There's nothing funny about evil, but these villains sure do make us laugh. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for bad guys and gals in movies who never fail to crack us up – whether on purpose or not.
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00:00Do as you've been trained to do, and kill the Malaysian Prime Minister!
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for bad guys and gals in movies
00:12who never fail to crack us up, whether on purpose or not.
00:16Pull the lever, crunk.
00:19Wrong lever!
00:23Number 30, Leslie Chow, The Hangover Franchise.
00:26You said he was your lucky charm, and you want to take him home with you.
00:29This bad guy is a man of many vices and extreme excess.
00:33Stuck somewhere at the crossroads of irritating, vindictive, and hysterical, this pint-sized
00:39villain constantly proves to be the bringer of misfortune to the Wolfpack, otherwise known
00:43as Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug.
00:45Holla, city of squalor!
00:48An international criminal in the drug world, and one with a unique sense of style, that
00:53is, when he's actually wearing clothes, Mr. Chow is definitely the most unpredictable
00:58bad guy on our list, partly because he keeps going from antagonist to protagonist and back
01:03again, and partly because he's on a lot of drugs.
01:06You ever do anything that doesn't end up in a standoff, Chow?
01:09I'm an international criminal.
01:11It always ends like this.
01:13Number 29, Strawns and Fairchild von Waldenberg, Blades of Glory.
01:17Nothing breaks up a team faster than herpes.
01:20Jealousy.
01:21Could there be anything more evil than a pair of figure skating siblings defending their
01:25championship?
01:26These two give us chills on and off the ice, but it's not exactly for their terrifying
01:31abilities.
01:32These brats will do everything to get to the top of competitive ice skating, except, of
01:37course, any real honest work.
01:39Those two are nothing but a couple of freaks.
01:41Yeah, and the media loves freaks.
01:43They're spoiled, unreasonable, and manipulative, but they have a wicked sense of style, as
01:49any Will Ferrell movie villain would.
01:51Honestly, they're so evil, yet hilarious, it's mind-boggling.
01:56It's mind-boggling, isn't it?
01:58Did you just say mind-boggling?
01:59Yeah, mind-boggling.
02:01Number 28, Russ Cargill, The Simpsons Movie.
02:07As the Supreme Commander of the EPA, Russ Cargill may be the most successful man in
02:12America, but he's also heading the least successful government agency, at least according
02:17to him.
02:18I'll take care of everything.
02:19You know nothing.
02:20But that's the root of what makes him funny, as he takes his job description in a benign
02:24part of government to comical extremes.
02:26Well, always leave him laughing.
02:28Cargill is voiced by Albert Brooks, who Simpsons fans know as the voice of another memorably
02:33funny Simpsons villain, Hank Scorpio.
02:35Hammocks?
02:36My goodness, what an idea.
02:38Why didn't I think of that?
02:40Hammocks!
02:41Coincidentally, they originally planned to reuse Scorpio for the movie, and you can certainly
02:45hear shades of the benevolent supervillain in some of Cargill's most quotable lines.
02:49You ever try going mad without power?
02:51It's boring.
02:52No one listens to you.
02:54Jean Girard, Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
02:57Why did you stop the jazz music?
03:01Was it not pleasant for you?
03:03In the spirit of unforgettable goofball comedies that came before it, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
03:08gave us one of film's most memorable villains, and Sacha Baron Cohen put his all into the
03:14portrayal.
03:15As a European F1 racer, Jean Girard represented the antithesis of Ricky Bobby, who was a Southern
03:20American NASCAR driver.
03:22Soon you will know what it is like to be defeated by the hands of somebody who is truly better
03:28than you.
03:29Nonetheless, his talent proved to be a toe-to-toe and tire-to-tire match.
03:33He was an adversary that forced Ricky to rise to his potential, and he was so funny in doing
03:39so.
03:40In the end, though, it was immeasurably satisfying to see the two rivals form an admirable respect
03:44for each other, figuratively and physically.
03:47But the movie never would have been nearly as great of a comedic achievement without
03:51Jean Girard.
03:52C'est fini.
03:53Au revoir, Ricky.
03:54Au revoir.
03:55Number 26.
03:56Lord Business, The Lego Movie
03:57Oh, wow!
03:58That was a great, inspiring legend that you made up!
03:59Lord Business is the villainous counterpart to President Business, and from sitcoms to
04:00voting machines, Business keeps tight control over Lego citizens without their knowledge
04:01as the charismatic president of Octan.
04:02Would you cancel my two-a-thousand-dollar bill?
04:03No, sir.
