Comedy

• Wallace & Gromit, 'A Grand Day Out', The 'Wrong Trousers' & 'A Close Shave' | DVD | (04/12/2000) from £14.97   |  Saving you £1.02 (6.81%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Grand Day Out Nominated for an Academy Award in 1990, the first short-film adventure of Wallace and Gromit was this 24-minute comedy, created by clay animator Nick Park over a six-year period at the National Film & Television School in London, and at the Aardman Animation studios that Park boosted to international acclaim. In their debut adventure, Wallace and his furry pal Gromit find themselves desperate for "a nice bit of Gorgonzola", but their refrigerators empty and the local cheese shop is closed for a holiday! Undeterred, Wallace comes up with an extreme solution to the cheese shortage: since the moon is made of cheese (we all know thats true, right?), he decides to build a rocket ship and blast off for a cheesy lunar picnic! Gromits only too happy to help, and before long the inventive duo is on the moon, where they encounter a clever appliance thats part oven, part robot, part lunar skiing enthusiast ... well, you just have to see the movie to understand how any of this whimsical lunar-cy can make any sense! Its a grand tale of wonderful discoveries, fantastic inventions--and really great cheese! The Wrong Trousers Clay-animation master Nick Park deservedly won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Animated Short for this 30-minute masterpiece, in which the good-natured inventor Wallace and his trusty dog, Gromit, return for another grand adventure. It all begins on the morning of Gromits birthday, when Wallace gives his beloved pooch the gift of his latest invention--a pair of mechanical "techno-trousers" that can be programmed to take Gromit out for "walkies" while Wallace sits comfortably at home. Gromits not exactly thrilled with the new gadget, and things go from bad to worse when Wallace rents a room to a new boarder--a rather suspicious-looking penguin--to offset his rising expenses. As it turns out, the penguins a notorious thief, and the amazing techno-trousers provide a foolproof method of pulling off a diamond heist! Its Gromits big opportunity for canine heroics, and The Wrong Trousers turns into one of the funniest, most inventive caper-comedies ever made, with an action-packed climax on a speeding miniature train. Will the notorious "Feathers" wind up in jail where he belongs? Will Gromit finally get his due recognition? Watch this amazing marvel of clay animation to see why Wallace and Gromit have become global celebrities--this is comedic ingenuity at its finest. A Close Shave Hot from the international triumph of The Wrong Trousers, clay animator Nick Park knew that his third Wallace and Gromit film was going to have to be the biggest and best adventure yet for the mild-mannered inventor Wallace and his perceptive pooch Gromit. With the ambitiously zany plot of A Close Shave, Park and his fellow animators rose to the occasion and their film won the 1995 Academy Award (Parks second Oscar) for Best Animated Short. This time out, Wallace and Gromit have teamed up to provide a window-washing service, and thats how Wallace meets the lovely Wendolene Ramsbottom, a wool-shop owner whose malevolent dog Preston turns out to be the mastermind of a sheep-napping scheme! Of course, no Wallace and Gromit adventure can be without a grandiose gadget, so Wallaces latest invention is the Knit-O-Matic, a yarn-making machine capable of shearing a whole flock of sheep just a bit too efficiently! When the villainous Preston gains control of the mechanical knitting marvel, Gromit must race to the rescue, and A Close Shave reaches new heights of clay-animation mastery. Every shot is a testament to Nick Parks patience, his clever ingenuity, and his film-making flair. The movies so technically impressive, in fact, that the whole world wondered where Park could go next. It was no surprise, therefore, to find him making the transition to the big screen with Chicken Run. --Jeff Shannon

• About Last Night | DVD | (28/07/2014) from £3.73   |  Saving you £17.52 (709.31%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kevin Hart Michael Ealy Regina Hall and Joy Bryant star in this hilarious romantic comedy about what men and women really want. Bernie (Hart) and Joan (Hall) are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups. When he sets up his best friend Danny (Ealy) with her roommate Debbie (Bryant) the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom.

• Envy | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (300.60%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ben Stiller stars as a normal guy who becomes consumed by jealousy when a get-rich-quick scheme of his best friend (Jack Black) actually succeeds.

