Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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That Old Feeling (1997)
6.1/10
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina
When former spouses Bette Midler and Dennis Farina arrive, each with new mate in tow, to attend their daughter's wedding, the sparks that fly between... Read more
That Riviera Touch (1968)
5.8/10
Director: Cliff Owen
Starring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Suzanne Lloyd
Legendary British comedy duo Morecambe and Wise star in this hilarious farce as unpopular traffic wardens, fleeing for what they hope are friendlier s... Read more
That Thing You Do! (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Tom Hanks
Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Steve Zahn, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks
A bouncy, blast-from-the-past comedy/musical from Writer-Director Tom Hanks centering on the Wonders, an early 60's pop foursome who become overnight... Read more
That's Not Me (2017)
5.6/10
Director: Gregory Erdstein
Starring: Richard Davies, Isabel Lucas, Alice Foulcher
Polly's dreams of making it as an actor are shattered when her twin sister catapults to international stardom. Scrambling to catch up - Polly juggles... Read more
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie M...
Steve Carrell is Andy Stitzer, a cheerful, middle-aged geek who, as the title suggests, has yet to take the sexual plunge. When his friends find out... Read more
The 40 Year Old Virgin ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Catherine Keener, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Carell, Jane Ly...
Steve Carrell is Andy Stitzer, a cheerful, middle-aged geek who, as the title suggests, has yet to take the sexual plunge. When his friends find out,... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: DVD #401 (1952)
8.2/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Who’s on first? Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends, this special collector’s set includes 4 complete shows pre DVD from the 52 episo... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: DVD #402 (1952)
8.2/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Who’s on first? Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends, this special collector’s set includes 4 complete shows pre DVD from the 52 episo... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: DVD #403 (1952)
8.2/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Who’s on first? Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends, this special collector’s set includes 4 complete shows pre DVD from the 52 episo... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: DVD #404 (1952)
7.7/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Who’s on first? Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends, this special collector’s set includes 4 complete shows pre DVD from the 52 episo... Read more