Get ready to laugh your socks off! We're counting down the most hilarious and entertaining comedy performances of the past decade. From witty one-liners to physical gags, these actors have mastered the art of making us chuckle. Join us as we celebrate the funniest stars who've had us in stitches!
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00:00How is that possible? How is that possible?
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:06for the most entertaining and or hilarious comedy performances
00:09from 2015 to 2024.
00:13That is not to eat, no.
00:16Number 15, Glenn Powell, Hitman.
00:19We're not gonna be friends, you got it?
00:25Got it.
00:26Even with all of his high-profile work in the last few years,
00:29Glenn Powell might be at his best in Hitman.
00:31This collaboration with director Richard Linklater
00:34offers the actor a multi-layered role full of comedic exchanges.
00:37Maybe surprise me?
00:40Sounds lovely.
00:43Gary Johnson helps the cops run sting operations,
00:46forcing him to dive deep into fake personas and improvise.
00:49Powell turns on the charm as his character invents situations
00:52and dialogue that you're enthralled by.
00:54The actor co-wrote the script, adding to his ease with the material
00:57and banter with co-star Adria Arjona.
00:59He's able to mix the tension and comedy of the piece,
01:02wowing you with his schemes.
01:03I'm catching heat for the death of your husband.
01:06They're thinking one of us did it.
01:07Well, it wasn't me.
01:08Look, I know you did it.
01:10Number 14, Alden Ehrenreich, Hail Caesar.
01:13Why the pout?
01:15Ha!
01:17Well, that it were so simple.
01:19In this Coen Brothers film, Alden Ehrenreich plays a Western star,
01:22Hobie Doyle, who's entering more elaborate dramas.
01:25This allows the actor to play the fish out of water
01:27in fantastic and funny scenes.
01:29One of his finest moments comes
01:31when he has to pronounce a particular line.
01:33You both feel for his character
01:34and enjoy watching him be in way over his head.
01:37Would that it were so simple.
01:39Watch my mouth.
01:40Would that it were so simple.
01:41Would that it were so simple.
01:42Keep your head still.
01:42Would that it were so simple.
01:43Ehrenreich does the role justice,
01:45with the audience wondering what he'll say or do next.
01:48Whether he's doing rope tricks or impressing a date,
01:51the performer is a breath of fresh air
01:53as the comical and innocent personality.
01:55He might be the standout performance of the entire film,
01:57beating out other A-listers like Ray Fiennes
01:59and Josh Brolin.
02:01Oh, she's taking back.
02:03Oh, there she goes.
02:04Ah!
02:06Oh, she's bawling.
02:07Ah!
02:08Clear.
02:09Number 13.
02:10Jesse Plemons, Game Night.
02:12Just checking the mail.
02:14Oh, yeah?
02:15Some people check it earlier in the day,
02:16but there's always a risk that the mail carrier hasn't come yet.
02:21This spares me the chance of a futile trip to the mailbox.
02:25Gary Kingsbury isn't exactly the best guest,
02:28but he is a welcome comedic presence in Game Night.
02:30Jesse Plemons is so understated and dry
02:33that you hang on his every word,
02:35with his thoughts on Frito-Lay products
02:36being especially memorable.
02:38Three for one?
02:40Yep.
02:40How can that be profitable for Frito-Lay?
02:44These corporations?
02:47I don't know what they're doing.
02:49This makes for plenty of subtle moments
02:51and even a few surprises.
02:52Plemons might be one of the most gifted actors working today,
02:55able to switch from dramatic roles
02:56to this great comedy part.
02:58We were just saying how you were always better at games than Debbie was.
03:01Thank you not to besmirch my ex-wife.
03:04That woman is an angel.
03:05Oh.
03:06Yeah, she was much better at games than you.
03:09His dynamic with the group is so lovably odd
03:11that you can't help but giggle.
03:13He's the not-so-hidden gem of it all,
03:15giving the absurd plot a delicate balance of unexpected laughs.
03:18This is me at the Regal Cinema,
03:20crying as I did through much of the film.
03:24How are we supposed to know that, Gary?
03:26I assume everyone cried during the Green Mile.
03:29Number 12, Iowa Debrie, Bottoms.
03:32You're just so...
03:34You're skinny, too, as well.
03:36For everyone who was awkward in school,
03:38this comic performance is a tour de force.
03:40Iowa Debrie couldn't be more charming as Josie.
03:43Hoping to impress other girls,
03:44she and Rachel Sennett's PJ create a fight club.
03:47PJ knows how to take a punch.
03:48Come on up.
03:50Ah!
