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- StarsMatt BerryRobert BathurstDoon MackichanSteven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.
- StarsDavid MitchellRichard AyoadeMicky FlanaganPanel show in which celebrities must answer questions having to do with quotations.
- StarsRichard AyoadeLawson CrawfordTimothy Dalton-DobsonDemonstrates new gadgets and technology.
- DirectorTristram ShapeeroStarsJimmy CarrJimmy Carr delivers more of his cynical take on life's little absurdities in his trademark deadpan style in this live stand-up release.
- DirectorDominic BrigstockeStarsJimmy CarrBritain's foremost multi-award-winning joke technician Jimmy Carr returns with his fourth live stand-up DVD, Jimmy Carr In Concert.
- DirectorNick MorrisStarsJulian BarrattMatt BerryDave BrownVince Noir and Howard Moon bring their surreal adventures to the stage.
- StarsJulian BarrattNoel FieldingMichael FieldingSurreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrBob MortimerJo BrandBritish television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
- DirectorRichard Curson SmithStarsEwen BremnerMatt LucasMark GatissIn 1934, Salvador Dali was put on trial by his fellow Surrealists for offences against the movement. This surreal comedy-drama examines the trial and the events that led up to it.
- DirectorDominic BrigstockeStarsJimmy CarrJimmy's unique brand of humor demonstrates the observations he makes on life's taboos using witty one-liners and offensive put downs.
- DirectorPaul KingStarsJulian BarrattNoel FieldingMichael FieldingFilmed during The Mighty Boosh's Future Sailors tour, this stage show follows Howard Moon (Julian Barratt) and Vince Noir (Noel Fielding) on a musical extravaganza featuring the live Boosh Band, new characters, and an apocalyptic play about the destruction of the planet.
- DirectorBrian KleinStarsJimmy CarrJimmy Carr: Laughing and Joking is packed with one-liners, stories, and jokes: some clever, some rude, and a few totally unacceptable.
- DirectorMatthew CoxMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRob BrydonSimon PeggAnnual British TV show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz with questions relating to the events of the year just gone by.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRob BrydonDavid MitchellAnnual British TV show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz with questions relating to the events of the year just gone by.
- CreatorGraham LinehanArthur MathewsStarsSimon PeggJulian Rhind-TuttSally PhillipsIn 1969 London, the editor of an underground magazine and his friends get into wacky situations.
- StarsRichard AyoadeMatt BerryMatthew HolnessThis parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.
- StarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonThe comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
- StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi ToksvigA comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.
- StarsRomola GaraiChris O'DowdAmanda HaleSet in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.
- CreatorChristopher GuestJim PiddockStarsChris O'DowdTom BennettNina ContiFrom Christopher Guest ('Best in Show, ' 'A Mighty Wind') comes this comedy series that follows one man's quest to track down his genealogy.
- CreatorDylan MoranStarsDylan MoranBill BaileyTamsin GreigBernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
- DirectorMick ThomasMike MaclaineStarsJimmy CarrCat DeeleyJonathan RossAnnual British TV show with comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz with questions relating to the events of the year just gone by.
- DirectorMick ThomasWill DixonStarsJimmy CarrLily AllenRussell BrandA British comedy panel show, were contestants answer questions about the events in the past year.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrJames CordenSean LockBritish television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRussell BrandCharlie BrookerBritish television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz, hosted by Jimmy Carr.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRichard AyoadeAlan CarrBritish television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRichard AyoadeNoel FieldingAnnual British television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz with questions relating to the events of the year just gone by.
- DirectorMick ThomasStarsJimmy CarrRichard AyoadeJames CordenJimmy Carr puts another panel of celebrities to the test as they battle it out to see who remembers most about 2012.
- DirectorDominic BrigstockeStarsJimmy CarrRecorded live in 2007, the Jimmy Carr: Comedian (Live) DVD sees funnyman Jimmy Carr sharing his cynical, but always hilarious, take on life's little absurdities.
- DirectorJohn L. SpencerStarsMark LamarrPhill JupitusSean HughesA straight to video special episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
- DirectorPaul WheelerStarsJimmy CarrJimmy Carr: Being Funny is packed with over 100 minutes of brand new material, including too-rude-for-TV jokes, hilarious heckling, and even better put-downs. Jimmy pushes the boundaries of comedy and delivers a spectacular show.
