Upcoming comedy mixes Amazon MGM's holiday heist The Man with the Bag and Spaceballs: The New One with Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G return, Judd Apatow's The Comeback King, and studio franchise comedies. Streamer comedy seasons round out the list.
Cross-genre titles appear on more than one FilmBase page when that helps readers browsing mood—for example a heist comedy under both Action and Comedy—without changing the studio listing or distributor.
Movies
The Man with the Bag
Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Santa opposite Alan Ritchson and Awkwafina in The Man with the Bag, premiering globally on Prime Video per About Amazon. Adam Shankman directs the holiday heist comedy.
Amazon positions it as a holiday-season Original movie rather than a theatrical first run. It arrives thirty years after Schwarzenegger's Jingle All the Way.
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Upcoming · Amazon MGM Studios (theatrical)
Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G: Who Iz I? is a wide Amazon MGM theatrical comedy.
It returns the Ali G character to theaters under Amazon MGM's distribution.
How to Rob a Bank
Upcoming · Amazon MGM Studios (theatrical)
David Leitch's How to Rob a Bank doubles as action-comedy on Amazon MGM's slate, wide after Deadline reported the move from; Metacritic's calendar matches, with Hoult, Kravitz, Sawai, Davidson, and Reilly billed.
See the Action page for the same theatrical plan; comedy audiences will meet it as a heist romp.
Spaceballs: The New One
Upcoming · Amazon MGM Studios (theatrical)
Josh Greenbaum directs Spaceballs: The New One for Amazon MGM. Returning players include Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, and Bill Pullman, with Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and Mel Brooks also billed in Amazon's materials.
Amazon unveiled the official sequel title at CinemaCon and locked the theatrical window in its About Amazon slate post.
The Comeback King
Upcoming · Universal Pictures (theatrical)
Judd Apatow's The Comeback King is a wide Universal comedy/music release.
24 Jump Street
Upcoming · Sony Pictures (theatrical)
Sony lists 24 Jump Street as a wide theatrical comedy continuation of the Jump Street series.
TV Series / New Seasons
Abbott Elementary Season 6
ABC · Series
Den of Geek lists Abbott Elementary Season 6 on ABC (8:30 p.m. ET listing).
The workplace comedy returns to broadcast for its sixth season the same week as several streamer launches.
Nobody Wants This Season 3
Netflix · Series
Den of Geek lists Nobody Wants This Season 3 on Netflix.
The romantic comedy series continues after prior seasons' Netflix runs.
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us Season 3
Prime Video · Series
Amazon's upcoming-originals list includes Maxton Hall Season 3 on Prime Video.
Prime has called the German YA series one of its most-watched International Originals.
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