Starting in 2003, with the release of “Old School” then “Anchorman,” a comedy renaissance started with the boom of the Will Ferrell/Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen era (“The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “Step Brothers” and “Walk Hard.”) Then, the immense success of 2009’s “The Hangover” and 2011’s “Bridesmaids,” which leads us to where we are now, which, while despite a few great chucklers having been released, most of the recent comedy releases this past decade have been safe “star-based” movies (think Kevin Hart or Melissa McCarthy).
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With your two weeks (maybe more) worth of groceries now packed safely in the fridge, you now have to keep yourself busy at home, since everything in the outside world has been canceled. What’s a social-distancing, self-isolator to do at such a unique time in our world’s history? How about relaxing and watching a comedy to make you forget about the chaos going on in the outside world? Given the current state of things, is there any more welcome feeling right now than having a good laugh? May we suggest watching these comedies (all of which are available on Netflix)?
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