11 Must-See Comedy Movies on Hulu Right Now (May 2025)

Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed and stars in Tropic Thunder as a fading action icon named Tugg Speedman. In this Hollywood spoof, Tugg is trying to resurrect his career by starring in an adaptation of a war biography written by Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte). Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black appear as Tugg’s latest co-stars, Kirk Lazarus and Jeff Portnoy, both of whom have major personality flaws that make the movie nearly impossible to film.

To get the most out of their cast, Four Leaf and director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) drop them into a real jungle supposedly to film them with hidden cameras. However, the actors have been accidentally left in an area controlled by dangerous drug smugglers. And if they want to get out of the jungle alive, the actors may need to actually become action heroes.

Tropic Thunder is streaming on Hulu.

Jennifer Lawrence embraces R-rated comedy in No Hard Feelings, and it proves to be a good fit for her. Lawrence plays Maddie Barker, a desperate woman in her ’30s who is being paid to date Percy Becker (Andrew Barth Feldman), the college-age son of Laird (Matthew Broderick) and Allison Becker (Laura Benanti).

Percy isn’t in on this plan, and he doesn’t realize that his parents set this up to give him the confidence he’s been sorely lacking. He also has no experience with women at all, as Maddie’s attempts to throw herself at him go very badly. She needs Percy to give in to her charms to save her home and her car from repossession, but Maddie’s really going to need to work hard to seduce him.

No Hard Feelings is streaming on Hulu.

Detectives Allen “Gator” Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) aren’t exactly action hero material, but that’s the point of The Other Guys. Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have very funny cameos as the guys that action comedies would normally be about.

By accident, Gable and Hoitz stumble upon a plot by billionaire Sir David Ershon (Steve Coogan) that’s much bigger than anything they’ve ever faced before. If they want to unravel Ershon’s plans, they’ll have to deal with their issues and figure out a way to co-exist.

The Other Guys is streaming on Hulu.

At the time Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her part in My Cousin Vinny, there were rumors that it was a mistake by the Academy. Of course, that was never the case, and Tomei is absolutely delightful as Mona Lisa Vito, the girlfriend of Vinny Gambini (Joe Pesci).

Vinny is a rookie personal injury lawyer who has to step up for his cousin, Bill Gambini (Ralph Macchio), and his friend, Stan Rothenstein (Mitchell Whitfield), face murder charges in Alabama. Vinny has no experience as a defense attorney, but he and Lisa have to find a way to prove that Bill and Stan are innocent under the watchful gaze of Judge Chamberlain Haller (Fred Gwynne).

My Cousin Vinny is streaming on Hulu.

Josh Baskin (David Moscow) just wanted to be “big” so he could enjoy life as an adult without dealing with the restrictions of being a kid. Josh gets his wish in Big and wakes up to discover he’s grown up overnight. Despite his transformed body, adult Josh (Tom Hanks) is still a kid at heart, and Hanks’ infectious joy is a big reason why this is considered one of the seminal comedies of the ‘80s.

As much fun as Josh is having in his new life, he’s not prepared for adult responsibilities or romance with a woman like Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), who has no idea about his true age. The longer Josh stays in his new body, the harder it will be to go back to his true self.

Big is streaming on Hulu.

Over 25 years after its release, Office Space is still one of the best work-related comedies ever made. The film follows Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston), a formerly timid office worker at a computer company who is given newfound confidence thanks to some botched hypnotherapy.

With his new persona, Peter gets to live out the American dream of showing up his immediate boss without fear of consequences. He even finds new love with his crush, Joanna (Jennifer Aniston), a waitress who hates her job almost as much as he hates his.

Peter’s life may be on the upswing, but his co-workers, Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir Nagheenanajar (Ajay Naidu), are facing layoffs. They formulate an ingenious plan to get their revenge on the company, but it also threatens to get them sent to jail if it goes wrong.

Office Space is streaming on Hulu.

Bullet Train is one of the few action comedies that equally excels at both parts of the equation. Brad Pitt stars as an assassin codenamed Ladybug who is rethinking his life choices. Ladybug’s assignment in Japan was supposed to be an easy job, and all he had to do was get on a high-speed bullet train and get off with a suitcase full of cash.

Much to Ladybug’s chagrin, the train is filled with other assassins who have their own agendas. Some of them want Ladybug dead. There’s a mysterious woman pulling the strings of these killers, and there’s nothing but trouble waiting for all of them at the end of the line.

Bullet Train is streaming on Hulu.

Before he starred in Sherlock and The Hobbit trilogy, Martin Freeman was one of the featured players in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This adaptation of Douglas Adams’ beloved sci-fi comedy novel is gloriously bonkers. Arthur Dent (Freeman) is the last living human male after Earth is destroyed in the first few minutes of the film.

Fortunately for Arthur, he’s good friends with Ford Prefect (Mos Def), an alien travel writer for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Ford manages to get himself and Arthur away from the planet before it’s destroyed. Soon after, they’re swept up in an absurd intergalactic adventure with the last living human female Trillian (Zooey Deschanel), a clinically depressed robot named Marvin (voiced by Alan Rickman) and the President of the Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell).

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is streaming on Hulu.

Nobody interprets history quite like Mel Brooks. History of the World Part I gave Brooks the chance to cast himself in five different roles across time, including Moses. There are four primary segments in the film covering the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. But Brooks and company couldn’t resist making a few shorter stops in between the larger segments that go to some surprising places.

There actually is a History of the World Part II, which was released in 2023 on Hulu. But nothing in that miniseries was as funny as anything in the original.

History of the World Part I is streaming on Hulu.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg used their own experiences to craft the story of Superbad, and they cast Jonah Hill and Michael Cera to play the characters based on their younger selves. Seth (Hill) and Evan (Cera) are facing the end of high school and potentially their friendship as well. Before they head off to separate colleges, the friends go on a wild series of misadventures to buy beer for a party.

Meanwhile, their pal Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is caught using a fake ID by Officer Michaels (Rogen) and Slater (Bill Hader), both of whom are more interested in showing him a good time than bringing him in for his crime. The next thing Fogell knows, he just can’t shake these cops on the biggest night of his life.

Superbad is streaming on Hulu.

Wes Anderson’s second film, Rushmore, is beloved for its eccentric performance by Jason Schwartzman and an uncommonly sensitive turn by Bill Murray. Schwartzman plays Max Fischer, a student at Rushmore Academy who’s great at extracurricular activities and little else. Regardless, Herman Blume (Murray) – the father of two students at Rushmore – takes a liking to Max, and they form an unusual friendship.

Herman knew that Max had a crush on one of Rushmore’s teachers, Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). That doesn’t stop him from developing his own feelings for Rosemary. When Max finds out, he practically transforms into a Looney Tunes character to get back at Herman.

Rushmore is streaming on Hulu.