Comedy

• Will Hay - Oh Mr Porter / Convict 99 | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £12.60   |  Saving you £0.39 (3.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Though he gets solo above-the-title billing, Will Hay was no more a solo comedian than Groucho Marx. Teamed with sidekicks Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt the trio formed one of British cinema's greatest comedy gangs. Oh, Mr Porter!, one of their finest vehicles, finds Hay as congenial William Porter, an inept railway worker who is shunted off to the dead-end job of stationmaster in Buggleskelly, Northern Ireland. The delight of the film is in the interplay between Hay and Marriott, the single-toothed dotty old-timer, and Moffatt, the chubby smart kid, as they fail the most basic requirements of their jobs but come up trumps when investigating the ghost of One-Eyed Joe and his haunted mill. --Kim Newman One of Will Hay's brisker comic efforts, 1936's Convict 99 sees Dr Benjamin Twist, Hay's clueless schoolmaster, caught in a case of mistaken identity and invited to head up a prison for especially hard-boiled criminals. It's a typical outtake from Hay's bizarrely lawless universe in which, for all his harrumphing and bluster, he's unable to exercise any sort of discipline whatsoever over the men in his charge. Hay plays exactly the same character from film to film, one so ill-equipped for any situation he's equally suited for all. Whereas Twist is an incompetent who somehow muddles through, Hay the comic actor is a master of timing and double-takes who knows precisely how to create the air of a shambles. --David Stubbs

• Liar Liar | Blu Ray | (24/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  this uproarious hit from the Director and Producers of The Nutty Professor comic genius Jim Carrey stars as a fast talking attorney and habitual liar who forced by his son's birthday wish must tell the truth for 24 hours. With co-stars Maura Tierney Jennifer Tilly Swoosie Kurtz and Amanda Donahoe this great film is a laugh-a-minute!

• Father Ted - Series 2 - Part 2 | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £9.21   |  Saving you £10.78 (53.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Among the five episodes collected here are two of Father Ted's finest half-hours. "Rock-A-Hula Ted" was one of the few episodes in which the writers of the show abandoned any concern for their largely British audience and stacked the script with explicitly Irish references: Craggy Island's "Lovely Girls" festival is a burlesque of the all-too-genuine "Rose Of Tralee" pageant, and fire-breathing pop singer Niamh Connolly--played with aplomb by Clare Grogan--an obvious enough Sinead O'Connor manqué. "New Jack City", meanwhile is the classic episode in which the choleric Father Jack is finally despatched to an old folks' loony bin only to be replaced by the mesmerisingly appalling ragga-fixated chain-smoker Father Fintan Stack. As one of the high points of the Father Ted series this episode is also one of the high points of television comedy. There isn't much wrong with the other three episodes here, either. On the DVD: an interactive menu allows the selection of individual episodes, and segments within those episodes. The only extra feature is the option of watching the episodes with the dialogue replaced with a commentary by co-writer Graham Linehan and actor Ardal O'Hanlon, who plays Father Dougal Maguire. Occasionally interesting and revealing though this is, it gets rapidly wearing in this form, and would have worked much better if transcribed in an accompanying booklet. The disc is presented in 4:3 aspect ratio with English subtitles available.--Andrew Mueller

