Panda Plan review – Jackie Chan on fighting form in a goofy cute-animal rescue yarn
Chan, now 70, rehearses his trademark action comedy chops playing a film star battling bad guys to protect a CGI panda cub
‘Watched it about 12 times’: why Notting Hill is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers highlighting their favourite comfort films is a reminder of why Richard Curtis’s west London-set romcom is his greatest
‘It’s the moment when genius comes into the universe’: the film recreating SNL’s chaotic first night
A new drama recalls the wild first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Making it was as much of a high-wire act as the show itself, the film’s director Jason Reitman and stars reveal
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger review – Rory Kinnear files a solid return as the bloke from Burnley
The businessman with a heart takes on crooked payday lenders in this predictable sequel that gets by on its heartfelt performances
Rowan Atkinson at 70: his best films – ranked!
To mark his birthday this week, we celebrate his versatility from bumbling Mr Bean to his punctilious headteacher in The Secret Policeman’s Ball
A Real Pain review – Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece
The writer, director and actor effortlessly walks a tonal tightrope in this film about Jewish American cousins on a Holocaust tour in Poland. But Kieran Culkin steals the show as the more mischievous cousin
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story review – goofs on tour
Trailer Park Boys spinoff sends the eccentric musos – and a vanload of cats – off around Europe with predictably uncertain results
Get Away review – Nick Frost ramps up the ridiculousness in comedy horror
An almighty twist and a demented finale rescue the Shaun of the Dead actor’s cartoonish homage to folk horrors – but co-star Aisling Bea deserves better
It’s Raining Men review – Laure Calamy adultery comedy puts the heat in cheat
Call My Agent! star brings her light comic touch to a flimsy, sugary but sometimes oddly daring French romcom
‘Brings delight’: why Rush Hour is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of Guardian writers picking their go-to happy movies is a look back at 1998’s unlikely buddy comedy
Father of the Bride and Baby Boom director Charles Shyer dies aged 83
The writer and director worked on a string of successful comedies in the 1980s and 90s, including Private Benjamin and The Parent Trap, frequently with then wife Nancy Meyers
A laugh a day to keep the winter blues away: the 31-day comedy diet for January
From the Two Ronnies to TikTok via near-forgotten TV classics, here’s our dose of daily fun to ring the new year in with cheer
Ayesha Madon: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Heartbreak High star and singer shares what makes her laugh online, including the wholesome charm of Recess Therapy and a ‘fashion designer’ named Marcus Pork
‘Perfect paternalistic nonsense’: why Father of the Bride is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers revealing their favourite mood-lifting films is an ode to the 1991 comedy in which Steve Martin is a farcically over-protective father
Lazy Susan: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Drag Race Down Under finalist shares what makes her laugh, from Cole Escola deep cuts to twisted stoner comedy, immaculate drag and the best lip-sync performance ever