Movies Like Dying of Laughter (1999)

Dying of Laughter is a 1999 comedy film from Álex de la Iglesia with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Cook-Off! and Conan O'Brien Can't Stop.

Comedy

Cook-Off!

2017

Amateur 'chefs' from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.

5.1

MagicScore

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

2011

A documentary that follows the former Tonight Show host. Filmed during Conan’s ”Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour, after his departure from the Tonight Show, taking viewers on an intimate journey of O’Brien’s life.

6.5

MagicScore

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

7.0

MagicScore

Funny Cow

2018

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

6.3

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George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

1997

George Carlin celebrates 40 years of comedy and here, he presents 2 new standup bits, comedian Jon Stewart gives an interview with him, and we look at his old comedy work through the last 4 decades.

7.7

MagicScore

George Carlin: Back in Town

1996

Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The death penalty, prison farms, fart jokes, free floating hostility and words.

7.6

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Bill Hicks: Relentless

1992

Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, and drugs and music.

7.5

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Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules

1987

This is a great performance. Through yelling and energetic story-telling, he talks about marriage, drugs, being arrested (thanks to his ex-wife), pleasing women, religion, and much, much more.

7.0

MagicScore

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Good News

2025

When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

Housemaid Georgette loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Dead Man's Wire

2026

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

The Disaster Artist

2017

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

7.1

MagicScore

#15

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Final Cut

2022

Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Franco Escamilla: por la anécdota

2018

Mexican stand-up comedian Franco Escamilla draws his jokes from real-life experiences -- and he's willing to do anything for new material. He's not afraid to make generalizations about how men bathe. But he is scared to talk to strangers. Especially at funerals.

8.6

MagicScore

#18

Love Stinks

1999

A movie about a relationship...that's worse than yours. Seth (Stewart), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Wilson), an interior decorator, at his best friend's (Bellamy) wedding. He's immediately sexually attracted to her while she's instantly attracted to his single-ness. They both ditch their wedding dates and start their own date that same night. The two become a couple, appearing very happy until after a couple of years of postponing a marriage proposal. When Chelsea realizes that Seth wants to remain single and together, she becomes quite bitter. In the next hour of the movie, the two engage in behavior that makes the War of the Roses look like child's play.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Live from New York!

2015

Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing life in the United States for forty years. LIVE FROM NEW YORK! goes deep inside this television phenomenon exploring the laughter that pulses through American politics, tragedy, and pop culture.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

2020

On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 at EartH in Hackney. It was a show about the best year of my life (1999) and the worst year of my life (2017), I wore a very nifty jacket for it and I looked extremely cool.

8.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dying of Laughter?

The top films similar to Dying of Laughter by MovieMagicScore are Cook-Off! (5.1), Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (6.5), Dolemite Is My Name (7.0). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dying of Laughter worth watching?

Dying of Laughter holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 81 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dying of Laughter?

Dying of Laughter (1999) is a comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, starring Santiago Segura, El Gran Wyoming, Álex Angulo.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dying of Laughter?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Dying of Laughter

This ranked list pairs Dying of Laughter (1999), a comedy film from Álex de la Iglesia, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Santiago Segura take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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