Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "alternative-comedy"

51. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta

Votes: 68,830 | Gross: $3.29M

52. Review (2014–2017)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

In this spoof of review shows, Forrest MacNeil, a critic obsessed with his work, experiences whatever the viewers ask him to review including divorce, anonymous sex, and all manner of criminal activity.

Stars: Andy Daly, Jessica St. Clair, Megan Stevenson, Michael Croner

Votes: 6,526

53. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Not Rated | 62 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.

Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Sara Cushman, Don Hertzfeldt

Votes: 171

54. The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)

TV-PG | 306 min | Comedy

This comedy/variety show specialized in parodies of movies and television shows and commercials. Often, they would also have a special guest (e.g., a TV actor) join them.

Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 2,084

55. The State (1993–2009)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Each episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.

Stars: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek

Votes: 3,034

56. Beau (2011)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A neurotic middle-aged man's trip to visit his mother is delayed indefinitely when his keys are mysteriously taken from his door. He is subsequently haunted by an increasingly sinister ... See full summary »

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Billy Mayo, Logan Atkinson, Casey Desmond, David Rogge

Votes: 1,452

57. The Landlord (1970)

PG | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

At the age of 29, Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges) "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his ... See full summary »

Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey

Votes: 3,088 | Gross: $0.96M

58. Kroll Show (2013–2015)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Show highlights Nick Kroll's incredible ability to transform himself into hilarious characters that pop off the screen while bringing many of his popular short-form favorites along for the ride.

Stars: Nick Kroll, Jon Daly, Jenny Slate, John Mulaney

Votes: 5,276

59. Tenacious D (1997–2000)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Music

Tenacious D is a two-piece musical act, and this HBO series documents their many struggles as friends, and as a band of two very absurd individuals.

Stars: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Tenacious D, Paul F. Tompkins

Votes: 3,996

60. The New Statesman (1987–1994)

TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy

The ultra right-wing Alan B'Stard, the most selfish, greedy, dishonest, sadistic and sociopathic Conservative MP of them all, plots to achieve his meglomaniacal ambitions.

Stars: Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton, Marsha Fitzalan, Terence Alexander

Votes: 2,807

61. Mars (2024)

84 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy | Completed

An upcoming animated feature film, written by and starring The Whitest Kids U' Know.

Director: Sevan Najarian | Stars: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Darren Trumeter

62. Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008– )

TV-14 | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Talk-Show

Zach Galifinakas comically interviews various celebrites between two ferns.

Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Bradley Cooper, Misty Monroe

Votes: 9,601

63. Jubilee (1978)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Queen Elizabeth I travels 400 years into the future to witness the appalling revelation of a dystopian London overrun by corruption and a vicious gang of punk guerrilla girls led by the new Monarch of Punk.

Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Adam Ant, Richard O'Brien, Ian Charleson, Jayne County

Votes: 3,704

64. French and Saunders (1987–2017)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders satirically present aspects of British life, films such as Batman Forever and Pulp Fiction.

Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron

Votes: 3,750

65. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.

Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg, Lotti Törnros

Votes: 19,635 | Gross: $0.22M

66. Strangers with Candy (2005)

R | 97 min | Comedy

A prequel to the critically-acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old ex-junkie ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to restart her life.

Director: Paul Dinello | Stars: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Paul Sedaris

Votes: 8,448 | Gross: $2.07M

67. The Whitest Kids U'Know (2007–2011)

TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy

A sketch comedy show involving five friends.

Stars: Timmy Williams, Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger

Votes: 5,607

68. NTSF:SD:SUV (2011–2013)

TV-14 | 11 min | Comedy

Never forget? Terrorism hasn't, and neither will the NTSF:SD:SUV. In a world where threatening danger looms large and Homeland Security won't secure itself, San Diego's citizens can't afford not to trust in the NTSF.

Stars: Paul Scheer, Brandon Johnson, June Diane Raphael, Kate Mulgrew

Votes: 3,406

69. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2011 Video)

16+ | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Three puppets known as Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck learn about creativity from a talking sketchbook.

Directors: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan | Stars: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan, Baker Terry

Votes: 5,361

70. L'Age d'Or (1930)

Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Drama

A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque, Max Ernst

Votes: 14,810 | Gross: $0.03M

71. Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)

33 min | Short, Comedy, History

At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.

Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie

Votes: 15,799

72. Stocking Stuffers (2001)

Unrated | 8 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

A pair of pantyhose worn by an attractive woman becomes an object of desire first to her lover and then to herself. In the process, said object displays its seductive power to either compliment human sexuality - or commodify it.

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Christy Scott Cashman, Eric Scheiner

Votes: 88

73. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)

TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary about the comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks which includes interviews from Sharon Stone, Larry David, James L Brooks, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Silverman and Jonah Hill.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Albert Brooks, Judd Apatow, James L. Brooks, Larry David

Votes: 1,287

74. Lucky Louie (2006–2007)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

A working class family and their oddball friends.

Stars: Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, Mike Hagerty, Laura Kightlinger

Votes: 10,786

75. Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass | Stars: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer, Susan Sarandon

Votes: 65,587 | Gross: $4.24M

76. L'Atalante (1934)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.

Director: Jean Vigo | Stars: Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre

Votes: 17,475

77. The Boss of It All (2006)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy

An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Benedikt Erlingsson

Votes: 12,677 | Gross: $0.05M

78. Bottle Rocket (1993)

13 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Elissa Sommerfield

Votes: 7,352

79. A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987–1995)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Comedians Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a variety of comedy skits and the occasional musical number.

