Comedy

• Victoria Wood - An Audience With Victoria Wood | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £5.03   |  Saving you £4.96 (98.61%)   |  RRP £9.99

  As Victoria Wood once said, "There's nothing you can't say if you say it in the right way". And she goes on to prove that triumphantly in An Audience with Victoria Wood, recorded in front of fellow celebs (whom she sends up effortlessly, describing her long-time collaborator Julie Walters as "the lady with the split ends"). Victoria Wood may be the queen of suburbia but her endless takes on the finer details of banality have an acuity of which Alan Bennett would be proud. Most people cannot do monologue without lapsing into self-consciousness. But she's just brilliant. Her depiction of a nervy woman attempting to conduct a survey in the street, for instance, is priceless: "Here's my ID. Yes, I do look rather startled. It was taken in a photo booth and someone had just poked an éclair through the curtain". She's like Joyce Grenfell on speed. And it's that surreal juxtaposition of the commonplace and the wacky that makes her routines anything but. Even when she takes up residence at the piano, belting out home-made ballads (and this video includes the famous "Let's Do It"), she's both touching and amusing. At one point, she suggests that the British are no good at having fun. Get this video and prove her wrong. --Harriet Smith

• Ghoulies/Ghoulies 2 | Blu Ray | (10/10/2016) from £27.95   |  Saving you £-2.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  GHOULIES Take a creepy old Hollywood mansion, a naive young man and a pretty girl. Add an over-the-top orgy and some slimy, winged goblins who crawl out of toilets, and you have Ghoulies, a horrifying and hilarious ride into the darkest regions of hell! Conjured during a party thrown by the mansion's new owner, the hairy, fanged demons waste no time wreaking havoc on the scene: and declaring the unsuspecting owner their new lord and master! Peter Liapis (Ghost Warrior), Lisa Pelkin (Jennifer), Michael Des Barres (Waxwork II, Under Siege) and Jack Nance (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks) star in this fanged frenzy of sharp twists and eye-popping shocks that'll get you where it counts! GHOULIES II The demonic, toilet-dwelling goblins are back! Stowed away in Satan's Den, the traveling House of Horror operated by carnival workers Larry and Uncle Ned, the Ghoulies merrily devour the sideshow attraction's patrons... until Larry realizes his horror house is for real and tries to flee the scene! Deliciously outrageous special effects and over-the-top antics ratchet up the horrific fun! Kerry Remsen (Pumpkinhead), Phil Fondacaro (Troll), William Butler (1990's Night Of The Living Dead) and Royal Dano (Big Bad Mama) star in this creepy, crawly sequel that's got every bit as big a bite as the original! Cast and Crew: Starring: Lisa Pelikan; Peter Liapis; Michael Des Barres (Ghoulies) Damon Martin; Royal Dano; Phil Fondacaro (Ghoulies 2) Director: Luca Bercovici (Ghoulies) Albert Band (Ghoulies 2) Reviews: A cult classic Ilikehorrormovies.com (Ghoulies) An absolute hoot Embrace the inane madness that is Ghoulies II oh-the-horror.com (Ghoulies 2)

• This Christmas | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £10.18   |  Saving you £-0.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Whitfields a middle-class African-American family reunite for Christmas for the first time in several years. All the siblings have come home and they've brought their baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. There's the sister who encourages her siblings to sell the family dry cleaning business and split the profits. One brother is running from loan sharks. Another brother is AWOL from the Marines and one sister has brought along the man she's dating. As their lives converge they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of Christmas.

• Star Stories - Series 3 | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £13.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (11.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Star Stories the Comedy Award-winning series from the makers of Peep Show presses its nose against the steamy window of fame. Recreating the bust-ups love-ins and fall-outs of major league celebrities Star Stories is a hilarious romp through the stories behind the tabloid splashes. In each episode a different celebrity is put under the microscope in a sacrilegious biopic of their lives to date. But these are the stories our stars would never want anyone to see.

