Comedy

• Parenthood | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Ron Howard's 1989 hit, written by fellow family men Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (Splash, A League of Their Own), is an original comedy about contemporary life and the eternal responsibilities of raising children. Steve Martin has never been better than as a dedicated husband and father trying (and inevitably failing, as do most of us) to balance the demands of his kids and his job. The actor, like his character, throws himself into the part quite touchingly, particularly in a scene where a hired clown fails to show up at a children's party and Martin's character unabashedly provides the entertainment. Good as Martin is, this is actually an ensemble piece with numerous actors playing members of the same family, with cross-generational joys and disappointments in the air--and parents in conflict, children in love and so on. Jason Robards is very good as a patriarch who finally accepts the reality that the son he adores (Tom Hulce) is a major screw-up. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• So Little Time - Vol. 2 | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £5.38   |  Saving you £8.61 (61.50%)   |  RRP £13.99

  From coffee to curfew 14-year-olds Chloe and Riley Carlson (Mary-Kate and Ashley) manage the ups and downs of growing up and now that they're in high school they have to deal with boys too! In this collection of episodes from the hit television series 'So Little Time' Chloe and Riley tackle girl stuff like first dates first kisses first loves and broken hearts...thank goodness they have each other! With hip new music from cool new bands 'So Little Time' is a series worth cleari

• The New Statesman - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The New Statesman is a multi-award winning masterpiece of political satire. Rik Mayall stars as the ruthless Alan B'Stard the egocentric MP who will stop at nothing to further his political career. Episodes comprise: Fatal Extraction / Live From Westminster / A Wapping Conspiracy / The Haltemprice Bunker / California Here I Come / May the Best Man Win / Piers of the Realm

• Dave Spikey - Live 2 | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £7.98   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dave Spikey star of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (as co-writer and club compere Jerry 'The Saint' Clair) hits the road for the first time since his award-winning 'Overnight Success' tour. Away from Phoenix Nights Spikey is an established comedian in his own right. He won the prestigious 'Performance of the Year' at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 2003 for his 'Overnight Success' show and took the 'Best Comedy Performance' award at the Leic

• Guns Akimbo - Uncut | Blu Ray | (04/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Trigger Happy TV - Best Of Series 1 | DVD | (06/09/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  First shown by Channel 4 at the beginning of 2000, Trigger Happy TV is one of those hidden-camera shows that plays pranks on the unsuspecting public. The brainchild of writer-performer Dom Jolly and his co-director Sam Cadman, it's a beguiling selection of endearingly daft scenes triggered by the admirably straight-faced Jolly (an inappropriate name if ever there was one). His characters include, among many others, a traffic warden who ticks off street cleaners for parking their carts on double-yellow lines; a business man who produces a three-foot-long mobile phone and bellows loudly into the handset; and an incompetent secret-service agent who sidles up to people on park benches, slipping them cryptic messages. Unlike the elaborate ruses of other hidden-camera shows, the best gags here are decidedly low-tech and simple: Jolly's attempt to interact with a stuffed dog he's taken for a "walk" in the park, much to bemusement of passing joggers, is fairly typical of the programme's mix of deadpan humour and surreal visuals--less Beadle's About, more absurdist street theatre. And instead of relying on a laugh track to set the mood, the show has a surprisingly eclectic, even at times strangely mellow and introspective, soundtrack from such acts as The Happy Mondays, Elastica and the Stereophonics. While some of the recurring gags were beginning to flag by the end of the series, the beauty of this compilation is that it features only the strongest material. However, we won't get a chance to see the prank Jolly played on Bill Wyman, who objected when it was first screened on television. Wyman might not get Jolly's impish brand of humour. But this fresh and entertaining compilation gives the rest of us a chance to sample it for ourselves. --Edward Lawrenson

• MTV - Viva La Bam - Season 1 | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £9.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Welcome to Bams world! Some say he's a skate guru who's skidded face-first down the ramp one too many times. Others claim Phil and April dropped him on his head. And he liked it. So they did it again and again and again. To those who know and love Bam Margera he's merely a guy who likes to have fun at the expense of those he loves. Welcome to the manic world of Bam - just make sure you watch your back!

• The Likely Lads | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bob (Rodney Bewes) and Terry (James Bolam) find their lifelong friendship beginning to change as Terry becomes involved with a new woman and the lads' weekly drinks sessions stop. Bob is dismayed but his wife sees the opportunity to get Terry married off and put a wedge between the friends. Of course this being a spin-off from the popular BBC sitcom nothing runs smoothly as they all embark on a caravan touring holiday!

• Cheap Flights | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £17.14   |  Saving you £-5.15 (-43.00%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Tracklist:1. Act 1: Companies Using Nifty Taxation Systems2. One True Religion3. Dogging4. Mother Dear Mother5. One Night Stand6. Bestseller 20127. Bulgarian Song Cycle Part 18. Mr & Mrs & Me9. The Orang-Utan Song10. Cheap Flights11. Down With The Kids12. Act 2: Bored13. Yes, But is it Art?14. Little Chef15. Bulgarian Song Cycle Part 216. Tesco Saves17. Let's Go to A Hotel18. Lieder19. This Table20. Stick Your Head Between Your Legs21. FAQs22. Michael O'Leary

• Please Sir: Series 1 | DVD | (08/04/2013) from £7.17   |  Saving you £12.82 (178.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  British comedy at its best 'Please Sir' is fondly remembered by an entire generation of TV viewers. Starring John Alderton as the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges who is put in charge of the worst class ever come back to school and relive the hilarity with 'Please Sir!'. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Welcome Mat 2. A Picture Of Innocence 3. Maureen Loves Sir 4. A Near Greek Tragedy 5. The Barbarian Librarians 6. Student Princess 7. It's The Thought That Counts

• Sexy Beast | DVD | (13/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ray Winstone stars as the retired British gangster living in Spain, persuaded to return to England for one last job.

