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40 Best Comedies to Stream on Hulu

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Rye Lane

rye lane from director raine allen miller, rye lane is a romantic comedy that stars david jonsson “industry,” “deep state” and vivian oparah “class,” “the rebel”, as dom and yas, two twenty somethings both reeling from bad break ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in south london – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance dom david jonsson and yas vivian oparah, shown photo by chris harris courtesy of searchlight pictures © 2022 20th century studios all rights reservedChris Harris

Vivian Oparah and Industry's David Jonsson co-star in this charming romantic comedy about two strangers finding an unlikely connection. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Dom is a mess. Luckily, he meets Yas, and the pair spend an unexpected evening walking around London together. Director Raine Allen-Miller brings the perfect amount of magic to this charming comedy. And who can resist a cameo from Colin Firth?

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Flamin' Hot

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Crush

crush when an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long time crush on but she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like paige evans rowan blanchard and aj campos aulii cravalho, shown photo by huluCourtesy of Hulu

Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho co-star in this funny rom-com about first love. Aspiring artist Paige has a crush on popular kid Gabby, and even joins the track team in an attempt to get to know her better. It later transpires that she has way more in common with Gabby's sister, AJ, leading to a totally awkward love triangle.

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Vacation Friends

vacation friends in this raw and raunchy comedy, strait laced marcus and emily lil rel howery, yvonne orji are befriended by wild, thrill seeking partiers ron and kyla john cena, meredith hagner at a resort in mexico living in the moment, the usually level headed couple lets loose to enjoy a week of uninhibited fun and debauchery with their new “vacation friends” months after their walk on the wild side, marcus and emily are horrified when ron and kyla show up uninvited at their wedding, creating chaos and proving that what happens on vacation, doesn’t necessarily stay on vacation kyla meredith hagner, emily yvonne orji, marcus lil rel howery and ron john cena, shown photo by jessica miglio20th century studiosJessica Miglio

Marcus and Emily (Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji) have the best vacation, where they bond with super-fun couple Ron and Kyla (John Cena and Meredith Hagner). After the vacay, Ron and Kyla start turning up in Marcus and Emily's real lives, resulting in hilarious consequences.

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Vacation Friends 2

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The sequel to Vacation Friends follows the fab four as they embark on a paid vacation to the Caribbean. However, Kyla's father, who's recently been released from prison, decides to crash the trip, causing all kinds of problems in the process.

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Happiest Season

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Hulu's queer holiday rom-com features an all-star cast and a wholesome storyline. Abby (Kristen Stewart) plans to propose to her girlfriend Harper (Mackenzie Davis) over the holidays, only to discover that Harper's family has no idea that she's gay. Harper's ex Riley (Aubrey Plaza) knows the feeling all too well. Dan Levy and Alison Brie co-star.

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Not Okay

not okay “not okay” follows danni sanders zoey deutch, an aimless aspiring writer with no friends, no romantic prospects and — worst of all — no followers, who fakes an instagram friendly trip to paris in the hopes of boosting her social media clout when a terrifying incident strikes the city of lights, danni unwittingly falls into a lie bigger than she ever imagined she returns a hero, even striking up an unlikely friendship with rowan mia isaac, a school shooting survivor dedicated to societal change, and scooping up the man of her dreams, colin dylan obrien as an influencer and advocate, danni finally has the life and audience she always wanted but it’s only a matter of time before the facade cracks, and she learns the hard way that the internet loves a takedown danni zoey deutch, shown photo by nicole rivellisearchlight picturesNicole Rivelli

Zoey Deutch stars in this dark comedy about the dangers of social media. Trying to be taken more seriously as a writer, Danni (Deutch) pretends she's been accepted to a writers' retreat in Paris. Problems arise when a terrorist attack hits the city in real time, forcing Danni to pretend she's a survivor.

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All My Friends Hate Me

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This dark British comedy is for anyone who's ever wondered if their friends actually like them. Pete is invited to a country estate to celebrate his birthday with a group of friends, only to get accosted by a strange man on the way. The same man later turns up at the party, where Pete's unease reaches fever pitch in the funniest, horror-infused film to come out of the U.K. in years.

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Fresh

fresh “fresh” follows noa daisy edgar jones, who meets the alluring steve sebastian stan at a grocery store and – given her frustration with dating apps – takes a chance and gives him her number after their first date, noa is smitten and accepts steve’s invitation to a romantic weekend getaway only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites noa daisy edgar jones and steve sebastian stan, shown courtesy of searchlight picturesCourtesy of Searchlight Pictures

If you prefer your comedy served with some cold hard horror, then Fresh is for you. Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) has all but sworn off dating when she meets the seriously attractive Steve (Sebastian Stan) in a grocery store. A weekend trip to his country house turns dangerous when Noa realizes that Steve has some very creepy proclivities, and she's not the only woman he's eaten brought there.

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Triangle of Sadness

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Acclaimed director Ruben Östlund takes to the seas in Triangle of Sadness, a searing dissemination of social media, wealth, and the true intentions of human beings. Model Carl and influencer Yaya join a luxury cruise for the insanely wealthy, but no-one is prepared for the hilarious and horrifying course the voyage takes. Starring Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson, and Charlbi Dean.

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Buddy Games

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Josh Duhamel's directorial debut follows a group of friends who reunite to take part in a series of games and dares, with the possibility of winning $150,000. After a five-year hiatus, the gang gets back together once again to pull one of their own out of a mental health crisis. Starring Duhamel, Dax Shepard, and Olivia Munn.

