Comedy

• Nothing To Lose | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £7.94   |  Saving you £10.04 (202.83%)   |  RRP £14.99

  With a story that's too flimsy to support its running time, this road-mo vie comedy has plenty of problems, but at its best it's a surprisingly inspired vehicle for the clever teaming of Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence. Robbins plays an addled advertising executive who comes home early one day and discovers his wife in bed with his boss. To make matters worse, he's later carjacked by a struggling, unemployed family-man-turned-petty-thief (Lawrence), and that's when he loses his cool completely. He takes the carjacker hostage and recruits him on a road-trip scheme of revenge against his wife and boss. Plotting to break into his boss' high-security vault, Robbins gets a criminal assist from Lawrence, but they're also on the run from another pair of would-be thieves who trail them to the vault's location. The routine plot of Nothing To Lose is occasionally limp and sluggish, but writer-director Steve Oedekerk (who makes a wacky cameo appearance as a security guard) mines comedy gold during several scenes that detour from the plot for the sake of sheer lunacy. Robbins and Lawrence have great comedic chemistry (if you can tolerate Lawrence's constant profanity), and although the movie ends on a false note with some unlikely turns of fate, it's definitely good for more than a few solid laughs. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Father Ted : Complete Box Set | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Father Ted is one of those rare sitcoms that defies categorisation--it owes as much to Flann O'Brien and Samuel Beckett as it does to Monty Python--and its blend of satire, character comedy and anarchic surrealism has made it a cult favourite around the world. Exiled to remote Craggy Island, Father Ted shares a house with the breathtakingly stupid Father Dougal Maguire and the constantly inebriated Father Jack, who has a small vocabulary and a taste for furniture polish. Their housekeeper, Mrs Doyle, takes care of them with a never-ending supply of tea and sandwiches: "Go on now, Father, won't you try one? They're diagonal." Together they fight boredom by dressing up as Elvis, startling ducks at the fair and provoking nuns. This set compiles the entire three-year series. --Simon Leake

• Friends: Complete Series 10 - New Edition | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £7.08   |  Saving you £43.91 (620.20%)   |  RRP £50.99

  After ten years and ten series of comic catastrophes it's time to bid farewell to the six chums with the very final fantastic collection of episodes of 'Friends'! 1. The One After Joey And Rachel Kiss 2. The One Where Ross Is Fine 3. The One With Ross's Tan 4. The One With The Cake 5. The One Where Rachel's Sister Babysits 6. The One With Ross's Grant 7. The One With The Home Study 8. The One With The Late Thanksgiving 9. The One With The Birth Mother 10. The One Where Chandler Gets Caught 11. The One Where The Stripper Cries 12. The One With Phoebe's Wedding 13. The One Where Joey Speaks French 14. The One With Princess Consuela 15. The One Where Estelle Dies 16. The One With Rachel's Going Away Party (aka The One Where Rachel Goes To Paris) 17. The Last One - Part 1 18. The Last One - Part 2

• Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls (1995) | DVD | (09/09/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  This inevitable sequel finds Jim Carrey reprising his role as the world's greatest pet detective. His latest case, the disappearance of a rare African white bat, draws him out of his spiritual retreat at a Tibetan monastery following the tragic outcome of his previous case. That traumatic experience, which makes for a hilarious opening-scene send-up of the Stallone thriller Cliffhanger, prompts Ace to venture to Africa, where he goes native with the tribe that hired him to find their symbolic bat. From that point anything goes, with Carrey pushing the boundaries of good taste (what, you were expecting good taste?) up to and including his now-infamous "birth" scene from the backside of a mechanical rhinoceros. Lighten up, and don't be ashamed if you find yourself laughing. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• BBC Great Comedy Moments | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Every comedy lover's dream this specially compiled DVD contains the best moments from the history of comedy at the BBC. Featuring the finest humour from some of the most well respected performers with clips from 'Only Fools And Horses' 'Morecambe And Wise' 'Fawlty Towers' 'Blackadder' 'The Two Ronnies' 'Are You Being Served'? to name but a few.

• The Switch | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £4.89   |  Saving you £13.10 (267.89%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman star in this rom com of unexpected proportions!

• Ken Dodd - Live Laughter Tour | DVD | (07/09/2015) from £11.38   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 12 | DVD | (07/10/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Simpsons - Season 10 | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £11.99   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Join the residents of Springfield for the tenth season of the classic animated series.