04:04No, sir!
04:05No, sir!
04:06No, sir!
04:07No, sir!
04:08No, sir!
04:09No, sir!
04:10No, sir!
04:11No, sir!
04:12No, sir!
04:13No, sir!
04:14No, sir!
04:15No, sir!
04:16No, sir!
04:17No, sir!
04:18No, sir!
04:19No, sir!
04:21No, sir!
04:22No, sir!
04:23No, sir!
04:24No, sir!
04:25No, sir!
04:26No, sir!
04:27But as soon as he puts on his hilariously oversized crowd and stilted shoes, he transforms
04:30into the mean and ruthless Lord.
04:32He also mistakes objects from our world as mystical items, avoiding some amusing renaming
04:37of household products.
04:39Nobody knows where this stuff comes from!
04:41This one is the Cloak of Bandied.
04:43Voiced by Will Ferrell, Business is a caricature of a cold-hearted business man through the
04:48eyes of a child.
04:50The movie also paved the way for Lego's funny take on another comic book villain,
04:54the Joker, in the Lego Batman movie.
04:57Do you realize that you have never once said the words, I hate you, Joker?
05:04Number 25, Randall Boggs, Monsters, Inc.
05:08What do you know?
05:09It scares little kids and little monsters.
05:12Considered by fans to be one of Pixar's most memorable villains, Randall Boggs is
05:16a slimy and conniving scarer.
05:19I wasn't scared, I have allergies.
05:22His intense rivalry with top scaring team Mike and Sully at Monsters, Inc. pushes him
05:26to stop at nothing to be the best.
05:29Sullivan was twice the scarer you will ever be.
05:33A lot of his humor comes from his physicality.
05:35As a long chameleon-like creature with big googly eyes and a crooked grin, Boggs' scuttling
05:41movement and hunched standing pose make you laugh even before he opens his mouth.
05:46This skin's ability to replicate its surroundings creates visual jokes too, often cartoonishly
05:51changing as an involuntary response to his feelings, like a blush from embarrassment.
05:56Looks like you're out of a job.
05:59Number 24, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
06:12Next up on our list is the title character from Tim Burton's morbid classic, the one-of-a-kind
06:17freelance demon bio-exorcist.
06:19Played with panache by Michael Keaton, this striped-wearing creepshow forces its way into
06:24the afterlives of Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin, who only want to claim their house back from
06:29the living.
06:38As a troublemaking pervert, he quickly becomes a major pain in the neck, and that's despite
06:43the impressive resume.
07:00He manages to come back for more trouble in the 2024 sequel.
07:07Number 23, Captain Hook, Peter Pan.
07:14One of Disney's most recognizable and cruelest villains, Captain J. Hook is as fun to laugh
07:19at as he is to fear.
07:20Though he's presented as a fearsome and murderous pirate consumed by his hatred for Peter Pan,
07:26Disney also deliberately softened his dark edges with more humorous qualities that make
07:31him surprisingly endearing.
07:37Hook's obsessive vanity gives him an air of pomp and campiness that's easy for his
07:41enemies to mock.
07:43His temper tantrums are constant fuel for slapstick gags, and his crippling fear of
07:47the tick-tocking crocodile with a taste for his flesh leads to some hilarious chase scenes.
07:59Number 22, The League of Evil Exes, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
08:03We've all had the awkward ex conversation with our significant other, but this is on
08:12a whole different level.
08:18What is it about Ramona Flowers that has not one, not two, but seven jealous supervillains
08:24bent on destroying any chance she has of future happiness?
08:33In this film, Scott Pilgrim, who has a few magical tricks up his own sleeve, has to
08:38prove not only his love for Ramona, but also his own self-worth by besting kooky ex-lovers
08:44that range from the mystical to the action hero to the telekinetic vegan to twins and
08:50more.
08:54Fortunately for Scott, they all have their own weaknesses.
09:10Number 21, Buddy Pine, Syndrome, The Incredibles.
09:22Syndrome is a classic example of a hero gone bad.
09:25After he's brushed aside by his idol, Mr. Incredible, when he attempts to become the
09:29Robin to his Batman-ass Incrediboy, Buddy Pine embarks on a vengeance-fueled mission
09:35to make all superheroes obsolete.
09:39Syndrome's humor is thanks to the over-the-top comedic stylings of Jason Lee, who plays up
09:44the stereotype of an obsessive fanboy with way too many toys to play with.
09:50The Incredibles is Pixar's homage to the superhero genre, and Syndrome is a suitably
09:56hilarious take on seethingly jealous supervillains who just love the sound of their own voices
10:01too much.
