Comedy

• Eight Legged Freaks | DVD | (17/02/2003) from £13.95   |  Saving you £0.04 (0.29%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate into the size of SUVs...and they're hungry.

• My Family And Other Animals | DVD | (18/09/2006) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from Gerald Durrell's bestselling autobiography this much-loved classic tells the story of the naturalist's childhood years spent on the island of Corfu. A new world of freedom and adventure opens up to young Gerald when his somewhat eccentric family decide to leave the grey skies of England behind and start a new life. He soon discovers the wonder of nature in this sun-drenched environment and into the lives of the family come a succession of colourful characters including larger-than-life taxi-driver Spiro who helps them move from one villa to the next. An acclaimed BBC series with wonderful performances by Hannah Gordon and Brian Blessed.

• Friday | DVD | (20/03/2000) from £6.39   |  Saving you £13.60 (212.83%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a hood movie refreshingly free of the semi-seriousness and moralism of shoot-'em-up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends and neighbourhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of 1990s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown, Amazon.com

• The Devil Wears Prada | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £19.98

  Anne Hathaway finds herself working for the boss (Meryl Streep) from hell in this new black comedy.

• Very Annie Mary | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £9.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (100.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A comedy set in a small Welsh villae about a young woman who gave up a singing career to look after her parents. Is it too late for her to start singing again?

• John Tucker Must Die | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £5.68   |  Saving you £12.31 (216.73%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Three scorned girls conspire to break the heart of the most popular boy in school.

• Big Deal - Series 1 | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Life's a gamble. Robbie Box is one of life's good guys. Except that his gambling addiction threatens everything. In the lowlife circuit of pubs bookies and smoky gambling dens he rides a rollercoaster from bankruptcy to wealth and back again but when it jeopardises his relationship with his long-suffering family Robbie is determined to give it all up. Until the next big game all-night poker session or race meeting...

• Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive | Blu Ray | (21/07/2025) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Exploding a seemingly simple premise a nameless cowboy courier (Spencer Nakasako) arrives in pre-Handover Hong Kong to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a mercurial Mob boss whilst becoming entangled with his femme fatale mistress (Cora Miao) independent filmmaking legend Wayne Wang's Life is Cheap But Toilet Paper is Expensive barrels through inspired genre deconstruction, guerrilla docu-fiction and fierce political jeremiad, all with a keen sense of humour and one of the richest visual palettes of the 1990s.Special Features:New 4K restoration from the original 35mm colour interpositiveNew video interview with director Wayne WangNew video interview with co-writer/co-director Spencer Nakasako & WangOriginal full-length chase sequenceTrailerNew English subtitle translationLimited edition booklet with new writing by Aliza Ma

• The Catherine Tate Show - Series 1 | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £5.03   |  Saving you £14.96 (297.42%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A self-titled sketch show from the Perrier-nominated comedian. This hilarious series is a menagerie of instantly recognisable characters from the Hollywood actress with an over-enthusiastic penchant for botox to the screaming housewife who hollers every time her toast jumps from the toaster. Characters from everyday life are parodied to the extreme as the talented actress morphs through ages accents and wigs. The critics are hailing Tate as the most exciting female comic performer a

• Uncle Buck | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £11.78   |  Saving you £1.21 (10.27%)   |  RRP £12.99

  John Candy has one of his finest opportunities in this film by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club) about a perpetual screw-up (Candy) who gets his act together enough to watch over his brother's kids effectively. The late actor scores big points resurrecting elements of his more decadent persona from SCTV days, but he also has some persuasively touching, sentimental moments. Hughes's direction is not as focused as it was only a few years before, but there's no mistaking his touch. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, production notes, biographies, Dolby sound, optional Spanish and French soundtracks. --Tom Keogh

• Beverly Hills Cop 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (30/11/2020) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Comedy Heats Up, in 4K The heat is on in this fast-paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend's killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn't fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) to make sure things don't get out of hand. Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes through a huge culture clash in his hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice. Featuring cameos by Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Damon Wayans, and newly remastered for 4K UHD by director Martin Brest, Beverly Hills Cop is an exhilarating essential blockbuster! SPECIAL FEATURES: BHC MIXTAPE '84 (4K) COMMENTARY BY DIRECTOR MARTIN BREST DELETED SCENES (HD) BEHIND THE SCENES: 1984 INTERVIEWS (HD) THEATRICAL TRAILER (HD) ISOLATED SCORE TRACK BEVERLY HILLS COP THE PHENOMENON BEGINS A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE CASTING PROCESS THE MUSIC OF BEVERLY HILLS COP LOCATION MAP

