Action comedies were once a staple of the American cineplex. Reliable summer entertainment, these movies provided thrills and laughs in equal measure, maximizing absurd scenarios with exaggerated violence and wild explosions, often satirizing action tropes while also indulging in them. The first decade of the 2000s seemed like a last gasp of this mish mash of genres, though the recent success of THE NAKED GUN bodes well for a revival.

In that spirit we present some of our favorites, ranging from the start of the new millennium with an iconic trio in a reboot of a late 1970s tv show to the rare good adaptation of a Saturday Night Live character.

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