- DirectorNick MorrisStarsBill BaileyKevin EldonJohn MoloneyA live stand up show featurng musical comedian Bill Bailey.
- DirectorDominic BrigstockeStarsJimmy CarrJames MullingerBenny HarrisJimmy Carr returns with a brand new live stand-up DVD. Recorded live at London's Bloomsbury theatre, Jimmy unleashes brand new material upon his audience that is just too rude for TV, taking his dry and sardonic wit and delightfully crafted jokes to a whole new level.
- DirectorMichael MathesonStarsDylan MoranMark HeapIrish comedian Dylan Moran live at Vicar Street, Dublin.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsVic ReevesBob MortimerMark Lamarr
- DirectorMichael MathesonStarsDylan MoranAcerbic, eternally world-weary comic in stand up routine. Dylan Moran holds forth on matters important to him such as smoking (pro rather than anti), drink, drugs, music, women and children.
- DirectorPaul MachlissStarsDylan MoranYeah, Yeah ~ Live in London ~ 14 November 2011[12] Live at London's ~ HMV Hammersmith Apollo Dylan Moran, an Irish comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his work in Black Books.
- StarsPhill JupitusMark LamarrNoel FieldingMusic-based comedy quiz show.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsAlan DaviesLesley SharpJessica HynesA witty, touching comedy-drama about a thirtysomething gay man who is surprised to find himself falling in love with a woman.
- DirectorPaul WheelerStarsJimmy CarrJimmy Carr: Making People Laugh features over two hours of material that's too rude for TV.
- DirectorRandall ChurchillStarsDylan MoranDylan Moran live at Sydney's State Theatre 15th May 2009.
- DirectorTom PooleStarsMark Lamarr
- StarsJimmy CarrMichael Q. SchmidtJohn E. ConnerJimmy Carr hosts a game show where contestants endure distractions to win prizes by answering simple questions.
- DirectorBen CaveyBrian KleinStarsSophie RankinHilary WhitehallJack WhitehallThe highly anticipated Debut stand up DVD sees Jack Whitehall at high energy,
- StarsJemima RooperMorven ChristieAlex KingstonAmanda, an ardent Jane Austen fan, lives in present day London with her boyfriend Michael, until she finds she's swapped places with Austen's fictional creation Elizabeth Bennet.
- DirectorLawrence JordanStarsEddie IzzardExecutive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream. Along the way, he dramatizes Dr. Heimlich's search for a maneuver, the naming of Engelbert Humperdinck, Scooby and Shaggy as archetypes, Neil Armstrong on the moon, society's tolerance of mass murderers, how we sing anthems and carols, Hollywood adapting British films, JFK's trip to Berlin, thoughts on puberty, and how to work schoolbook-French phrases into Parisian conversation. Closeups catch the glint in his eye and his carefully-applied make-up.
- DirectorSarah TownsendStarsEddie IzzardThe acclaimed comedian of the surreal performs another unique stream-of-consciousness monologue in this latest live outing. Eddie ponders, among other things, the history of the world, cows in cars, and the existence of God.
- DirectorMick ThomasWill DixonStarsJimmy CarrRichard AyoadeAlan CarrBritish television show with a comedy panel in the style of a pub quiz.
- StarsMatt BerryRich FulcherTerry WadeTwo hangmen (Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher) compete for women, money and happiness, venturing deeper in the ocean of depravity than any friends should in a whisky-fuelled, cross-cultural friendship.
- DirectorRyan PolitoStarsFred ArmisenLance BassMatt BerryA live stand-up comedy and music gig to benefit Amnesty International.
- StarsJohnny VegasGraham DuffNicola ReynoldsMoz is a drug dealer and has very strange clientele who come and go from his flat.
- CreatorPeter LearmouthStarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersAdrian ScarboroughIt's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting , whilst inside lives one of the most hated women in all of France -Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache.
- StarsMiranda HartPatricia HodgeTom EllisSocially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and around her crush Gary.
