‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ ‘The Naked Gun,’ and the 21st-Century Comedy Movie Crisis
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August 1, 2025 · Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) · Comedy · Sport · 1:14:15 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Craig Horlbeck, Amanda Dobbins
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The 10 most significant movie comedies of the last 25 years
Unranked list · Craig Horlbeck · ▶ 1:07:31
- ·Anchorman▶ 1:07:32
- ·Superbad (2007)▶ 1:07:31
- ·The Hangover (2009)▶ 1:07:34
- ·The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)▶ 1:07:34
- ·Talladega Nights (2006)▶ 1:07:36
- ·Wedding Crashers (2005)▶ 1:07:37
- ·Bridesmaids (2011)▶ 1:07:38
- ·Step Brothers (2008)▶ 1:07:38
- ·Meet the Parents (2000)▶ 1:07:39
- ·Mean Girls (2004)▶ 1:07:41
- ·Girls Trip (2017) · honorable mention▶ 1:07:57
- ·Barbie (2023) · honorable mention▶ 1:08:03
- ·21 Jump Street (2012) · honorable mention▶ 1:08:11
- ·Zoolander (2001) · honorable mention▶ 1:08:30
- ·Ted (2012) · honorable mention▶ 1:10:18
Movies Referenced (55)
16 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Craig Horlbeck, Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 20:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:00:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Craig Horlbeck▶ 46:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 23:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (8)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 7:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Past Lives▶ 3:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 9:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Joker, Due Date, Old School▶ 1:02:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Foxcatcher, Capote, Moneyball▶ 15:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ocean's Eight▶ 11:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 11:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (65)
17 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Big Daddy, Little Nicky▶ 16:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck▶ 1:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Schindler's List, The Grey▶ 2:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Real Pain, The Social Network, The Squid and the Whale▶ 7:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for The Big Short, The Apprentice, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 14:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for Anora, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 7:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Time, Uncut Gems, The Smashing Machine▶ 17:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 10:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Happy Gilmore▶ 18:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck, Sean Fennessey · Known for Spaceballs, The Producers▶ 30:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Last Showgirl▶ 41:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (8)
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Craig Horlbeck · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 7:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Craig Horlbeck · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 1:01:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 22:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:02:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Lego Movie▶ 41:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Craig Horlbeck · Known for This Is the End, Superbad▶ 59:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