• CASINO ROYALE (DVD) | DVD | (15/11/2021) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This wacky send-up of James Bond films stars David Niven as the iconic debonair spy, now retired and living a peaceful existence. Bond is called back into duty when the mysterious organization SMERSH begins assassinating British secret agents.Circumstances lead to the involvement of a colourful cast of characters, including the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), seasoned gambler Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) and Bond's bumbling nephew, Jimmy Bond (Woody Allen).

• Friends: Complete Series 8 - New Edition | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £6.23   |  Saving you £44.76 (718.46%)   |  RRP £50.99

  The eighth season of Friends picks up just moments after Monica and Chandler said, "I do." But the focus of this season is firmly on Rachel's pregnancy, as the story progresses from fatherhood revelations in "The One with the Red Sweater" and "The One Where Rachel Tells..." toward complicated new feelings for Rachel, Ross, and Joey, culminating in the maternity ward two-parter "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby." But it's not all Rachel's pregnancy story. Standalone highlights include "The One with the Rumor" in which the "We Hate Rachel" club started in high school by Ross and a certain Mr. Jennifer Aniston (an uncredited Brad Pitt) is revealed; while "The One with Monica's Boots" has Monica and Chandler arguing over finances when Phoebe and Ross are arguing over the attentions of Sting's wife, Trudie Styler (cameoing as herself). Relationship complications fall upon Phoebe as "The One with the Tea Leaves" hooks her up with a stellar cameo from Alec Baldwin. "The One with Joey's Interview" has Matt LeBlanc in top form preparing to be interviewed by Soap Opera Digest. But time starts to tick faster for everyone in "The One Where Rachel Is Late," as Joey's WWI movie finally arrives, but is overshadowed by the wait for Rachel's overdue arrival. Naturally it's all build-up to the cliffhanger finale and a final emotional surprise. --Paul Tonks

• Blithe Spirit | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £5.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (136.61%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Struggling to find material for his next novel writer Charles Condomine invites a local mystic Madame Arcati to hold a sance at his house in the presence of his wife Ruth and two guests. Sceptical of Arcati's powers Charles does not expect for anything to happen so it is much to his surprise when the ghost of his dead wife Elvira appears to him. Desperate to be rid of his dead wife as he fears she may kill him to have his company forever he pleads with Arcati to send her back to where she came...

• Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum's Head | DVD | (11/11/2013) from £6.03   |  Saving you £13.96 (231.51%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Star of BAFTA award-winning The Inbetweeners and BBC Three's Cuckoo much-loved towering beacon of comedy Greg Davies is one of the most successful stand-ups in the UK. Following a sold-out tour Greg's critically-acclaimed and riotously funny show The Back of My Mum's Head is brought to you on DVD. This show will be funny but to be clear if you're looking for insight into the human condition you'll be better off eating a bun or picking up a stick...

• Mermaids | DVD | (13/01/2014) from £5.94   |  Saving you £4.05 (68.18%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Richard Benjamin's off-beat 1990 comedy Mermaids found Cher at the peak of her big-screen form. She plays Mrs Flax to the manner born. The eccentric mother feeds her two daughters on hors d'oeuvres and sticks a pin in the map to decide the family's next destination when her love affairs have run their course. When they reach New England, however, events--and an unlikely but amiable suitor (Bob Hoskins)--interrupt her self-centred progress and bring the facts of life home to roost with a vengeance. It's a well-made comedy with good performances from Cher and Hoskins, although neither of them is particularly stretched. There is also enough tension in the relationship between Mrs Flax and her eldest child to make it poignant as well as funny. As the Flax daughters, Winona Ryder (neurotic, unworldly Charlotte) and Christina Ricci (swimming-mad "fishhead") show plenty of the promise which has since made them two of America's most appealing film actresses. Stuffed with authentic 1960s detail, Mermaids is actually a modern "woman's picture" which affirms the often precarious bonds of family relationships. On the DVD: Presented in widescreen format, optimised for high-resolution television sets, Mermaids is a vibrant visual treat for anybody with an affection for 1960s kitsch and fashion. The picture quality is superb and the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack sharp; some cracking dialogue has to share the sound waves with thumping hits of the day and, over the final credits, Cher's global smash hit rendering of "It's in His Kiss". But apart from a multilingual choice of soundtracks and subtitles and the original theatrical trailer, there are no extras. --Piers Ford

• The Other Woman | DVD | (13/10/2014) from £4.08   |  Saving you £15.91 (389.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After discovering her boyfriend is married a woman tries to get her ruined life back on track. But when she accidentally meets the wife he's been cheating on she realizes they have much in common and her sworn enemy becomes her greatest friend. When yet another affair is discovered all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating lying three-timing SOB. Hilarious comedy starring Cameron Diaz Leslie Mann and Kate Upton.

