Best Nigerian comedy movies
A curated collection of popular comedy movies from Nigeria.
Ojukokoro: Greed (2016)
Ojukokoro: Greed (2016)
Ojukokoro tells the story of what happens when a broke manager in a money laundering petrol station, decides to rob the petrol station that employs him but along this journey finds out that there are different kinds of criminals that are also interested in the same cash.
Katangari Goes to Town (2025)
Katangari Goes to Town (2025)
Quirky "Katangari", a Retired Police Inspector and legendary sleuth is called to Abuja to investigate the murder of his international businesssman cousin, Chief Bello Gyang. Suspects include Bello's family friends and associates all confined in his beautiful mansion until the culprit can be identified.
The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai (2017)
The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai (2017)
In "The Wedding Party" sequel, Nonso has continued his romance with Deirdre, the bridesmaid from London. Nonso manages to propose by accident, while on a dinner date, and sets off a chain of events too powerful to stop.
Christmas in Lagos (2024)
Christmas in Lagos (2024)
Romance is in the air when the beat drops for Lagos' Detty December. Fiyin is convinced her best friend Elo is the love of her life, but is shocked when he returns home for the holidays with a secret fiancée. Gbemi is torn between her boyfriend and an old flame, while London-raised Ivie seeks a wild holiday but doesn’t count on falling for Ajani.
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018)
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2018)
A disillusioned London chef visits Nigeria and struggles with her matchmaking mother and restoring the family's rundown hotel. She's heartbroken when she discovers the man she loves is buying it.
Soft Love (2024)
Soft Love (2024)
After being jilted on her wedding day, South African online relationship specialist, Zandi Jele, loses faith in love. However, when Nigerian photographer, Edward, crashes into Zandi's life, he fans her dying flames for love back to life.
Disconnect: The Wedding Planner (2023)
Flower Girl (2013)
Dinner at My Place (2022)
Dinner at My Place (2022)
A man sets out to propose to his Girlfriend over dinner just as his ex-girlfriend unexpectedly shows up.
Dead Serious (2024)
Dead Serious (2024)
A romantic comedy starring Nollywood veteran Nkem Owoh. When tragedy strikes, a heartbroken Jonny embarks on hilarious attempts to end his life, but ends up discovering the beauty of life.
Okafor's Law (2017)
Okafor's Law (2017)
A slick serial seducer bets his friends that he can bed three old flames in six weeks, in this risqué comedy from the director of the smash hit Wives on Strike.
Phone Swap (2012)
Phone Swap (2012)
Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones . This leads to a destination mix up after they receive one another's text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ends up traveling to where Mary is supposed to go and vice versa. Neither knows about the swap until they have reached their opposite destinations and "the phone" stops ringing (In Mary's case) and "Won't stop ringing" (In Akins's case) . As a result of the phone swap, they agree to help carry out each other's missions, armed with the information and data on each other's phone. But it's not as easy as they both think as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle to adapt to their alien environment and situation. Mary has to walk in Akins shoes and represent him in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her the family meeting. This they do with hilarious results
Being Mrs Elliot (2014)
Being Mrs Elliot (2014)
When a scorned wife from the city shares a cab with a troubled villager, a fiery accident forces them to live out each other's lives.
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2021)
Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2021)
Kambili Maduka, is an irresponsible, spoiled, spendthrift 28-year-old woman who is turning 29 in a few days. The only thing on her mind is to get married before she turns 30. However, after getting suspended from work due to her incessant lateness, she goes on a date with her boyfriend and he breaks up with her, dashing her hopes of getting married before 30. She decides that what she needs to do is prove to her boyfriend that she can be everything he wants her to be which is; responsible, driven, focused, and wife material.
Mr And Mrs Okoli (2021)
Mr And Mrs Okoli (2021)
A delta parent visits their son in Lagos and ruin his relationship that he has built for two years. In attempt to make things right, they kidnapped his fiancée and return her to him by force.