10:06Number 20, Derek Hough, Step Brothers.
10:19Yet another villain in a Will Ferrell flick, Derek is Brennan Hough's utterly detestable
10:24younger brother who not only inherited the good looks and the smarts in the family, but
10:29is also wildly successful and driven and basically everything Will Ferrell's character is not.
10:43What makes him even more annoying is that he loves to rub it in his brother's face.
10:56Played by Adam Scott, who's known for his corporate douche roles, Derek represents the
11:00unfairness and randomness of genetics, and the sad reality that you can pick your friends,
11:06but you can't pick your family.
11:10Number 19, Wes Mantle, Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
11:18Ron Burgundy's arch nemesis is a little like Vince Vaughn himself.
11:22We can't stand him, but we know he's necessary.
11:27We're just kidding.
11:28In this film, Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 evening news team can't shake the one-upmanship
11:33of Channel 9's Wes Mantle and his band of cronies, as they're always trying to make
11:38the guys miserable.
11:45The rivalry between Burgundy and Mantle runs deep, and their animosity reaches its peak
11:51in the epic Newsman Street fight.
11:59But by the end, Wes proves himself to be at least a decent human being, as long as you
12:05leave the mothers out of this.
12:12Number 18, Saddam Hussein, South Park, Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.
12:20After kidnapping Celine Dion and nearly conquering Canada in the South Park TV show, the former
12:25Iraqi president is killed and winds up a permanent resident of hell.
12:30This is far from the end of Saddam's story, though.
12:32In the South Park movie, we discover that Saddam and Satan are ruling hell as an evil
12:37power couple.
12:39Saddam is unexpectedly and hilariously even more wicked and domineering than the devil
12:44himself, as he attempts to manipulate Satan into using his powers to take over Earth.
12:49Matt Stone's high-pitched, whiny voice for Saddam also defies what you'd expect, making
12:54him all the more hysterical no matter what he's saying.
13:01Number 17, Sack Lodge, Wedding Crashers.
13:10It's what's on the inside that counts, okay Bradley Cooper?
13:13In this film, the usually likable Heidi reveals how ugly he can be by playing the aggressive,
13:19all-American jock who's only using his sweet girlfriend to cozy up to her powerful dad.
13:27There's no way a guy who is that much of a lying cheater could possibly deserve someone
13:32like Rachel McAdams, but what makes us curl our fists is that he's not even with her
13:36for the right reasons.
13:38However, the stereotypical grown-up frat boy in his over-the-top antics managed to make
13:42an idiot out of him while competing for Claire's love, and that's what makes us laugh the
13:48And the oil's flapping, he's...
13:51Arf, arf, arf.
13:52Give me the eye drops.
13:54Number 16, Lord Farquaad, Shrek.
14:00Lord Farquaad is DreamWorks' witty, gender-swapped take on Snow White's evil queen, right down
14:06to the magic mirror in his castle.
14:08Mirror, mirror on the wall, is this not the most perfect kingdom of them all?
14:13Farquaad's diminutive stature is a constant source of humor throughout the film, including
14:18the perspective trick used when we first meet him, as well as Shrek's comment that the
14:22excessive height of his tower might be to, um, compensate for something.
14:28Do you think maybe he's compensating for something?
14:31His pursuit of perfection in Duloc and his desire to become king push him to levels of
14:36manic absurdity, helped by brilliant voice acting from comedy legend John Lithgow.
14:41The ogre has fallen in love with the princess.
14:45And as if that weren't enough, his name is secretly an explicit insult if you say
14:50it fast enough.
14:51I've tried to be fair.
14:53Number 15, Victor Vector Perkins, Despicable Me.
14:58I'm applying for a new villain loan.
15:00Go by the name of Vector.
15:02In a movie franchise built around the comedic side of villainy, you need an antagonist that
15:06can really make him laugh.
15:08Thankfully, Despicable Me's Vector really delivers.
15:12As the son of the owner of the Bank of Evil, Vector fits into the spoiled, bored, rich
15:16kid archetype perfectly, becoming a thorn in the side of the hardworking and empathetic
15:21group right from their very first encounter.
15:28He's flashy and annoyingly talkative, but as irritating as Vector is, he's also a fantastic
15:34slapstick character.
15:36It's hard not to crack up whenever he fires his trademark squid launcher or uses his butt
15:40instead of his fingers on his keyboard.
15:45Number 14, Vizzini, The Princess Bride.
15:48Let me put it this way.
15:49Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
15:53Yes.
