The film follows the rehearsal and performance of a dreadful farce called Nothing On, a hit British show that is preparing for its American debut in Des Moines, Iowa, with a second-rate, Broadway-bound theatrical troupe under the direction of Lloyd Fellowes (originally named Lloyd Dallas in the play and portrayed by Caine).

Al Lewis (George Burns) and Willy Clark (Walter Matthau) are two elderly comedians who were once a popular vaudeville comedy act known as "Lewis and Clark" and also called the Sunshine Boys.

The story of London cab driver John Smith, with two wives, two lives and a very precise schedule for juggling them both.

Don't Drink the Water is a 1994 American made-for-television comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, based on a play that premiered on Broadway in 1966.

Happy Easter (French: Joyeuses Pâques) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner.

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish is a 1991 comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson.

In a gay bathhouse in Manhattan, unsuspecting businessman Gaetano Proclo, a heterosexual, has taken refuge from his homicidal brother-in-law Carmine Vespucci, a mobster.