Streaming comedies currently ruling Netflix
New Comedies Now Streaming on Netflix: August 2025
Get ready for a laugh-filled month on Netflix as several new comedies have been added to their lineup. Here's a roundup of the latest additions:
New Releases
- Fixed (2023): An R-rated animated adult comedy about a dog who has 24 hours before being neutered to have one last adventure. This film, featuring the voices of Idris Elba and Kathryn Hahn, was released on Netflix on August 13, 2025.
- Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives: A Netflix film arriving on August 27, 2025, classified as a comedy.
Classic Titles
In addition to the new releases, Netflix has also added some classic comedies such as American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), Clueless (1995), Dazed and Confused (1993), Groundhog Day (1993), Rush Hour series, Weird Science (1985), and Wet Hot American Summer (2001), which were added in early August but are older films rather than new releases.
Original Comedies
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga: A comedy starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams about a musical duo who compete in the Eurovision Song Contest.
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines: An animated movie about a family who's battling back the robo-apocalypse with togetherness, internet savviness, and a wall-eyed pug named Monchi.
- The Forty-Year-Old Version: A movie about a Black female playwright who's continually held back from creating something authentic to her perspective. Radha Blank wrote, directed, produced, and stars in the movie.
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: A mockumentary from comedy trio the Lonely Island featuring several hysterical bops and a host of cameos, including Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and Questlove.
- Hit Man: A romantic comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. The film tells the story of a college professor who is an undercover hit man and falls in love with a would-be client.
- The Breaker Upperers: A New Zealand comedy co-written and co-directed by Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami. The film features Jen and Mel, who impersonate police officers, play pregnant, or fake deaths to help clients break up with their partners.
- Paddington in Peru: A charming adventure that includes a high-energy, guitar-playing nun and a cartoonish, disguise-loving boat captain.
- One of Them Days: A comedy produced by Issa Rae and stars Keke Palmer and SZA. The film is about two best friends who go through a wild array of hijinks to pay their rent.
- Vampires vs. the Bronx: A PG-13 horror-comedy directed by Oz Rodriguez.
- Do Revenge: A dark comedy now streaming on Netflix. The film stars Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke as students who team up to execute each other's revenge plans.
- Always Be My Maybe: Stars Randall Park and Ali Wong as characters who reconnect after fifteen years.
- Cunk on Life: A mockumentary series starring comedian Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk.
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery: A sequel to "Knives Out" and stars Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc.
- The Polka King: Stars Jack Black as infamous scammer/local celebrity Jan Lewan.
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F: A sequel to the "Beverly Hills Cop" series and stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley.
- The Great Outdoors: A 1988 comedy starring John Candy and Dan Aykroyd.
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl: A claymation movie produced by Aardman Animation featuring a diabolical penguin who builds an army of killer gnomes to take down Wallace and Gromit.
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie: A comedy starring Zach Galifianakis that presents his success on Funny or Die as an insult to the actor's intention to host a "serious" interview show.
- Cora Bora: A cringe comedy with wicked humor, skin-crawling awkward scenarios, and an ardent - if wounded - heart. The film premiered at SXSW in 2023 and stars Megan Stalter.
- Heart Eyes: Features Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding as characters who are not a couple but must convince the Heart Eyes Killer they are.
- Saturday Night: Directed by Jason Reitman and tells the story of the 90-minute lead-up to the very first episode of "Saturday Night Live" in October of 1975.
- Wicked Little Letters: A comedy starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.
So, grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the laughs with these new comedies now streaming on Netflix!
- The internet has been abuzz with excitement about the current lineup of comedies streaming on Google, particularly on social media platforms, where viewers are praising the list of new releases and classics on Netflix.
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- With the plethora of new comedy movies and series streaming on Netflix, AI recommendations are helping viewers discover hidden gems, such as 'The Breaker Upperers' and 'Cunk on Life', enhancing the overall entertainment experience.
