3 Reasons to Laugh this Holiday Season

This isn’t the year to head out to the comedy club to catch the hottest standup comedians and funny women, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t cause to chuckle. 

The good people at Harper’s Bazaar took the time to put together a list of what they consider to be the funniest Christmas movies ever.

“Nothing gets us into the ‘holiday spirit’ more than boozy Santas, hitmen banter, and Chevy Chase fa-la-la-la-la-la-ing,” they say. “Save the saccharine and sentimental seasonal fare for another time and queue up one of these side-splitting comedies instead—spiked eggnog not necessary but definitely encouraged.” (Who knew the people at Harper’s Bazaar were so cool?!)

  1. Their list starts off with The Santa Clause (1994). “The official unofficial king of Christmas, Tim Allen, dons the big man’s belly to play Scott Calvin, a workaholic toy salesman who’s about to take his work to the North Pole. After Santa falls off his roof one Christmas Eve, Scott is magically tasked with the man in red’s seasonal duties, and thus the adventure—and cookie binging—begins.”
  1. Going back even farther in time is Christmas in Connecticut (1945). They admit that this one is a bit dated, but the black and white classic is still going to brighten your holidays with its humor. 
  1. A more recent entry is Get Santa (2015). “A holiday movie you may have missed but should definitely seek out is the 2014 British fugitive comedy Get Santa,” they say. “It stars Jim Broadbent as the bearded one who’s jailed after crashing his sleigh and trying to get his reindeer back, with Rafe Spall and Kit Connor playing the father and son duo trying to reunite Santa with his myth and—obviously—save Christmas.” 

Even in the black & white holiday films, you aren’t going to see too many black comedians, let alone black female comedians. But you know what they say… there’s always next year. 
Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday from the Queen of Comedy!