15:54Morons.
15:55Anyone who's familiar with Wallace Shawn's work would, understandably, find it inconceivable
16:00to take this five-foot-two comedian seriously as a villain, since his claim to fame is that
16:06manner of speaking of his.
16:14But that, in a way, makes him the perfect casting choice to play the arrogant, Napoleonic
16:20thief bent on kidnapping Princess Buttercup for a handsome reward.
16:28His hubris leads to his downfall, however, when he thinks he can outsmart the incomparable,
16:33dread Pirate Roberts.
16:35Vizzini is a villain who crawls under our skin, but makes us laugh the whole time.
16:49Number 13, Kim Jong-Il, Team America, World Police.
16:59This puppet put a gut-busting spin on the real-life North Korean tyrant.
17:04Voiced by Trey Parker, Kim Jong-Il is ruthless, foul-mouthed, and size-splittingly hilarious
17:10with every motion in line.
17:12He doesn't just stop at maniacal monologues.
17:14This villain takes things to the next level by keeping deadly Black Panthers as pets,
17:19and giving the UN weapons inspector a fatal dip in his pool.
17:25The hilarity hits its peak when he breaks into song, revealing a surprisingly soft side.
17:40A puppet with a plan, Kim Jong-Il makes us laugh while taking villainy to absurd, unforgettable
17:46heights.
17:47Number 12, Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham, Robin Hood, Men in Tights.
17:52In this classic Melbrook spoof, Robin Hood takes a backseat to the tyrannical, yet hilariously
18:09inept duel ruling England with anything but an iron fist.
18:25Prince John, power-hungry and immature, is unforgettable with his ever-shifting mole
18:30and fineness for bubble baths.
18:41Meanwhile the bumbling Sheriff of Rottingham is ridiculously incompetent, complete with
18:47backwards nervous talk.
18:55The pair delivers endless laughs thanks to their absurdity, swagger and exaggerated villainy.
19:01Number 11, Harry and Marv, Home Alone.
19:07The Wet Bandits are the ultimate slapstick duel of dim-witted robbers.
19:18Their plan?
19:19Rob a house guarded by a lone 8-year-old.
19:21The catch?
19:22This 8-year-old is prepared.
19:24The duo experience every painful, bone-crushing booby trap imaginable, but somehow they keep
19:30coming back for more.
19:39While it may not be funny for them, it is hilarious for us to watch.
19:43Despite their best efforts to outsmart a kid, every step they take only leads to more chaos,
19:49leaving us wondering how they survive it all.
19:52Their unrelenting punishment is comedy gold.
20:01Number 10, Jacobean Mugatu, Zoolander.
20:06Oh, Will Ferrell, what will you come up with next?
20:12Flamboyant fashion mogul Jacobean Mugatu brainwashes model Derek Zoolander, scheming to have him
20:18assassinate the Malaysian Prime Minister and thus retain cheap child labor.
20:28Mugatu's tantrums are his crowning moments, each one delivering peak Will Ferrell insanity
20:33in the best way possible.
20:35With his ridiculous outfits and over-the-top personality, Mugatu is as unforgettable as
20:40he is unhinged, making every scene he's in wildly entertaining.
20:53Number 9, Shooter McGavin, Happy Gilmore.
21:06The most celebrated golfer on the PGA Tour, Shooter McGavin is the main antagonist standing
21:11in the way of Adam Sandler's titular Happy getting his grandmother's house back.
21:20Though undeniably skilled, he is also one of cinema's most arrogant jackasses, relishing
21:25in taking the low role to try to get Happy disqualified.
21:28Arrogant, conniving, and somehow always hilarious, Shooter is that classic love-to-hate-em character,
21:35and honestly, could a 90's comedy even be complete without him as the bad guy?
21:51Number 8, Dark Helmet, Spaceballs.
22:00This baddie, as you probably can tell, is based on a certain Sith Lord.
22:05However, underneath that massive helmet lurks Rick Moranis, a real ball-buster thanks to
22:10the power of the Schwartz.
22:11He's a short and short-tempered megalomaniac out to steal a planet's air supply.
22:30He does this while playing with his dolls, cranking things up to ludicrous speed, and
22:35harboring a strange connection to the hero.
22:37Like many of us, he hates it when he gets his Schwartz twisted.
22:49Number 7, Ernie McCracken, Kingpin.
22:56This pro bowler isn't just a jerk, he's the ultimate hustler, leaving Woody Harrelson's
23:01character Roy Munson minus a hand and minus his dignity.