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The Binge

american high the binge set in a time where all drugs and alcohol are illegal, the only day anyone can participate in the fun is on binge day hags dexter darden, griffin skyler gisondo and andrew eduardo franco, shown photo by brett roedelhuluBrett Roedel

A parody version of horror movie The Purge, The Binge centers around one night of the year on which all drinking and drug taking is legal. A group of teenagers get ready to take part in the annual Binge for the very first time, but the night doesn't exactly go to plan. Starring Skyler Gisondo, Eduardo Franco, Dexter Darden, and Vince Vaughn.

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Another Round

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The always enigmatic Mads Mikkelsen stars in this dark comedy from Thomas Vinterberg. Four high school teachers decide to get drunk, to see if they can stay intoxicated for the whole work day. They track the results of the experiment, monitoring how being drunk affects their personal lives and their teaching abilities.

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Sex Appeal

sex appeal avery hansen white doesn’t do things she isn’t excellent at so when her long distance boyfriend hints at wanting to take their relationship to the next level, she sets out to master her sexuality, employing her oldest friend, larson, as a test subject in this hilarious teen comedy, averys study results in the realization that theres more to sex, and love, than mechanics relationships require both head and heart avery mika abdalla, shown photo by brett roedelhuluBrett Roedel

Nervous about taking her relationship with her long-distance boyfriend to the next level, Avery (Mika Abdalla) hatches a plan. With the help of her best friend Larson (Jake Short), Avery tests out just how sexy she is, and soon realizes that there's a lot more to sex than the act itself.

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Little Monsters

little monsters dave alexander england, a washed up musician, volunteers to chaperone his nephew’s kindergarten field trip after taking a shine to the plucky schoolteacher, miss caroline lupita nyong’o dave’s intentions are complicated by the presence of world famous child entertainer and competitor for miss caroline’s affections, teddy mcgiggle josh gad one thing none of them bargained for, however, is a sudden zombie outbreak, from which dave and miss caroline must protect the children miss caroline lupita nyong’o and zombies at pleasant valley farm, shown photo by simon cardwellneonSimon Cardwell

Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad co-star in this horror comedy about an unexpected zombi apocalypse. Kindergarten teacher Miss Caroline (Nyong'o) is forced to work with a children's TV presenter and a former musician to protect the kids in her class from impending zombies.

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The Drop

the drop lex “pen15’s” anna konkle and mani “coming 2 america’s” jermaine fowler are a happily married young couple, running their dream artisanal bakery in los angeles and excited about starting a family together a trip to a tropical island resort for a friend’s destination wedding, coinciding with lex’s ovulation cycle, feels like the perfect opportunity to conceive but good vibes and high hopes are cut short when, shortly after their arrival to paradise, lex accidentally drops her friend’s aparna nancherla, “search party” baby in front of all their friends paradise becomes purgatory for our couple as recriminations, passive aggression and old wounds begin to permeate the island reunion and throw mani and lex’s future into deep uncertainty baby ani alma patridge, lex anna konkle and mani jillian fowler, shown photo credit courtesy of huluCourtesy of Hulu

This dark comedy follows Lex (Anna Konkle) and Mani (Jermaine Fowler), who are considering starting a family of their own when they attend a destination wedding at a luxury resort. While looking after someone else's child, Lex accidentally drops the baby, throwing the couple's lives and plans into turmoil.

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The Hating Game

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Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell star in this romantic comedy about colleagues who love to hate one another a little too much. Lucy and Josh have totally different approaches to work, which becomes a problem when their publishing companies decide to merge. But is their constant bickering a sign of something more?

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Brown Sugar

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Music critic Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and music exec Dre (Taye Diggs) became friends through their shared love of hip hop. Fifteen years later, they realize that there might be more between them than they initially thought. But will crossing the line into romance ruin what they already have? A classic comedy.

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The Valet

the valet in “the valet,” world famous movie star, olivia samara weaving faces a pr disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover, vincent max greenfield the hard working valet antonio eugenio derbez accidentally appears in the same photo and is enlisted to pose as olivia’s new boyfriend as a cover up this ruse with olivia thrusts antonio into the spotlight and unexpected chaos in this fish out of water romantic comedy, two worlds and cultures collide as both olivia and antonio start to see themselves more clearly than ever before “the valet,” directed by richard wong and written by rob greenberg and bob fisher, is the english language remake of the hit french film antonio eugenio derbez and olivia samara weaving, shown photo by karen ballardhuluKaren Ballard

While trying to hide her affair with a married man, film star Olivia (Samara Weaving) enlists the help of valet Antonio (Eugenio Derbez) to pretend to be her lover. Antonio is thrown into the celebrity world that's completely alien to him, while Olivia starts to reconsider her life choices.

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Big Time Adolescence

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Pete Davidson anyone? Unlike King of Staten Island, which is a semi-autobiographical film, in this coming-of-age film, he’s Zeke, a loser ex-boyfriend of Monroe’s (Griffin Gluck) older sister. The budding friendship between Zeke and Monroe is what propels this film forward in all its humor, touching on the struggles of growing up both in high school and after. Plus, Sydney Sweeney and Machine Gun Kelly make a few appearances.

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Brooke LaMantia is an NYC-based culture and fashion freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Cut, Cosmopolitan, W Magazine, InStyle, NYLON, and more.

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Amy Mackelden is a freelance writer, editor, and disability activist. Her bylines include Harper's BAZAAR, Nicki Swift, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, ELLE, The Independent, Bustle, Healthline, and HelloGiggles. She co-edited The Emma Press Anthology of Illness, and previously spent all of her money on Kylie Cosmetics.

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