Paul Merton's deapan comic delivery and fantastic wit are showcased in the fantastic In Galton And Simpson's.... Two comedy heroes of Merton's Galton and Simpson decided he was the man to breath new life into their comic scripts... Season 1: 1. Twelve Angry Men 2. Impasse 3. The Radio Ham 4. Sealed With A Loving Kiss 5. The Missing Page 6. Don't Dilly Dally On The Way 7. The Lift Season 2: 1. Visiting Day 2. The Wrong Man 3. I Tell You It' s Burt Reynolds 4. The Suit 5. Being Of Sound Mind 6. Lunch In The Park 7. The Clerical Error
Shy quiet Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) wanted a little adventure. And one day it walked into his life in a red silk dress. Now his wife is packing a gun. His friends are going nuts trying to cover for him and he's about to get caught with his pants down on the six o'clock news. Be very careful of what you want because you just might get it!
This second collection of Ealing Comedy, while not quite as important a reissue as the first box, is nonetheless essential viewing for all aficionados of classic English film. In Passport to Pimlico a group of Londoners demonstrate, paradoxically, their Englishness by eccentrically choosing the Burgundian citizenship granted them by a rediscovered medieval charter. Similarly, in The Titfield Thunderbolt neighbours outraged by the closing of their local branch line steal an antique locomotive from the museum and run their own railway. A similar sense of taking charge of your own life fills Hue and Cry as a group of boys, infuriated that crooks have been using their favourite comic to send messages, summon scores of others by radio to help them track down and capture the gang. There are shared themes here, a shared sense of the importance of eccentricity and imagination to a healthy society as well as excellent ensemble acting from casts that include Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford and Sid James. The box is filled out with a television documentary about the history of Ealing Studios. It covers its early silent days, the golden age that produced the classic comedies and such important films as The Cruel Sea, its time as a BBC studio and its possible renaissance under new management. On the DVD: Ealing Comedy presents the three films and the documentary in 1.33:1 (i.e., 4:3), and has excellent mono sound that does full justice to both dialogue and scores. The extra features include introductions to the four films in the first box set by such luminaries as Terry Gilliam and Martin Scorsese as well as DVD-ROM files of the original brochures for all seven films. --Roz Kaveney
So F**king Rock is a 2 hour performance recorded at The Bloomsbury Theatre in London in 2008. Contains material from Dark Side and So Rock including Inflatable You, Rock n Roll Nerd, Canvas Bags, Dark Side, Angry, Not Perfect, You Grew On Me, Peace Anthem for Palestine, Mitsubishi Colt, Not Perfect, and lots more
British Comedy Award Winner for the Best New Comedy Show featuring stand-up from The Debonnaire Dachshund himself as he performs live on London's Premier West End Stage at the end of his sell-out 1998 tour.
The entire 5-disc set! From the writer of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis. The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar but it's not your standard order bloke with beard bible and bad breath - it's Dawn French of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit a double dose of double entendre and healthy supply of chocolate she brings the town's lovable - through rather eccentric - inhabitants a hyst
""We'll settle up later. Otherwise it just gets nasty."" Julia Davis returns as the psychotic bunny-boiler Jill Tyrell hell-bent on getting her man no matter how much depravity she needs to wade through! This truly is subversive comedy at its very best. Following on from the events of last series Glen now resides at Bettle Lodge Home for the Criminally Insane. As always Jill has a plan; sniffing the money she'll receive for bumping him off why not get married? Elsewhere
After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Emily and Linda realise that working through their differences as mother and daughter - in unpredictable, hilarious fashion - is the only way to escape their outrageous jungle adventure.
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller join together to scratch beneath the surface of po-faced British respectability in their own sketch show Armstrong And Miller. From the divorced dad who 'bonds' with his son by giving brutally honest answers to innocent questions to an inappropriate dentist who treats his captive audience to tales of the state of his dog's prostate and swinger parties to a suburban husband who returns home from work to find his wife and his best friend Pete in full bondage gear Armstrong And Miller offer up a wealth of hilarious sketches.
When overactive man-child Malcolm takes the plunge and lets girlfriend Kisha move into his house he quickly senses they're no longer alone. Videotaping a series of paranormal events Malcolm is shocked to discover the love of his life carries more than your average relationship baggage: she's demonically possessed by an evil spirit. Malcolm enlists the help of priest/ex-convict Father Williams who sets about exorcising the demon from his girlfriend before it ruins his relationship. Hysterically funny horror-spoof from the creators of the Scary Movie franchise.
A fast-paced broad comedy sketch show based around Peter Serafinowicz's impressions and characters. In Peter's world his uncanny impressions of real stars like Terry Wogan Ewan McGregor Al Pacino Noel Edmonds Simon Cowell Christopher Walken Kevin Spacey Colin Farrell Michael Caine Laurel & Hardy Elvis Alan Alda Chris Tarrant and all four of the Beatles mingle with Peter's own creations such as Terry Wogan's alcoholic identical twin Jerry pretentious designer 'Keyhole' and Brian Butterfield the world's most incompetent compensation lawyer. It's a world where sexy Pirates are waiting for your call Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are lovers and you can buy an M&S Christmas Pudding Sofa or a magazine dedicated to Elephants & Trains. And of course O! NEWS - A regular strand that's a spoof US entertainment show as seen by hundreds of thousands of internet users on YouTube in which Peter as presenter Kennedy St King reports on Hollywood nonsense ranging from Simon Cowell's new TV hit 'America's best male prostitute' to the new anatomically correct Oscar statuette.