03:53Ah!
03:53A Debrie's character is a ball of complex emotions and cringe,
03:57learning to fight along the way.
03:58It's so endearing and funny to watch her perform,
04:01with the actress bringing authenticity to a ridiculous script.
04:04She also adds some comedic highlights
04:05to the final brawl in a football field.
04:07Bottoms is an in-your-face film
04:09that works even better because of the star's hilarious acting choices.
04:18Number 11, Jason Isaacs, The Death of Stalin.
04:32Armando Iannucci's take on the political world of post-Stalin USSR
04:36finds a way to make complicated history funny.
04:39He also fills out a cast of international actors
04:41such as Jason Isaacs,
04:42who bring a comical energy to serious material.
04:45While many of these historical characters
04:46are playing it close to the vest,
04:48this one bursts through the scenes like a sledgehammer.
04:50He's a motor-mouthed military man
04:52full of insults and dark humor.
04:54Threatening to do harm
04:56or obstruct any memorable presidium
04:58in the process of looking at your f***ing face.
05:03Zhukov can scare people and then land a joke,
05:05giving Isaacs frequent chances to score laughs.
05:08He makes the sharply written scripts sing in sequences
05:11that blur the line between broad comedy and pointed satire.
05:17Good luck, ladies.
05:19Number 10, Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart.
05:27At the end of high school,
05:28Molly Davidson and her friend, Amy Ansler,
05:31contemplate their lives before college.
05:33This prompts a last-ditch effort to have fun before graduating.
05:36Davidson is played with believability by Beanie Feldstein,
05:39embodying all the pent-up energy
05:40and natural humor of teenage angst.
05:43No, no, no.
05:44Not acceptable.
05:45This is not okay.
05:46Who allowed you to be this beautiful?
05:47Who allowed you to be this beautiful?
05:49Who allowed you to take my breath away?
05:52She plays a class president
05:53who starts to lose her grip on her life and friendship.
05:56Regardless of the real-world problems here,
05:58Feldstein delivers a hilarious performance
06:00and some effective interplay with co-star Caitlin Dever.
06:03She isn't afraid to freak out
06:04or show the more awkward aspects of that age,
06:06with a contagious energy that doesn't quit.
06:10Oh, I'm actually...
06:11Oh, I'm actually...
06:12I'm actually here for someone else.
06:13I'm so sorry.
06:13My mistake.
06:14My mistake.
06:15My mistake.
06:19Layered?
06:20Like lasagna?
06:21Lasagna?
06:22No.
06:23Layered.
06:24Layered.
06:25Layered.
06:25Am I saying that right?
06:26Yeah, one syllable.
06:27Layered.
06:28Okay.
06:29She'd already achieved so much in her career,
06:31but no hard feelings let her do a big
06:33and bold comedic performance.
06:35This film follows the desperate Maddie Baker
06:37as she takes a job courting a teenager.
06:40I want him.
06:43Percy, can you help this lady?
06:46It's an absurd premise,
06:48but one that Jennifer Lawrence embraces
06:49as a consummate professional.
06:51She has fantastic chemistry
06:52opposite her younger counterpart,
06:54Andrew Barth Feldman,
06:55with her hero trying to show
06:56the latter's character a good time.
06:58Chaos looms at every moment,
07:00as Barker isn't exactly the best person for the job.
07:02He might laugh during a pepper spray sequence
07:04or even the wacky beach fight.
07:06Lawrence doesn't hold back here,
07:08going crazy in the funniest way possible.
07:11Get off the hood of my car!
07:13Make me!
07:16Had enough?
07:17No!
07:18Number 8.
07:19Andy Samberg.
07:20Pop star, never stop, never stopping.
07:22The thing about me that's so impressive
07:25is how infrequently I mention all of my successes.
07:29No stranger to big comedic swings,
07:31Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island crew
07:33keep this cult comedy exciting.
07:35The lead actor keeps you guessing
07:36as the self-centered rapper, Connor For Real.
07:39They gave it a negative review.
07:41They didn't like it?
07:42No, like, it's a negative 4 out of 10.
07:46Positive 10, I assume.
07:48Pitchforks can be kind of pretentious, though, so...
07:51In this mockumentary,
07:52his increasingly desperate attempts to win over fans
07:55create some of the funniest scenes.
07:57These include musical numbers
07:58that don't always go over well.
08:00That said again, your request is so irregular.
08:02She put on a beard, I started looking at the exit door.
08:05Pop star, never stop, never stopping,
08:07follows the main character's media circus
08:09at eventual reunion with his former collaborators,
08:11the Style Boys.
