Awesome Comedy

A dark comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, about a man dying of a brain tumor who joins forces with a fed-up teenage girl to rid the U.S. of the worst aspects of its modern reality TV-obsessed society.

A slacker ventures out of his basement at the behest of his mom and ends up helping his brother as the latter snoops on his wife. Starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer.

(NSFW: Language) Did you know that US President Franklin Roosevelt got polio from a werewolf bite? True story. Or at least according to this hilarious red band trailer for FDR: American Badass.

The official trailer for the Spanish-language comedy Casa de mi Padre promises more over-the-top telenovela tropes. Starring promising actor Will Ferrrrel. And Nick Offerman and his mustache.

A funny video series by brothers John and Richard Ramsey where they force narrative and depth onto old family videos. “That scream really conveys the sound of pride leaving the body.”

Two terrorists bump into each other and end up having an argument about who gets to fulfill his mission first. A dark and politically-incorrect satire written and directed by Larry and Terry Ziegelman.

If you’ve ever been addicted to any form of entertainment, you’ll identify with this scene from season 2 of Portlandia. Yet another reason to watch the show. So what’s your Battlestar Galactica?

Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) does his best to offend the Arab world – and everyone else – with his latest outlandishly stereotypical character, based loosely on Saddam Hussein. Still, it looks pretty funny.

It’s been 10 years since the last MIB, but we’re stoked for Agents K and J to get back on the job, saving Earth from all manner of crazy aliens, and cracking us up along the way. Out May 2012.

Portlandia season two starts in January on IFC. In the meantime, enjoy this clip of Fred and Carrie at the dog park and imagine all the fun, quirky and laugh-out-loud funny nuggets to come next year.

We couldn’t stop laughing at Marcel the Shell’s first video; here are the diminutive protagonist’s latest musings, courtesy of the imaginations of Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate. (Thanks John!)

(NSFW: Language) This trailer basically walks us through the whole movie. But no one’s going to see this for the story anyway. We hope there are more fights and jokes than what’s here though.

Sure, we get some new Muppets later this month, but the UK gets Mongrels for a second season. This warped, adults-only “multispecies” puppet show needs to find its way to the US. Now.

(NSFW: Language) A take-off of the classic Fox TV series. We don’t know how anyone could look at Channing Tatum and believe that he’s a high school student, but whatever. It could still be funny.

Chris Pine and Tom Hardy play best friends turned mortal enemies when they fall for the same girl. They’re are also elite CIA operatives, which means their cock-blocking skills are a cut above the rest.

(NSFW: Language) Comedienne Tig Notaro’s stand up on Conan. She starts off slow but eventually gets to her pièce de résistance – an infinite joke. Also, awesome clown horn.

(NSFW: Language) It seems that Norway’s Ylvis is making a small nod to FOTC in their way too funny music video about, er, the birds and the bees. (Anniken, we cannot thank you enough.)

The guys at Laughing Squid dug up this awesome classic 1976 Sesame Street clip of comic master Richard Pryor reciting the alphabet in his own inimitable style (all without saying the “n” word).

When we go out to see a performance we usually stay alert; that wasn’t the case at Mike Winfield’s recent comedy show. Moral? Stay awake unless you want to be part of the act. (Thanks Travis!)

Looks like the fact that there won’t be any more Harry Potter movies is starting to sink in.’Thewlis Rox’ @davidthewlis.net helps us cope with a clever re-imagining of the Half-Blood Prince.

Paul Scheer, an unlikely cast (including Kate Mulgrew and Rebecca Romijn, and a cameo from J.K. Simmons) hit Adult Swim with the network’s first procedural crime drama. Premieres 7/21.

Director Alejandro Bruges injects life into zombie flicks. Juan de los Muertos is the story of a slacker in the middle of a zombie uprising, and a commentary on the Cuban way of life.

(NSFW: Language) Stand-up comedian Louis C.K. doing what he does best: making his audience uncomfortable and happy at the same time with his usual angry, tactless and hilarious rants.