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 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
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 #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 #413 (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
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot ( Mr Hulot's Holiday ) ( Blu-ray ) (1952)
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Nathalie Pascaud, Michelle Rolla, Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tatis endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tatis... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: Season 1 (1952)
8.5/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke
The landmark comedy show that showcased the talents of the kings of slapstick. Contains all 26 episodes of the first season (1952-1953), complete and... Read more
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (1952)
7.1/10
Director: David Butler
Starring: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames
Doris Day and Gordon MacRae reunite for this sequel to 'On Moonlight Bay', which sees the continuing adventures of the Winfield family after Doris' be... Read more
The Card (1952)
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Valerie Hobson, Glynis Johns, Alec Guinness
About a young man's transformation from penniless hustler to provincial power. Entertaining, very clever comedy with fun lead by Alec Guinness and scr... Read more
Down Among the Z Men ( The Goon Show Movie ) (1952)
4.7/10
Director: Maclean Rodgers
Starring: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Michael Bentine
The only feature film made by the fabulously funny Goons: Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. This has The Goons in a story of crominals... Read more