• Home Alone UHD | Blu Ray | (02/11/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) embarks on a hilarious, madcap mission to defend the family home when two bumbling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) try to break in--and find themselves tangled in Kevin's bewildering battery of booby traps. Special Features: Feature audio commentary with Director Chris colombus & Macaulay Culkin 1990 Press Featurette Mac Cam: Behind the scences with Macauley Culkin How To Burglar- Proof Your Home: The stunts of Home Alone Home Alone Around The World Where's Buzz Now? Angels with Filthy Souls Blooper Reel Deleted Scenes/Alternate Takes

• Lee Evans - Wired And Wonderful - Live At Wembley | DVD | (25/11/2002) from £6.86   |  Saving you £13.13 (191.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In October 2002 Lee Evans had the privilege of being the first comedian to perform solo at London's Wembley Arena. The two nights at the Arena ended an impressive 113 date national tour during 2002. Lee performed in front of a sell out crowd of 10 000 on both nights the biggest ever live one-man comedy show in the UK. This DVD/VHS captures the emotion from this momentous occasion with two hours of energetic comedy and witty observations concluding with a show-stopping finale

• Admirable Crichton, The | DVD | (20/09/2010) from £9.16   |  Saving you £0.83 (9.06%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Kenneth More stars as Crichton, the impeccable butler to Lord Henry Loam (Cecil Parker) in Lewis Gilberts evergreen British comedy classic. Crichton is a man who knows his place in the grand scheme of things. He's supremely happy being a gentleman's gentleman - until fate takes a strange twist!

• Nothing But The Best (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (26/08/2024) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Only Fools And Horses - Christmas Specials | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £13.94   |  Saving you £-1.12 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.82

  Bid 'bonjour' to Britain's favourite sitcom with this 'triffic' box set of Christmas specials. Featuring the last three Christmas specials. You'd be a 'plonker' to miss it! If They Could See Us Now: As bankruptcy looms they're forced to decamp to the old flat in Nelson Mandela Towers and return to their wheeler-dealer ways of old. Strangers On The Shore: Del and Rodney take a trip to France to attend their late uncle Albert's military reunion and end up harbouring

• Heathers | Blu Ray | (10/09/2018) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Widely acknowledged as a true cult classic of modern American cinema, Heathers has captured the imaginations of troubled teenagers the world over with its acerbic satire of the sugar-coated high school movies of the 1980s... At Westerburg High School, an elite clique of snobby girls known as Heathers reign supreme. Smart and popular, Veronica (Winona Ryder, Stranger Things) is a reluctant member of the gang and disapproves of the other girls' cruel behaviour. When Veronica and her mysterious new boyfriend, J.D. (Christian Slater, True Romance), play a trick on the clique leader, Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), and accidentally poison her, they make it appear a suicide. But it soon becomes clear to Veronica that J.D. is sociopath intent on vengefully killing the school s popular students. She races to stop J.D., clashing with the clique's new leader, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), and leading to an explosive final confrontation with her troubled former lover. Directed by Michael Lehmann, Heathers pushed the teen comedy into dark and nightmarish territory and is distinguished by the career defining central performances of its stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The film is presented here in an exclusive 30th Anniversary 4K restoration with a wealth of extra material, providing unprecedented insight into the making of this hilarious and shocking film. SPECIAL FEATURES: New restoration from a 4K scan of the original camera negative by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original 1.0 mono audio and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters Newly filmed interview with director Michael Lehmann A newly filmed appreciation by the writer, actor and comedian John Ross Bowie (The Big Bang Theory) Pizzicato Croquet, composer David Newman and director Michael Lehmann discuss the music of Heathers How Very: The Art and Design of Heathers, production designer Jon Hutman, art director Kara Lindstrom and director Michael Lehmann discuss the look of Heathers Casting Westerberg High, casting director Julie Selzer discusses the casting process for Heathers Poor Little Heather, a new interview with actress Lisanne Falk Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads, an archival featurette with extensive cast and crew interviews providing an in-depth look at the making of Heathers Return to Westerberg High, an archival featurette providing further insight into the film s production Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Robert Sammelin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Bidisha, Anna Bogutskaya and an archival interview with cinematographer Francis Kenny

