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Awesome Comedies

OITNB Season 7 (Trailer)

OITNB Season 7 (Trailer)

(Spoilers) After helping Netflix launch its awesome catalog of original programming back in 2013, Orange Is the New Black is coming to an end. The final season spends more time outside of Litchfield Prison than ever before as one of the show’s main characters struggles to return to her “normal” life. Drops 7/26/19.

Stuber (Red Band Trailer)

Stuber (Red Band Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista star in this edgy buddy cop film about a nerdy Uber driver who ends up with a cop on a dangerous mission as his passenger. The setup seems thin, but the cast and jokes could elevate the idea.

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The Righteous Gemstones (Teaser)

The Righteous Gemstones (Teaser)

The new series from Danny McBride follows the insanity of world-famous televangelist family, and their lives of greed, abhorrent behavior, dysfunction, controversy, and occasional charitability. John Goodman and Adam Devine join McBride in this new HBO comedy that drops August 2019.

Good Omens (Trailer)

Good Omens (Trailer)

The TV series adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s book looks like a real hoot, as an angel and a demon must team up to find the missing Antichrist, end the war between good and evil, and keep the world from collapsing. Drops 5/31/19 on Amazon Prime.

Russian Doll (Trailer)

Russian Doll (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) From the minds of Amy Poehler, Natasha Lyonne, and Leslye Headland comes a Netflix series about a woman who keeps experiencing the same night over and over again, resulting in her death every time. So she sets about trying to last longer and longer.

Long Term Delivery

Long Term Delivery

(PG-13: Language) Jake & Sandy Honig’s short film takes us inside of a little-known secret division of the United States Postal Service designed to make sure parcels get delivered to their recipients even if they’ve been sitting around for decades.

Geek Lounge

Geek Lounge

A group of hopeless nerd-dorks get together on a regular basis to discuss life, love, liquor, and debate all manner of geeky stuff. The series recently found its way to Seed&Spark, where you can view all 11 short episodes of this amusing comedy series.

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Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Filmmaker Fergal Costello had a couple of days to kill when he was off from work, and decided to use the time to shoot a short sci-fi comedy in his uncle’s garage. The result is a clever and amusing clip about a man who can’t be bothered to heed a simple warning label.

Staycation

Staycation

(PG13: Language) Strapped for cash, newlyweds Jill and Peter are determined to make their staycation honeymoon special – by sleeping in a tent in their living room. Needless to say, awkwardness, hilarity and life lessons ensue in Tim Wilkime’s Staycation.

Silicon Valley: Season 5 (Teaser)

Silicon Valley: Season 5 (Teaser)

Richard is still a nervous wreck, Jared is still clueless, Gilfoyle is still a snarky a-hole, Dinesh is still Dinesh, and somehow Pied Piper is still a thing in the new season of HBO’s awesome comedy. But now that Erlich is gone, expect some big – and potentially hilarious changes.

I, Tonya (Red Band Trailer)

I, Tonya (Red Band Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) Margot Robbie takes on the role of a lifetime as Tonya Harding, the disgraced and disgraceful Olympic figure skater behind one of the biggest sports scandals of all time. Holy crap, Allison Janney is awesome.

Downsizing (Trailer)

Downsizing (Trailer)

Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, and Kristen Wiig star in director Alexander Payne’s (Sideways, About Schmidt) sci-fi social satire about a world in which overpopulation is solved by shrinking people down to to about 3 inches tall, where they live in an idyllic, but teensy world.

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Dave Made a Maze (Trailer)

Dave Made a Maze (Trailer)

A frustrated artist builds himself a maze out of cardboard boxes, and ends up with something that works much like a TARDIS – it’s much bigger on the inside. We’re getting a Being John Malkovich kind of vibe off of Bill Watterson’s offbeat comedy. Screening dates here.

Friends from College (Trailer)

Friends from College (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) From writer and director Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors, Yes Man) comes a Netflix series about a group of friends from Harvard reuniting in their late 30s. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Colbie Smulders, and Fred Savage. Premieres 7/14/17.

Mindhorn (Trailer)

Mindhorn (Trailer)

The former star of a cheesy ’80s detective drama ends up in the center of a real murder investigation when the killer tells police the only person he’ll speak with is the bionic-eyed TV character. This quirky British comedy is available to watch now on Netflix.

Follow Me

Follow Me

(PG-13: Language) Will Sasso stars in this mockumentary about a stay-at-home dad who becomes obsessed with becoming a social media “celebrity,” ignoring the real world and preferring the digital one. It would be way more funny if we didn’t know people like this.

Santa Clarita Diet (Trailer)

Santa Clarita Diet (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant star in this Netflix original series, a dark comedy about two ordinary real estate agents whose lives get turned upside down when one of them wakes up as a zombie – and is much happier that way. Drops 2/3/17.

Army of One (Trailer)

Army of One (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language) Nicolas Cage plays the role of Gary Faulkner, a jovial and repentant ex-con who went to Pakistan to try to capture Osama Bin Laden – a mission that he would go on to undertake eleven times. Based on Chris Heath’s 2010 article on Faulkner.

Fist Fight (Trailer)

Fist Fight (Trailer)

This madcap comedy sees the unlikely duo of Ice Cube and Charlie Day playing two teachers as they prepare to turn their schoolyard into a prison yard. We have no idea why Ice wants to beat up the little guy, but he sure seems pissed.

The Bronze (Trailer)

The Bronze (Trailer)

Melissa Rauch stars in this comedy about an obnoxious, washed up Olympic athlete who has to figure out how to move on in life after her return to “real life.” Also stars Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, and Haley Lu Richardson.

Keanu (Red Band Trailer)

Keanu (Red Band Trailer)

(PG-13) Key and Peele move on from the small screen with the first of several movies they have in the pipeline. Two ordinary guys find themselves in a world of trouble as they infiltrate a gang to recover their stolen kitten. It’s like John Wick, but without the actual Keanu.

Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (Teaser)

Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday (Teaser)

Pee-Wee Herman is back! And this time, he’s on Netflix! The wide-eyed, bow-tied manchild we know and love is headed to the streaming service this March 18, as he heads out on an epic vacation adventure. In other news, Paul Reubens has discovered the fountain of youth.

Elvis & Nixon (Trailer)

Elvis & Nixon (Trailer)

A humorous look at the day in 1970 when Elvis showed up unannounced at the White House, and asked to visit with President Nixon. Stars Michael Shannon as The King, and Kevin Spacey as Tricky Dick, so yeah, we’re watching this one when it hits theaters this April.

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