Comedy

• Singles | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Writer/Director Cameron Crowe's affable twentysomething romantic comedy is less a tale of tortured love than a prescient portrait of a culture on the cusp of Generation X--that is Seattle, circa 1991. One-time Rolling Stone journalist Crowe, ever aware of pop trends, lovingly details a society newly beguiled by slackers, answerphones, self-analysis, the coffee-house fetish, post-AIDS safe sex and, most importantly, grunge music--Smashing Pumpkins, Mudhoney and Jane's Addiction pepper the soundtrack, while various Pearl Jam players cameo as members of the film's fictional grunge wannabes Citizen Dick. In the midst of all this sits a cosy residential apartment block, a perfect setting for the emotional crises of on-again, off-again, on-again couples Steve and Linda (Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick) and Cliff and Janet (Matt Dillon and Bridget Fonda). Steve is a sensitive transport engineer whose game-playing backfires when he meets Linda, an environmental activist with a fear of rejection. Cliff is a feckless rock musician, and front man for Citizen Dick, whose inability to commit to Janet is forcing her to take desperate measures. Will the couples split? Will they reunite? And will they learn a little something about life, maturity and commitment along the way? As you'd expect from the man behind the cutesy teen classic Say Anything (his directorial debut), Crowe's relationship resolutions are often simplistic and sentimental ("You rock my world!" and "You belong to me!" are two such vocal denouements). And this, combined with a rambling narrative often makes the movie feel longer than its 95 minutes (an inter-title announcing "The Theory of Eternal Dating" sums it up). Nonetheless, there's enough wit, comic digression and tap-along gaiety elsewhere to make Singles an enjoyably slight romantic placebo. --Kevin Maher

• Everybody Loves Raymond - Series 7 | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £7.98   |  Saving you £28.27 (420.68%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Ray Barone seemingly has it all. A wonderful wife a beautiful family a great job a nice house on Long Island. There's only one problem...His obnoxious parents (who live across the street) and his jealous brother are always getting in the way! The complete sixth season of HBO's award winning comedy Everybody Loves Raymond. Episode List: 1. The Cult 2. Counseling 3. Homework 4. Pet The Bunny 5. Who Am I 6. Robert Needs Money 7. The Sigh 8. Anoying Kid 9. She's The One 10. Marie's Vision 11. The Thought That Counts 12. Grandpa Steals 13. Somebody Hates Raymond 14. Just A Formality 15. The Disciplinarian 16. Sweet Charity 17. Meeting The Parents 18. The Plan 19. Sleepover At Peggy's 20. Who's Next 21. The Shower 22. Baggage 23. The Bachelor Party 24. Robert's Wedding

• Tommy Tiernan - Cracked (The Comedian's Cut) | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tommy Tiernan is a phenomenon in his homeland of Ireland. His DVD's sell in their thousands and he is second only to U2 when it comes to live ticket sales with his tours setting box office records wherever he goes - he played a staggering 166 dates at Dublin's 1000 seat Vicar Street Theatre. 'Cracked (The Comedians Cut) is his first official UK release in eight years and shows him at the height of his powers. It perfectly captures the passion energy charm and lyricism that make him one of the best comedians working in the world today. Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival 2010 he is embarking on a sold out 7 week UK tour in the autumn and can be seen performing on Michael MacIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo in October and December.

• Bud Abbott And Lou Costello - Meet Frankenstein / Meet The Mummy | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £18.24   |  Saving you £-8.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Meet Frankenstein: The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster who he plans to re-energize with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolfman) arrives from London in an attempt to thwart Dracula. Dracula's reluctant aide is the beautiful Dr. Sandra Mornay. Her reluctance is dispatched by Dracula's bite. Dracula and Sandra abduct Wilbur for his brain and recharge the monster in preparation for the operation. Chick and Talbot attempt to find and free Wilbur but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the Wolfman Dracula and Frankenstein all running rampant. Meet The Mummy: In Egypt Peter and Freddie find the archaeologist Dr. Zoomer murdered before they can return to America. A medallion leads them to a crypt where a revived mummy provides the terror.

