Awesome Comedies

Natasha Lyonne is back as unofficial detective Charlie Cale. This season, creator Rian Johnson has stacked the deck with big guest stars including Cynthia Erivo, Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Awkwafina, John Mulaney, and more. Expect a mountain of madcap mayhem as Charlie cracks a fresh round of cases. Weekly episodes premiere 5.8.25 on Peacock.

Based on the sarcastic sci-fi books by Martha Wells, the Apple TV+ series Murderbot follows the story of a security robot that hacks his system to achieve autonomy. Alexander Skarsgård plays the automaton that would rather watch soap operas than be a soulless killer. He also can’t stand humans but ends up saving them anyhow. Premieres 5.16.2025.

We don’t know much about Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, except that it’s it involves one of the richest men in Europe, his ambitious plans, and those who want to take him down. Its cast includes Benicio del Toro, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeffrey Wright, and Michael Cera.

It’s been over 30 years since Leslie Nielsen graced our screens as the bumbling, yet effective detective Frank Drebin. Now, Liam Neeson must fill some big comedic shoes as the Lieutenant’s son. The 2025 edition of The Naked Gun was directed by Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island, and produced by Seth MacFarlane, so it’s got a shot at being funny.

There’s no such thing as a Paul Thomas Anderson film we don’t love, and this one has us waiting very impatiently. This wholly original action/comedy lives up to its title in the most maniacally satirical way with Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro playing bonkers former revolutionaries who reunite to rescue a kid. Drops 9.26.25.

The web series Do We Eat Him? is a dark comedy about two women trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. In Episode 1, the ladies stumble onto a dead body and ask the question, “Is it cannibalism if he’s already dead?” Episode 2 ponders if they’ll become zombies if they cook the meat, and Episode 3 tests their creative butchering skills. (Thanks, Rob!)

(PG-13) This delightfully quirky short film from director Tim Hendrix takes place in an imaginary café that specializes in pairing up couples based on the contents of their emotional baggage. So when the two people with the most baggage meet up, they think they’ll despise each other, but they’re more likely the perfect match.

(PG-13: Language) Pedro Pascal and Ben Mendelsohn go back to the ’80s in this genre-bending flick packed with a wild mix of colorful characters. Expect action, adventure, comedy, and drama to collide in this intentionally pulpy trip from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the directing duo behind Half Nelson and Captain Marvel.

This wacky sci-fi comedy follows the misadventures of two not-so-bright vintage shop owners who dig a time machine out of the trash. They get the bright idea to go back in time to appropriate free merchandise for their shop and start to rip the fabric of space-time in the process. It hits UK cinemas on 3.28.25, but there’s no U.S. release date yet.

Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson, and Kate Mara star in this A24 flick about a socially awkward man who makes a new friend. After riding high on the fresh relationship, Rudd decides Robinson is coming on too strong and wants to end things. But getting rid of Tim Robinson is notoriously difficult, as anyone who has watched I Think You Should Leave knows.

Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris star in this dark comedy about a man who leaves the world of crime behind for a peaceful family life. But two gangsters, played by Pete Davidson and Bill Murray, seek revenge on their former associate after his son kills one of the bad guy’s sons. The cast also features Gabrielle Union and Lewis Pullman. In theaters 2.28.2025.

Philomena Cunk is back with a new feature-length mockumentary about nature and the very meaning of life on Earth. As usual, expect the notoriously incompetent host to interview various experts and baffle them with moronic questions. We can’t wait. Drops 1.2.25 on Netflix.

In this Apple TV+ comedy series from Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, Rogen plays an exec hired to head a Hollywood studio. But his dreams of making movies that matter are crushed when he realizes they only exist to churn out a product. The show also stars Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Bryan Cranston. Premieres 3.26.25.

Ke Huy Quan stars in this action comedy from the producers of Nobody and Atomic Blonde. The beloved actor plays a seemingly mild-manor realtor who suddenly finds himself pulled back into his former life battling hitmen, henchmen, and an underworld crime boss. Expect plenty of fight scenes between the comedic quips. Drops 2.7.25.

What We Do in the Shadows is one of the most consistently funny comedies. Sadly, it’s coming to an end. Life has changed for the Staten Island vampires and Guillermo, especially. The trailer teases a forgotten vampire, Nandor channeling Richard Nixon, Colin Robinson causing more chaos, and a long-overdue nod to The Office. Drops 10.21.24 on FX.

In this surreal and amusing short film by Evan Forrest Mann, a boy stumbles onto a glitch in the matrix that lets him convert ordinary cotton balls into sandwich cookies. As delicious as OREOs are, we’re not sure we’d want to eat these ones after seeing what they’ve been through.