• Clueless Special Edition (DVD +BD) | Blu Ray | (28/09/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray and DVD boxset, including Production Notes Booklet, Poster, Artcards, Movie Quote Card Game, Cher's Report Card. Smart, Sparkly And Never Out Of Style! After 25 years, Clueless remains a smart, charming, and hilarious classic that truly captures what it was like to be a teen in the 1990s. Alicia Silverstone shines as the 15-year-old Beverly Hills High School student who thrives on shopping, enjoys the perfect social life, and plays matchmaker to all her friends just don't ask her who she's dating, AS IF! Directed by Amy Heckerling, the movie also stars Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Stacey Dash, and Wallace Shawn. Special Features Clue or False Trivia Game The Class of '95 - A look at the cast, then and now Creative Writing with Writer/Director Amy Heckerling Fashion 101 Language Arts Suck ˜N Blow - A Tutorial Driver's Ed We're History - Stories from the cast and crew Trailers HD

• Mr & Mrs Smith | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Before Hollywood had entirely typecast Alfred Hitchcock as the master of suspense, with Mr & Mrs Smith he was allowed to fashion an elegant romantic trifle starring Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard. It probably won't replace Rear Window or Psycho in your affections, but the film is more than a curious footnote to the director's career. The two leads play David and Ann Smith, a devoted but endlessly squabbling couple who discover their three-year marriage isn't legal. When he unexpectedly hesitates to arrange a second wedding, she storms out in a huff and soon begins dating his solid, dependable business partner Jeff (Gene Raymond). The rest follows the formula laid down by such previous screwball comedies as The Awful Truth (1937) and Bringing Up Baby (1938): David employs fair means or foul to win back Ann's heart, causes all sorts of complicated mischief, then... well, three guesses what happens in the end. The intriguing thing about the movie is how Hitchcock takes Norman Krasna's paper-thin script and adds sly undercurrents of menace. You may note, for instance, that the ostensibly happy Smiths treat each other with subtle sadism right from the start, and that David's tactical pursuit of his ex-wife (spying on her and deliberately offending Jeff's parents) involves them both in humiliations that are really quite sinister and ugly. Violence seems about to erupt in the recurring scenes where Ann shaves her husband (suggestively holding a razor up to his throat)--and make what you will of our hero's symbolic nosebleeds. There's a touch of Vertigo in one scary moment when a jammed amusement park ride leaves two characters dangling helplessly high above the ground--and a touch of shall we say relief for Hitchcock's well-known love of toilet humour in another oddball sequence. Montgomery and Lombard keep the mood acceptably frivolous, while indicating the flawed nature of the marital relationship. From the evidence of this one-off, Hitchcock might have been among the best comedy directors in the business, had he so wished. --Peter Matthews

• Miss Jones and Son: the Comple | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Paula Wilcox (Man About the House) stars in this six-part comedy series depicting the complicated life of Elizabeth Jones a young woman coming to terms with the responsibility of looking after her baby alone at a time when single mothers faced widespread prejudice. Though sympathy and emotional support comes in the shape of next-door-neighbour and friend Geoffrey (Christopher Beeny - In Loving Memory) every step seems to bring fresh difficulties for Elizabeth - including the reproaches of her parents a radically curtailed social life and a much-reduced income... Miss Jones and Son came from the creative team responsible for And Mother Makes Three Man About the House and Robin's Nest. It was notable for being the first British sitcom to depict a single mother. Presented here is the complete first series.

• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Blu Ray | (11/07/2022) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal).Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nicolas Cage.4K: Region FreeBlu Ray: Region B

• Dumb and Dumberer | DVD | (29/12/2003) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  For every outcast who has tried to fit in, comes the prequel to the worldwide hit 'Dumb & Dumberer.' Lovable goofballs Harry & Lloyd return in an adventure of truly idiotic proportions.

• Daddy Day Camp | DVD | (18/02/2008) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. takes charge of a kids summer camp in this "Daddy Day Care" sequel.

• Road Trip/Euro Trip | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £12.35   |  Saving you £-4.36 (-54.60%)   |  RRP £7.99

• James Young - The Complete Our Jimmie | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £5.58   |  Saving you £14.41 (258.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Visit those Belfast streets again with this double helping of James Young or 'Our Jimmie' as he was known in his native Ulster. A true comedian with that special talent of making people laugh - at themselves.All the old favourites are with him too such as Mrs O'Condriac the Cherry Valley Women Emily Beattie Orange Lily and many more characters and sketches all reflecting the bigotry and prejudices along with the humour of his home town of Belfast.His earthy humour plucked from the pavements of his beloved Ulster is certainly at its best in this superb compilation as even now it continues to entertain his many fans.

• Two's Company - The Complete Series | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Dorothy McNab a prickly American authoress moves into a Chelsea flat in London. Needing domestic help she employs Robert Hiller a quintessential 'Gentleman's Gentleman' and it's not long before sparks fly when New Money clashes with the Old School Tie...