Comedy

• Benidorm - The Special | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £3.96   |  Saving you £9.03 (228.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Benidorm: The Special

• Friends: Complete Series 4 - New Edition | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £13.22   |  Saving you £36.77 (278.14%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Top-class antics from the beautiful sextet of chums punctuate this excellent series, which climaxes with the wedding in London. The DVD version contains extra footage from the London locations and in-depth interviews with the makers of the series. Other core shenanigans of the series include Rachel's abortive attempts to seduce Josh, Phoebe's surrogate pregnancy, the Chandler-Joey-Kathy love triangle and Monica and Rachel's attempts to get their apartment back after they lose a bet with Joey and Chandler. Some of the not-quite-as-momentous-but-no-less-amusing events covered here include Joey trying to break his personal record for stuffing Oreo cookies in his mouth, the girls spending the afternoon in wedding dresses and Ross unveiling his indescribable "sound" on the synthesiser. --Leslie Felperin

• Toys | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Enter a spectacular world of whimsy fun and fantasy in this acclaimed visual extravaganza. Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving adult who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle a war-loving general who builds weapons disguised as toys. Aided by his sister and girlfriend Leslie sets out to thwart his uncle and restore joy and innocence to their special world.

• Half Baked | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £9.57   |  Saving you £0.42 (4.39%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Warning: this movie may cause the munchies cotton mouth and memory loss! Dave Chappelle stars in this hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke! Packed with memorable appearances by the likes of Snoop Dogg Jon Stewart Willie Nelson and Tommy Chong.

• Birds Of A Feather - Series 1 | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £11.80   |  Saving you £-5.81 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sisters Tracey and Sharon living together in the same house try to cope with life the enforced absence of their prisoner husbands and the sexual excesses of their neighbour Dorien. This DVD includes the following titles: 'Nicked' 'Just Visiting' 'Shift' 'Woman's Trouble' 'Cheat' 'Substitute'.

• Chewin' The Fat - Series 1 - Episodes 1 To 6 | DVD | (19/03/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The smash hit Scottish sketch show now available on DVD. The best collection of Caledonian comic capers since 'Naked Video'. Episodes comprise: 1. Ford And Greg On The Couch 2. Jack And Vic Do Cybersex 3. Jack And Vic Do Changing Rooms 4. James Bond Parody 5. Kelso's Fate 6. Blow Below The Belt

• Fawlty Towers: Series 1 and 2 | DVD | (19/11/2001) from £30.52   |  Saving you £-0.53 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Often hailed as the greatest ever British sitcom, Fawlty Towers is closer to the more elaborate tradition of farce. Comprising two series made in 1975 and 1979, the total of just 12 episodes were painstakingly constructed by writers John Cleese and Connie Booth. Unlike most British farce, however, Fawlty Towers deals with the big themes--death, psychology, xenophobia and even sex-o-phobia (Basil's marriage to Sybil is the most sterile ever depicted in a sitcom). Basil's contempt for his guests is, of course, legendary. It takes little from patrons to unleash his sledgehammer sarcasm: "Rosewood, mahogany, teak? Sorry, I was wondering what you'd like your breakfast tray made out of", he sneers at a guest who dares to request breakfast in bed. Like every Englishman, he wants to be king of his own castle and resents having to take in lodgers to maintain the place, especially the open-necked younger generation, whom he regards as sub-human. Mostly, though, Fawlty Towers is comedy of exasperation--who can forget the "damn good thrashing" Basil gives his clapped-out car, or the nervous breakdowns he almost suffers trying to make himself understood to Manuel? It's also comedy of embarrassment. The very fear of losing his dignity generally leads Basil into the most spectacularly undignified of predicaments. His inevitable misery is our sheer delight. -- David Stubbs On the DVD: each six-episode season is given its own disc with a commentary track from John Howard Davies and Bob Spiers, directors of Season 1 and Season 2 respectively. The third disc has all the additional material, the best of which are new interviews with John Cleese, Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales. Also included are text biographies of all the leads and the guest stars, a short background featurette on Torquay and the hotel owner who is said to have inspired Basil, a very short blooper reel of outtakes and a brief teaser with Cleese in character entitled "Cheap Tatty Review". Much of this extra material was comfortably fitted onto the individually available Season 1 and 2 discs, so it's a bit of a mystery why a third disc was deemed necessary for the box set. --Mark Walker