• We Bought a Zoo (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | Blu Ray | (16/07/2012) from £12.86   |  Saving you £7.13 (55.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Though adapted from a memoir by a British journalist, We Bought a Zoo feels entirely like a Cameron Crowe film, with clear parallels to previous crowd-pleasers like Jerry Maguire. Crowe introduces Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon in a role that recalls his Contagion character) six months after the death of his wife. Since everything reminds him of her, the California columnist decides to make a change, starting with a new location. His realtor (Curb Your Enthusiasm's J.B. Smoove), brother (Sideways' Thomas Haden Church), and sullen teenage son (Colin Ford) try to talk him out of it, but Mee falls in love with a country manor that comes with a strange stipulation: the tenant must manage the zoo that accompanies the property. With his daughter's blessing, Mee takes the plunge. Fortunately, he inherits an experienced staff, including MacCready (Angus MacFadyen), Robin (Patrick Fugit), Lily (Elle Fanning), and Kelly (Scarlett Johansson, lovely as ever in her least glamorous role to date). Mee's road to reinvention offers few surprises, but Damon makes him a sympathetic figure who finds the same kind of support system among the park personnel that Fugit's Almost Famous writer found in the rock world, except Mee's relationships have more staying power. If his detractors--a skeptical employee and an unctuous inspector--feel like screenwriter constructs, Zoo represents a return to form for Crowe after a series of missteps, including Elizabethtown. Better yet, the real-life park that Mee acquired continues to lead by example as a humane habitat for endangered species. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

• Carry On Vol.1 | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This Carry On collection includes the following films: Carry On Up The Khyber: British India 1895. The Burpas are revolting but then again 'The Devils In Skirts' who guard the Khyber Pass are not too inviting either! Can Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James) prevent the scheming Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams) from starting a full blown rebellion massacring thousands of innocent people ending British rule and making his kushy job obselete? Can he rely on the help of the wayward Brother Belcher (Peter Butterworth)? And can he prevent the secret concerning the 3rd Foot and Mouth Regiment from becoming common knowledge among the natives? All will be revealed in this masterly tale of passion greed and missing underpants! Carry On Doctor: Frankie Howerd plays Francis Bigger a charlatan faith healer who ends up in hospital and what a hospital it is! Dr. Kilmore (Jim Dale) seems more interested in the staff nurses and Dr. Tinkle (Kenneth Williams) dismisses all ill health as a weakness. The Matron (Hattie Jaques) can cure any medical problem with a frosty glance and the nurses are always raising the blood pressure of the patients in the male ward.... much to their delight of course. Carry On Don't Lose Your Head: Carry On laughing until you have hysterics but...Don't Lose Your Head as the Carry On team destroy everything sacred about the classic story of the Scarlet Pimpernel set during the French Revolution. Sid James stars as the Black Fingernail always one jump ahead of Citizen Camembert and Citizen Bidet... Carry On Follow That Camel: When the carry on team head for the sea of sand there's a legion of laughs to be had plus pure gold in the raucous performance of 'Bilko' star Phil Silvers as Sergeant Nocker. Can fresh Foreign Legion recruits 'B.O.' West (Jim Dale) and his faithful manservant Simpson (Peter Butterworth) help defeat the ruthless Sheikh Abdul Abulbul (Bernard Bresslaw)? Find out in the hysterical historical spectacular featuring a host of harem beauties a bevy of blood thirsty Bedouins and a troupe of Legionnaires getting the hump!

• Some Mothers Do Ave Em | DVD | (01/11/2010) from £5.35   |  Saving you £7.64 (142.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

• Father Came Too! | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Fast Lady team rides again! The newlywed Munroes purchase a rundown ramshackle cottage and plan to fix it up themselves primarily to escape their meddling father. However they haven't appreciated the scope of the work required to get the place up to scratch.. They have no choice but to seek outside help. When Builder Josh Wicks arrives on the scene the bills start going through the roof... Written by Henry Blyth (The Bulldog Breed) and Jack Davi

• Creature Comforts - Series 2 - Part 2 | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £4.90   |  Saving you £13.09 (267.14%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The second helping of Nick Park and Aardman animations' Creature Comforts featuring six more hilarious episodes of the clay-based menagerie. Monarchy Business: What happens when an Indian elephant breaks into Buckingham Palace? Why do the royal ravens wish the Queen would get a proper job? What do the corgis think about the royal collection and how does Prince Charles' small talk go down with the flora in the royal garden? Royalists rave and republicans rant be

• Broken Flowers | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (220.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bill Murray stars as a man with a past he knew nothing about in this Jim Jarmusch film.

• How To Get Ahead In Advertising | DVD | (10/11/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Richard E. Grant plays a successful advertising executive who cracks up while trying to think up a campaign for a new spot cream. He then develops a spot himself, which soon enough grows a face and begins talking to him.

