Comedy

Big Mouth S4

Big Mouth is a 10-episode, half-hour edgy adult animated comedy from real-life best friends Nick Kroll (Kroll Show, The League) and Andrew Goldberg (Family Guy) about the glorious nightmare that is teenaged puberty.

IMDb rating: 8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100%

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A Million Little Things S2

On Showmax

A suicide shakes up a group of friends who realise that they shouldn’t take their own lives for granted.

7.9/10 53%

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A.P. Bio S1-3

On Showmax

A failed professor ends up teaching in his hometown high school. But instead of moulding young minds, he's only thinking of revenge.

7.3/10 88%

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6 comedians in their best serious roles

On Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Showmax

They may have made their names in slapstick comedies, but these stars pull off gravitas, too: see them at their funniest and most sombre.

The best comedies to stream on Showmax

On Showmax

The top series and movies that bring the LOLs.

Tali’s Baby Diary is officially on the way! Shooting starts in Cape Town

On Showmax

Hold on to your skinny latte - Tali's Baby Diary is now shooting, and it's coming to Showmax in 2021.

Dash & Lily S1

On Netflix

If it's escapism you're after, look no further - this sweet festive series about a pair of teens in New York City ticks all the boxes.

7.9/10 100%

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The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

On Showmax

This crime comedy is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70.

6.7/10 93%

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10 South African comedy specials to stream online

On Showmax

Buckle up for a homegrown binge-fest of laughs.

9 reasons to fall in love with Afrikaans drama Kompleks

On Showmax

This is a love story that spans years and universes - it's like your BFF and your crush all rolled into one.

Famalam S3

On Showmax

Expect to laugh til it hurts with a new season of the hilarious sketch show featuring an array of brilliant comic characters.

6.1/10

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

On Amazon Prime

Fourteen years after his first adventure, Kazakhstan’s fourth best journalist returns to save the world from 2020.

6.9/10 85%

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Truth Seekers S1

On Amazon Prime

This horror comedy series stars Nick Frost, Samson Kayo, Simon Pegg, and Emma D'Arcy as a group of part-time paranormal investigators.

8.1/10 71%

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Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (2020)

On Netflix

The famed Trump lip-sync impersonator's first comedy special is an hour of single-camera vignettes about politics, race and other light subjects.

6.1/10 82%

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Work in Progress S1

On DStv

A finely-crafted cocktail of depression, OCD, queerness and anxiety, Abby’s life is in a quiet and perpetual crisis, despite her ability to charm those around her with her self-deprecating and endearing personality.

7.1/10 100%

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Comedy

Big Mouth S4

A Million Little Things S2

A.P. Bio S1-3

Coming soon

Coming soon to Amazon Prime

Coming soon to DStv

Coming soon to Netflix

Coming soon to Showmax

6 comedians in their best serious roles

The best comedies to stream on Showmax

Tali’s Baby Diary is officially on the way! Shooting starts in Cape Town

Dash & Lily S1

The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

10 South African comedy specials to stream online

9 reasons to fall in love with Afrikaans drama Kompleks

Famalam S3

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

Truth Seekers S1

Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine (2020)

Work in Progress S1

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