by Zack Mandell

Created on: December 18, 2010

The following are my recommendations for comedic films made within the last ten years, in order of their release dates:

Get Him To The Greek (2010)

Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs

This is my pick for the best comedy of 2010. Jonah Hill and Russell Brand make a hilarious duo, and P. Diddy surprises with a standout performance. As Aldous Snow, Brand’s free-wheeling character pokes and prods Aaron (Hill), a record company intern whose been stuck with the task of getting the rock star to the Greek amphitheater in Los Angeles. This proves to be a journey, and a very humorous one at that. Russell Brand constantly amuses viewers with his character’s vulgar-but-likeable personality. Walking on eggshells around Snow, Aaron must party with him and partake in whatever random activities he chooses in an effort to reach the Amphitheater. If he doesn’t get Snow to the concert on time, his insane boss (played by P. Diddy) will fire him. In addition to this mountain of work stress, Aaron’s relationship with his girlfriend (Elizabeth Moss) also suffers as he travels with Snow since the rock star gets him into all kinds of trouble. Ultimately, the easygoing intern puts his foot down after realizing all the shenanigans he’s gone through in order to to accomplish someone else’s goal.

Some fans of Get Him To The Greek may not know that it's actually a spin-off sequel to 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This first movie introduces Brand's character of Aldous Snow, in the context that he’s the new boyfriend of Sarah Marshall. After five years of dating Peter Bretter (Jason Segel), Sarah (Kristen Bell) has dumped him to be with another man. Things get worse when he finds out that his ex, who’s an up-and-coming actress, is dating the obnoxious British rock star Aldous Snow. Devastated and unable to fill a void, he takes a trip to Hawaii in hopes that it will take his mind off things. Upon checking into his resort, Peter makes the dreaded discovery that Sarah and Aldous have also chosen this location as their vacation spot. As a result of his unfortunate circumstances, a sympathetic hotel concierge by the name of Rachel (Mila Kunis) offers to give Peter a free room. Over the course of his stay there, Peter begins to spend time with this girl, and the company provides him with a much-needed distraction from his ex and her new obnoxious boyfriend. Jonah Hill also stars in the film, though he’s not a main

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