Comedy > 15 years and over Comedy > 5 GBP to 10 GBP

Max and Maddy boxset

Advantages: Funny- great entertaiment
Disadvantages: None

...out giving too much away the prison scene is so funny and the trouble these guys get themselves into is just hilarius and cringing at times. But who would wanna drop the soap in prison ??? lol After watching this you will be singing the theme tune all the time for weeks on end. Peter Kay is not only one funy person but and good actor. This boxset is a must seeif you love comedy and that's what this seriously is. Best British comedy since Only fools ...

jonboy76 21.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Peter Kay Collection - Max And Paddy's Boxset (DVD)

Blackjack!!! This movie is a winner!!!!

Advantages: Its funny and leaves you begging for more
Disadvantages: It is a little wacky and maybe offensive to some

...Whether the laughs are coming Chevy Chase loosing everything, to Mr. Nick Papa Gorgio, who is really Rusty, you will want the laughs to go on forever and ever. If you have a few extra bucks lying around and you really need a good pick-me up family fun comedy, this is exactly what you want. And as a bonus for all of you other vacation movies, Cousin Eddy is back, and with a metal plate in is head. So go out and get this movie, but while you are out, ...

sharkrox707 13.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Chevy Chase Vacation Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

Black Books - a bit addictive

Advantages: Brilliant writing, surreal plots. Genius moments.
Disadvantages: Tempting to watch the eps back to back until you're exhausted

Bernard Black is a very nasty man. He's rude, drunk, dirty and very very selfish. But ultimately endearing and attractive, in a byronic sort of way. Fortunately the other two characters are strong enough to offset him, turning what might have been episodes of smart-arsed posturing into a genuine ensemble piece. Fran (Tasmin Greig) is almost equally unpleasant but still possesses enough moral sense to act as Bernard's conscience. Manny (Bill Bailey) ...
...love these characters we can see why no-one else does, which makes the slightly claustrophic format work all the better. My personal opinion is that the first series, written by Dylan Moran with Graham LIneham, is the strongest of the three. An extra bonus is playing spot the celeb as this is quite an old programme and a number of today's 'stars' have tiny roles. Eg David Walliams is on screen for a matter of seconds. ...

southpause 05.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Black Books - The Complete Series 1-3 (Box Set) (DVD)

a great start to an even better series

Advantages: appeals to a wide audience with many pop culture references, is very funny in places.
Disadvantages: is not suitable for children or for the easily offended

family guy is definately a series that is for arguably for the younger generation of animated comedy fans, with its almost random humour and very funny cut scenes, this series introduces us to the griffin family, a very disfunctional family consisting of peter, lois, brian, stewie, chris and meg. as for my personal opinion on this series rather than what it contains (i dislike spoiling things for people) i think that this one is very hit and miss, ...
...are probably near the bottom of my list of favourites, of course it would be essential to someone looking for a complete series or for someone watching for the first time as it would be ideal to introduce them to the characters and the characteristics of the show, i would personally recommend that other people buy the later series first as they probably contain the best episodes. however this is still a great buy and would be enjoyable for any teen ...

sshfof 02.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Family Guy - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

The beginning of the end?

Advantages: Best comedian of his generation
Disadvantages: Victim of his own success

Firstly I am a massive Billy Connolly fan. I have loved his work for a long time and although I am too young to have seen him in some of his original Parkinson interviews I am fortunate enough to have seen most of his performances back to back, rather than having to wait years for another tour. His latest tour 'Too old to Die Young' was recorded in New York in 2005 while he was at the spritely age of 61. I have seen some of Billy's attempts at being ...
...become a little too cliched. Billy was always great at observational humour, telling stories of something that happened to him or something he saw, but always something we could relate to. He would put a comic slant on an everydayoccurance and make us realise just how funny parts of our lives could be, it just took someone with the right kind of eye to see this. His stories of the effects of drinking snakebite ('drunk from the legs up') and his horror ...

pdoyle007 03.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Billy Connolly - Live In New York (DVD)