• Vivacious Lady | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Vivacious Lady

• Men In Black 3 | Blu Ray | (27/11/2017) from £24.98   |  Saving you £5.70 (24.79%)   |  RRP £28.69

  In Men in Black 3, Agents J [Will Smith] and K [Tommy Lee Jones] are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K [Josh Brolin] to save his partner, the agency and the future of humankind.

• Playing Away | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From acclaimed Black British filmmaker Horace Ove (Pressure 1975) comes this comedy of manners in which a West Indian cricket team from Brixton travel to a Suffolk village to play against the local team as the culmination of the village's 'Third World Week'. Ove subtly explores and undermines white and black stereotypes and succeeds in linking two familiar but strange cultures through the simple device of a sports game.

• Minder - Series 1 - Part 2 Of 4 | DVD | (04/06/2001) from £8.14   |  Saving you £7.85 (96.44%)   |  RRP £15.99

  First appearing on our screens in late 1979, Minder was a vehicle for ex-Sweeney sidekick Denis Waterman, but its lasting contribution to TV culture was rehabilitating George Cole, whose lovable but unscrupulous "entrepreneur" (an older version of the spiv he portrayed in the St Trinians films) mockingly reflected the values of 1980s Thatcherite Britain. The series is fondly set in a rough demimonde of small-time gangsters and ageing dolly birds, and against a backdrop of seedy London pubs and dubious business dealings. Waterman plays Terry McCann, ex-boxer and ex-con trying to stick to the straight and narrow, but persuaded against his better judgement to become involved in murky capers set up by his employer, "Arfur", who regularly sublets him to dodgy associates of his. In this, the first series, Arthur Daley is more in control, not quite the figure of fun he would later become. In the opening episode, for instance, as Terry is held hostage by wannabe black militants in a launderette, Arthur is negotiating his "exclusive" story to a tabloid. Though aspects of these episodes are a little creaky and dated--Terrys flares especially--the interplay between the too softhearted hard man Terry and his dapper but slippery boss is both priceless and timeless. This DVD has a scene selection feature and individual episode guides. --David Stubbs

• Seinfeld: Season 3 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Seinfeld is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of American sitcoms, and this long-delayed box set goes a long way in demonstrating why. From the first episode of the first season, it hit the ground running with its collection of oddball New Yorkers: There’s stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who plays himself; Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), his pushy ex-girlfriend; his neurotic loser of a best friend George (Jason Alexander); and Jerry’s wacky neighbour Kramer (Michael Richards). Co-written and co-created by Seinfeld and Larry David (who later went on to plumb greater depths of misanthropy with Curb Your Enthusiasm), it revolutionised American sitcoms with its cynical and mature comedy, and its ability to find comic gems in the most mundane situations (one classic episode is set entirely in a mall car-park). Seinfeld was, as all involved frequently admitted, a show about nothing. But this extras-laden collection--which features extensive cast and creator commentaries, deleted scenes, trivia tracks, outtakes, interviews and more--is most definitely something. --Ted Kord

• The Adam And Joe Show | DVD | (02/08/2004) from £9.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (70.75%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The Adam & Joe Show is arguably the most influential late-night home-made British TV comedy show of all time. Armed with only a camcorder stuffed toys action figures and the contents of their bedroom Adam & Joe satirise pop culture and modern life in a way you've never seen before. Unless you've seen it before obviously.... Now for the first time ever the very best bits from all four award-winning series are presented here on this essential jam-packed DVD.

• Cheech And Chong - Get Out Of My Room | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £4.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (20.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A mock documentary filmed mostly in and around LA with interviews of Cheech and Chong interspersed between four videos of songs from their last album. Songs include: 'Get outta my room' and 'Born in East LA'.

