Comedy

• Rhona Cameron | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-2.79 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Rhona Cameron is one of the most gifted female comics in Britain. From comedy club to concert hall and television to film her fiery observations and impeccable delivery have earned praise and adulation from her peers and fans alike. Filmed on a sell-out UK tour this is the long awaited Rhona Cameron DVD.

• Cromartie High School - Vol. 1 | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The absurd minimalist comedy Cromartie High takes place at the school parents don't want their children to attend: It's an academic disaster area with a student body comprised of deliquents thugs and punks not to mention a robot a gorilla and a mute caricature of Freddie Mercury. Takashi Kamiyama enrolls there to prove that a good student can study anywhere. Although the Cromartie students spend a lot of time bragging a

• Buster Keaton - Vol. 5 | DVD | (26/03/2001) from £7.29   |  Saving you £16.70 (229.08%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Battling Butler / 1921: Keaton stars as Alfred Butler a delicate man whose father decides to toughen him up by sending him to the country. There he is mistaken for the renowned boxer ""Battling Butler"". Rather than admit the truth he carries on with the deceit and embarks on a ridiculous training regime. Things are then complicated by the arrival of the true contender. Haunted House / 1921: A gang of counterfeiters are laundering counterfeit notes in the bank. When some are pla

• Count Arthur Strong's Forgotten Egypt! | DVD | (24/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

• The Buster Keaton Collection | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Buster Keaton's 1926 masterpiece The General shows the great stone-faced comedian at the height of his powers. Buster is a train driver from the South who's caught up in the American Civil War. The film is basically an extended chase, with trains pursuing each other up the track. The level of stuntwork (including a huge train wreck) has to be seen to be believed, but it's the deftness and elegance of Keaton's comedy that is ultimately most memorable. For many, Buster Keaton is the greatest comedian of the silent era rated even above Chaplin, and College (1927) is one of his finest films. A poor student who has to work his way through college, Buster is desperate to win the attention of a pretty girl so takes up sports. Through every disaster, the great "stone face" as he was nicknamed betrays not a flicker of emotion, enduring all humiliations with aplomb. College shows Keaton at the top of his form. Steamboat Bill Jr dates from 1928 and is the last great film Buster Keaton made before he gave up his independence. Buster is the rather fey son of an elderly steamboat owner who is being driven out of business by a wealthy competitor. More by accident than intention Buster turns things around and gets the girl as well. The last 15 minutes are truly astonishing: a storm sequence in which a whole town is blown apart, with Buster experiencing a series of amazing escapes as buildings fall down around his ears. Tragically, the following year he lost his independence when he signed for MGM. His career collapsed, his marriage broke up and he became an alcoholic, never to regain former glories. On the DVD: The organ music accompanying this silent feature is pleasantly unobtrusive, and apart from a short section in the middle where it deteriorates, the print quality is a reasonable 4.3. In addition there are five excellent Keaton shorts, One Week (1920), The Boat (1921) Cops (1922), The Blacksmith (1922) and The Balloonatic (1923). --Ed Buscombe

• Hardware Wars | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the universally acknowledged grandaddy of all Star Wars parodies and the only film to feature flying steam iron spaceships and 'Dynaspace' sound! It's time you were reunited with your old friends and fiends Fluke Starbucker Augie Ben Doggie Princess Ann-Droid Ham Salad and the evil Darf Nader!

• Please Sir! - The Best Of Please Sir! - Vol. 2 | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Sporting Life: The sports master has resigned and guess who they get to replace him! Unfortunately Bernard's swimming classes descend into chaos as Duffy's terrified of water and Dunstable just can't seem to keep those unusual swimming trunks on. Norman's Conquest: 5c decide to adopt an animal after watching a wildlife preservation programme. The adopted pet is named after Norman but what exactly is it and will it survive 5c? X Certificate: Determined that 5c will not just be the tea boys this Open Day Bernard and the class make a film about the school. It impresses no-one until a second interpretation catches the attention of a passing journalist...

• Late Night Shopping | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £9.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In this Glasgow-set comedy, four twentysomethings - Sean, Vincent, Jody and Lenny - tackle those nagging issues, like growing up and being responsible.

