A hilarious collection of the best of British comedy from the 1940s to the 1960s. Highlighting the classic moments in comedy these DVD's include rare concert footage extended television clips renowed comedy scenes and seldom seen sitcoms. From the days of radio stars and music hall performers such as Arthur Askey and George Formby to the television era and stars such as John Cleese Benny Hill and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore this series has it all. A must for any fan of British c
The Plank: With a fantastic cast of British stars this short film is a classic of British comedy. Two workmen simply trying to deliver planks to a building site face a series of obstacles. It's Your Move: Eric Sykes also directs this comic short about a group of removal men.
By the early 1970s Oldham-born Eric Sykes had become one of TV's best-loved comedy performers. Following the phenomenal success of the Sykes series he spread his wings in a number of one-off shows and films. This set comprises three shows made for Thames between 1971 and 1982. Filled with Eric's warm observational humour and exploiting his keen eye for the absurd the shows reunite him with several comedy collaborators including fellow Plank star Tommy Cooper and long-term working partner friend and Sykes co-star Hattie Jacques; Diana Coupland (Bless This House) Glaswegian actor/comedian Chic Murray and Dandy Nichols ('Till Death Us So Part) are among the other guest stars with musical interludes from classical guitarist John Williams. Titles Comprise: Sykes - With The Lid Off: Eric dares to take the lid off the many and varied forms of theatrical entertainment with the help of Hattie Jacques Dilys Watling Leslie Noyes Philip Gilbert and dancers The Ladybirds. The Likes Of Sykes: Eric has a Walter Mitty-style dream that he will produce a star-studded spectacular on Broadway - but will his dreams die before his starry eyes? Diana Coupland and John Williams are Eric's special guests. The Eric Sykes 1990 Show: Eric makes a prediction: by 1990 celebrities will have to pay for their own TV shows. Starring in his vision of the future are Tommy Cooper Chic Murray Dandy Nichols Leslie Mitchell and classical guitarist John Williams.
Bobby Walker (Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and his co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives.
A boxing promoter who shares a church hall with a prudish reverend is the knockout formula for this sparkling Brian Rix farce.
Join in the feztival of fun which contains the best loved sketches and side-splitting routines from one of Britain's favourite clown. Watch as all Tommy's conjuring tricks misfire and let his maniacal laugh take over you in his unique and inimitable style. A true comic genius with his unmistakable fez Toomy Cooper will make you laugh out loudjust like that!
Join in this feztival of fun which contains the best loved sketches and classic routines from one of Britain's favourite clowns who returns for yet more side-splitting sketches. Watch as all his conjuring tricks misfire and let his maniacal laugh take you over in his unique and inimitable style. A true comic genius with his unmistakable fez he will make you laugh out loud... just like that!
Features the comedy of Les Dawson Tommy Cooper Freddie Star and Frankie Howerd.
There are probably more Tommy Cooper video recordings available than there were Tommy Cooper performances. This one is as good as any, but then theyre pretty much all as good as each other. Tommy Cooper, once we figured out what it was about him that made people laugh, rarely deviated from his formula. There are a few examples of him doing that here, venturing into set-piece sketches these mostly have the effect of making the viewer wish hed just put the funny hat back on and carry on doing tricks that didnt work. This was always where Cooper was at his best: making a triumphant virtue of his ineptitude. That he was a supremely hopeless magician is well established, but what is often forgotten is that by the conventional standards of stand-up comedy, he wasnt much good at that either. His punchlines were agonising and, once you became attuned to the dynamics of his set-ups and pay-offs, breathtakingly predictable ("I stopped a man and said Can you give me a lift? He said Yes, youre young, the worlds your oyster, go for it," and so on and so on and so on). For all that, indeed because of that, Cooper was one of the funniest men ever caught on camera: he invited audiences to laugh at him, and he laughed with them while they did so. On the DVD: The sketch selection option is neatly laid out, with a still frame from each one to act as a visual cue. There is also a biography of Cooper, which wont tell many fans much they didnt already know, and a "Gag Book" (a selection of his jokes as scripts), which is a nice touch. --Andrew Muller
Contains rare archive footage of the legendary comic genius Tommy Cooper.
Tommy Cooper's comedy was timeless a true original who was everyone's favourite clown. Wearing his trademark Fez he delighted millions with bungled magic tricks and hilarious sketeches.
The Cool Mikado
Imagine the best comedy DVD in the World ever! Well that's what happens when the BVA endorses a plan for the whole UKVideo Industry to come together and seek to raise ''1 million pounds for the Unicef: Tsunami Children's Appeal. This celebrity-hosted DVD features clips of the greatest comedy from the Worlds of Stand Up Television and Feature Film all of which have been donated FREE by the UK video labels.
This collector's item is an absolute treat for Tommy Cooper fans, with rare performances of the timeless comic.This wonderful testament to a comedy icon is a touching reminder of the magical talents of everyone's favourite comic clown, Tommy Cooper.
Comedy Heroes: Tommy Cooper
Who could ever forget the great Tommy Cooper? A legend in his own lifetime and now sadly missed by all his fans. In this video, you'll find two programmes containing some of his most hilarious sketches to enjoy again and again.The Magic Touch - Complied from rare and classic footage. Tommy takes us through some riotous sketches in his own off the cuff style. Join him and guests Eric Sykes and Henry Cooper as they encounter Nautical Cooper, Accountant Cooper, Courting Cooper, Troubadour Tommy and the grand finale - the Amazing Shirt Trick!Tribute to a Comic Genius - It's all here - the bizarre conjuring tricks, the comic antics and Tommy's unique brand of humour - exactly as you remember him. Also included are heart-felt tributes from many of Tommy's friends and colleagues, including Benny Hill, Jim Davidson, Ronnie Barker, Mike Yarwood, Eric Sykes, Max Bygraves and Eammon Andrews.
TRUCKIN', the new film from DFS MEDIA, features the latest freeride snowboarding caught on vivid 16mm film. Filmed in the backcountry of the Wild West, Europe and urban NYC; it contains the household names of Jason Borgstede, Tommy Czechin, Travis Robinson, Cooper Hoffmeister, Dave Scaffidi, Nate Murphy and many of the names of tomorrow. Witness the DFS crew take snowboarding to the next level on rails, powder, cliffs and uber-park.
TRUCKIN' the new film from DFS MEDIA features the latest freeride snowboarding caught on vivid 16mm film. Filmed in the backcountry of the Wild West Europe and urban NYC; it contains the household names of Jason Borgstede Tommy Czechin Travis Robinson Cooper Hoffmeister Dave Scaffidi Nate Murphy and many of the names of tomorrow. Witness the DFS crew take snowboarding to the next level on rails powder cliffs and uber-park.
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