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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Tom And Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection (2009)
8.7/10
Starring: Tom, Jerry
Tom and Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection Contains Tom & Jerry animated shorts created by animation legend Chuck Jones. Read more
Tom Jones (1963)
6.7/10
Director: Tony Richardson
Starring: Albert Finney, Hugh Griffith, Susannah York, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane...
A magnificent adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel about the bawdy exploits of a rustic playboy in 18th Century England. Spirited performances and ima... Read more
Tommy Boy (1995)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd, Julie Warner, S...
When Big Tom Callahan dies, his auto parts factory passes to his family, many of whom want to sell it to a corporation which plans to close it down. N... Read more
Tommy Cooper - Comedy Classics (1991)
Starring: Tommy Cooper
Tilt your fez to its jauntiest angle, roll your sleeves up and get ready for the bungled magic tricks and hilarious sketches of one of Britain's all-t... Read more
Tommy Cooper: Just Like That! - The Complete Series (1978)
7.4/10
Director: Stuart Hall
Starring: Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs, Sheila Bernette
'Tragic magic' rules in this six-part series from 1978, which saw Tommy Cooper at the height of his fame. Assisted by Andrew Sachs and dimunitive come... Read more
Tommy Cooper: Missing Pieces (1991)
7.4/10
Starring: Tommy Cooper
One of Britain's most inventive and well-loved comedians, Tommy Cooper, is back with a collection of oddball sketches, bungled magic and dead-pan one-... Read more
Toni Erdmann (2016)
7.4/10
Director: Maren Ade
Starring: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death o... Read more
Tony Robinson's Cunning Night Out (2007)
5.6/10
Starring: Tony Robinson
One of the UK's most beloved performers, Tony Robinson has forged a career from making history humorous. He first shot to fame as the peasant simpleto... Read more
Too Many Crooks (1959)
7/10
Director: Mario Zampi
Starring: Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw, Sid James, Vera...
Fingers (George Cole) and his gang of criminals (including Sid James and Bernard Bresslaw) have the reputation for being the most dim-witted crooks Lo... Read more
Top Five (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Chris Rock
Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, J B Smoove,...
Written by, directed by and starring Chris Rock, "Top Five" tells the story of a New York City comedian trying to make it as a serious actor when his... Read more