23:12With his absurd comb-over and dead-serious concentration phase, Bill Murray's Ernie
23:17McCracken revels in his role as the King of Cruelty, going out of his way to torment and
23:22humiliate his rival at every possible turn.
23:25His ruthless antics, shameless swagger, and gleeful malice cement him as one of the most
23:30hilariously despicable villains in comedy history.
23:43Number 6, Hades, Hercules.
23:49Considered to be one of the most popular and beloved Disney villains, Hades is a unique
23:53and highly comical take on the Greek god of the underworld.
23:59The casting of James Woods was instrumental to Hades' humor, as prior to that, he was
24:04originally written as a darker and more serious bad guy, similar to The Little Mermaid's
24:08Ursula.
24:12In fact, Woods' inspired characterization of the hot-tempered deity as a fast-talking
24:17salesman-like character, cloaking his dark aspirations in sarcasm and misdirection, draws
24:22most of the laughter throughout the film.
24:24So much so that you almost wish things would go his way in the end.
24:34Number 5, Fat Bastard, Austin Powers franchise.
24:42Few villains make an entrance like Fat Bastard.
24:45While we almost went with the roller-skating and skin-peeling villain Goldmember, Fat Bastard
24:50makes us laugh even harder.
24:58This sumo-wrestling Scottish-accented brute takes gross-out humor to new heights.
25:04He's much more than just a physical threat, he's an assault on all the senses.
25:12With his unapologetic lack of manners, he's as revolting as he is relentless.
25:17Despite his crude humor and appetite for anything or anyone in his way, Mike Myers' over-the-top
25:22performance and thick accent bring an odd charm to the character.
25:26You might cringe, but you can't help but laugh too.
25:37Number 4, White Goodman, Dodgeball, A True Underdog Story.
25:47A fitness fanatic with a petty streak a mile wide, Ben Stiller's White Goodman is the
25:52owner of Global Gym, determined to crush all competition, including the underdog Average
25:58Joe's Gym.
25:59Small-minded and insecure, this beady-eyed one-liner machine will stop at nothing to
26:04win a dodgeball tournament and prove his dominance.
26:12But for all his intense fitness obsession, Goodman harbors a hilarious secret passion
26:16for junk food, practicing a brutal kind of aversion therapy to contain it.
26:21Arrogant and vain, he's the kind of villain we love to hate and laugh at.
26:34Number 3, Bill Lumberg, Office Space.
26:39This division VP at Inateck is just the kind of superior we'd hate to work for.
26:45But the reason this corporate stooge makes us both clench our teeth and laugh out loud
26:49is that, in the real world, there are a million Bill Lumbergs passive-aggressively asking
26:54us to work weekends and to fill out meaningless reports.
27:08We don't know if we should laugh or cry at the fact that we can actually relate to
27:11these characters who've had enough of being overworked and underappreciated.
27:26Bill Lumberg, on behalf of every 9-to-5-er who's ever had to deal with your kind of
27:31micromanaging and political correctness, if you could go ahead and F right off, that'd
27:36be great.
27:43Number 2, Yzma, The Emperor's New Groove.
27:50Everything about Yzma screams classic Disney villain, from her head-to-toe black-and-purple
27:55aesthetic to her Cruella de Vil-inspired design.
27:58She's also a send-up of other iconic Disney villainesses like Ursula and the Evil Queen
28:03from Snow White, who yearn to be young and beautiful again.
28:10But unlike them, Yzma's vanity and old age are played for laughs rather than scares,
28:15with Emperor Kuzco zooming in on all her worst features in his inner monologue when firing
28:19her as his power-hungry advisor.
28:27Yzma is voiced by Eartha Kitt, whose sultry gravitas and scenery-chewing completely sell
28:33the character.
28:34Alongside her pretty but dumb henchman Kronk, Yzma is as side-splittingly funny as she is
28:40malicious.
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29:16Was there ever any doubt?
29:18Taking the top spot is Dr. Evil, Mike Myers' iconic parody of Bond villain Blofeld.
29:23This pasty mastermind loves his cat Mr. Bigglesworth, but has zero understanding of monetary inflation,
29:29hilariously demanding one million dollars, as though it's still a fortune.
29:41Dr. Evil's eccentricities don't stop there.
29:44He's got a flair for dismissing employees in ridiculous ways, an inexplicably loyal
29:49clone named Mini-Me, and a fondness for sharks with laser beams.
29:53Add to that the wildest origin story we've ever heard.
30:09What villain cracks you up the most?
30:11Tell us in the comments down below.
30:41And as always, thanks for watching.