Comedy > 15 GBP to 20 GBP Comedy > 15 years and over

Pinnacle of wiity banter

Advantages: Handy to have all series in one place
Disadvantages: Your mates will all want to lend it.

The complete Blackadder set is basically a must have for comedy fans. It consists of every Blackadder episode from all 4 series, Blackadder's Christmas Carol and also 'Back and Forth'. These 6 discs are all neatly housed in a compact box set, with hilarious Blackadder quotes and pictures of the characters around the box. FIRST SERIES. The first series, entitles 'The Black Adder' is set in medieval England, and portrays the Prince Edmund, Rowan Atkinson, ...
...The second series, entitled Blackadder II, is set in Queen Elizabeth's reign, and see a sharp turn in character personality, as Blackadder becomes a newly intelligent and respected man, whereas Baldrick becomes thick as a thick thing. We are also introduced to Queen Elizabeth and Melchett. Two of the funniest characters in all series, brilliantly played by Miranda Richardson and Stephen Fry. THIRD SERIES The third series, Blackadder III, is set in ...

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Review of Blackadder - Complete Blackadder (Limited Edition Box Set) (DVD)

Classic British Comedy at its best!

Advantages: Laughter in a box!
Disadvantages: Visiting the hospital after your sides have split with laughter!

Having purchased the Monty Python box set from Amazon I couldn't wait for the legends of British comedy to arrive at my door. Luckily this wasn't too much of a wait because as always the purchase to door delivery service offered by Amazon is always one of speed! Now I could review each film from start to finish in detail covering all the comedic genius of John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle etc... however this would be very unfair to the perspective ...
...a fantastic collection of films away from you. All I will say is the battle for the holy grail is a tough one, I now know the meaning of life, I without a doubt experienced something completely different and soon realised that he's not the messiah, oh no, he's a very naughty boy! This box set contains the genius that created a blueprint for many of the comedy shows we see today and will always remain intelligent, classic British comedy at its very ...

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Review of Monty Python - The Movies (Box Set) (DVD)

Too many movies too many similarities

Advantages: Pretty funny if you like slapstick humour, has bonus features
Disadvantages: Too much of a muchness, generally pretty expensive

...all 7 of the original Police Academy movies. They vary in classification, with the original movie being 15 rated, the sequel and the 4th film is 12 rated and the others (the 3rd, 6th & 7th movies) being PG. That being the case, im sure kids (about 7 or 8 years or older) would find the PG ones pretty funny. I saw these movies when I was younger and remembered getting a good laugh from them, hence why I bought it. I've got to say, im not overly convinced ...
...movies are as follows:- Police Academy (the original movie) (the 'complete collection' boxset includes the '20th Anniversary Special Edition' version) Police Academy 2 - Their First Assignment Police Academy 3 - Back in Training Police Academy 4 - Citizens on Patrol Police Academy 5 - Assignment Miami Beach Police Academy 6 - City Under Siege Police Academy - Mission to Moscow (the 7th and last movie) The movies are all about a bunch of police ...

IzzyS 09.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Police Academy 1-7 - The Complete Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

Typical men... and women of course

Advantages: comedy and banter at its best
Disadvantages: none really

...typical of a lot of men of their age, being interested in only certain things, ie sex and booze…, (come on all you blokes out there, let's not lie about it, when you were at that age what else was on your mind?) The relationship problems between Gary and Dorothy are just typical of a normal relationship, the arguments, the pressure, the lack of certain things that disappear when a relationship blossoms, giving the program an air of realism. In ...
...on the wall documentary following the struggling lives of four individuals as they go through life… (sort of) ** THE BOX SET ** The package cover states what to expect from the discs inside, showing the main characters, together with what their life's is about… beer, television, takeaways and more beer… It does exactly what it says on the tin…???? Inside the package, when unfolded, there are 6 disc, (obviously)… giving the viewer over 16 hours ...

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Review of Men Behaving Badly - Series 1-6 - Complete (DVD)

Beards, Banjos, Bums and Britain

Advantages: Brimming with interest, enthusiasm and laughs
Disadvantages: Too short by far

...hysterically funny, and deliciously crude, Billy Connolly is also blessed with an infectious enthusiasm...for everything. It's this enthusiasm which leads to my only complaint about this dvd package, and thats that he is so engaging, that I could watch him forever, and 25 minutes per locale doesn't quite seem to do this project justice. A 2 disc set featuring 8 episodes taking us from Dublin to Plymouth, finding time to squeeze in Belfast, Killarney, ...
...With childlike enthusiasm Billy drags us by the hair from location to location pumping us full of useful or completely useless information, and naturally making his own observations about the places, the people and the histories of England, Ireland and Wales. Following the format of his previous jaunts around Australia, and Scotland, his journeys are interspersed with excerpts from his stage shows, and it's typical Connolly fare. Side splittingly ...

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Review of Billy Connolly's World Tour Of England, Ireland And Wales (Box Set) (DVD)