Comedy > 10 GBP to 15 GBP Comedy > 2006

Have a Laugh - The Worst Week of My Life

Advantages: Exceptionally well written, acted and observed. Very funny.
Disadvantages: Only 14 episodes, leaves you wanting more!

...perfectly. It is about the worst week in the life of Howard Steel, a man who falls in love with a girl from a more refined social background than his own. Don't let that mushy stuff put you off, this is far more rewarding than that! This is another series that comes from a company that seems to have amazing success at writing first class comedies. Hat Trick is an independent company with hits like Father Ted, Have I Got News For You and Room 101 ...
...and each programme represents a consecutive day in the week and there begins the story; the first series concentrates on the run up to the marriage of the two main characters (outlined below) and the second represents the build up to the birth of their first child. A 2006 3 part Christmas Special was also made and whilst hilariously laugh out loud funny, it is not included as part of this box set. Both series were shown on BBC 1 primetime Friday ...

bananamanuk 15.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Worst Week Of My Life - Series 1 And 2 (Box Set) (DVD)

A Brilliantly Funny Performance

Advantages: Laugh out loud funny
Disadvantages: Lots of drinking, swearing and smoking so not for kids

...you who haven't yet seen Ed Byrne on things like Just For Laughs, I would highly recommend him. Ed is an Irish guy who used to say he looked like Darlene from Roseanne and he's more of the observational comedy school but saying things you wish you'd had the nerve to say in those situations. He spends his whole time on stage drinking and smoking and he does swear rather a lot, so not one for showing children or for those who dislike swearing. The ...
...family, and an interview with Ed Byrne and Dara O'Briain, during which they watch bits of the live show and discuss it, which was OK. However, the DVD menu itself is quite amusing as there is a list of options and Ed walks on to the screen and sits on a stool making "dum-di-dum", "there you go" type comments while gesturing towards the options and once you select an option he tells you a bit about what will be shown. It's hard to sum up Ed Byrne's ...

tigerbabe68 18.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Ed Byrne - Pedantic And Whimsical (DVD)

Green Wing Season 2

Advantages: Wacky comedy
Disadvantages: End too soon

...entire series one cast of Green Wing return for another 8 episodes of wacky mayhem in the second series. Mac is in a coma after the exciting cliffhanger at the end of the first series, and Caroline is desperate for him to wake up, as is Sue White. When he does, however, he has no recollection that he and Caroline got together, and so she is once more alone and love sick. Sue White takes every opportunity to sow discord and keep them apart, and it ...
...Caroline and tries desperately hard to overcome his previous history with her so that she will take him seriously. It works - and Caroline finds herself caught between two men. She loves Mac, but Guy loves her and is ready to make it official. Statham and Joanna find that they share a joint destiny after all, when a cruel prank ends up going badly wrong. Each episode is hilarious in its own right, but will we find out whether Caroline ends up with ...

ciaofluffymuppet 04.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Green Wing - Series 2 (DVD)

Funniest comedy

Advantages: Very funny
Disadvantages: NA

...watched all the series of phoenix nights and each and every episode is as funny as the next, Brian Potter and the rest of his staff are very musing and have misadventures.you can not pick out the single funniest moment. My favourite bit it when Brian Potter is trapped on his stair lift during a power cut in his home and he tries so many different ways to try and get into contact with someone to come and help him but it is useless. Paddy Mcguiness ...
...clubs door men,they get up to all sorts of antics and they are both really funny characters,they get into a spot of bother where they think they are in the firing line of a proffessional hitman they go halfs and buy a motor home and take off into the sunset and the road to nowhere carries on the adventure they have. overall i think that these dvds were really funny and i really enjoy watching them. ...

Mazzy3 23.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Phoenix Nights - Series 1 And 2 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

Ross Noble - Randomist

Advantages: tonnes of extras. 4 DVD's for the price of one!
Disadvantages: Ross seems to be dressed as the A-Team van!

Ross Noble has to be one of the funniest men in the country if not the world! His talk and see what comes out approach to comedy is so unique and funny you will have many a re-viewing of this DVD! Not only do you get the main show, but you also get 3 other DVD's including two full length completely new shows, with commentary from Ross on all three! This has to be a must buy DVD for all fans of stand-up comedy! If you have never seen Ross perform ...

mguk03 06.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ross Noble - Randomist (DVD)