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Benjamin Eicher

Benjamin Eicher (born 1974-03-31 in Tübingen, Germany) is a film director famous for his cult film sequel Dei Mudder Sei Gesicht II and further feature-length gangster comedies.

The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders is an upcoming noir-comedy puppet film being produced by Henson Alternative, an adult-targeted brand of The Jim Henson Company.


A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West is an upcoming 2014 American western comedy film produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild.

All Hat

All Hat is a 2007 Canadian western comedy film directed by Leonard Farlinger, written by Brad Smith (who also wrote the novel of the same name), and starring Luke Kirby, Keith Carradine, Noam Jenkins, and Lisa Ray.

Almost Heroes

Almost Heroes is a 1998 adventure comedy film directed by Christopher Guest, narrated by Guest's friend and frequent collaborator Harry Shearer, and starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry.

Arrive Alive

Arrive Alive is the title of an unfinished comedy film starring Willem Dafoe and Joan Cusack, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and produced by Art Linson.

Ask Father

Ask Father is a short, 13-minute, slapstick-style comedy made by Harold Lloyd in 1919 before he got into his classic full-length feature films.

Big Gus, What's the Fuss?

Big Gus, What's the Fuss? (also known as Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz and Fat Spy) was a 1973 Israeli comedy film directed by Ami Artzi and American director Lloyd Kaufman, the president of Troma Entertainment.

Boyss Toh Boyss Hain

Boyss Toh Boyss Hain is an upcoming 2013 Hindi comedy film directed by Amit Vats and produced by Chaitannya Swami and Anup Jalota.

Buenos días, Acapulco

Buenos días, Acapulco is a 1964 Mexican comedy film starring Viruta and Capulina.

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

It is the sequel to the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen (2003).

Dinner with Raphael

Dinner with Raphael is a 2009 American short comedy film written and directed by Joey Boukadakis, starring Dianna Agron, Paul Boukadakis, Michael Bower, Brett Paesel and Richard Riehle.

Forever Fabulous

Forever Fabulous is a 1999 comedy starring Jean Smart, Jennifer Elise Cox, Robert Wagner, Emily Proctor and Jorja Fox, which was written and directed by Werner Molinsky and initially screened at the under the title Tiara Tango at the 1999 Austin Film Festival.

Francis in the Haunted House

Francis in the Haunted House is a 1956 black-and-white comedy film, the last in the Francis the Talking Mule series, but without the talents of previous director Arthur Lubin, human star Donald O'Connor and Francis' best-known voice Chill Wills.

Gummo Marx

His grandsons are actors Gregg Marx, Chris Marx, and actor/producer Brett Marx, who as a child actor appeared as 'Jimmy Feldman' in 1976's comedy film The Bad News Bears.

Hard to Die

Hard to Die (also known as Tower of Terror) is a 1990 action comedy film written by Mark Thomas McGee and James B. Rogers, directed by Jim Wynorski, and starring Gail Harris and Melissa Moore.

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Harry and Walter Go to New York is a 1976 American period comedy film written by John Byrum and Robert Kaufman, directed by Mark Rydell, and starring James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning and Lesley Ann Warren.

His Lordship Regrets

His Lordship Regrets is a 1938 British comedy film durected by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu.

Home Alone 4

Home Alone 4 (also known as Home Alone: Taking Back the House) is a 2002 American made-for-television Christmas family comedy film directed by Rod Daniel, which first aired on ABC on November 3, 2002.

Idylle au Caire

Idylle au Caire is a 1933 German French-language comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, George Rigaud and Henry Roussel.

Joe Lisi

He also appeared on the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Craig Lennon, a parole officer and briefly appeared in the 1995 comedy/crime film The Jerky Boys as a construction worker.

La batalla de los pasteles

La batalla de los pasteles is a 1966 Mexican comedy film starring Viruta and Capulina.

La hostería del caballito blanco

La hostería del caballito blanco (English: The inn of the little white horse) is a 1948 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and written by Juan Carlos Muello based upon the homonymous opera of Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz.

Madame Louise

Madame Louise is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh and Richard Gale.

Martin Soldat

Martin Soldat is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Robert Hirsch, Véronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Marlène Jobert and Anthony Sharp.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

Novio, marido y amante

Novio, marido y amante (English: Boyfriend, husband and lover) is a 1948 Argentine comedy film, directed by Mario C. Lugones and based upon Louis Verneuil's novel Mademoiselle Ma Mere.

Randy Gambill

Gambill made his acting début as The Gentle Warrior in the low-budget, comedy film Foot Fist Way (2006) directed by Jody Hill; he also served as the film's production designer.

Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman

Spikings began her film production career as an associate producer on the 1991 independent comedy, Pyrates, starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.

Sailing Along

Sailing Along is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Jack Whiting, Frank Pettingell, Noel Madison and Alastair Sim.

Season in Cairo

Season in Cairo (German: Saison in Kairo) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau.

So You Don't Know Korff Yet?

So You Don't Know Korff Yet? (German:Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?) is a 1938 German comedy crime film directed by Fritz Holl and starring Heinz Rühmann, Victor Janson and Franz Schafheitlin.

