Comedy

• Bruno/Ali G In Da House/Talladega Nights | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Bruno:Sacha Baron Cohen and Borat director Larry Charles reunite to bring the brilliantly tasteless exploits of Bruno to the big screen! When Europe turns its back on Bruno he crosses the ocean to find fame in the US but how will the American public take to the outrageous Austrian? Very badly! When clueless homosexual fashionista Bruno the presenter of Funkyzeit (the most popular fashion programme in every German-speaking country apart from Germany) is effectively banned from Europe following a disastrous incident at a show he sets his sights on America. With his former assistant's assistant Lutz as his only ally the fashionmonger tries to conquer the US as only he knows how - as tastelessly as possible! Will Bruno achieve the fame he so desperately craves? Ali G In Da House: Ali G gets all political in his big-screen debut finding himself in the bizarre position of having to resolve one of the biggest national and political scandals in the country's history. Abetted by his loyal crew the West Staines Massive and long suffering girlfriend 'Me Julie' he emerges as perhaps the unlikeliest of heroes... Talladega Nights: From the people who bought you Anchorman and The 40 Year Old Virgin comes this hilarious fast-paced comedy starring Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby - one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. Ricky has everything a racing sensation and national hero could wish for: a luxurious mansion a smokin' hot wife (Leslie Bibb) and a loyal racing partner childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly). But flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) is about to wreck Ricky's world and challenge for the supremacy of NASCAR. Now Ricky must face his demons and kick some serious asphalt if he's to get his career back on the track beat Girard and reclaim his fame and fortune. 'Cause as Ricky Bobby always says If You Ain't First Your Last!

• Thumbsucker | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £6.49   |  Saving you £13.50 (67.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A teenager tries to break his addiction to his thumb in this quirky comedy / drama.

• On The Beat / Man Of The Moment | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 1962's On the Beat, Norman Wisdom's Pitkin, the most famous incarnation of his riotous buffoon character, is dreaming of something better as usual. Pitkin wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a policeman, but being decidedly on the short side, has to settle for washing police cars. Of course it's not long before Norman is impersonating an officer of the law. Wisdom also plays his nemesis here, the German General Schreiber, as well as the chief suspect in a series of jewel robberies which only Pitkin's chaotic antics can solve. Terence Alexander effectively reprises his character from The Square Peg (1958), and Wisdom regular David Lodge, previously seen costarring in The Bulldog Breed (1960), is also on hand, though otherwise the supporting cast is less stellar than before. By the time of 1955's Man of the Moment, Wisdom was firmly established as Britain's favourite movie comedian, his shy, helpful and good-natured "gump" character forever unintentionally causing catastrophe in the great tradition of Charlie Chaplin. However, while Chaplin ventured into politics in Modern Times (1936) for satirical purposes, when Norman's minor civil servant here accidentally becomes the UK delegate at a conference in Geneva the emphasis is on farce and pratfalls. The plot sees Norman sticking up for the rights of the fictional kingdom of Tawaki against less-than-honest government interests, while his new-found status brings the attention of the ladies, including the return of his Trouble in Store (1953) costar Lana Morris. Continuing his collaboration with veteran director John Paddy Carstairs, the film is a polished laughter machine that continues to entertain. --Gary S Dalkin

• Mind Your Language - The Best Of Mind Your Language - Vol. 3 | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £11.18   |  Saving you £-1.19 (-11.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Hello Sailor: Everyone loves a sailor especially a Russian one! Jeremy tries to help Juan's friend Boris defect to the UK but all does not go according to plan when Boris' Captain Ivan falls for Miss Courtney. A Point Of Honour: Sexy French student Danielle soon causes havoc in Jeremy's life when she needs to borrow a fiance to protect her honour. Unfortunately thanks to Miss Courtney's interference Jeremy must box his way out of trouble. The Examination: Thanks to Jeremy's temper a quick drink in the pub leads to a violent dispute with the new examiner. Can Ali Ranjeet Juan and the gang pass their test or will it be the end of the road for the English class?

• Lost In Karastan | DVD | (29/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lost in Karastan is a gentle black comedy about a confused, washed up British film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national Epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric and corrupt dictator. When down and out Academy award winning British film director Emil Miller receives an invitation to the Embassy of the Autonomous Republic of Karastan, little does he know that he will be embarking on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse and colourful career.

• Sorry - Series 2 | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £8.19   |  Saving you £7.80 (95.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Language Timothy!' 40 year old Librarian Timothy can't seem to escape the clutches of his controlling mother and lead the amorous life he dreams of despite his best efforts and the help of his friends.

• Love Thy Neighbour - The Complete Series 3 | DVD | (19/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The complete third season of the cult '70s TV Comedy plus the New Years Special! One of the highest rated sitcoms of the 1970s attracting 16 million viewers at the peak of its popularity Love Thy Neighbour explores the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds and Eddie Booth.

• Monkey Business | DVD | (22/05/2006) from £23.81   |  Saving you £-10.82 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  After a chimpanzee gets loose in a pharmaceutical lab and randomly concocts a youth-restoring drug staid scientist Dr. Barnaby Fulton (Cary Grant) unknowingly samples the potion and acquires the energy and tempement of a college student!