• Up the Academy | DVD | (25/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Replacements | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £19.90   |  Saving you £-5.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The opening scenes of The Replacements see American football team, the Washington Sentinels, in dire straits. The players have walked out in a protest over pay at a vital point in the season, forcing the Sentinels' owner to bring veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) out of retirement to put together a replacement team. He assembles a group of oddballs and misfits including failed quarterback Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves), a boozing Welsh brawler (Rhys Ifans), a convicted former football pro, a deaf mute, a psychopathic ex-cop, a sumo wrestler and a kleptomaniac (Orlando Jones) who has trouble catching the ball. It is Falco's job to pull the team together and overcome his own problems to take the Sentinels to the playoffs. Howard Deutch (Pretty in Pink, Grumpier Old Men) directs this variation on a losers-make-good storyline that runs like Police Academy on the playing field. Keanu plays the Steve Guttenberg role. Sandra Bullock clone Brooke Langton provides the all-too-predictable cheerleading love interest, while Rhys Ifans delivers light relief as the team's chain-smoking kicker. On the DVD: The main feature is presented in letterboxed widescreen format with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound in three languages (English, Spanish and Italian). There are optional subtitles in 20 different languages. Interactive menus are slickly designed like the yard markings on an American football field and provide access to a range of special features. As well as a theatrical trailer and commentary by director Howard Deutch, there is a 15-minute HBO special "The Making of the Replacements" hosted by Orlando Jones and a 10-minute "Actors Guide to Football" which provides a detailed look at the way the entirely authentic football sequences were planned and filmed. --Chris Campion

• The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £27.92   |  Saving you £2.07 (7.41%)   |  RRP £29.99

  A ten volume DVD collection of some of the Little Tramp's finest films. Almost 15 hours of classic comedy entertainment. Titles include: the documentary Chaplin - His Life and Work plus Mabel's Married Life Laffing Gas Face On The Barroom Floor Recreation The Masquerader The Good-For-Nothing The Rounders Cruel Cruel Love The Landlady's Pet Twenty Minutes Of Love Caught In A Cabaret A Busy Day The Fatal Mallet The Knockout The New Janitor The Rival Mashers M

• Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason | Blu Ray | (17/05/2010) from £5.50   |  Saving you £14.49 (263.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After four blissful weeks with Darcy, Bridget discovers that life with her new man isn't quite as perfect as she thought...

• Revenge Of Billy The Kid | DVD | (21/08/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Revenge of Billy the Kid is an outrageous farce like no other comedy film you've ever seen. Its bizarre blend of murder and mirth terror and titters simply defies sane description! When horney-handed farmer Gyles MacDonald has his wicked way with the farmyard goat little does he realise the freakish consequences of his strange desires. The Macdonalds are crude and grotesque living by their (dim) wits on a desolate island. Shunned by the mainlanders the family's laughable lifestyle is shattered when the unfortunate goat finally gives birth! Only Gyles' soft-headed daughter takes pity on the hideous creature. Naming it Billy she warns her brutish brothers to keep their hands off her new-found friend! But Billy doesn't beat about the bush. He grows quickly... Too quickly for Gyles who realises his diabolical secret will soon be out and the legacy of his evil lust is about to drop him deep in the manure....

• All Ladies Do It | Blu Ray | (05/06/2017) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With its star's bottom looming large on the cover, erotic adventure All Ladies Do It is clearly the work of Italian director Tinto Brass. It is another tale of a young woman and her quest to fulfil her sexual desires, in this case Claudia Koll's Diane, who embarks on a series of casual affairs much to the interest of husband Paul who, assuming that her tales are merely the product of an active imagination, finds himself aroused by their content. In the meantime, Diane is increasing her circle of lovers before a trip to Venice threatens to bring her dual life crashing down. The plot is frankly secondary to Brass' appreciation of the female form (absolutely no opportunity is missed to focus on Koll's behind) and it all becomes a little ludicrous. The original Italian title ("Cosi fan tutte") is derived from Mozart's comic opera but, unlike the opera's convoluted sexual politics, here there is only a rather confused attempt at expressing a quasi-feminist message about female independence. All Ladies Do It is best viewed as a piece of glossy titillation and nothing more. On the DVD: Brass certainly knows how to make the best of a location and there are some exceptionally beautiful shots of Venice to be found among the carnal adventures. The extras include a filmography and photo gallery as well as a low quality but telling interview with the director, during which he expounds on a rather strange theory regarding women's bottoms and the fact that, unlike their faces, they cannot lie. --Phil Udell

• Due Date | Blu Ray | (28/02/2011) from £6.00   |  Saving you £18.99 (316.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From The Hangover director Todd Phillips Due Date throws two unlikely companions together on a road trip that turns out to be as life-changing as it is outrageous. Expectant first-time father Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) looks forward to his new child's due date five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at his wife's side for the birth his best intentions go completely awry when an encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan on a cross-country trip that will ultimately destroy several cars many friendships and Peter's last nerve.