Somebody's Darling

Somebody's Darling is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Betty Balfour, Rex O'Malley and Fred Raynham.

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (also known as Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies) is a 2004 comedy film and the last to be directed by Bob Clark before his death.

Supercock

Supercock (also known as Bet to Kill and A Fistful of Feathers) is a 1975 comedy film directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Ross Hagen, both of whom were involved in the 1969 cult film The Sidehackers.

The Battle of Love's Return

The Battle of Love's Return is a 1971 comedy film written, directed, produced, and starring Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder of Troma Entertainment, his first major film after his student production The Girl Who Returned.

The Counterfeit Constable

The Counterfeit Constable is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and

The Curiosity of Chance

The Curiosity of Chance is a 2006 comedy film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink.

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish is a 1991 comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson.

The Fortune of Christina McNab

The Fortune of Christina McNab is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, David Hawthorne and Francis Lister.

The Girl with the Whip

The Girl with the Whip (German:Das Mädel mit der Peitsche) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.

The Goose of Sedan

The Goose of Sedan (German: Die Gans von Sedan) is a 1959 French-West German comedy war film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hardy Krüger, Jean Richard and Dany Carrel.

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) is a comedy film starring Danny Kaye and co-starring Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter, about a milkman who becomes world boxing champion.

The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon is a 1963 British comedy film, an adaptation of the novel The Mouse on the Moon by Irish author Leonard Wibberley.

The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder (1932) is a comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, who investigates with her unwanted help, and Robert Armstrong as an attorney representing Mae Clarke, the wife of the victim.

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz is a 1968 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer and Leon Askin.

Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa is a 1965 British musical comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Joe Brown, Sid James, Sophie Hardy, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson.

Valley of Song

Valley of Song is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans and Maureen Swanson.

Virgins of the Seven Seas

Virgins of the Seven Seas, also styled as Virgins of the 7 Seas, is a 1974 Hong Kong-West German martial arts-comedy film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and Ernst Hofbauer.

Viviré otra vez

Viviré otra vez ("I Will Live Again") is a 1940 Mexican comedy film, directed by Roberto Rodríguez and starring Adriana Lamar, Alicia de Phillips and David Silva.


see also

1492 Pictures

In February 2011, the company bought by the rights to South Korean comedy film Hello Ghost starring Cha Tae-hyun and is scheduled to remake it.

Alcoholics Anonymous

You Kill Me - a 2007 crime-comedy film starring Ben Kingsley as a mob hit man with a drinking problem who is forced to accept a job at a mortuary and go to AA meetings, where he explains he wants to be free of his drinking problem because it is affecting his ability to kill effectively.

Alpine Meadows, California

Alpine Meadows played the part of the fictional "Alpine College" in the 1966 Universal Pictures comedy film, Wild Wild Winter, with all of the exterior sequences being shot on location.

Aud Schønemann

She started her acting career in 1945, and is probably best known for her role as Valborg Jensen in the Olsenbanden movies, as Marve Fleksnes' mother on the long-running Norwegian television comedy Fleksnes Fataliteter and as the janitor's wife in the comedy film Skulle det dukke opp flere lik, er det bare å ringe (based on the play BusyBody by Jack Popplewell).

Avoca, County Wicklow

In 1967, Avoca was one of the locations used in the film Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon, and it was the setting for the comedy film Zonad which had a general Irish release in 2010.

Being Mary Jane

The series is produced by Mara Brock Akil, who produced BET's most successful series ever, The Game, and romantic comedy film Jumping the Broom.

Bobby Berosini

He was a fixture at the Stardust Resort & Casino starting in the mid-1970s, and his act was featured in Going Ape!, a 1981 comedy film starring Tony Danza and Danny DeVito.

Butch Patrick

In addition to his music, Patrick returned to occasional film and television work, including making cameo appearances as "Himself" on episodes of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons and the 2003 comedy film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, as well as appearing as a grown-up Eddie Munster in a Little Caesars Pizza commercial.

Canción de Juventud

Canción de Juventud (Song of Youth) is a 1962 Spanish language musical directed by Luis Lucia comedy film starring Rocío Dúrcal, also stars Helga Liné & Carlos Estrada.

Charlene Holt

Holt's first credited role was as Lisa, a model, in If a Man Answers, a 1962 comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee.

Closed ecological system

The critically panned 1996 comedy film Bio-Dome involved the protagonists becoming trapped in a closed ecological system being run as an experiment.

Da Hip Hop Witch

Da Hip Hop Witch is a 2000 American horror/comedy film directed by Dale Resteghini.

DoReMi: Music from the Motion Picture

DoReMi: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the musical comedy film DoReMi.

Doug Ellin

In 1996, he directed the independent comedy film Phat Beach.

Extra Ordinary Barry

Extra Ordinary Barry is comedy film directed by Vivi Stafford and stars Jay Convente, Carrie Chason, Natalie Carter, Amrapali Ambegoakar, featuring additional performances by Ashton Lunceford, Matthew Hatchette and Shell Z.