Stars: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Deborah Norton, Geoffrey McGivern

Votes: 9,919

80. Funny or Die Presents... (2007– )

TV-MA | Comedy

A series of comedy sketches brought to you by the people at "Funny or Die."

Stars: Steve Tom, Rob Huebel, Christine Scott Bennett, Callie Cameron

Votes: 1,278

81. Broad City (2010–2011)

Short, Comedy

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City. This is the original web-series the hit Comedy Central TV-series is based off.

Stars: Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Eliot Glazer, Josh Patten

Votes: 3,506

82. Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity (2001 Video)

87 min | Comedy

Richie and Eddie escapes from the island and try to get to the bar to have a drink, only to find themselves trapped in a underground chamber and Richie thinks they've been abducted by aliens.

Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

Votes: 1,304

83. Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)

204 min | Comedy

A satire about three losers: a failed actor, his sleazy agent, and a permanently drunk bodyguard.

Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Michael Redfern

Votes: 1,552

84. Bottom Live (1993 Video)

101 min | Comedy

Richie buys an inflatable doll named Monica as his lover, and he tries to conceal it from Eddie. But it all goes terribly wrong when Richie accidentally super glues Monica to his groin, mistaking Eddie's super glue for Handcream.

Director: Marcus Mortimer | Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson

Votes: 2,215

85. Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)

R | 89 min | Comedy

A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

Director: Kelly Makin | Stars: David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney

Votes: 9,481 | Gross: $2.65M

86. Munchausen (2013)

17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A vibrant Pixar-inspired montage (think the marriage sequence in Up) in which a mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him ... See full summary »

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Liam Aiken, Rachel Brosnahan, Richard Riehle

Votes: 2,201

87. Mystery Team (2009)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.

Director: Dan Eckman | Stars: Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza

Votes: 9,747 | Gross: $0.08M

88. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2010 Video)

TV-MA | 3 min | Short, Biography, Comedy

A fictional biographical film that parodies other films based on musicians. Yankovic is played by Aaron Paul, while Yankovic himself plays a music producer.

Director: Eric Appel | Stars: Aaron Paul, Olivia Wilde, Mary Steenburgen, Gary Cole

Votes: 669

89. W/Bob and David (2015)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Bob and David emerge from the time machine they entered sixteen years ago and are reunited with the cast of Mr. Show.

Stars: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, John Ennis, Jay Johnston

Votes: 4,652

90. Harry Enfield and Chums (1994–1999)

40 min | Comedy

The BBC sketch show that while continuing to show the misadventures of a series of popular characters now introduces a slew of new oddballs and misfits, including Tory Boy and The Lovely Wobbly Randy Old Ladies.

Stars: Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse, Louisa Rix

Votes: 3,453

91. Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988 TV Movie)

43 min | Comedy, History

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry

Votes: 13,964

92. Everybody Dies by the End (2022)

90 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A documentary crew follows cult classic horror director, Alfred Costella, as he makes his final film - An all practical masterpiece...with a dark twist.

Directors: Ian Tripp, Ryan Schafer | Stars: Vinny Curran, Bill Oberst Jr., Brendan Cahalan, Iliyana Apostolova

Votes: 54

93. Clatterford (2006–2009)

60 min | Comedy

The comical misadventures of friends involved with a women's club. Retitled as "Clatterford" in the United States.

Stars: Sue Johnston, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, Jennifer Saunders

Votes: 1,323

94. Blowjob Girl (2007 Video)

TV-MA | 2 min | Short, Comedy

Blowjob Girl (Ellie Kemper) unsuccessfully tries to seduce her sexual partner by preparing him for excessively violent oral sex.

Director: Dan Eckman | Stars: Ellie Kemper, D.C. Pierson

Votes: 91

95. Human Giant (2007–2008)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

A half-hour show of edgy short films.

Stars: Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Marcus Shultz

Votes: 2,890

96. Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)

84 min | Comedy, War

In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsors. A US Army... See full summary »

Director: Peter Richardson | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Antony Sher, Christian Slater, Harry Enfield

Votes: 2,608

97. Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (2003 Video)

R | 93 min | Comedy

Eddie has locked himself away in the toilet and Richie finds he's been inventing gadgets and only to find himself joining Eddie on a adventure through time and space on-board Eddie's time machine "The Turdis" which is a toilet cubicle.

Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Benjayx Murphy, Ethan Keaton

Votes: 1,154

98. UCB Comedy Originals (2007– )

Short, Comedy

UCB Comedy is the home for Sketch and Short Films from the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Stars: Dan Hodapp, Avery Monsen, Matt Besser, Jonathan Marballi

Votes: 92

99. Homestar Runner (1996– )

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy, Sport

Chronicles the bizarre lives and extended world of the residents of Free Country, USA, primarily a dim-witted athlete and a narcissistic wrestleman.

Stars: Matt Chapman, Missy Palmer, Mike Chapman, Craig Zobel

Votes: 378

100. The Birthday Boys (2013–2014)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

A group of guys create sketch comedy.

Stars: Jefferson Dutton, Tim Kalpakis, Mike Hanford, David Ferguson

Votes: 1,129