Comedy

Christina Ricci stars in 'The Addams Family' (1991).

From creepy, kooky family hits to indie success stories, Netflix has an impressive selection of comedies.

john krasinski & rainn wilson making eachother break for 8 minutes 21 seconds | The Office Bloopers

John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson were more prone to giggle fits than the characters they played on ’The Office.’

David Letterman receives the 2017 Mark Twain Prize.

The honor for comedic excellence has been turned down a couple of times and rescinded once.

Nicolas Cage stars as Nicolas Cage in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' (2022).

From Nicolas Cage to Jean-Claude Van Damme, plenty of Hollywood stars have performed on screen as fictionalized versions of themselves.

"Paramount owns the Cheech and Chong franchise, right? How about 'Cheech and Chong vs. Jason?’”

The comedy classic has a Quote-A-Long version coming to a multiplex near you.

The comic teased that we may not have seen the last of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer.

David Naughton in ‘An American Werewolf in London.’

Director John Landis wrote the script for ‘An American Werewolf in London’ when he was just a teenager—but for years, no one wanted to make the movie.

Bruce Campbell stars in 'Evil Dead 2' (1987).

The 'splatstick' horror classic was shot inside of a junior high school and owes its very existence to Stephen King.

Could anyone dance that horribly in real life? Yes.

Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Bea Arthur from "The Golden Girls."

The cast of 'The Golden Girls' had plenty of fun between takes.

Melanie Chartoff as Principal Grace Musso With Corin Nemec as "Parker Lewis Can't Lose"

In the fall of 1990, two shows about meta high-schoolers premiered. Only one would last through the holidays.

TRADING PLACES | Trailer | Paramount Movies

The 1983 hit comedy ‘Trading Places’ turned 40 this year. Discover more fun facts about the John Landis-directed classic that helped turn stars Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd into household names.

Jim Carrey had a year unlike any other actor in 1994, during which he starred in three number one comedies: 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,' 'Dumb and Dumber,' and 'The Mask.'

In 1993, Fox thought they could win the late-night wars with the premiere of "The Chevy Chase Show." Unfortunately, that was until Chevy Chase walked on stage.

Rack up properties like Paddy's Pub in the new ‘It’s Always Sunny’ edition of Monopoly.

Richard Pryor | Pryor's Place | Episode 1 | High Noon at 5:30 P.M. | 1984

In 1984, the explicit comic turned his attention to Saturday morning kid’s television.

A few facts about the 1985 comedy starring Chevy Chase as investigative reporter Irwin M. Fletcher.

The short-statured athlete was, in the words of one reporter, the hottest (and shortest) star since Yoda.

In the '80s, the celebrated actor and comedian nearly starred in his own Saturday morning cartoon.

Everything you wanted to know about the final episode of "Seinfeld" (but were afraid to ask).

The hit sitcom’s final episode was polarizing—even among its cast and creators.

Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, and Stacey Dash in 'Clueless' (1995).

Whether you loved high school or hated it, filmmakers seem determined to give you as many opportunities as possible to relive it.

The antagonistic comic feuded with Jerry Lawler and specialized in wrestling women.

No, 'Cocaine Bear' did not make the list.

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The Brat Pack: When ‘Parker Lewis Can’t Lose’ Took on ‘Ferris Bueller’

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‘Uncomfortable’: Remembering the Quick Demise of ‘The Chevy Chase Show’

The Gang Gets a Board Game: New Monopoly Edition Is Based on ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’

When R-Rated Comedian Richard Pryor Debuted His Children’s Show, ‘Pryor’s Place’

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Remembering Dorf, Tim Conway’s Straight-to-Video Comic Phenomenon

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