• Nobody's Baby | DVD | (17/01/2003) from £7.19   |  Saving you £-3.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Head Of State | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £5.45   |  Saving you £12.54 (230.09%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2 - Rodrick Rules | DVD | (23/10/2017) from £3.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Brothers aren't supposed to get along, so it should come as no surprise that Greg and his older sibling Rodrick fight continuously. However, their mother has a different idea about what the relationship between two brothers should look like, and she writes a column about it for the local newspaper, so she should know. Never one to let nature take its course, Mum tries a variety of strategies to get the boys to bond--everything from the incentive-driven "mom bucks" to punishing them by leaving them home together for the weekend while the rest of the family heads to the water park. The wild party and ensuing chaos that one would expect when two boys are left home alone happens right on schedule, but so does a surprising development in the boys' relationship with one another. Greg pours his every thought about the difficulties of surviving middle school and living with brothers into his journal in this film, which is based on Jeff Kinney's book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. While it's definitely a different experience to see the cartoon stick figures from the book morph into human forms in the live-action film, director David Bowers and actors Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, and Rachael Harris do a good job of preserving the feel of the book--specifically, how each of the characters is driven by emotion and how they are often overwhelmed by their sense of mental conflict and anguish. Kids frankly state that The Diary of a Wimpy Kid films aren't as good as the bestselling books, but that doesn't mean they don't enjoy the movies or that they won't be clamouring to see them. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• Auf Wiedersehen Pet - Series 2 - Vol. 4 : Episodes 10-13 | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £4.85   |  Saving you £8.14 (167.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Episodes include: 'Scoop' 'Law And Disorder' 'For Better For Worse' and 'Quo Vadis Pet'.

• Stranger Than Fiction | Blu Ray | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An IRS Agent's world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear.

• Mr Bean's Holiday | HD DVD | (20/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Tired of the dreary wet London weather Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. Ah'vacation. But his trip doesn't go as smoothly as he had hoped when the bumbling Bean falls face first into a series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences far-fetched enough to make his own avant-garde film. Wrongly thought to be both kidnapper and acclaimed filmmaker he has some serious explaining to do after wreaking havoc across the French countryside and arriving at his vacation spot with a Romanian filmmaker's precocious son and an aspiring actress in tow. Will Bean be arrested by the gendarmes or end up winning the Palme d'Or?

• Out Of Towners | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-4.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Neil Simon's curious comedy The Out-of-Towners concerns a pair of non-New Yorkers (Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis) having a hellish visit to the Big Apple on the eve of a job interview for Lemmon's character. Made in 1970 and directed by Arthur (Love Story) Hiller, this hectic film almost seems ahead of its time when compared to more recent misery-piled-on-misery comedies such as Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The couple in this film endure everything that can go wrong on a trip, including being forced to spend the night in a mugger-happy Central Park. The strange element in Simon's script, though, is that Lemmon's character is so unpleasant. A middle-class, uptight guy who can't believe that New Yorkers in the service profession don't perform their jobs slavishly, he's kind of a one-note joke that quickly wears thin. It was remade with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn in 1999. --Tom Keogh

• Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Blu Ray | (26/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  October 2009 sees the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus by BBC TV in 1969. Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin and archive material from the late Graham Chapman. A host of others also contribute to putting the Python legacy in context including: Phil Jupitus Bruce Dickinson Sanjeev Bhaskar Russell Brand Steve Coogan Stephen Merchant Dan Aykroyd Nick Mason Tim Roth Simon Pegg Eddie Izzard and more. The six programmes each an hour long combine the interviews with a generous helping of clips from pre-Python material the original Flying Circus TV series the films: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Monty Python's Life Of Brian and Monty Python's Meaning Of Life and their classic live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. This is the only official authorised programme to commemorate Monty Python's 40th birthday. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings 2. The Much Funnier Second Episode 3. And Now The Sordid Personal Bits 4. The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode 5. Lust For Glory! 6. Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For now...)