Finding a girl when you're a nerdy science geek can be hard. But what happens if that special someone dies in a bizarre gardening accident and it's all your fault?Meet Jeffrey Franken. He's just killed the love of his life and now he's going to rebuild her... From the body parts of the dead streetwalkers who exploded when he introduced them to a lethal new drug - Supercrack! Little does he know that a good recipe requires the correct ingredients. Jeffrey isn't putting his life back together; he's building... a FRANKENHOOKER!From the twisted imagination of Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case) and starring James Lorinz (Street Trash), comes a movie that pays a loving tribute to the worst excesses of the American Grindhouse.
Here Comes The Boom [Irish Version]
The smash hit sequel to Deanna Durbin's debut film 'Three Smart Girls' THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP saw Deanna once more taking on the role that made her name and singing her signature song 'Because'.Deanna stars as Penny Craig the youngest of three sisters. When the handsome and debonair Richard Watkins (William Lundigan) proposes to her sister Joan everyone in the Craig household is delighted except for Penny's other sister Kay. She was secretly in love with Richard too...Determined to help young Penny turns to the family butler for advice. He says that Kay will forget all about Richard when she meets another 'tall dark and handsome' man. Never one to duck a challenge Penny finds just such a man to court her sister Kay - Harry Loren. Only Harry then falls madly in love with Joan... and everyone thinks Penny secretly loves Harry! Will the course of true love ever run smoothly in the Craig Household?Apart from the captivating 'Because' THREE SMART GIRLS also sees Deanna Durbin performing three other charming musical numbers 'Invitation to the Dance' 'La Capinera' and 'The Last Rose of Summer'.
Reprising his role as Stanley the bellboy Jerry Lewis returns in The Patsy. When a star comedian dies unexpectedly the team behind the man decide to train an unknown to fill the shoes of the late comedian for a TV show. Undeniably absurd but extremely funny the film centres on the disastrous attempts by Stanley to fulfil the requirements to pass himself off as the comedian. As Stanley's big debut approaches his abilities deteriorate rapidly into a melting-pot of mayhem and slap
On paper, The Royle Family doesn't sound that promising: a working-class family from Manchester sit in their cluttered living room, watch the telly and argue over domestic details (the arrival of a telephone bill, for instance, provides the big dramatic event of the first episode, which aired in September 1998). But from such small everyday incidents, Royle Family creators Caroline Aherne and Dave Best (who play young couple Denise and Dave) have crafted one of the most successful shows on British television--a comedy about the joys and frustrations of family life that's warm, honest and very, very funny. It's Britain's answer to The Simpsons, whose success the show rivalled when it started broadcasting on BBC2 (the programme jumped channels to BBC1 for its second series). Now in its third series, The Royle Family has seen its characters develop like real folk. Denise and Dave got married and now have a little sprog; Barbara starts menopause (how many sit-coms are brave enough to use that for laughs?) and Denise's kid brother Anthony shakes off his surly adolescence when he turned 18 in series two. Unlike Oasis--who provide the shows theme song "Halfway Round the World"--this programme just keeps getting better. But no soap--not even Brookside in its dafter moments--has one-liners as brilliantly crafted as The Royle Family's. Slouched in his armchair, Jim's dour running commentary on the TV shows that are on at the time are particularly priceless. Changing Rooms, for instance, boils down to "a cockney knocking nails into plywood... Is this what it's come to?" Not quite; as long as the Royle Family are around, there is something worthwhile to watch. --Edward Lawrenson
The tragic death of the outspoken comedian Bill Hicks at just 32 cut short the career of a man who had proved himself as having one of the most distinctive voices in comedy. Uncompromising and outrageous Hicks was a sex drugs and rock 'n' roll comedian. Passionate about his work his comedy was built on conviction setting him apart from all other stand-up comedians. This DVD contains two programmes: Revelations: Hicks' last live performance a sell out show at the Dominio
Disc 1 - An Evening With Max Boyce: Max Boyce has been making people laugh for more than a quarter of a century. His irresistible blend of wit charm and energy continues to win the affections of audiences wherever he plays. Disc 2 - Max Boyce Down Under: Max's comedy ranges far and wide - from his antidote to the psychological impact of the All Black's hakka to an unofficial tourist's guide to Australia's principal cities. And of course there are songs as well. Max ho
Britain's Got Idiots Live Britain's Got Idiots is the stunning debut DVD of Andy Parsons, the star of Mock The Week and Live at the Apollo. Recorded at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue at the zenith of his sell-out UK tour. Britain's Got Idiots proves once and for all that Andy Parsons is not only the topical comedian of his generation but a damn fine dancer. Special Features: Andy Parsons Live at the Apollo Britain's Got Idiots Including Internal Monologue How Not To Re-Do A Joke The Unbearable Malt Chocolateness of Extras Gruntled Live 2011 Recorded at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire during his sold out UK tour, Gruntled Live 2011 contains shades of light and dark and a little peek behind the showbusiness curtain. Mixing politically-inspired bemusements and personal anecdotes, Gruntled is the second DVD release from one of Britain's sharpest comedians. Special Features: The Whole Show in 30 Seconds Never Trust Your Boyfriend at a Gig www.andyparsons.co.uk Questions Answered
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