Francis Goes to the Races

Francis Goes to the Races is a 1951 comedy film about a talking mule and his human sidekick at the racetrack.

Future Cop

Future Cops, a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy film loosely based on the Street Fighter video game franchise.

Hank and Mike

Hank and Mike is a 2008 comedy film directed by Matthiew Klinck, from a screenplay written by Paolo Mancini and Thomas Michael.

IBM Selectric typewriter

In the 1980 workplace comedy film Nine to Five, Selectric-based typewriters (made by Royal) are shown on many of the secretaries' desks: at one point, a shot appears of Dolly Parton typing a memo, which then zooms to highlight what she's typing, showing a closeup of the printball.

Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal

Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal (English: This is Kathirvelan's love) is an upcoming Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nayantara.

Ivano Marescotti

In films, after some small film roles Marescotti had his breakout role in 1991 as Tobia the chemist in the Silvio Soldini's comedy film L'aria serena dell'ovest.

Joe DiPietro

2003 The Thing About Men (Off-Broadway) (book, lyrics) (musical version of the German comedy film by Doris Dörrie, Männer... (Men...), from 1985) with music by Jimmy Roberts

Kanchana

Muni 2: Kanchana, 2011 Tamil horror comedy film directed by Raghava Lawrence

Land of College Prophets

The Land of College Prophets is a 2005 independent comedy film produced by the Hale Manor Collective, a trio of Connecticut filmmakers consisting of Mike Aransky, Phil Guerrette and Thomas Edward Seymour.

Louise Bennett-Coverley

In 1986, she appeared as Portia in the comedy film Club Paradise, starring Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff and Peter O'Toole.

Lumberg

Office Space, an American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge.

Madatha Kaja

Being a comedy film, it features most of the Telugu comedians like Ali, Subbaraju, M. S. Narayana Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Ahuti Prasad, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Jeeva, Raghu Babu, Vennela Kishore and Chalapathi Rao.

Man Maid

Man Maid is a 2008 American comedy film starring Phillip Vaden, Sara Rue, Jane Lynch, Steve Hytner, and John Doe.

Mark DellaGrotte

Mark portrays himself as a striking coach to fictional character Scott Voss (played by Kevin James) in the 2012 sports comedy film Here Comes the Boom.

Michelle Borth

In 2008, she wrapped the independent film TiMER with Emma Caulfield and Desmond Harrington, and appeared in the Endgame Productions' comedy film, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell, and Jason Sudeikis.

Mike Holt

Mike Holt appeared as 'Punchy' in Kimberley Jim, the 1965 South African musical comedy film directed by Emil Nofal and starring Jim Reeves.

Nanas

Les Nanas, a 1985 French comedy film with an entirely female ensemble

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford is a 1931 crime / romantic comedy film starring William Haines as a con artist and Jimmy Durante as his pickpocket buddy.

Nine Girls and a Ghost

Nine Girls and a Ghost is a 2002 comedy film, filmed in Cantonese, in which a girl receives a Mini Cooper that is possessed by Marco, a ghost.

O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S. is a 1937 action comedy film, while the title of Ian Fleming's 1963 James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, along with its film adaptation, is a play on the term.

Palmy Days

Palmy Days (1931) is an American musical comedy film written by Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind, and David Freedman, directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and choreographed by Busby Berkeley (who makes a cameo appearance as a fortune teller).

Pretending

Pretending (film), known as Ugly Me in the U.S., 2006 Chilean romantic comedy film

Quick Gun Murugun

Quick Gun Murugun is a 2009 Indian comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajesh Devraj.

Ratlam

Ratlam Junction is referred in 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film Jab We Met.

Ray Cooney

With Tony Hilton, he co-wrote the screenplay for the British comedy film What a Carve Up! (1961), which features Sid James and Kenneth Connor.

Ricky Bruch

As well as achieving his sporting career and his turbulent personal life, Bruch also acted in light-entertainment films, debuting in the Italian action comedy film Anche gli angeli tirano di destro and appearing in a minor role in the film version of Ronia the Robber's Daughter.

Sydney White

Sydney White also known as Sydney White and the Seven Dorks is a 2007 teen comedy film starring Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, and Matt Long, and based on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Terminal Exposure

Terminal Exposure is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Nico Mastorakis.

Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto

Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (English: Foolish, Foolish, But Not A Lot) is a 1972 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco as La India María.

Vincent Coleman

Coleman was eventually groomed by the studios to become a leading man and had starring roles in the 1921 George Fawcett directed remake of the 1914 Mary Pickford comedy film Such A Little Queen and The Magic Cup, released the same year before returning to Broadway in July 1921 to star in the Sam H. Harris produced play

Whole Lotta Sole

Whole Lotta Sole (known as Stand Off in North America) is a 2012 independent comedy film written and directed by Terry George and starring Brendan Fraser, David O'Hara, Colm Meaney, Yaya DaCosta and Martin McCann.

Word of Honor

Palabra de honor, a 1939 Argentine comedy film directed by Luis Cesar Amadori