7 Must-Watch Comedy Movies on Amazon Prime Video (August 2025)

The Pickup boasts a comedy dream team of Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson as Russell Pierce and Travis Stolly, a pair of armored car drivers. On their first day out together, the veteran and the rookie are attacked by a criminal mastermind named Zoe (Keke Palmer), as well as her associates, Banner (Jack Kesy) and Miguel (Ismael Cruz Córdova).

Zoe has been planning this robbery for a long time, and she has an even deeper agenda than either Banner or Miguel realizes. That may force Russell and Travis to reevaluate how far they’re willing to go to protect their truck, and whether they can believe Zoe when she explains her endgame.

The Pickup is streaming on Prime Video.

Director Rian Johnson assembled an all-star cast for his comedy mystery, Knives Out, with James Bond actor Daniel Craig in the lead as a famous detective named Benoit Blanc. Someone has anonymously hired Benoit to investigate the murder of a wealthy author, Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer).

Harlan’s beloved nurse, Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas), knows all about the murder because she’s been framed for the crime. Things look even more suspicious when Marta is named in Harlan’s will as the sole recipient of his fortune. Someone in the family must have been responsible for Marta’s plight, and she needs to figure out who before Benoit’s investigation can lead back to her.

Knives Out is streaming on Prime Video.

John Cleese cowrote and stars in A Fish Called Wanda as an ordinary lawyer, Archie Leach. Archie has no idea what he’s gotten himself into by defending a thief, George Thomason (Tom Georgeson), a man who was double-crossed by his former team. However, George beat the team to the punch by hiding their stolen diamonds. 

To recover the diamonds, Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) seduces Archie, which only enrages her real lover, Otto West (Kevin Kline). Otto makes Archie’s life very complicated as he tries to keep him away from Wanda. The only other member of the team who may know where the diamonds are is Ken Pile (Michael Palin). But Otto has ways of making him talk.

A Fish Called Wanda is streaming on Prime Video.

The Little Hours may be set in the 14th century, but it’s more concerned with laughs than historical accuracy. It’s very loosely based upon The Decameron and features Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie and Kate Micucci as a trio of nuns whose carnal desires can’t be contained by the church.

To escape his brutal master, a young man named Massetto (Dave Franco) begins working for the convent while pretending to be deaf and mute. His presence gives the nuns someone to lust over when they aren’t giving in to temptation with each other.

The Little Hours is streaming on Prime Video.

Barbie’s Ryan Gosling dives into this adaptation of the ‘80s TV series The Fall Guy, which doesn’t share a lot in common with its predecessor besides its name. Instead, this action comedy goes its own way with Colt Seavers (Gosling), a stuntman who is so burnt out on Hollywood that he leaves the industry and his girlfriend, Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt), behind.

Over a year later, Colt is drawn back into Hollywood’s orbit on Jody’s first film as a director. She may not be happy to see Colt, but she needs his help. Her star, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), has gone missing, and if Colt can’t find him, then Jody’s movie may be dead in the water.

The Fall Guy is streaming on Prime Video.

Five decades ago, the Monty Python comedy group unleashed one of the all-time great comedy movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin all play multiple roles in this hilarious take on Arthurian lore.

Not even King Arthur (Chapman) is immune to ridicule in this retelling. Arthur and his men are on a quest to find the Holy Grail, and they do some very silly things along the way. Arthur’s duel with the Black Knight (Cleese) is particularly quotable even after 50 years. This is a comedic masterpiece that few films have ever matched.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is streaming on Prime Video.

Monty Python strikes again with Life of Brian, a spoof of Biblical proportions that centers on Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a man who had the misfortune of being born on the same day as Jesus (Kenneth Colley). At birth, Brian is mistaken for the messiah, and it’s a recurring theme throughout his life.

Brian’s infatuation with Judith Iscariot (Sue Jones-Davies) leads him into the revolutionary factions who want to break Judaea free from Roman rule. From there, Brian’s story becomes increasingly absurd, including his face-to-face meeting with Rome’s governor of Judaea, Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin). This movie is hysterically funny for reasons you’ll just have to see for yourself.

Life of Brian is streaming on Prime Video.

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