List of comedy films of the 1980s

A list of comedy films released in the 1980s.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 19809 to 5Colin HigginsLily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Dabney ColemanAirplane!Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry ZuckerRobert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lorna Patterson, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel MermanUnited States A spoof of disaster filmsAny Which Way You CanBuddy Van HornClint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, Harry Guardino, Ruth Gordon, Barry CorbinUnited StatesThe Blues BrothersJohn LandisJohn Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, John CandyUnited StatesMusical-ComedyCaddyshackHarold RamisChevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Sarah Holcomb, Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Dan Resin, Henry Wilcoxon, Elaine Aiken, Albert Salmi, Ann Ryerson, Brian Doyle-Murray, Hamilton MitchellUnited StatesCheech and Chong's Next MovieTommy ChongCheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, Paul Reubens, Betty Kennedy, Sy Kramer, Rikki Marin, Edie McClurg, Bob McClurg, Michael WinslowUnited StatesFatsoAnne BancroftDom DeLuise, Candice Azzara, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, David Comfort, Bob Curtis, Richard Karron, Michael Lombard, Ralph ManzaUnited StatesFirst FamilyBuck HenryBob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Richard Benjamin, Bob Dishy, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Rip Torn, Austin PendletonUnited StatesGilda LiveMike NicholsGilda RadnerUnited StatesThe Gods Must Be CrazyJamie UysNǃxau ǂToma, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Nic de Jager, Michael Thys, Louw Verwey, Ken Gampu Simon Sabela, Paddy O'ByrneUnited StatesGorpJoseph RubenMichael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Fran Drescher, Rosanna Arquette, Philip Casnoff, Lisa Shure, David Huddleston, Robert Trebor, Lou WagnerUnited StatesHerbie Goes BananasVincent McEveetyCloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey KormanUnited StatesHero at LargeMartin DavidsonJohn Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Jane Hallaren, Leonard Harris, Rick PodellUnited StatesThe Hollywood KnightsFloyd MutruxRobert Wuhl, Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Leigh French, Glenn Withrow, Randy Gornel, Gary Graham, Sandy Helberg, James Jeter, Stuart Pankin, P.R. Paul, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gailard SartainUnited StatesHopscotchRonald NeameWalter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Herbert Lom, Ned Beatty, David Matthau, George BakerUnited StatesHow to Beat the High Cost of LivingRobert ScheererSusan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Jessica Lange, Dabney ColemanUnited StatesIn God We TrustVincent McEveetyCloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey KormanUnited StatesThe Last Married Couple in AmericaVincent McEveetyCloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephan W. Burns, John Vernon, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Harvey KormanUnited StatesMelvin and HowardJonathan DemmePaul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen, Pamela Reed, Jason RobardsUnited States Comedy-dramaMidnight MadnessMichael NankinDavid Naughton, Debra Clinger, Eddie Deezen, Brad Wilkin, Maggie Roswell, Stephen FurstUnited StatesOh, God! Book IIGilbert CatesGeorge Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney, Louanne Sirota, John Louie, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Conrad Janis, Hans ConriedUnited StatesOh! Heavenly DogJoe CampChevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, Robert Morley, Stuart Germain, Alan Sues, John StrideUnited StatesFantasy ComedyPopeyeRobert AltmanRobin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini, Ray Walston, Wesley Ivan HurtUnited StatesPrivate BenjaminHoward ZieffGoldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Richard HerdUnited StatesThe Private EyesLang ElliottTim Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha NobleUnited StatesSeems Like Old TimesJay SandrichChevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume, Yvonne Wilder, Harold GouldUnited StatesSerialBill PerskyMartin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Jennifer McAllister, Sally Kellerman, Bill Macy, Pamela Bellwood, Peter Bonerz, Christopher LeeUnited StatesSmokey and the Bandit IIHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Dom Deluise, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormickUnited StatesStardust MemoriesWoody AllenWoody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, Tony RobertsUnited StatesStir CrazySidney PoitierGene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Craig T. Nelson, Barry Corbin, Charles Weldon, Nicolas Coster, Joel BrooksUnited StatesUsed CarsRobert ZemeckisKurt Russell, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon, Joe Flaherty, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Harry Northup, Woodrow Parfrey, Michael TalbottUnited StatesUp the AcademyRobert Downey Sr.Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston, King ColemanUnited StatesWhere the Buffalo RoamArt LinsonBill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Mark MetcalfUnited StatesWholly Moses!Gary WeisDudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David L. Lander, Richard Pryor, John RitterUnited States 1981...All the MarblesRobert AldrichPeter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, John Hancock, Faith Minton, Chick HearnUnited StatesComedy-DramaAll Night LongJean-Claude TramontGene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin DobsonUnited StatesRomantic ComedyArthurSteve GordonDudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross, Barney Martin, Thomas Barbour, Peter Evans, Anne De SalvoUnited StatesBuddy BuddyBilly WilderJack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Ben Lessy, Fil Formicola, C.J. HuntUnited StatesBustin' LooseOz ScottRichard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Robert Christian, Alphonso Alexander, Kia Cooper, Edwin de Leon, Jimmy Hughes, Edwin Kinter, Tami Luchow, Angel Ramirez, Janet Wong, Nick Dimitri, Morgan RobertsUnited StatesThe Cannonball RunHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Farr, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Tillis, Jackie ChanUnited StatesAction-ComedyCarbon CopyMichael SchultzGeorge Segal, Denzel Washington, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Paul Winfield, Macon McCalmanUnited StatesCavemanCarl GottliebRingo Starr, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber, Jack Gilford, Ed Greenberg, Cork HubbertUnited StatesChu Chu and the Philly FlashDavid Lowell RichAlan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin, Danny Aiello, Danny Glover, Sid HaigUnited StatesContinental DivideMichael AptedJohn Belushi, Blair BrownUnited StatesComedy-DramaThe Devil and Max DevlinSteven Hilliard SternElliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich, Julie Budd, Sonny Shroyer, David Knell, Chuck ShamataUnited StatesFantasy-ComedyDirty TricksAlvin RakoffElliott Gould, Kate Jackson, Rich Little, Arthur Hill, John Juliani, Alberta Watson, Mavor Moore, Nicholas Campbell, Michael McNamara, Martin McNamara, Cindy GirlingUnited StatesFirst Monday in OctoberRonald NeameWalter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling, James Stephens, Joshua BryantUnited StatesComedy-DramaFour FriendsArthur PennCraig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim MetzlerUnited StatesComedy-DramaThe Four SeasonsAlan AldaAlan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, Bess ArmstrongUnited StatesComedy-DramaFull Moon HighLarry CohenAdam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Roz Kelly, Joanne Nail, Bill Kirchenbauer, Kenneth MarsUnited StatesHorror ComedyGoing Ape!Jeremy Joe KronsbergTony Danza, Danny DeVito, Jessica Walter, Art Metrano, Frank Sivero, Rick Hurst, Howard Mann, Joseph MaherUnited StatesThe Great Muppet CaperJim HensonJim Henson, Frank Oz Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Steve Whitmire, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, John Cleese, Robert Morley, Jack WardenUnited StatesHardly WorkingJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Roger C. Carmel, Harold J. Stone, Steve Franken, Buddy Lester, Leonard StoneUnited StatesHeartbeepsAllan ArkushAndy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Christopher Guest, Melanie MayronUnited StatesSci-fi ComedyHistory of the World, Part IMel BrooksMel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Spike Milligan, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes, Orson Welles, Hugh HefnerUnited StatesThe Incredible Shrinking WomanJoel SchumacherLily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Elizabeth Wilson, Mark Blankfield, John GloverUnited StatesModern ProblemsKen ShapiroChevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Mary Kay Place, Brian Doyle-Murray, Nell Carter, Dabney ColemanUnited StatesModern RomanceAlbert BrooksAlbert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby, James L. Brooks, Jane HallarenUnited StatesRomantic ComedyNeighborsJohn G. AvildsenJohn Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty, Kathryn Walker, Lauren-Marie TaylorUnited StatesNice DreamsTommy ChongCheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Stacy Keach, Peter Jason, Tim Rossovich, Paul Reubens, Evelyn Guerrero, Timothy LearyUnited StatesOnly When I LaughGlenn JordanMarsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David DukesUnited StatesComedy-DramaOn the Right TrackLee PhilipsGary Coleman, Maureen Stapleton, Norman Fell, Michael Lembeck, Lisa Eilbacher, Bill Russell, Herb Edelman, Nathan DavisUnited StatesPaternityDavid SteinbergBurt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley, Lauren Hutton, Juanita Moore, Peter BillingsleyUnited StatesPolyesterJohn WatersDivine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson, Mary Garlington, Ken King, Mink StoleUnited StatesPorky'sBob Clark Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Cyril O'Reilly, Roger Wilson, Tony Ganios, Scott Colomby, Chuck Mitchell, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras, Susan Clark, Nancy Parsons, Kim CattrallUnited StatesPrivate LessonsAlan MyersonSylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Patrick Piccininni, Ed Begley Jr., Pamela Bryant, Meridith BaerUnited StatesShock TreatmentJim SharmanJessica Harper, Cliff DeYoung, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Charles Gray, Little NellUnited StatesMusical-ComedyS.O.B.Blake EdwardsJulie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Stuart Margolin, Larry Hagman, Robert Vaughn, Marisa Berenson, Robert Webber, Shelley Winters, Robert PrestonUnited StatesSo FineAndrew BergmanRyan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, David RoundsUnited StatesStripesIvan ReitmanBill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, John Candy, John Laroquette, Judge ReinholdUnited StatesStudent BodiesMickey RoseKristen Riter, Matt Goldsby, G. Chambers, Joe Flood, Joe Talarowski, Mimi Weddell, Dario Jones, Carl Jacobs, Peggy Cooper, Janice E. O'Malley, Kevin MannisUnited StatesHorror ComedyThey All LaughedPeter BogdanovichBen Gazzara, Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen., Dorothy Stratten, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak, Sean Hepburn FerrerUnited StatesRomantic ComedyUnder the RainbowSteve RashChevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner, Billy BartyUnited StatesWaitress!Lloyd Kaufman Carol Drake, Jim Harris, Carol Bevar, Renata Majer, Hunt BlockUnited States 198248 Hrs.Walter HillNick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick KellyUnited StatesAction-ComedyA Little SexBruce PaltrowTim Matheson, Kate Capshaw, Edward Herrmann, John Glover, Joan Copeland, Susanna DaltonUnited StatesA Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyWoody AllenWoody Allen, Mia Far