If you thought Long Haired Businessmen sounded like a fake movie title someone made up during a particularly unproductive office meeting, you’re not alone. But the long-haired, corporate-buzzword-loving middle managers are real, and they’re getting their own feature-length comedy.
Paramount Movies has released the official trailer for Long Haired Businessmen, which arrives on digital platforms for rent or purchase on November 17, 2026.
Directed by Scott Gairdner, the PG-13 comedy stars George Kareman, Patrick O’Brien, and Ben Wietmarschen as Kevin, Kyle, and Seth, three middle managers whose carefully constructed office lives are thrown into chaos when the Torrence Group takes over their company. The new owners bring in Gen-Z efficiency experts, and suddenly the guys who have spent years talking about synergy and staying on the same page are facing a very real threat to their jobs. Their plan to fight back involves AI, which may not be the most reassuring strategy when artificial intelligence is already part of the problem.
The movie has a history that goes back much further than this trailer. Long Haired Businessmen began as a Funny Or Die sketch series in 2013, created by Kareman, O’Brien, and Wietmarschen. The original shorts followed a group of office workers who communicated almost entirely through corporate buzzwords and clichés. Their conversations could take ten times longer than necessary without actually getting anything accomplished. The hair was also a major part of the joke: the businessmen wore gloriously oversized, shoulder-length hairpieces, and nobody in the office seemed to find this unusual enough to mention.
The title itself reportedly came before the concept. During a brainstorming session, the creators landed on the words Long Haired Businessmen and thought the name was funny enough to build something around, even though they hadn’t worked out what that something would be. That turned out to be a pretty good starting point. The series ran from 2013 through 2020, with the creators using basic office situations as jumping-off points for improvised corporate nonsense. A broken copier or a trip through a fast-food drive-thru could become an extended exercise in meaningless workplace language.
The web series also attracted some impressive guest appearances. Will Ferrell, Will Forte, and J.K. Simmons all joined the long-haired office crowd, with Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis also making an appearance. It developed the kind of following that can be especially strong among comedians and comedy fans, even if the average person might not immediately recognize the name.
Funny Or Die has made the jump from online comedy to feature films before. The best-known example is Between Two Ferns: The Movie, the 2019 Netflix comedy starring Zach Galifianakis. That film expanded the deliberately awkward celebrity-interview series into an 82-minute road-trip story, with Funny Or Die’s Mike Farah and Caitlin Daley among its producers. Long Haired Businessmen takes a similar route, giving its established comedy characters a bigger story to get lost in. This time, the crisis is a corporate takeover and the possible elimination of middle management.
Along with Kareman, O’Brien, and Wietmarschen, the new film features Dean Norris, Rhys Darby, Edi Patterson, Marlene Forte, James Saito, and Judy Reyes. Gairdner directs from a screenplay written by the three original series creators. The film runs 82 minutes and is rated PG-13.
So, yes, Long Haired Businessmen is a real movie. You can watch the official trailer now, and find out whether Kevin, Kyle, and Seth can keep their jobs when the film arrives digitally on November 17. Just remember to circle back, touch base, and get everyone looped in.