• Red Heat | DVD | (21/10/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzengger) is a Russian cop sent to Chicago to extradite a Russian drug-dealer named Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross), wanted for murder back in the USSR. When Danko and his prisoner are ambushed by Viktor's gangland friends the Russian escapes, and a veteran police officer is killed. His partner, Ridzik (James Belushi), who like Danko now has a personal vendetta against Rostavili, joins forces with the soviet cop to hunt down the escapee and his gunmen. Also starring Peter Boyle, Laurence Fishburne and Gina Gershon. For the very first time, RED HEAT will be available in 4K Ultra HD including Dolby Vision® HDR, a stunning format offering four times the resolution of full HD to bring entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. Extras: Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Man who raised Hollywood Political context of Red Heat East Meets West - Featurette about Carolco and Red Heat A Stuntman For All Seasons - Tribute to Benny Doblins I'm Not A Russian But I Play One On TV - Interview with Ed O'Ross Making Of Original Trailer + Spots

• Dave Spikey - Overnight Success Tour | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £5.01   |  Saving you £14.98 (299.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Live comedy from the star of 'Phoenix Nights'. The critics raved that you should sell your first born to get hold of a ticket to see 'The Brilliant Dave Spikey' live at the Leeds City Varieties Theatre. Here's your chance to see his comic genius again and again on this his first live stand up video. Find out why grannies can't suck eggs and meat pies have little holes on the top. Discover the joys of duck cabaret dobber clobber toilet brushes and pushing a terrier upstairs. Dave's

• Man's Favourite Sport | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £17.40   |  Saving you £-7.41 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From legendary Hollywood director Howard Hawks Man's Favourite Sport? features Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in a hilarious fish-out-of-water tale. Roger Willoughby (Hudson) is happily employed as one of the world's great angling experts. Unfortunately even his own boss doesn't know that Roger has never been fishing in his life. So when press agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) arranges for Roger to participate in her resort's upcoming fishing tournament he's thrown into

• The Simpsons: Christmas with the Simpsons | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £-1.44 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.55

  The Simpsons have never been as big on Christmas as they have on Halloween and while Christmas with The Simpsons contains five episodes, one of them, "Mr Plow", is only seasonal insofar as it contains snow. Fortunately, it's also a cracker, with Homer resorting to low-budget screen advertising to launch his snowploughing business ("It may be a lousy channel but the Simpsons are on TV!") before a pep-talk he gives to inebriate buddy Barney encourages the latter to set up as a rival. This compilation also contains "The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", the very first Simpsons episode broadcast, in which their dog Santa's Little Helper is introduced. Years on, this episode looks ancient and a little average by later, stratospheric standards. "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" is a slightly downbeat parody of It's a Wonderful Life, in which the town turns on the Simpsons after helping them out when Bart lied about their presents being burgled. "Grift of the Magi" features luckless ex-sitcom star Gary Coleman reprising his real-life job as a security guard as an unscrupulous toy company aggressively merchandise a faddish new toy in time for Christmas ("If you don't have Funzo, you're nothing".) The plot is very similar to "She of Little Faith"--uncharacteristic repetition for this show--but that's forgiven as Lisa is forced to become a Buddhist following the commercialisation of the church in another episode that's as un-seasonally un-cosy as you'd expect from the greatest TV programme ever made. On the DVD: Christmas with The Simpsonscontains one extra feature: a short montage of evil power plant boss Mr Burns' finest comedic moments, including his tussle with baby Maggie over ownership of teddybear BoBo and a money fight with the servile Smithers. --David Stubbs

• Maybe Baby | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £6.28   |  Saving you £8.97 (178.69%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ben Elton adapts his own novel for the big screen in this comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who become more & more desperate as they try to conceive a child.

• The Absent-Minded Professor | DVD | (11/01/2005) from £18.05   |  Saving you £-1.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A bumbling professor accidently invents flying rubber or ""Flubber"" an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.