- StarsCiara BaxendaleDan CohenJodie ComerSet in the mid-90s at the height of Cool Britannia, a drama based on real diaries takes an honest look at teenage life through the eyes of funny, music-mad Rae
- DirectorHelen DowningStarsEd ByrneEd Byrne is one of the most prolific young comedians in the UK and as an observational stand-up considered unrivaled. Pedantic & Whimsical was filmed in Leeds in March 2006 and contains all of his best material from the past 10 years.
- CreatorDerren LittenStarsJake CanusoJanine DuvitskiTony MaudsleyBritish comedy series following holidaymakers at the Solana Resort in Benidorm. Hilarity ensues as guests try to get value for their Euros.
- StarsChris O'DowdDavid RawleDeirdre O'KaneMartin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family circa 1990.
- StarsJohn SergeantMarcus BrigstockeRufus HoundTwo opposing teams of comedians are given series of topics to debate.
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonMiranda RichardsonAfter a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
- DirectorOliver RalfeStarsNoel FieldingRich FulcherJulian BarrattShot during the mammoth Future Sailors tour, this intimate film observes the comic genius of the Mighty Boosh as they navigate a nation hooked on its cult.
- StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
- DirectorBenjamin CaronStarsRonni AnconaAlan CarrJimmy CarrThe American tradition of comedy roasts comes to the UK, and the second victim is music manager, reality TV star, talent show judge and celebrity Sharon Osbourne.
- StarsNicholas BurnsJulian BarrattClaire KeelanAfter publishing a rant about 'idiots' - frantically hip, ignorant scenesters - Dan Ashcroft finds these same people embracing him as his idol and his nerves constantly tested by his biggest fan, moronic scene personality Nathan Barley.
- DirectorPaul OldingStarsMichael Scott
- In this program, we encounter killers and tyrants - people who were perhaps too wicked to ever rest in peace. Experience the amazing story of Adolf Hitler's body, and visit the burial places of serial killer Ed Gein in Plainfield, Wisconsin as well as presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in Texas.
- StarsTom RosenthalRyan SampsonTom Basden"Plebs" follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city--that happens to be Ancient Rome.
- StarsLayton WilliamsMathew HorneCharlie WernhamComedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches.
- StarsDavid SuchetMatthew MacfadyenCillian MurphyAugustus Melmotte is a European-born city financier whose background is as mysterious as his business. Only weeks after his arrival in London, he announced a new venture and promises instant fortune.
- StarsAneurin BarnardRebecca FergusonAmanda HaleThree different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.
- CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.
- StarsSimon PeggJessica HynesJulia DeakinFriends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.
- StarsJulia DavisAlexandra RoachAlex MacqueenSet in the 1830s, this black comedy centers on a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast.
- StarsCharlie BrookerJimmy CarrLauren LaverneAn informative and humourous take on the world of current affairs.
- StarsCharlie BrookerDiane MorganAl CampbellCharlie Brooker highlights the week's news in a comic fashion.
- CreatorChris ReddyStarsSean VereyScarlett Alice JohnsonYasmin PaigeA girl from a middle-class family gets drunk one night, sleeps with a younger working-class boy, and gets pregnant.
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsNathan Stewart-JarrettJoe GilgunIwan RheonA group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.
- CreatorPeter HolmesStarsDavid MitchellLee MackRob BrydonTwo teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.
- CreatorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisAshley JensenStephen MerchantAndy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment.
- StarsMatthew RhysAnna Maxwell MartinMatthew GoodeElizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. An adaptation of PD James's homage to Pride and Prejudice.
- DirectorAlex Garcia LopezStarsNatalia TenaIwan RheonJamie DravenThe government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.
- CreatorAllan CubittStarsGillian AndersonJamie DornanJohn LynchA seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
- CreatorJoe AhearneStarsMartin ShawRick WardenSiobhan FinneranApparitions" is a supernatural drama series about a priest (Martin Shaw, "The Chief") who is working to promote candidates for sainthood and becomes drawn into the world of exorcism as he discovers a dark battle between good and evil.
- StarsGeorgina SherringtonSacha DhawanAbeille GélinasSet a few years after The Worst Witch, Mildred Hubble now attends the prestigious Weirdsister College in London.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
- StarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJulia SawalhaThe wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.