The Perfect Arrangement (2022)
The Perfect Arrangement (2022)
Tade, a free-spirited scion of a respected political family, is living her best life and without a care in the world. However, things get complicated when she develops feelings for Chidi, a fast-rising politician who also happens to be her EX and Cheta, her best friend. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Chidi and Cheta are brothers.
2 Weeks in Lagos (2019)
2 Weeks in Lagos (2019)
2 Weeks in Lagos is a turbulent and thrilling journey into the lives of Ejikeme and Lola. Their lives collide when Ejikeme, an investment banker, comes home from the United States with Lola's brother Charlie to invest in Nigerian businesses. 2 Weeks in Lagos captures the excitement, vibrancy, and complexity of everyday life in Lagos, a dynamic city where anything is possible in 2 weeks.
Finding Hubby (2020)
Finding Hubby (2020)
The adventures of 35-year-old Oyin Clegg and her friends Toke and Gloria as they kiss the many frogs in the quest to find their prince. In the process, they are forced to ask important questions about their friendship, love and life ultimately asking - finding hubby or finding happy?
Letters to a Stranger (2007)
Letters to a Stranger (2007)
Talking to a stranger can be very therapeutic for the fact that you can say exactly how you feel without fear, judgment and insecurity. But what happens when that stranger becomes a reflection of the decision you should make?
Signs of End Times (2007)
Signs of End Times (2007)
A corrupt pastor and other servants of the devil continue to collect souls and spread evil, but a devout man of god gets in their way. A continuation of 666: Beware The End Is At Hand Parts 1 and 2.
Breaded Life (2021)
Baby Police (2003)
Baby Police (2003)
Dada, a mischievously sadistic six-year old, constantly bothers his neighbors with stealing and pranks. Dada's mother is at her wits end when her brother visiting from Lagos offers to take Dada to the big city to teach him some discipline. Once there, his uncle begs him to behave. And, of course, he doesn't: pretending to be a prophet, Dada scams a woman out of a television and demands that another take off her clothes in order to perform an exorcism. After being reprimanded by the police, Dada attempts to avoid work by stealing his uncle's money and giving it to some "businessmen" on the street. When he returns to collect his profit, he finds out that he has been tricked. He then decides to pursue riches by forming the "Baby Police Force of Nigeria" (which is actually comprised entirely of adults except for Dada), and earns money by taking money from "criminals" (who are actually just everyday people).
Chief Daddy (2018)
Chief Daddy (2018)
The story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops. What’s in his will and who gets all that money? What happens next will surprise you, as Chief Daddy has the last laugh from beyond the grave.
Elevator Baby (2019)
Elevator Baby (2019)
A chance encounter brings a brash, wealthy young man and an underprivileged woman together when they get stuck in an elevator and she goes into labor.
Aki and Pawpaw (2021)
Sugar Rush (2019)
Sugar Rush (2019)
The Sugar Sisters discover a whopping $800,000, the financial crimes commission and the supposed owners of the money come for them. Now they team up with unlikely allies and it’s a race against the clock to set things right.
Confusion Na Wa (2013)
Confusion Na Wa (2013)
Set in a Nigerian city Confusion Na Wa is a dark comedy about a group of strangers whose fates become intertwined over the course of 24 hours. At the heart of everything is a phone found by two opportunist wasters Charles and Chichi who, having read through its contents, decide to blackmail the owner Emeka. Little do they realize that their misdemeanors have set in motion a chain of events that will lead to their own downfall.
Gold Statue (2021)
Gold Statue (2021)
After tracing an artifact to his ancestry, a young man and his friend's search for a gilded statue lands them in a maximum-security prison.
A Trip to Jamaica (2017)
A Trip to Jamaica (2017)
A story about the adventures of a newly engaged couple in their relatives residence outside Nigeria, and how the secrets of their host led to the eventual breakup of their union amidst the culture shock of the new country and living with upper-class citizens.