• Louise Pentland Presents: LouiseLIVE | DVD | (03/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• The 'Burbs | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £9.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (50.05%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Tom Hanks stars in The 'Burbs, a sporadically funny extended sketch piece about a gaggle of suburban neighbours so preoccupied with mysteries taking place behind the closed doors of a newcomer that they go to extremes to look inside. The film is essentially a simple satire from director Joe Dante, for whom suburbia has been ripe territory for such comic-horror stories as Gremlins, Explorers, Matinee and Small Soldiers. Of all Dante's movies, The 'Burbs has the least story material to go around, and it depends heavily (and with modest success) on the comic powers of its cast--including Bruce Dern as a paranoid nut, Hanks as a Mr Normal type who loses perspective, and Rick Ducommun as Hanks' neurotic best friend. These appealing people hold one's attention, but by the end of the film, with nothing much having happened, even the cast can't mitigate an empty feeling. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Going My Way | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £17.78   |  Saving you £-5.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When an old and fading St. Dominic's church gets a young new priest (Crosby) things are bound to change. For starters young Father O'Malley meets the crusty old Father Fitzgibbons (Barry Fitzgerald) who doesn't think much of him or his ideas. The two have their differences but O'Malley is able to inspire some neighbourhood roughnecks to open their hearts and minds in a way the old priest simply could not do. Once the change has begun the church starts to find its way back into the

• Jim Davidson - Jim's Silver Jubilee | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £13.24   |  Saving you £6.75 (50.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  2002 marked Jim Davidson's 25th triumphant year in showbiz. Filmed in Edinburgh during his 2002 sell out tour this hilarious live show offers up Jim's views on everything from Tony Blair and the Pope to his advice on foreplay! This really is Jim Davidson at his absolute best and a show to treasure...

• Mad About You - Series 1 | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £5.42   |  Saving you £14.57 (268.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Get ready for romance and hilarious bickering in the Big Apple. Join Jaime and Paul Buchman (Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser) as they navigate marriage in this 6-time Emmy Award-winning series. Episodes Comprise: 1. Romantic Improvisations 2. Sofa's Choice 3. Sunday Times 4. Out of the Past 5. Paul in the Family 6. I'm Just So Happy for You 7. Token Friend 8. The Apartment 9. Riding Backwards 10. Neighbors from Hell 11. Met Someone 12. Maid About You 13. Togetherness 14. Weekend Getaway 15. The Wedding Affair 16. Love Among the Tiles 17. The Billionaire 18. The Man Who Said Hello 19. Swept Away 20. The Spy Who Loved Me 21. The Painter 22. Happy Anniversary

• Frasier - Series 8 | DVD | (23/03/2009) from £19.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.04%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Emmy'' Award-winner Kelsey Grammer is Frasier - the hilarious psychiatrist first seen on TV's Cheers and subsequently the star of this smash-hit comedy series. In Season 8 wedding bells chime a sour note when Daphne (Jane Leeves) flees her marriage ceremony to run off with Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and the two lovebirds - as well as a hapless Frasier - ultimately find themselves embroiled in a lawsuit as a result of the marital mayhem! Frasier also seeks the wisdom and advice of an old college professor whom Frasier drafts as his professional mentor. And new-puppy training quickly goes to the dogs when Roz (Peri Gilpin) brings home a new Dalmatian and Martin (John Mahoney) takes command as the puppy's official trainer. It's 22 cupfuls of Seattle's funniest most flavorful blend - Frasier: The Complete Eighth Season!

• Georgy Girl | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt! Lynn Redgrave stars as the homely girl who takes on the role of mother to her beautiful roommate's unwanted baby. With her father's employer trying to take her on as a mistress and her roommate's husband taking her on as an easy lover Redgrave's Georgy navigates the narrows between prostitution and purity as she tries to hang on to the baby she has grown to love...