• Hitch/Jerry Maguire/ 50 First Dates | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hitch: In Andy Tennant's delightful romantic comedy Hitch Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens an urban ""date doctor"" who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) may be his most difficult. Brennaman a junior accountant prone to clumsiness has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta) a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool faade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped. (Dir. Andy Tennant 2005) Jerry Maguire: Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a man who knows the score. As a top agent at Sports Management International Jerry is unquestionably master of his universe - until that is he gets a sudden attack of morals and is unceremoniously fired! Hanging on by a thread Jerry is forced to start from scratch supported only be three very unlikely allies- single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger ) her cheeky young son Ray and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a second rank player for the Arizona Cardinals - and Jerry's sole remaining client. (Dir. Cameron Crowe 1996) 50 First Dates: Henry Roth (Sandler) the local marina veterinarian only dates tourists because he's afraid of commitment - that is until he meets Lucy (Barrymore). Unfortunately Lucy lost her short-term memory months ago in a car accident and for her each day is October the 13th. She follows the same routine every day - breakfast at the same restaurant pineapple-picking with her dad and eventually bed time where sleep wipes away her short-term memory. Henry however refuses to be forgotten and as his puppy love matures he embarks on a quest to restore her memory or at least be a part of her everyday routine. But vying for Lucy's attention isn't always easy. Henry explores various approaches before making a video for Lucy to watch every morning reminding her of who she is and what she's doing... (Dir. Peter Segal 2004)

• The Circus | Blu Ray | (15/11/2010) from £29.14   |  Saving you £-9.15 (-45.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Little Tramp brings his slapstick hijinks to the big top. Charlie Chaplin's film The Circus begins in a fading circus where the equestrienne can't jump the hoops and the clowns can't make the audience laugh. Outside on the midway The Little Tramp falls into a series of wonderful comic routines that end when pursued by a cop he bursts into the tent's centre ring and wows the audience. The circus owner/ringmaster auditions The Little Tramp as a clown but discovers he is only funny when he isn't trying. He tricks The Little Tramp into joining the circus as a prop man who wreaks havoc with whatever he does and who unknowingly becomes the star of the show...

• The Addams Family | Blu Ray | (09/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Return Of Bulldog Drummond | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Retired British military officer Capt. Hugh Bulldog Drummond is the leader of the Black Clan a secret organisation crusading to rid England of crime by means of a purge against foreign undesirables. When World Peace Conference delegate Brunel is assassinated en-route to Birmingham Drummond and his sidekick Algy kidnap arms dealer Charles Latter and set about threatening a foreign consortium to leave the country within 24 hours after the Black Clan pay them a visit. The ringleader of the syndicate is Drummond's old adversary European arms dealer Carl Peterson who kidnaps Drummond's wife to use her as bait to capture her husband. After walking into Peterson's trap Drummond is drugged and placed in a car that is driven into a nearby river; he narrowly escapes drowning and sets about liberating his wife from the gang's lair. Meanwhile Algy organises for the Black Clan to intervene and rescue Drummond and his wife.

• Shooting Elizabeth | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £4.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (20.04%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jeff Goldblum and Mimi Rogers star in this dark comedy about a man who feels trapped with his overbearing and cold wife. Sometimes divoce isn't final enough!

• Dragnet | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £13.37   |  Saving you £-0.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 1987 moviegoers had yet to be crushed under the weight of the 1990s TV remake mania, and Dragnet comes off as fresh and funny. The line between parody and tribute can be hard to draw, but any marginally hip baby boomer who has ever watched Jack Webb's straight-laced Detective Joe Friday caught a glimmer of the comedic vein waiting to be mined beneath Dragnet's gritty Los Angeles streets. Dan Aykroyd plays Joe Friday, the straight-arrow nephew of Webb's iconic cop. This part was made for him (in fact, he's given top writing credit), and under his steely exterior you can tell he's having a ball delivering those rapid-fire recitations of regulations and deadpan expressions of moral outrage. Tom Hanks plays Pep Streebek, the laissez-faire narco agent who is Friday's new partner. Their assignment: bust the Pagans, a wild-and-woolly gang of dope fiends, deadbeats, and beatniks behind a bewildering array of bizarre robberies. Hilarity ensues. Friday and Streebek outfox a corrupt televangelist (Christopher Plummer), bicker over chili dogs and cigarettes, alternately revile and fawn over a porn millionaire (Dabney Coleman), wrestle a 30-foot-long anaconda, and rescue the virgin Connie Swail--the only girl capable of stealing Friday's heart. --Grant Balfour, Amazon.com

• Sid James, British Comedy Heroes | DVD | (08/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this hilarious programme we revisit some of Sid James' funniest moments from an illustrious career that has made him one of Britain's best loved comedy heroes. Laugh again at some of the best sketches ever written for film and television and a few that may have escaped you from his earlier career. In addition to archive interviews with Mr James himself we also hear the first hand reflections of his long term partners Diana Coupland and Jack Douglas and others he starred with such as Olga Lowe Bill Roberton who all pay tribute to the comic genius that was Sid James. Although sadly missed Sid James will continue to entertain us on TV screens for years to come via the comic legacy that is the classic series of 'Carry On' films 'Bless This House' 'Citizen James' 'Hancock's Half Hour' and much more.

