist and Hannibal Buress.

(PG-13: Language, Gore) A full length film based on the legendary horror comedy short film, The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon. It will reveal Ginosaji’s origin, motivation and weakness. We sincerely hope he has none of the above.

The talented Misters Bob Odenkirk and David Cross return to their roots for a series of six new episodes packed with their madcap sketch comedy antics. Coming exclusively to Netflix on November 13. We think they should have called it W/ Saul & Tobias.

The Farce awakens. Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner and more star in this movie about the mythical Christmas devil who punishes bad children. We’re calling it: the climax will be a Grinch vs. Krampus throwdown.

(PG-13) After their one-night stand in college, two serial cheaters meet years later in a therapy session. They challenge each other to have a platonic relationship in a bid to change. Starring Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis.

Robert De Niro plays a restless retiree who becomes an intern to fashion company owner Anne Hathaway. A feel-good comedy by director Nancy Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give). Also stars Rene Russo and Adam DeVine.

(PG-13 Language) Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie play three childhood buddies who are ready to face the fact that they’re growing apart. So they have one final Christmas party together.