• The Marc Pease Experience | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £6.91   |  Saving you £6.08 (87.99%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Marc Pease Experience

• Mitchell and Webb : LIVE (2006) | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  You'll probably know them better as the dysfunctional pairing from The Peep Show Mark and Jez. But messers Webb and Mitchell have been working together long before that comedy gem. At Uni together in Cambridge the pair pioneered and refined their own very unique style of comedy and here in their very own sketch show the two showcase their array of talents. Irreverent innovative and just down right hilarious!

• Bell-bottom George | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £4.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (132.87%)   |  RRP £9.99

  George Formby joins the Royal Navy and tackles a devious Nazi spy ring in this classic wartime comedy musical! George Blake (George Formby) is desperate to join the navy and to do his bit in fighting against Hitler. The trouble is, the navy doesn't want him! It looks like George will see out the war as a steward at the Senior Service Club - until fate takes a hand! During an air raid blackout, he accidentally puts on the naval uniform of one of his chums - and before he knows it, everyone thinks he's a fully-fledged matelot. New, George must keep up the pretence, because he's terrified of being considered a German spy! Meanwhile, real German spies are desperate to sink a new U-boat hunting warship and when George blunders across their cunning plans he finds himself in even hotter water!

• How To Start Your Own Country | DVD | (18/06/2007) from £13.25   |  Saving you £6.74 (50.87%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One morning Danny Wallace decided to start his very own country. Little did he know it was a decision that would take him tens of thousands of miles across the globe meeting world leaders inventing laws and becoming a King. He meets Cardinals Princes and the man who owns the moon. He travels to Italy Denmark America and the UN. He tries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest make all crime illegal and with an army of loyal citizens backing him up he strives to create the nices

• The Playboy of the Western World | Blu Ray | (10/05/2021) from £8.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Brian Desmond Hurst adapts and directs JM Synge's scandalous comedy in what was to be the final film of a highly successful career stretching back to the mid-1930s. Featuring stunning cinematography of County Kerry by multiple Oscar-winner Geoffrey Unsworth and a memorable soundtrack from influential composer Seán Ó Riada, The Playboy of the Western World stars Siobhán McKenna and Gary Raymond alongside a host of players from Dublin's Abbey Theatre. It is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Weary and dishevelled, Christy Mahon stumbles into a remote inn on the Irish coast and tells anyone who'll listen how he's murdered his tyrannous father with a spade. As he enthrals the locals and charms the girls, his tale grows in its telling... until the day Christy's father turns up and he's not as dead as expected! SPECIAL FEATURES: The Man Who Played the Playboy: 2021 interview with Gary Raymond Theatrical trailer Image gallery

• Mad About Mambo | DVD | (10/04/2003) from £24.77   |  Saving you £-14.78 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• The Green Ray | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Delphine's travelling companion cancels two weeks before her holiday so Delphine a Parisian secretary is at a loose end. She doesn't want to travel by herself but has no means boyfriend and seems unable to meet new people. A friend takes her to Cherbourg; after a few days there the weepy and self pitying Delphine goes back to Paris. She tries the Alps but returns the same day. Next it's the beach; once there she chats with an outgoing Swede a party girl and a friendship seem

• Show Me the Funny - Winner's Live Stand-Up Tour | DVD | (28/11/2011) from £3.75   |  Saving you £16.24 (433.07%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Show Me The Funny is the ITV1 show searching for the UK's new King or Queen of stand-up comedy hosted by Jason Manford. Over the course of six weeks seven of the ten original contestants will be eliminated from the show leaving the remaining three to battle it out in the star-studded live final from London's Hammersmith Apollo in late August. The winner will receive the ultimate prize in British comedy - 100 000 a nationwide tour and this DVD of their solo tour to be released in late November