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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Dylan Moran: Monster - Live (2004)
8.5/10
Starring: Dylan Moran
'Black Books' star Dylan Moran combines his talents as an actor, writer and performer to great effect in his live one-man show. The perennially grumpy... Read more
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Joel Tobeck, Craig Hall, Rachel House, David Fan...
A quirky kiwi rom-com with Jemaine Clement of "Flight of the Conchords" fame as uber-geek Jarrod, an unlikely romantic foil to shy 'Meaty Boy' cashier... Read more
Eagle vs Shark ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: Joel Tobeck, Brian Sergent, Loren Horsley, Jemaine Clement, David Fane, Rachel H...
A quirky kiwi rom-com with Jemaine Clement of "Flight of the Conchords" fame as uber-geek Jarrod, an unlikely romantic foil to shy 'Meaty Boy' cashier... Read more
Ealing Studio Classic Collection: Whisky Galore (1949) / It Always Rains On Sunday (1947) / The Maggie (1954) (1944)
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Alexander Mackendrick, Robert Hamer
Starring: Basil Radford, Edward Chapman, Googie Withers, Gordon Jackson, Jack Warner, Jame...
A Box Set of four classics from Ealing Studios. 'Whisky Galore' - When 50,000 cases of Whiskey are stranded on ship which runs aground, The Inhabitant... Read more
East Is East (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Starring: Om Puri, Linda Bassett
Funny, poignant and sometimes downbeat film stars Om Puri as a Pakistani immigrant who runs a fish and chip shop in 1970s Manchester, with his British... Read more
East of Ipswich (1987)
Director: Tristram Powell
Starring: Graham Crowden, Janine Duvitski, Allan Cutherbertson, John Nettleton, Joan Sande...
Michael Palin draws on his own memories of family holidays in grey, provincial seaside resorts for this coming of age comedy set in the late 1950s. Sl... Read more
East West East (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Gjergj Xhuvani
Starring: Noricim Xhepa, Gentian Hazizi, Helidon Fino
Albania, 1990: A former cycling champion is assigned by the government to assemble a team of five young cyclists to represent the country in an amateu... Read more
Eating Out (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Q Allan Brocka
Starring: Emily Stiles, Scott Lunsford, Jim Verraros
Hunky Caleb is attracted to pretty Gwen, who prefers spending time with her circle of gay male friends. Caleb's gay roommate, Kyle, gives him tips on... Read more
Ecce Bombo (1978)
7/10
Director: Nanni Moretti
Starring: Nanni Moretti
An ironic peek into the life of a group of Italian university students in the 1970s. Read more
Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser (2011)
7.2/10
Starring: Ed Byrne
After the massive success of his last show, 'Different Class', the master of observational comedy and 'Mock the Week' regular is back with his new sho... Read more