• Project X | Blu Ray | (19/11/2012) from £12.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (53.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This extended cut of Project X follows three seemingly anonymous high school seniors - Thomas Costa and J.B. - as they attempt to finally make a name for themselves. Their idea is innocent enough: let's throw a party that no one will forget and have a camera there to document history in the making... but nothing could prepare them for this party. Word spreads quickly as dreams are ruined records are blemished and legends are born. Project X is a warning to parents and police everywhere.

• The Inbetweeners 2 | Blu Ray | (01/12/2014) from £4.85   |  Saving you £17.14 (353.40%)   |  RRP £21.99

  The hotly anticipated follow up to the UK's most successful comedy film of all time, THE INBETWEENERS 2 sees our favourite foursome visit Australia.

• Crime or Punishment?!? | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Ayame is an unsuccessful girl celebrity, who happens to take on the PR role of a police chief for a day. It is the job of a campaign girl to smile and act as a police chief for one day.It should have been a simple job, however, the police station staff treat her like the real police chief and look to her for instructions, which makes Ayame feel perplexed. In addition, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, Haruki, who is now a detective at the station, which means her ex is her subordinate for the day.Furthermore, Haruki holds a dreadful secret which was the cause for the couple's separation. To make matters worse, a major event takes place on that particular day, and the situation takes an unexpected turn. Would Ayame be able to solve the case, and what is Haruki's secret?

• Closely Observed Trains | Blu Ray | (16/11/2015) from £14.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C DVD: LANGUAGES: Czech ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Shy teenage virgin Milo gets his first job as a railway dispatcher and is suddenly forced to confront the realities of the adult world, not least the temptations of the opposite sex. But they in turn are more attracted to his more experienced colleague Hubi ka and his distinctive way with an inkpad and rubber stamp... This could easily have fuelled a light comedy, but Ji í Menzel s bittersweet feature debut is set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and the various farcical goings-on threaten to distract attention from the far more pressing business of staying alive especially since German trains are being attacked by resistance fighters and everyone is under suspicion of collaboration. Co-written by the great Czech novelist Bohumil Hrabal (author of the classic source novella), Closely Observed Trains won Menzel a Best Foreign Film Oscar when he was still in his twenties, and it remains one of the best-loved of all Czech films. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscar Academy Awards, ...Closely Observed Trains (1966) ( Closely Watched Trains ) (Blu-Ray)

• Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £4.60   |  Saving you £15.39 (334.57%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan and a host of fun new characters all return in this wild comedy adventure where everything comes back to life in ways you've never imagined.

• Hardware - The Complete Series | DVD | (23/02/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mike (Martin Freeman) student trainee Steve (Ryan Cartright) and Kenny (Peter Serafinowicz) constitute the expert staff of Hamway's Hardware Store London - where the customer is rarely right. They run the store under the watchful eye of boss Rex (Ken Morley) a man in the throes of a mid-life crisis while respite and refreshment are provided by the nearby caf'' run by Julie (Ella Kenion) and Mike's girlfriend Anne (Susan Earl); their relationship is occasionally stretched to breaking point by regular outbreaks of laddish behaviour dangerous DIY and the occasional unwanted house-guest... Released on DVD for the first time in the UK Thames Television's Hardware was created and written by Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye. The show's wry humour and offbeat setting provided a perfect showcase for the emerging talents of Martin Freeman soon to achieve international success in The Office and Rose d'Or winner Peter Serafinowicz (Spaced Look Around You); the series also featured Ken Morley best known for the character of Reg Holdsworth in Coronation Street and Ella Kenion (The Catherine Tate Show). This release comprises both series of Hardware originally screened between 2003 and 2004.

• Tommy Cooper The Very Best Of | DVD | (28/10/2010) from £4.59   |  Saving you £3.40 (74.07%)   |  RRP £7.99

  2006 IN B/WHITE & COLOUR. SPECIAL FEATURES : BIOGRAPHY , SELECTED GAGS.This Specially Combined Collection Features His Very Best TV Moments & Is the Perfect Testomy To His Unique Brand Of Humour & His Engaging Personality.

• Here Comes The Boom | DVD | (18/03/2013) from £3.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A former collegiate wrestler is working as a biology teacher in a failing school. When cutbacks threaten to cancel the music lessons, Scott begins to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter.

• Le Divorce | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (260.52%)   |  RRP £17.99

  In this modern-day comedy of manners, American sisters Isabel (Kate Hudson) and Roxeanne (Naomi Watts) come face to face with the complicated social mores of French society.

• Watching The Detectives | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Watching The Detectives