• Human Remains: Series 1 | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Written by and starring Rob Brydon and Julia Davis, Human Remains features six different "mockumentaries" with the pair playing couples caught in bizarre, dysfunctional or hopelessly imbalanced relationships. These include an upper-class couple, in which wife openly pines for her first, lost love, whom she has buried on the grounds; a thoroughly homely hubby and wife who run a guest house in the Midlands that features an S&M parlour; and a ghastly pair of God-botherers who live in a state of curtain-twitching loathing of their neighbours. While the sheer range of characters depicted in Human Remains represents a prodigious feat on the part of both actors, the show has much in common with Brydon's other hit Marion and Geoff. The strangeness or awfulness of each couple's situation generally takes a while to come into focus, the deeper truths conveyed through low-level bickering, cumulatively revealed in deceptively banal interviews to camera. Brydon and Davis are sometimes merciless in their satirical savagery, as with the Alanis Morissette wannabe Fonte Bund; at other times, Human Remains is too bleak to watch. However, the sheer acuity and detail with which these characters are unwittingly realised, coupled with the brilliance of the (semi-improvised) monologues/dialogue means that our encounters with them, although mercifully brief, are both hilarious and touching. This is an exceptional series. On the DVD: Human Remains features a generous package of extras, including deleted scenes and outtakes, among them an extension of the "healing" scene featured in the episode with the S&M couple, footage of the early rehearsals and improvisations from which the characters took shape, a commentary in which Davis and Brydon recap on the circumstances of the filming, an excerpt of the pair in S&M gear singing "American Pie" in rich Brummie accents and, best of all, the Fonte Bund Band in which the folk-rock duo featured in the series have an added, Spinal Tap-type documentary also starring John Martyn (who supplies the series' theme). --David Stubbs

• David Brent: Life on the Road | DVD | (12/12/2016) from £7.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD sees the highly anticipated big screen debut of one of comedy's best-loved characters, David Brent (Ricky Gervais). The film catches up with Brent twelve years on from the BBC mockumentary ˜The Office' to find he is now a travelling salesman with Lavichem, a cleaning and ladies' personal hygiene products company. However, he hasn't given up on his dream of rock stardom and is about to embark on a self-financed UK tour with his band, ˜Foregone Conclusion'.

• Let Them Eat Cake - Complete Series | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £29.98   |  Saving you £-13.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The liaisons were dangerous. The wigs were lethal. France 1782 during the reign of Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette. We find the Comtesse De Vache and her trusty maid Lisette up to no good amid the decadent splendour of the Palace of Versailles. The corrupt court is awash with sexual scandal and intrigue most of it stirred up by the Comtesse in her schemes to get the better of her deadly rival the man-eating Madame De Plonge. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Pox 2. Murder 3. The Portrait 4. Making Voopee 5. A Marriage Of Convenience 6. The Royal Command Performance

• Made Of Honour | DVD | (29/09/2008) from £2.97   |  Saving you £17.02 (573.06%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

• Grosse Pointe Blank | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £6.97   |  Saving you £9.02 (129.41%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hit man Martin Q Blank (John Cusack) is in an awkward situation. Several of them, actually. He's attending his high school reunion on an assignment; he's got a rival hit man (Dan Aykroyd) on his tail; and he's going to have to explain to his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver) why he stood her up on prom night. Grosse Pointe Blank is an amiable black comedy, cowritten by Cusack and directed by Jonathan Demme protégé George Armitage (Miami Blues), has the feel of Demme's Something Wild and Married to the Mob--which is to say its humour is dark and brightly coloured at the same time. Cusack and Driver are utterly charming--as is the leading man's sister, Joan, who plays his secretary. (Cusack received an Oscar nomination for her next role, in In & Out.) Alan Arkin is also very funny as Martin's psychiatrist. --Jim Emerson