The best comedy series and movies on Showmax

The best comedy series and movies on Showmax

You deserve a break from life. And a funny one at that. So get your favourite snacks ready and put on the most comfortable gear you have, because these are the best comedy series and movies made for binge-watching.

Get ready to laugh your butt off with our handpicked selection of the most hilarious series and movies, bound to lift your spirits and bring tears of joy to your eyes.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on Showmax

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

A family tragedy brings Lydia Deetz back to Winter River, where her daughter discovers the portal to the afterlife … and meets the creepy Beetlejuice.

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The F-Show on Showmax

The F-Show (2025)

The F-Show features a strong roster led by one of South Africa’s favourite comedians skewering the daily chaos that comes with being South African.

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Funny Woman S2 on Showmax

Funny Woman S1-2

Based on the Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl, this is the story of a Blackpool beauty queen who tries to make is a comedian in the 1960s.

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Problemista is on Showmax

Problemista (2023)

A struggling toy designer from El Salvador becomes an assistant to an erratic art-world outcast to stay in the US in this Julio Torres comedy.

The American Society of Magical Negroes on Showmax

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)

In this satirical comedy, a man is recruited by a secret magical society of Black people. Their important cause? Making white people’s lives easier.

Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking on Showmax

Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (2024)

Late Night host Seth Meyers ditches his political jokes and focuses on his family life and fatherhood in this refreshing and hilarious stand-up special.

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The Roast of Helen Zille on Showmax

Laugh Africa Presents: The Showmax Roast of Helen Zille

South African comedy royalty Tumi Morake and Trevor Gumbi take the reins as Roast Masters. With Helen Zille in the hot seat and a cross-section of South African voices – anything can happen.

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Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die on Showmax

Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die

In her hilarious, unapologetic, and brutally honest style, Nikki Glaser tackles a wide range of taboo topics, including why she doesn’t want kids.

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Wicked Little Letters on Showmax

Wicked Little Letters (2023)

Set in the 1920s, this witty comedy-drama is based on the true story of a rowdy Irishwoman who is accused of sending letters full of hilarious profanities to her English neighbours.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy on Showmax

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2024)

Bridget’s back, and ready to start dating again as a single mom and widow in her 50s. She finds herself pursued by a younger man, and (maybe?) her son’s science teacher.

Poppa's House S1 is on Showmax

Poppa’s House S1

Comedian Damon Wayans stars as a talk radio host who finds himself challenged when a new female co-host is hired and by still having to parent his adult son.

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Sterring on Showmax

Sterring (2024)

A passionate action movie fanatic from Soshanguve dreams of becoming a big action star – and after accidentally stopping a robbery, his dreams might come true …

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The Righteous Gemstones S4 is on Showmax

The Righteous Gemstones S1-4

Danny McBride created this outlandish, star-studded HBO comedy about a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.

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Bookie S2 is on Showmax

Bookie S2

A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalisation of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family and co-workers.

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Alex Edelman: Just For Us on Showmax

Alex Edelman: Just For Us (2024)

After an acclaimed, extended run on Broadway, comedian Alex Edelman brings his solo show to HBO in an all-new comedy special.

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Colin From Accounts S2 on Showmax

Colin from Accounts S1-2

Ashley and Gordon are two single-ish, complex humans brought together by a car accident and an injured dog in this hilarious series.

Younger S1-7

Younger S1-7

Liza Miller is a single mother turning 40 who poses as a 26-year-old to reboot her career and her love life – with hilarious consequences. All 7 seasons are ready to binge.

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The Franchise S1 on Showmax

The Franchise S1

A satirical comedy series about a crew of a rejected and unloved franchise movie who are fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe.

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Sex Lives of College Girls S3 on Showmax

The Sex Lives of College Girls S1-3

This fun series follows four freshmen roommates trying to balance their newfound independence with the challenges of college life.

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Laid S1 on Showmax

Laid S1

A woman discovers her exes are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward.

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Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary on Showmax

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)

This documentary chronicles the world of soft rock epitomised by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The Penguin on Showmax

Binge five of the 10 biggest Emmy nominees on Showmax

Showmax has 5 of this year’s top 10 Emmy-nominated titles, from The Penguin to The White Lotus — all ready for you to stream now.

Last Call S1 on Showmax

Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York S1

This intense and emotional book-inspired documentary tells the story of a serial killer who preyed on gay men in New York City in the early 90s.

Duster Season 1 on Showmax

Duster S1

Working on taking down a crime syndicate, the first Black female FBI agent recruits a gutsy getaway driver in this gritty series set in 1972.

The Stroll is on Showmax

The Stroll (2023)

When director Kristen Lovell began to transition in the 90s, she was fired from her job. Like many transgender women of colour during this era, she began sex work in an area known as The Stroll.

The Rehearsal S2 on Showmax

The Rehearsal S1-2

In this bizarre HBO docuseries people get a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.

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Tokyo Vice S2 on Showmax

Tokyo Vice S1-2

In this powerful HBO crime thriller based on true events, a Western journalist working in Tokyo takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses.

How Do You Measure A Year on Showmax

How Do You Measure A Year? (2022)

In this deeply personal Oscar-nominated documentary short, longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt interviews his daughter on her birthday for 17 years.