A prickly Harvard student who creates Facebook. A struggling novelist who’s definitely not drinking any merlot. A Sacramento teenager who wants to be called Lady Bird. Here are the movies up for Oscar’s biggest prize that made us laugh the most — even if they weren’t, strictly speaking, comedies
The Academy almost never gives its biggest prize to a funny movie. But there are exceptions — here’s a guide to how a handful of comedies beat the Oscar odds
For those who only know the 56-year-old comic from his lovable stage persona, his daring new indie film ‘Linoleum’ will be a surprise. But as he tells Cracked, he’s a lot more than just that guy talking about food and family. Now if he could just get his brothers to stop insisting they’re funnier than he is
The cult comedy’s origins have long been traced back to film producer Jeff Dowd, the model for the Dude. But Peter Exline is just as integral to the movie’s genesis, although he tells Cracked he doesn’t want to take too much credit. All he did was swipe a rug from his neighbor
The classic 2000 sketch poked fun at Blue Öyster Cult, turning their biggest hit’s goofiest instrument into an indictment of the excesses and pretensions of a bygone rock era
A comic genius and an Oscar-winning dramatic actor, the former ‘Mork & Mindy’ star left behind a body of work that capitalized on his electric, risk-taking instincts
In ‘From Bleak to Dark,’ the acerbic comic processes the tragic death of his partner. The results aren’t especially hilarious, but they’re very much in keeping with his prickly, pessimistic worldview
In 1992, ‘Hare Jordan’ launched an onscreen friendship between the basketball star and the cartoon icon. It also set in motion the way advertisers still think about how to make funny spots for the Big Game
For years after making their classic but contentious comedy, the longtime collaborators stopped speaking. Thankfully, they eventually found their way to a happy, poignant ending
In honor of the forthcoming ‘80 for Brady,’ we salute ‘Sexual Harassment and You,’ which still strikes a chord, even if the sketch doesn’t play the same in our current #MeToo era
Whether educating the world about the dangers of firecrackers, entertaining kids as Christmas Ape, or helping to save Tony Orlando’s house, the hacky ‘Simpsons’ celebrity has done a lot of hilariously bad-sounding films and shows. But here are the ones we’ll definitely never forget
About to embark on a new tour, the alt-comedy legend has built his career out of proudly following a DIY ethos. At 58, he has no intention of changing things up now — or worrying about making TV shows to fit an algorithm
As we prepare for the release of ‘That ‘90s Show,’ here’s a reminder of a very silly private feud between TV producers that went viral nearly 25 years ago
Sam Malone was more iconic, but John Larroquette’s Emmy-winning character was sleazier and hornier. With the NBC hit series coming back today, we look back at the smarmy assistant D.A. and the sitcom trope he helped popularize
From Ace Ventura to Andy Kaufman, he’s never stopped playing characters who are defiantly their own creation. The same holds true of an actor constantly challenging himself and his audience
His performance as a grieving widower in ‘A Man Called Otto’ finds the beloved actor showing off his crotchety side. But the Oscar-winner has a history of bringing the surly
Margot Robbie plays Barbie. Chris Rock takes to the stage. Pete Davidson makes a show inspired by his own life. Here are the funny movies, series and happenings to look forward to this year