08:12Along the way, Samberg offers up
08:14an effective parody of musicians
08:15who have gotten too big for their own good.
08:17What if a butterfly was made out of butter?
08:20These small thoughts could destroy Big Brother.
08:22The world's cutest kitten just hugging a dog.
08:25Just one of many of our incredible thoughts.
08:28What if one thought could kill the people...
08:30Number 7, Maria Bacullova,
08:32Borat's subsequent movie film.
08:35No, no, no.
08:36You're going home.
08:37No, you're going home.
08:39No, no, no.
08:40Hammer! No, no, no. Hammer!
08:44The sequel was another hilarious send-up of American culture
08:46courtesy of Sacha Baron Cohen.
08:48It also allowed for another future star to emerge,
08:50giving Maria Bacullova a chance to score laughs
08:53as Borat's daughter, Tutar.
08:55Her character's enlightening journey
08:56features all kinds of gross-out and physical comedy.
08:59Okay, not too much, not too much.
09:02Oh, oh, oh, oh.
09:05Huh?
09:05Bacullova goes toe-to-toe with Cohen
09:07in scenes that would easily stump less talented performers.
09:10Playing opposite a master,
09:12the actress more than earns our laughter
09:13with some outrageous stunts.
09:15She effectively plays up the culture shock
09:17and awkwardness of every moment with supreme confidence.
09:20Whether she's dancing or interviewing Rudy Giuliani,
09:23her brave performance goes places we never thought possible.
09:26I found a new book which only tells the truth.
09:29It's called Facebook.
09:32I learned so many facts there.
09:35Number six, Hugh Grant, Paddington Two.
09:38Listen to the rain on the roof.
09:41Go pit-pitty-pat, pit-pitty-pat.
09:43Sit. Oh, Mary, you look sad.
09:46You don't like musicals?
09:47If you've been a Hugh Grant fan,
09:49you probably know him best as a rom-com legend.
09:52His roles in both period and modern romances
09:55have a guaranteed charm to them.
09:56Paddington Two turns him into a villain
09:58with a theatrical slant that's endlessly entertaining.
10:01Who knew a screen comedian could be this evil?
10:04Where do you think you're going, ma'am?
10:08It's a train.
10:09It comes to an end like all of us laugh.
10:13His crazed antagonist plots to rain on Paddington's parade,
10:16framing the bear for a crime and trying to get away with it.
10:19Phoenix Buchanan also allows Grant to poke fun
10:22at the self-serious elements of the entertainment industry.
10:25With a talent for singing and dancing,
10:27the actor also wows viewers with a funny musical number.
10:30The film isn't without its other stand-out performances,
10:32including Brendan Gleeson's turn as a prison chef.
10:35I'm sorry, this is a private conversation.
10:37Oh, it's all right, Mr. Brown. This is my friend, Knuckles.
10:39Oh, yeah.
10:46That's hand sanitizing.
10:48It burns.
10:49Well, considering we don't know where your mouth has been,
10:51it can't hurt.
10:53On both TV and film, Tiffany Haddish quickly established herself
10:56as a powerhouse performer.
10:58The girl's trip rightfully earned her acclaim and stardom.
11:01Every sister up in here is on a mission
11:04to be her very best in wretched self.
11:07You especially.
11:08As one of the most outrageous members of the Flossy Posse,
11:11Dina doesn't have much of a filter.
11:13This role is a perfect showcase for Haddish's lively personality.
11:16Her character can't help but enjoy the craziest parts of the trip,
11:19tearing through the vacation with reckless abandon.
11:22It's the kind of supporting part that feels like a lead
11:24when the actress enters the scene.
11:25How do you do?
11:27Oh, I'm doing just fine, but you know what?
11:29Your nephew is nasty.
11:31Even in a film full of great performers like Regina Hall and Queen Latifah,
11:35Haddish can't help but run away with the movie.
11:37I feel funny. Do y'all feel funny?
11:40You feel funny? I feel...
11:42I feel fine. I feel so fine.
11:48My presence will be ornamental.
11:52You will find me a respectful, quiet, passive observer of the truth.
12:00While he might be British,
12:01Daniel Craig has created compelling characters with Southern American accents.
12:05His role in Knives Out is a particular highlight,
12:08but before that, he earned welcome laughs as a wily convict in Logan Lucky.
12:12Would you give me my arm, please?
12:16Is it this one?
12:19His work as Benoit Blanc is so good
12:22that it demanded a sequel.
12:23In the first installment,
12:24his detective brings an eccentric flair to a murder investigation.
12:28His funny phrases and analogies only make it better.
12:31A donut hole in a donut's hole.
12:34But we must look a little closer.
12:37And when we do, we see the donut hole has a hole in its center.
12:42It is not a donut hole,
12:44but a smaller donut with its own hole.
12:47And our donut is not a hole at all.
12:50Craig's performance is bubbling with charisma,
12:53enticing the viewer to anxiously await his every line.
12:56It just goes to show that this performer is much more versatile
12:59than some might give him credit for.
13:03That is hooey.
13:04Number three, Melissa McCarthy, Spy.
13:07You know, if I may, ma'am, there was a 13-year-old girl named Carol
13:12that used to take me around the neighborhood
13:14and use my braid as a dog leash and make me beg for biscuits.
13:18Carol Jenkins.
13:19Yes, Carol Jenkins, huh?
13:21From a desk worker to a field agent,
13:23Susan Cooper goes through a heroic transformation in Spy.
13:26She's also a hilarious character
13:28who's making her way through crazy co-workers and dangerous situations.
13:32These are filled with chloroform.
13:34Wow, that is an unsettling amount of hemorrhoid wipes.
13:37Makes me kind of wonder what exactly is going on back there.
13:41I wouldn't know. I don't have that problem.
13:43I don't have that problem.
13:44Thanks to Melissa McCarthy,
13:46this bumbling hero creates some memorable sequences.
13:49She also deals with loose cannons like Jason Statham's wild Rick Ford.
13:52McCarthy is one of the queens of physical comedy,
13:55lending her talents to chases and other action scenes.
14:04Who puts a roof on a scooter? What are you, the Pope?
14:06Her energy powers this engaging plot,
14:08giving audiences more than a few reasons to laugh in this Spy parody.
14:12The actress's work as Cooper redefines the notion
14:15of a secret agent that's both relatable and funny.
14:18Here's to your mom.
14:19To my mother. And to you.
14:21And here's to you.
14:23I mean, you may never be as wise as an owl,
14:26but you'll always be a hoot to me.
14:39Who doesn't love Ken?
14:41The hopeless romantic and gullible character
14:43steals our hearts thanks to Ryan Gosling's work.
14:46His shocking transformation into an alpha male
14:48also gives us more than a few laughs.
14:50Why didn't Barbie tell me about patriarchy?
14:52Which, to my understanding, is where men and horses run everything.
14:56Sure.
14:58I shall seek my fortune there.
15:00All right.
15:01Gosling's performance really lets him explore
15:03the manic energy of a goofy guy in love,
15:05playing the perfect foil to Margot Robbie's fantastic portrayal of Barbie.
15:09Do you guys ever think about dying?
15:14I don't know why I just said that.
15:17I'm just dying to dance!
15:20Yeah!
15:22At every turn, the actor gives us a new reason to laugh
15:25as he embodies the fragile soul of a doll.
15:27We can't forget to mention the performer's musical abilities either.
15:30With the song I'm Just Ken,
15:32this star solidifies his role as a genuine triple threat.
15:36Is it a crime? Am I not hot?
15:38When I'm in my feelings?
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16:02Anyway, I got places to be, a face to fix,
16:05and, oh, bad guys to kill.
16:09With the passionate determination of Ryan Reynolds,
16:11the Deadpool series became a mega hit.
16:13It also allowed the actor to deliver a snarky hero
16:16that redefines the rules of the genre.
16:18Breaking the fourth wall,
16:19the merc with a mouth gives Reynolds many opportunities to steal scenes.
16:23You may be wondering why the red suit.
16:25Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed.
16:28This guy's got the right idea.
16:29He wore the brown pants.
16:33The snappy and irreverent dialogue only works when coming out of a gifted star,
16:37giving the movie franchise its signature edge.
16:39Put your hands behind your knees and get down on your head now!
16:42Through each successful sequel,
16:44the performer manages to find new ways to make us laugh
16:46with outrageous jokes and incredible references.
16:49He also plays especially well off an eclectic group of actors.
16:52While the latter group plays it straight,
16:54the lead gets to bounce around them and make fun of everything he sees.
16:58Holy shit!
16:59You save the good stuff for special occasions?
17:02Killing mostly.
17:03What's the wind resistance on those blowjob handles?
17:07Sorry.
17:08Did we forget any standout comedic performances that you love?
17:11Let us know in the comments below.
17:13They were supposed to be looking after me!
17:15I told you to stop!
17:16You said you washed your hands of me!
17:18No, I meant it metaphorically!
17:20Of course you meant it metaphorically!
17:22What were you gonna do, actually go and wash your hands?
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