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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The Secret Life of Pets ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Chris Renaud
Starring: Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, (Voices of) , Jenny Slate, Louis CK, El...
The pets of New York City have a special existence when their owners leave for the day, enjoying hobbies, food, and one anothers company, building fr... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
7.1/10
Director: Norman Z McLeod
Starring: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff
This fine adaptation of James Thurber's short story stars Danny Kaye as the harried milquetoast proofreader who daydreams of manly prowess and heroic... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Wiig
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this reimagining of the classic James Thurber story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing in... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Blu-ray) (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Wiig
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this reimagining of the classic James Thurber story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing in... Read more
The Secret of My Success (1987)
5.2/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Michael J Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan
Michael J Fox takes the New York business world by storm in this breezy comedy of corporate confusion. By taking full advantage of his uncle's company... Read more
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
6.9/10
Director: Roger Graef
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, Peter Cook, Clive James, Terry Jone...
A full-length, unexpurgated film of the annual Amnesty International comedy fundraiser that captures some of England's finest comedic minds performing... Read more
The Secret Policeman's Ball Presents - Anniversary Comedy Edition (1979)
Starring: Michael Palin, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, Barry Humphries, The Goo...
Celebrating 30 years since the first charity comedy concert, this collection features an array of side-splitting moments in comedy history with Britai... Read more
The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Holgate
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie, Je...
"The Secret Policeman's Ball" unique comedy show returns with unforgettable sketches from John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Lenny Henry and Ben E... Read more
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
6.6/10
Director: Julien Temple
Starring: John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Connolly, Sting , Bob Geldof, Phil Collins, J...
More Pythonesque humour from John Cleese and his gang of terrible, tastless and crazy cohorts including; Alexei Sayle, Rowan Atkinson and Barry Humphr... Read more
The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (1983)
7.2/10
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Dame Edna Everage, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Clees...
SEE John Cleese as "The Pope", SEE Michael Palin as" The Transvestite Lumberjack" SEE Graham Chapman as " The Bent Copper", SEE Trerry Jones as "The H... Read more