"The comedies of 2021 truly hit some all-time lows, with big franchises, reboots, remakes and pretty much everything given to our young cinemagoers seemingly vying for the top spot in a soullessness competition. But that left plenty of room for sneaky hybrids, unexpected indies and, yes, even a few big-budget studio films to claim a monopoly on the year's laughs. It allowed rising stars like Jim Cummings, Patti Harrison, Natalie Morales, Janicza Bravo and Rachel Sennott to ascend while reaching a hand down to fallen himbo angel Simon Rex. It gave us new Wes Anderson and Quentin Dupieux films. It gave us dog-sized flies, human-sized weasels, and a prank film that'll make your heart grow ten sizes. Slacker anime, werewolf horror-comedy, and Jewish socio-sexual terror are all represented. 2021, perhaps expectedly, wasn't too forthcoming with its humorous movies, but if you know where to look, there are plenty of gems."