• 2 Point 4 Children | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £29.69   |  Saving you £-12.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The complete first series of familial mishaps with the dysfunctional Porter family! On the Surface the Porters are a normal family - indeed even the series' title 2 Point 4 Children the fabled average family size alludes to their normality (as well as the fact that the husband/father is still a bit of a child himself). Yet though the individual members - central-heating engineer Ben; his wife catering worker Bill; and their teenage children David and Jenny - are unexceptional t

• Dara O Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Get this year's comedy fix from the mighty Dara O'Briain's highly anticipated new Tour and Live DVD, Dara O'Briain: Craic Dealer. Host of Mock the Week (BBC One), The Apprentice You're Fired! (BBC Two) and star of Three Men in a Boat (BBC Two) returns this year with his funniest Live show to date, proving why Dara is regarded as one of the comedy greats by audiences and fellow comedians alike. The 'down-right-funny' Dara O'Briain is at the peak of his career in this hilarious new DVD, making it a must-own show for any discerning comedy fan.

• The Three Stooges | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £7.25   |  Saving you £-2.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  One of the funniest teams to emerge from Hollywood's classic comedy conveyor belt The Three Stooges (or technically four since Shemp later replaced Curly in the team) were the kings of slapstick comedy throughout the 1930s and 40s. Although one of their number might get hit all three end up feeling the pain!Brideless GroomVoice teacher Stemp has to get married before six o'clock in order to inherit a fortune and faces a race against time to find even a reluctant bride.Disorder In The CourtThe Stooges are witnesses at the murder trial of their friend. Although they cause mayhem during the day they do manage to uncover the real murderer's identity.Malice In The PalaceDesert restaurant owners the Stooges set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond from thieves.Sing A Song Of Six PantsThe Stooges are struggling tailors who are heavily in debt. Their only hope of salvation is collecting a big reward for the capture of a fugitive robber who happens into their store.

• Not Going Out - Series 1-3 | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £11.10   |  Saving you £18.89 (63.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Series 1 2 and 3 of the hit TV comedy. Episodes Comprise: Series 1: 1. Serious 2. Death 3. Aussie 4. Stress 5. Kid 6. Caretaker Series 2: 1. Mortgage 2. Gay 3. The Librarian 4. Baby 5. Art 6. Dating 7. Gangster 8. Murder At Christmas Series 3: 1. Pregnant 2. Winner 3. Amy 4. Party 5. Neighbour 6. Speech 7. Marriage 8. Absent Father Christmas

• Getting Any? | Blu Ray | (16/10/2017) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the acclaimed director Takeshi Kitano [Fireworks, Kikujiro] comes a bizarre, over the top and absurd comedy full of slapstick silliness and never ending gags. A great satire of Japanese society and popular cinema, Getting Any?, embraces the spirit of Kitano s early stand-up and television work and as such it offers a genuine inside look into his true personality. The story follows the nerdy middle age Asao, a professional daydreamer, whose one and only goal in life is - as the title suggests - to get laid. Asao embarks on a series of slapstick adventures in search of fulfilling his ultimate fantasy - making wild passionate sex with a woman. His holy quest for sex lands Asao in a series of absurd situations, involving robbery schemes, big movie productions, yakuza gang rivalry wars and scientific experiments. Getting Any? may be very episodic and perhaps even pointless in the grand scheme of things, but for those willing to go for it, it's a hoot from start to finish. Special Features: Brand new restoration First 1000 copies come with limited edition slipcase