• Al Murray - The Pub Landlord - Live - My Gaff My Rules | DVD | (24/11/2003) from £5.38   |  Saving you £14.61 (271.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded live in London's Playhouse Theatre, My Gaff, My Rules sees Al Murray's Perrier Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney character, but that doesn't prepare the viewer for Murray's highly developed and sophisticated lampoon of True Brit values. Since Murray has built up his following largely without the advantage of a TV profile, this represents an indispensable opportunity to see him on-screen. Murray is merciless in coercing audiences into participation, demanding their names and professions, which generally disgust him, particularly those working in IT. One Hector, who abbreviates to "Heckie" is picked out for serial abuse by Murray, as is Jeremy the Australian ("returned to the scene of the crime, have you?") and a young woman whom he suspects of being a feminist: "trousers, job, the whole package". Although Murray's prejudices are predictable--such as a loathing of the French--his reasons for disliking them are much less so ("They've got a town called Brest. And none of 'em think it's funny".) His powers of invention in order to justify his ludicrous bigotry leave you gasping for air. He's expanded the scope of his musings and is now able, ingeniously, to dismiss Sir Isaac Newton as a "timewaster". Meanwhile, both his use of language and onstage physical movement are surprisingly elegant. All of his strengths as a performer come together in a climactic routine in which he lambasts Germans for making everything that they say "come out funny". Murray then "proves" it with a series of Germanic nursery rhyme recitations which is a brilliantly observed virtuoso parody of cinematic Teutonic clichés. Absolutely not for boneheads. --David Stubbs

• Chums - SMTV Special | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  All the best bits and funniest moments from the 'Chums' segment of the SM:TV morning show with Ant Dec and Cat Deeley.

• Lord Of War | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £5.30   |  Saving you £10.69 (201.70%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An arms dealer on the run from an Interpol agent re-evaluates the morality of his work.

• The Terminal | Blu Ray | (06/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Anger Management | DVD | (03/08/2009) from £4.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (103.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is usually a mild-mannered, non-confrontational guy. But after an altercation aboard an airplane, he is remanded to the care of an unconventional anger management therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson).

• The Brittas Empire - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fourth series of leisure centre management mishaps with Gordon Brittas. Episodes comprise: 1. Not A Good Day... 2. The Christening 3. Biggles Tells A Lie 4. Mr Brittas Changes Trains 5. Playing With Fire 6. Shall We Dance? 7. The Chop 8. High Noon

• The Detectives - Series 3 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the neverending high-tech war against crime Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs are the Scud missiles of the police arsenal: inefficient unreliable and utterly aimless! Episodes Comprise: 1. D.C. Of Love 2. Flash 3. Art Attack 4. On Thin Ice 5. Between A Rock And A Hard Place 6. Twitchers

• Carry On Henry | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Shot in the bright postal colours of a seaside postcard, 1971's Carry On Henry applies the usual Carry On sniggering to the married life of Henry VIII. Talbot Rothwell's script is standard bedroom farce and full of jokes about choppers, while the threat of beheading and the actuality of torture are constantly present but only as the terrible things that happen to cartoon characters who will be back next time. Sid James turns in one of his better performances as the endlessly lecherous and fickle Henry, married to Joan Sims and lusting after Barbara Windsor. There is a genuine sexual chemistry between James and Windsor, which at times almost breaks open the farce formula. The usual regulars--Kenneth Williams as Thomas Cromwell, Terry Scott as Cardinal Wolsey, Charles Hawtrey as Sir Roger--do their usual turns; Williams is more subdued than usual, while Hawtrey hugely enjoys playing the Queen's secret lover. This was not one of the high points of the series, but it has its own curious charm. --Roz Kaveney

• Smack The Pony - The Best Of | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £10.95   |  Saving you £9.04 (82.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For the first time ever 'Smack the Pony' the acclaimed International Emmy award-winning all female comedy sketch show from Channel 4 comes to you on one hilarious DVD. Sexy sassy and at times surreal. 'Smack the Pony' consistently hits the mark with knowing comment a sense of satire as well as silliness and sharp observations of modern life.