• Oh Doctor Beeching - Complete Series 2 | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down.... This release features all 10 episodes from the second series. Episode listing: 1. No Milk For The Minister 2. Father's Day 3. The Gravy Train 4. The Van 5. Lucky Strike 6. Love Is A Very Splendid Thing 7. Action Stations 8. A Bowl In The Hand 9. A Pregnant Pause 10. Ton Up

• Hurly Burly | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £9.48   |  Saving you £5.50 (84.75%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Welcome to Eddie's world. It exists at the very juncture where Hollywood meets the mountains, where the almost-rich and not-yet-famous live on cheap thrills and heady ambition while searching for true love and redemption.

• Second Thoughts - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (11/07/2011) from £7.91   |  Saving you £12.08 (152.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring sitcom favourites James Bolam Lynda Bellingham Julia Sawalha and Belinda Lang this hit comedy series was inspired by the real-life relationship of the writers husband-and-wife team Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. With bittersweet storylines and memorable performances from a star cast Second Thoughts was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 90s. Faith and Bill are two middle-aged divorcees who are attempting to maintain a relationship despite the forces that threaten to pull it apart. These include constant interference from Bill's scheming ex-wife and work colleague Liza and the activities of Faith's teenage children - the football-obsessed Joe and demanding daughter Hannah. Nobody said it would be easy...

• Easy Living | DVD | (18/08/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hilarious comedy written by Academy Award winner Preston Sturges. Mary (Jean Arthur) is a poor working girl who gains a fortune when a financier throws a fur coat out of a window into her lap! Everyone assumes she's his mistress but soon her rags-toriches lifestyle threatens a real romance with an inept waiter (Ray Milland)!

• St Martin's Lane | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £16.18   |  Saving you £-3.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  On the pavements of the London theater district the buskers earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles who recites dramatic monologues sees that young pickpocket Libby also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case is impressed by the dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Yet when Libby comes alone a theatrical career is launched....

• Naughty Nineties / The Time Of Their Lives | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-10.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Naughty Nineties: Set aboard the River Queen showboat Bud and Lou perform their legendary ""Who's on First?"" routine. The Time Of Their Lives: Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.

• Dreaming | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £10.98   |  Saving you £1.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Phenomenally successful entertainers Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen team up with larger-than-life vaudevillian Teddy Brown and future horror queen Hazel Court for this 1944 comedy feature presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Directed by John Baxter who collaborated with Flanagan and Allen on many of their wartime comedies Dreaming sees the duo seemingly proving that no good deed goes unpunished... When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers! SPECIAL FEATURES [] Image Gallery [] Promotional Material PDF

• Divine Madness: Bette Midler | DVD | (02/12/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Road To Rio | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  To avoid being charged with arson after burning down a circus Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) and Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) stow away on an ocean bound ship. Aboard the vessel the duo fall for Lucia Maria de Andrade (Dorothy Lamour) who is under the spell of her evil aunt (Gale Sondergaard) who has arranged a marriage for the young beauty. This film was in good hands since many of Hope's best collaborators worked on the picture. Director Norman Z. McLeod went on to direct Hope in four

• Catch 22 | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £19.75   |  Saving you £-3.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mike Nichols' superbly directed cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller's scathing black comedy. 'Catch 22' is the tale of a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944. There are winners and losers opportunists and survivors. Separately and together they are frightened nervous often profane and sometimes pathetic. Almost all are a little crazy. 'Catch 22' is an anti-war satire of epic proportions!

• National Lampoon's Gold Diggers | DVD | (30/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  National Lampoon's Gold Diggers

• Carry On Sergeant | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The first of the Carry On movies, 1958's Sergeant is rather different from its successors, much more a film of its time (the latter days of National Service) and rather less a bawdy picture postcard. Sergeant Grimshaw (William Hartnell long before Doctor Who) is about to retire and hopes that he can get his last platoon into shape as Champion Platoon of its intake. Unfortunately, the new recruits include the clumsy Golightly (Charles Hawtrey), the barrack-room lawyer Bailey (Kenneth Williams) and the hypochondriac Horace Strong (Kenneth Connor). Love interest is provided by Bob Monkhouse and Shirley Eaton--newlyweds separated by the call-up and reunited by her taking a job in the canteen--and by the pursuit of Horace by Dora Bryan's Nora. The film relies heavily on a mixture of slapstick and paradoxical revelations of character complexity--the obnoxious Bailey nonetheless takes the trouble to coach the incorrigibly dense Herbert (Norman Rossington); the series' later obsession with low comedy only really emerges in the scenes between Horace and the medic Captain Clark (Hattie Jacques). The platoon's eventual coming together as other than total incompetents is predictable, but likable.On the DVD: The DVD has no frills whatever except for a widescreen picture and chapter selections; it has been cleaned up however so that we get a remarkably crisp mono picture and mono sound, which brings out the quality of the military-band score by Bruce Montgomery, who was also the writer Edmund Crispin. --Roz Kaveney