• Al Murray: Stand Up Collection | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Al Murray: Barrel of Fun LiveThe Pub Landlord is back to serve up his unique, special brew of bar-room banter in this brand new stand-up show that left his regulars over-flowing with laughter. The Guv tackles all the current topics; from global warming and a PC-world gone mad, to debt and the financial crisis - whilst dispensing his knowledge on the ultimate fail-safe chat-up lines and, ahem,... erectile dysfunction. The People's Publican will also be campaigning for issues that have struck a note with his unerring humanity and compassion, such as giving ginger people their rights They're the British Aborigines and need to be left alone. Tap in to a whole new Barrel of Fun, and no half measures, with this hilarious DVD recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic TourBroken Britain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don't lose hope - Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new stand-up show of epic proportions. Britain's most irrepressible Innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery on this latest live DVD, recorded as part of his 2012 The Only Way is Epic Tour. This monumental new show from the multi-award-winning comedian directly follows the nationwide success of the Guv's twice extended Barrel of Fun tour. Get your orders in now! Special Features: Late Lock In '96: 2009's Stand Up Performance of The Pub Landlord's Classic First Perrier Nominated Show Alistair Murray: Sous le Veston: An Expose Into the Man Beneath the Blazer for the French Arts Channel Behind the Scenes: Including Unseen Footage from the 'Compete for the Meat' Quiz Shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010

• George Carlin Collection Vol.3 | DVD | (14/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Episodes Comprise: George Carlin: Back in Town George Carlin: You Are All Diseased George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances George Carlin's Personal Favorites (60 minute compilation)

• Jeff Dunham: Collection | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Minding The Monsters: Jeff Dunham's 'Minding The Monsters' brings together all your favourites - Walter, Peanut, Bubba J, Jos� Jalape�o... On A Steek!, and Achmed The Dead Terrorist, as you've never seen them before! Enter the ultimate haunted house where Walter transforms into something grumpier than he already is. Watch Bubba J rise from the dead. Meet Peanut's alter ego, The Purple Avenger Of The Night, and his spicy sidekick. And witness Achmed literally dressed to kill in an outfi...

• Cadet Kelly | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £14.26   |  Saving you £0.73 (4.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Hilary Duff stars as Kelly Collins an artistic fashion-minded teen who's forced to go from flashy fab to olive drab at her new step dad's military academy in this delightful comedy. As the clumsiest most clueless recruit ever to botch basic training Kelly seems to be fighting an uphill battle to fit in. But it's all-out war when she butts head with Cadet Captain Stone (Christy Carlson Romano) a tough-as-nails by-the-book ""commanding officer"" determined to break her spirit. See

• Gulliver's Travels (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (17/09/2012) from £7.98   |  Saving you £22.01 (73.40%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Gulliver's Travels is about as marginal as the trailers suggest; it's a tepidly entertaining, irreverent, and sometimes crass comedy starring Jack Black that takes some gigantic liberties with Jonathan Swift's classic story about the land of Lilliput and its tiny inhabitants. Mailroom loser Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is stuck in a dead-end job and living a dead-end life until the promotion of a fellow employee spurs him to speak up and take action. While a trip to the Bermuda Triangle may not be the date with crush Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet) that Gulliver had envisioned, the voyage promises to take his career in a new direction, and it eventually delivers him to a kingdom known as Lilliput, which is populated by miniature people. After initially being captured and locked away in a dungeon, Gulliver wins the hearts of the Lilliputian people by saving their princess (Emily Blunt) from being kidnapped and rescuing their king (Billy Connolly) from a fire in a most unorthodox and unsavoury way, and he quickly finds himself in a position of gigantic influence. Problem is, Gulliver is completely unprepared and unqualified for his new leadership roles, both on the personal and professional levels, and his ineptitude puts himself and all of Lilliput in extreme danger. Grade-school humour abounds in this fairly mindless film, something Jack Black always excels at, but viewers will find that the chuckles and the message about the power of believing in oneself fade equally as fast as the credits roll. (Ages 9 and older) --Tami Horiuchi