Comedies

Comedies

82 Episodes

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Comedies
  • Cleaners

    Episode 1

    Directed by Glenn Barit • 2019 • Philippines
    Starring Ianna Taguinod, Leomar Baloran, Julian Narag

    At a Catholic high school in the Philippine city of Tuguegarao, a rambunctious batch of students rebel against all expectations to be clean: a germaphobe is tested by a bout of uncontrollable diarr...

  • The Plot Against Harry

    Episode 2

    Directed by Michael Roemer • 1969 • United States
    Starring Martin Priest, Ben Lang, Maxine Woods

    A treasure of American independent filmmaking that was neglected for decades until its triumphant rediscovery, writer-director-producer Michael Roemer’s feature follow-up to his landmark NOTHING BUT ...

  • The World’s Greatest Sinner

    Episode 3

    Directed by Timothy Carey • 1962 • United States
    Starring Timothy Carey, Gil Barreto, Betty Rowland

    Timothy Carey—the unforgettable character actor whose weird, wiggy energy brought a manic edge to classics like THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY—wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this outrag...

  • Miracles

    Episode 4

    Directed by Jackie Chan • 1989 • Hong Kong
    Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Gua Ah-leh

    Jackie Chan pays homage to classic Hollywood spectacle in this 1930s-set gangster-musical romp. An inspired reworking of a Damon Runyon story (previously filmed twice by Frank Capra as LADY FOR A DAY and POCKE...

  • They Call Me Bruce

    Episode 5

    Directed by Elliott Hong • 1982 • United States
    Starring Johnny Yune, John Louie, Bill Capizzi

    This unabashedly goofball martial-arts spoof gave an Asian American comedian a rare chance in the spotlight. Stand-up comic Johnny Yune stars as a Korean immigrant living in California whom everyone ca...

  • Rat Pack Rat

    Episode 6

    Directed by Todd Rohal • 2014 • United States
    Starring Eddie Rouse, Steve Little, Margie Beegle

    A Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator, hired to visit with a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself delivering last rites at the boy’s bedside.

  • West Is West

    Episode 7

    Directed by David Rathod • 1987 • United States
    Starring Ashutosh Gowariker, Heidi Carpenter, Pearl Padamsee

    Handsome and broke, Vikram (played by Ashutosh Gowariker, future director of the Oscar-nominated LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA) arrives from Bombay to find his college plans have fall...

  • Grandma’s Boy

    Episode 8

    Directed by Fred Newmeyer • 1922 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend

    This early feature-length silent comedy pushed the form forward by balancing slapstick hilarity with more serious character development. Using the extended running time to further develop his pop...

  • A Sailor-Made Man

    Episode 9

    Directed by Fred Newmeyer • 1921 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young

    Though originally intended as a two-reel short, A SAILOR-MADE MAN wound up becoming Harold Lloyd’s first feature—simply because there were too many good gags to cut! Here, our bespectacled hero play...

  • Next Aisle Over

    Episode 10

    Directed by Hal Roach • 1919 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    A salesman makes trouble at his sweetheart’s department store—but winds up an unexpected hero.

  • Look Pleasant, Please

    Episode 11

    Directed by Alfred J. Goulding • 1918 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    A flirty photographer incurs the wrath of a jealous husband—and tries to pass the blame to an unsuspecting stooge.

  • Harold Lloyd’s Funny Side of Life

    Episode 12

    Directed by Harry Kerwin • 1963 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd

    In 1966, Harold Lloyd created a theatrical program entitled HAROLD LLOYD’S FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE. The program presented THE FRESHMAN together with a brief on-camera introduction by Lloyd and a clip reel from his body of work, bot...

  • Over the Fence

    Episode 13

    Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald and Harold Lloyd • 1917 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Snub Pollard

    Harold Lloyd’s “Glasses Character” makes his debut in a tale of baseball hijinks.

  • That’s Him

    Episode 14

    Directed by Gilbert Pratt • 1918 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    A newlywed husband, en route to his honeymoon, scrambles to find the train tickets he lost.

    Please be advised: this film contains scenes involving blackface.

  • Lonesome Luke, Messenger

    Episode 15

    Directed by Hal Roach • 1917 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, ‘Snub’ Pollard

    A bicycle messenger wreaks havoc in a girls’ seminary.

  • By the Sad Sea Waves

    Episode 16

    Directed by Alfred J. Goulding • 1917 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, ‘Snub’ Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    It’s trouble on the water when a man tries to woo his sweetheart by pretending to be a lifeguard.

  • Bashful

    Episode 17

    Directed by Alfred J. Goulding • 1917 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    A man pretends to have a wife and family in order to claim an inheritance.

  • Get Out and Get Under

    Episode 18

    Directed by Hal Roach • 1920 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Fred McPherson

    A new automobile owner’s car troubles may doom his chance at romance.

  • A Gasoline Wedding

    Episode 19

    Directed by Alfred J. Goulding • 1918 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, ’Snub’ Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    Marital mayhem ensues when a poor boy attempts to woo the daughter of a wealthy man.

  • Haunted Spooks

    Episode 20

    Directed by Hal Roach and Alfred J. Goulding • 1920 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Wallace Howe

    A hapless young man is roped into an arranged marriage to help a girl claim her inheritance: a haunted house!

  • Spring Fever

    Episode 21

    Directed by Hal Roach • 1919 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    A beautiful spring day tempts a bookkeeper to play hooky from the office.

  • The Big Idea

    Episode 22

    Directed by Gilbert Pratt and Hal Mohr • 1917 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, Bebe Daniels

    An employee at a struggling antiques store gets creative in order to save the business.

  • A Sammy in Siberia

    Episode 23

    Directed by Hal Roach • 1919 • United States
    Starring Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Snub Pollard

    A bumbling American soldier saves a Russian girl from a band of drunken Bolsheviks.

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    Episode 24

    Directed by Buster Keaton and Charles Reisner • 1928 • United States
    Starring Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire

    STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. was Buster Keaton’s last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest. He stars as the sensitive son of a gruff riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence...