Comedy

• Pokémon: Detective Pikachu | DVD | (01/06/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Kenny | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £7.20   |  Saving you £-4.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A portaloo toilet installer sees his routine life thrown into chaos in this smash Australian comedy.

• The Office: Complete Box Set (Series 1 - 2 plus Christmas Specials) | DVD | (22/11/2005) from £17.53   |  Saving you £22.46 (128.12%)   |  RRP £39.99

  It feels both inaccurate and inadequate to describe The Office as a comedy. On a superficial level, it disdains all the conventions of television sitcoms: there are no punch lines, no jokes, no laugh tracks, and no cute happy endings. More profoundly, it's not what we're used to thinking of as funny. Most of the fervently devoted fan base watched with a discomfortingly thrilling combination of identification and mortification. The paradox is that its best moments are almost physically unwatchable. Set in the offices of a fictional British paper merchant, The Office is filmed in the style of a reality television show. The writing is subtle and deft, the acting wonderful, and the characters beautifully drawn: the cadaverous team leader Gareth (Mackenzie Crook); the monstrous sales rep, Chris Finch (Ralph Ineson); and the decent but long-suffering everyman Tim (Martin Freeman), whose ambition and imagination have been crushed out of him by the banality of ! the life he dreams uselessly of escaping. The show is stolen, as it was intended to be, by insufferable office manager David Brent, played by codirector-cowriter Ricky Gervais. Brent will become a name as emblematic for a particular kind of British grotesque as Basil Fawlty, but he is a deeper character. Fawlty is an exaggeration of reality, and therefore a safely comic figure. Brent is as appalling as only reality can be. --Andrew Mueller The second series exceeded even the sky-high standards of the first. Indeed, it ventured beyond caricature and satire, touching on the very edge of darkness. Ricky Gervais is once again excruciatingly superb as David Brent, but in this series, Brent's to-the-camera assertions concerning his management qualities and executive capabilities are seriously challenged when the Slough and Swindon branches are merged and his former Swindon equivalent Neil (Patrick Baladi) takes over as area manager. To compensate, Brent cultivates his pathologically mistaken image of himself as an entertainer-motivator-comedian whose stage happens to be the workplace. Meanwhile, Tim, who can only maintain his sanity by teasing the priggish Gareth, continues to wrestle with his yearning for receptionist Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis), a sympathetic character persisting in a relationship with a man about whom she still maintains unspoken reservations. As ever, it's the awkward, reality TV-style pauses and silences, the furtive, meaningful and unmet glances across the emotional gulf of the open-plan office, that say it all here. As for Brent, his own breakdown is prefaced by a moment of hideous hilarity--an impromptu office dance, a mixture of "Flashdance and MC Hammer" as Brent describes it, but in reality bad beyond description. Then, when his fate is sealed, he at last reveals himself in a memorable finale to perhaps the greatest British sitcom, besides Fawlty Towers, ever made. --David Stubbs The brilliant and devastating comedy of The Office is brought to a satisfying conclusion in The Office Special, originally a two-part Christmas special on the BBC, set three years after the end of the faux-documentary's second season. The former office manager David (Ricky Gervais) now ekes out a desperate existence as an oblivious quasi-celebrity, making awkward, humiliating visits back to the office staff he still believes loves him. Gawky Gareth (Mackenzie Crook) has risen to manager and become a petty tyrant, while the sweet but snide Tim (Martin Freeman) continues to pine for former receptionist Dawn (Lucy Davis), who fled to Florida with her fiance. When the documentary crew pays for Dawn to return for the holiday party, an unpredictable reunion looms ahead. The Office fuses scathing humor and genuine empathy, turning excruciating social discomfort into inspired satire. Fans will find this special rewarding in all respects. --Bret Fetzer

• Family Guy - Freakin' Sweet Collection | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £5.97   |  Saving you £7.02 (117.59%)   |  RRP £12.99

  5 classic episodes hand-picked by creator Seth McFarlane! When You Wish Upon A Weinstein (Season 3): The day that Peter buys volcano insurance is the day that Lois becomes fed up with their constant money problems. When Peter wishes for a Jewish ""money guy"" to help them Max Weinstein comes to the rescue. After meeting Max Peter decides Chris could be successful if he converted to Judaism as soon as possible but the plans for a ""quickie"" bar mitzvah in Las Vegas are quickly

• Mr Bean - Series 2 Volume 2 | DVD | (19/10/2015) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (66.70%)   |  RRP £14.99

  More animated action from the hapless Mr Bean in nine splendid stories: All You Can Eat Flat Pack Holiday For Teddy The Newspaper Viral Bean Super Spy Scout Bean Back to School Lord Bean 

• Alan Carr - Tooth Fairy LIVE | DVD | (12/11/2007) from £4.45   |  Saving you £15.54 (349.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first stand up show from the star of The Friday Night Project on DVD.

• The Fisher King | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £23.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Arthurian mythology and modern-day decay seem perfect complements to each other in Terry Gilliam's drama/comedy/fantasy The Fisher King. Shock jock Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges) makes an off-handed radio remark that causes a man to go on a killing spree, leaving Lucas unhinged with guilt. His later, chance meeting with Parry (Robin Williams), a homeless man suffering from dementia, gets him involved in the unlikely quest for the Holy Grail. The rickety and patently unrealistic stand that insanity is just a wonderful place to be and that the homeless are all errant knights wears awfully thin, but, there are numerous moments of sad grace and violent beauty in this film. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese launched his successful career and his smart wordplay helped garner Mercedes Ruehl an Oscar as Lucas' girlfriend. --Keith Simanton

• The Ghost of St Michaels | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £8.00   |  Saving you £7.99 (99.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Will Hay back in his role as a hapless teacher is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff. Hay assisted by Claude Hulbert and Charles Hawtrey has to unravel the mystery before he becomes the next victim.

• Nice Girls Don't Explode | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Take the psychotic mother-daughter team from 'Carrie'. Add the 'fire girl' premise of 'Firestarter'. Mix in a generous helping of racy irreverent comedy and you get a towering inferno of fun called 'Nice Girls Don't Explode'. Barbara Harris plays Mom a domestic tyrant who makes Joan Crawford seem rather permissive. After seeing an ad for a movie called 'Fire Girl' Mom devises an elaborate scheme to shield daughter April from men and sex. She decides to fight fire with fire. Apri

• Jackass: The TV And Movie Collection | DVD | (05/11/2013) from £25.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jackass the Lost Tapes-; Jackass 3-More stunts and pranks from the JACKASS team - this time in 3D.; Jackass 3.5-JACKASS 3.5 mixes extra footage shot for JACKASS 3 and new made for digital content.; Jackass The Movie-A feature-length film with the original creators and cast of the hugely-successful MTV series Jackass. The film features the Jac kasses performing their silly pranks and outrage; Jackass vol 2-; Jackass vol 3-; Jackass Vol 1-; Jackass the Movie 2-Johnny Knoxville and his band of merry maniacs go on another madcap series of adventures involving outrageous stunts and downright c raziness.; Jackass 2.5.-When Johnny Knoxville and the guys returned in 2006 to make JACKASS: NUMBER TWO they filmed more than a movie they filmed a movie and a half. This film includes hilarious new interview

• Josh Widdicombe | DVD | (28/11/2016) from £5.33   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Josh Widdicombe, the star of ˜The Last Leg' and his own sitcom ˜Josh' is back with his new stand-up show What Do I Do Now? the undisputed king of the exasperated petty gripe Evening Standard

• Rhod Gilbert And The Award-Winning Mince Pie | DVD | (16/11/2009) from £13.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Multi-award-winning Welsh wonder Rhod Gilbert presents his long-awaited debut stand-up DVD. Fast rising through the comedic ranks Rhod has become one of the UK's hottest comedians taking observational humour to a whole new level with his fantastical ranting and over analysis of life's infuriations that are conspiring to bring him down. Rhod's mince pie experience starts at a service station somewhere in the UK at around 2.40am. He is forced to acknowledge the he may be having a very mild nervous breakdown when he finds himself aggressively demanding to know more about an 'award-winning mince pie' on display in the corner. How did it come to this? He doesn't even like mince pies. Rhod's unique and skilful brand of storytelling is mightily apparent as he tells the slightly ridiculous story of how one award-winning mince pie broke the camel's back.

