Stir Up Belly Laughs in the Kitchen With Desserts Representing Iconic Comedy Movies

How about sitting down with an old friend and their matching desserts? Comedy films and their actors feel personal that way, and what could be better than immortalizing them by making or buying desserts that are inspired by them?

Comedy movies are supposed to lighten your mood and leave you with an aching belly (not the food poisoning kind), and sometimes they leave you with food for thought. Some actors like Jim Carrey, Rowan Atkinson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Steve Carell, and Jackie Chan have been doing a fantastic job of doing effortless comedy on the silver screen throughout their careers.

It’s like an old friend with whom we reconnect after a long time and there are just good vibes and a whole lot of laughter. Comedy actors and their movies are exactly like that—whether it's slapstick humor, satire, witty dialogue, or absurd situations, these comedic geniuses find the ridiculous in the everyday. Beyond just belly laughs, these friends, sometimes, also encourage deeper thinking by using humor to examine social issues or human nature. So here are some sweet desserts that are inspired by some comedy classics that are guilty pleasures, as they are hilarious in their oddity.

1. Shanghai Noon (2000): Fortune Cookies

Jackie Chan and action are inseparable, but despite the throw of limbs, Shanghai Noon has loads of comedic moments, and is absolutely hilarious, especially when paired with his American sidekick Owen Wilson, making the film a superb entertainer. The comedy pairs Chan as a Chinese imperial guard named Chon Wang with Wilson as a bumbling outlaw named Roy O'Bannon. Together, they embark on an adventure from China to Nevada that is filled with slapstick humor, martial arts action, and plenty of fish-out-of-water humor as Jackie Chan's character Chon Wang discovers American culture for the first time.

Rather than including fortunes, the cookies could have silly puns or jokes referring to gags from the movie written inside. It's a simple dessert that is not as appetizing so we recommend a chocolate dip to pair with the cookies.

2. Dumb and Dumber (1994): Whoopie Pies

Comedy maestro Jim Carrey pairs up with Jess Daniels to play, for a lack of a better term, a pair of stupid fools, Lloyd and Harry, who, with their exasperating foolish ways, go about their lives, which is sometimes borderline disgusting and cringe. Given how whoopie pies earned their name, the scene in the bu*t-ugly furry car with Lloyd making the "most annoying sound in the world," this cookie sandwich best suits the feel of the whole movie.

3. The Dictator (2012): Republic of Bananaladeen Parfaits

Some might find this parody-like dark comedy movie offensive and over the top, but this is Sacha Baron Cohen’s brand of satire comedy, which touches upon important and sensitive subjects like international politics in a not-so-subtle manner. Outright gross and heavily playing to stereotypes that offend modern society, Cohen plays the dictator Aladeen, or later, Allison Burgers, when he loses his identity. There is a lot of soul-searching that changes his character, but it does not change him that much, so, a banana parfait with a layered structure representing the different layered themes addressed in the movie is the best suited for this movie.

4. Bruce Almighty: (2003) Cream Puffs

It’s a movie that revolves around the eternal questions of the believers: who and where is God? Starring Jim Carrey (again), Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman and Steve Carell, the comedy in this one will make your belly ache. Carrey (Bruce) and Carell (Evan) are frenemies and when they are in the same room, it is a laughter riot with that silly scene where Evan tries to read the news, but is horribly tongue-twisted. A light airy cream puff fits this film the best especially when God (Morgan Freeman) makes an appearance and the scene turns all white or just light and airy like a sweeping landscape of rolling fields and calm waters.

5. Bean (1997): Jelly Donuts

The movie Bean follows the hapless Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) as he wreaks havoc while working as a guard at the National Gallery in London. Despite his constant mishaps, Bean manages to avoid getting fired thanks to the chairman's (John Mills) protection. The chairman’s job gets messier with the clumsy and chaotic Bean constantly stirring up trouble at work as well as in his home where he hosts Bean. The beauty of this messiness is captured well with a jelly donut. Trying to eat a jelly donut without making a mess is as challenging and nerve-wracking as trying to manage Bean's antics for a whole day. And much like Bean's slapstick humor, the donut’s surprise jelly explosions are part of the lighthearted fun.