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World / Paul (Double Pack) | Blu Ray | (22/09/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams...literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz Shaun of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker's quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It's getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart's ass-and now is back in town-to the teenage distraction he's trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world love hasn't been easy. He soon discovers however his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona he must face an increasingly vicious rogues' gallery from her past-from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love he must vanquish them all before it really is game over. Paul Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz Shaun of the Dead) reunite as sci-fi geeks taking a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. There they meet a smart-ass alien Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) who takes them on an insane road trip. As they struggle to return Paul home the little green man might just take the outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes. From the director of Superbad Greg Mottola and with a stellar supporting cast including Jason Bateman Kristen Wiig Bill Hader Joe Lo Truglio Jane Lynch and Sigourney Weaver Paul is a must-own comedy adventure not to be missed! Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright The Making Of Scott Pilgrim VS The Outakes Alternate Edits You Too Can Be Sex Bob-OMB Music Videos: Garbage Truck Black Sheep Threshold Summertime Osymyso Visual Effects - VFX Before and After Phantom Montage: Hi Speed Footage Props Rigs and Sets Montage Pre-Production Footage Casting Tapes Rehearsal Videos Animatics Hair and Make-Up Footage Scott Pilgrim VS the Censors: TV Safe Version Adult Swim: Scott Pilgrim VS The Animation Galleries Scott Pilgram Vs The World Teaser Trailer Scott Pilgram Vs The World Main Trailer Scott Pilgram Vs The World International Trailer Cast Feature Commentary with Anna Kedrich Aubrey Plaza Kieran Culkin & Mark Webber Cast Feature Commentary with Michael Cera Jason Schwartzman Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ellen Wong & Brandon Routh Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright & Co-Writer Michael Bacall and Author Bryan Lee O'Malley Technical Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright and Director of Photography Bill Pope Game Trailers Paul Bonus Features: Theatrical Feature Commentary With Greg Mottola Simon Pegg Nick Frost Bill Hader and Nira Park; BTS Featurettes Between The Lightning Strikes: The Making Of Paul The Evolution of Paul Bloopers “Who the hell is Adam Shadowchild?” Simon's Silly Faces

• Love Potion #9 | DVD | (13/07/2009) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Biochemist Paul (Tate Donovan) has no luck at all with women and is persuaded by his friends to visit a fortuneteller who gives him a love potion # 8 to make him irresistible to women. Being a scientist Paul believes none of this until his cat accidentally gets a taste and attracts every female cat in the neighborhood. He enlists fellow scientist Diane (Sandra Bullock) to help him analyze it and after experimenting on monkeys they decide to test it on themselves and both embark on a quest to find romance. In the end they discover that they really want each other; but before they can get married an old boyfriend of Diane's returns with his own dose of love potion number 8. Paul's only hope is to get something even more powerful Love Potion #9.

• Classic Scottish Comedy | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Andrew Maxwell - Conflict Revolution/Live In Edinburgh - The 2008 Live Show | DVD | (05/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Irish sensation Andrew Maxwell takes to the stage for more wit whimsy and close-to-the-bone comedy. Captured live in the comedy Mecca of Edinburgh Maxwell works the crowd with his unique brand of quirky observations.

• Flirting With Disaster | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-15.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Sometimes a filmmaker's second movie gets labelled as a sophomore slump. David O Russell shreds that fate with Flirting with Disaster, an outrageous, free-spirited comedy about private people forced into public situations. Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) finds the opportunity he's been waiting a lifetime for: an adoption agency rep (Téa Leoni) has located his birth parents and the agency will fly him to California if they can record the reunion. With wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) and new son in tow, the neurotic Mel is compelled to discover his origins, despite the protests of his neurotic adoptive parents (a wonderful Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal). To give away the plot any more would be a crime, but as the title states, Mel is on a collision course of Oedipal proportions. Russell, who made incest an intriguing black-comedy topic in Spanking, is very liberal with sex, and permits dangerous situations. The two women along for the ride are not just bit players: Leoni (Deep Impact) keeps her high-energy comic routine flying, while the grounded Arquette looks after the baby, despite the mad wanderings of her husband. Stiller is a perfect comic foil.--Doug Thomas, Amazon.com