The teaser trailer for the anticipated follow-up to 2009′s smash-hit comedy The Hangover has premiered online, reuniting “The Wolfpack” Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Stu (Ed Helms) with director Todd Philips for more morning-after mayhem. So what’s new? Well, the Vegas backdrop has been replaced by the chaotic city of Bangkok, which is a dirty punchline just waiting to happen.

Accompanied by a new teaser poster, the minute-long trailer reveals little beyond the new setting, a bald Galifianakis and a denim jacket-wearing monkey. Still, this tiny taste is enough to cement the film in my ‘most anticipated of the year’ list. I can’t wait to see what madness the boys get up to this time, especially how cameos from Bill Clinton, Liam Neeson and Mike Tyson — who returns from the first film — factor into the film.

The Hangover’s tale of three friends attempting to piece together the events of the previous night’s mayhem was one we could all relate to, indicative of the film’s whopping $467 million global box office. Not only does that make it the tenth highest grossing film of 2009, it’s also the highest grossing R-rated film in the United States OF ALL TIME. Stick that in your Na’vi pipe and smoke it, Jim.

The first film wasn’t only commercial success, but also a hit with the critics, winning awards at the BFCA, the BAFTAS and a Golden Globe for Best Comedy. With that in mind, a sequel was inevitable — in fact, it was already in the development stage before the first film even was released. That’s how confident Warner Bros. were in the final product.

In hindsight, it’s easy to see why. But after seeing the trailer for the orignal The Hangover back when it premiered in 2009, I confess to writing it off as “just another gross-out comedy.” It didn’t take long for me to change my tune after viewing Phillip’s hilariously cheeky and gloriously vulgar film, where it went straight to my number two comedy of the decade behind the untouchable Superbad.

But the question is: can lightning strike twice?

Check out the poster and trailer below.