• The Man Who Sued God | DVD | (01/12/2003) from £6.48   |  Saving you £4.77 (91.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Man Who Sued God defies simple definition, managing to be several types of movie all at the same time. As a theological-romantic-comedy-drama, it's in a somewhat unique category all of its own. Perhaps only Billy Connolly could carry off a central role that combines slapstick with raging anger, puppy-dog disappointment and strong language delivered in his distinctive accent. These facets of performance are used and abused in a tale that feels like it really ought to be based on a true story, but isn't. Connolly's life as a fisherman is sunk by the destruction of his boat by a bolt of lightning. The insurance company won't pay up because it falls under that age-old excuse of being an "Act of God". So Connolly decides to sue the deity. The premise raises issues about how the law and the church have apparently conspired together. But at heart the film is a simple character study, so any pondering on legal or theological implications will have to be done on your own time; the screen is occupied with family issues, underhand dealings and a maybe-maybe romance with Judy Davis. Big Yin fans at least will enjoy the Connolly's composite character. --Paul Tonks

• The House Bunny | DVD | (16/02/2009) from £4.35   |  Saving you £15.64 (359.54%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Anna Faris charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex - only to learn that what boys really like is what's on the inside.

• Shaun Of The Dead | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £5.48   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's no disparagement to describe Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s zombie-rom-com Shaun of the Dead as playing like an extended episode of Spaced. Not only does the movie have the rather modest scope of a TV production, it also boasts the snappy editing, smart camera moves, and deliciously post-modern dialogue familiar from the sitcom, as well as using many of the same cast: Pegg’s Shaun and Nick Frost’s Ed are doppelgangers of their Spaced characters, while Jessica Stevenson and Peter Serafinowicz appear in smaller roles. Unlike the TV series, it’s less important for the audience to be in on the movie in-jokes, though it won’t hurt if you know George Romero’s famous Dawn of the Dead trilogy, which is liberally plundered for zombie behaviour and mythology. Shaun is a loser, stuck in a dead-end job and held back by his slacker pal Ed. Girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is exasperated by his lack of ambition and unceremoniously dumps him. As a result, Shaun misses out on what is apparently the end of the world. In a series of beautifully choreographed and edited scenes, including hilarious tracking shots to and from the local shop, he spectacularly fails to notice the death toll and subsequent zombie plague. Only when one appears in their back garden do Shaun and Ed take notice, hurling sundry kitchen appliances at the undead before breaking out the cricket bat. The catastrophe proves to be the catalyst for Shaun to take charge of his life, sort out his relations with his dotty mum (Penelope Wilton) and distant stepdad (Bill Nighy), and fight to win back his ex-girlfriend. Lucy Davis from The Office and Dylan Moran of Black Books fame head the excellent supporting cast. --Mark Walker

• God Bless America | DVD | (09/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture, which he sees as overrun with cruelty, stupidity and intolerance. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left to live for. But instead of taking his own life, he buys a gun and decides to take out his frustration on the cruellest, stupidest, most intolerant people he can imagine-starting with some particularly odious reality television stars. Frank finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and together they embark on a nation-wide assault on America's dumbest, most irritating celebrities.

• Gigli | DVD | (19/12/2005) from £6.25   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When an inept mob hitman is joined on a kidnap job by a 'lesbian assassin,' the last thing they or their bosses expect happens: they fall in love.

• Dead Sushi | Blu Ray | (23/09/2013) from £12.13   |  Saving you £2.86 (23.58%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Cult Japanese film director Nboru Iguchi ('The Machine Girl' 'Robo-Geisha' 'The ABCs of Death') returns with this madcap and macabre comedy horror filled with awesome special fx and full-on fight sequences. Keiko a cute female trainee sushi chef finds her kung fu skills are called upon when some infected flying sushi starts to bite back! As the flesh-hungry man-eating Sashimi spring to life with savage teeth will Keiko be able to save a group of businessmen from the unrelenting terror of the killer fish dishes? 'Packs more bite than a mouthful of wasabi' (Dread Central). Tasty! (FEARnet.com). A delectable treat! (We Got This Covered). Official selection at Frightfest 2012 and Fantasia 2012. Special Features: Making of Directors' commentaries Trailers Interviews Special FX

• Big Nothing | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £7.05   |  Saving you £8.94 (126.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An out-of-work teacher joins forces with scam artist in a bid to make some easy money.

• Rik Mayall Presents: The Complete Series | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. Micky Love 2. Briefest Encounter 3. Dancing 4. The Big One 5. Dirty Old Town 6. Clair De Lune