• Smiles Of A Summer Night | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The film which established its Swedish writer/director on the stage of world cinema, 1956's Smiles of a Summer Night is what some people would consider a contradiction in terms--an Ingmar Bergman comedy. Set in the 19th century, Smiles features Bergman stalwart Gunner Bjornstrand as Fredrik, a lawyer yet to consummate his marriage to his young wife Anne. He has hankerings after a former mistress, the voluptuous actress Desiree, who is now mistress to the bellicose Count Malcolm, whose own wife attempts to seduce Fredrik in order to make Malcolm jealous. Fredrik's wife, meanwhile, hankers after her own stepson, an austere young man confused by his repressed sexual longings. This web of romantic intrigue is eventually disentangled at a weekend party held by Desiree's mother, a formidably acerbic, fairy godmother-style figure.Smiles of a Summer Night is sparkling but mordant, stronger on absurdism than belly laughs and it is lent shade by the long shadows of existential angst. It conveys all of Bergman's core messages about human relationships but in a light, operatic bundle of cinematic joy.On the DVD: Presented in the original academy ratio, the film is restored here to its original, silvery glory. There are extensive notes from Bergman's memoirs, in which he talks candidly about the near-suicidal depression he was in when he wrote this ironically light script, as well as additional notes from critic Derek Malcolm, who aptly compares the film to a Mozart opera and Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game. --David Stubbs

• 15 Storeys High - Series 1 and 2 | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (257.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  15 Storeys High is the cult tv comedy series written by and starring stand-up comedian Sean Lock. This comedy series follows the lives of two very different blokes who find themselves sharing a flat in a towerblock on a South London council estate. The flat's owner Vince (Sean Lock) takes in a new lodger - Errol (Benedict Wong) and it is not long before he realises he has made a dreadful mistake. 15 Storeys High also introduces us to some of the other towerblock occupants - wife-swappers bible bashers lap dancers men who shout at the television and even a bloke who keeps a horse in his spare room. This release features the complete first and second series.

• The Simpsons: Complete Season 5 | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £28.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (38.09%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Sixteen seasons (and counting) of pop culture-rocking brilliance, the first four of which have already been gloriously archived on DVD. But in the words of Krusty the Clown: "What has The Simpsons done for me lately?" Well, how about all 22 episodes of season 5, each accompanied by commentary, deleted scenes, and other encyclopedic extras that hopelessly devoted Simpsons fans crave, no, demand? Season 5 is perhaps not as classics-packed as the third or fourth seasons, but no self-respecting Simpsons fan should be without the episodes "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", featuring George Harrison, "Cape Feare", one of Sideshow Bob's (and guest voice Kelsey Grammer's) finest half-hours, "Rosebud", "Springfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" and "Bart Gets Famous", with the Springfield-sweeping catchphrase "I didn't do it". Plus, the star power this season is impressive: Michelle Pfeiffer as Homer's comely, donut-loving co-worker in "The Last Temptation of Homer", Albert Brooks as a self-help guru who unleashes "Bart's Inner Child", Kathleen Turner as the creator of Malibu Stacy in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy", and, as themselves, the Ramones ("Rosebud"), James Woods ("Homer and Apu"), Buzz Aldren ("Deep Space Homer"), and even Robert Goulet ("Springfield"). But it is the writers and the core ensemble cast who exhibit, to quote "Deep Space Homer", "the right... What's that stuff?" Series milestones include the first appearance of yokel Cletus in "Bart Gets an Elephant" and Maggie's infant nemesis, The Baby with One Eyebrow in "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Badasssss Song" which also happens to be The Simpsons' 100th episode. Add in a very good "Treehouse of Horror" episode, (which outs Ned Flanders as the Devil and Marge as the head vampire), and one Emmy-nominated musical extravaganza ("Who Needs the Quick-E-Mart" from "Homer and Apu"), and you have a Simpsons season that's not just great, it's DVD-box-set great. --Donald Liebenson