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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Harold Lloyd and Friends (1920)
Director: Anon
Starring: Harold Lloyd
Five classic shorts featuring comedy genius Harold Lloyd with the participation of Our Gang. The shorts are; "Haunted Spooks", "Campus Vamp", "Our Gan... Read more
Charlie Chaplin: Volume 9 to 12 (1918)
6.1/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Hi & welcome to the ultimate Charlie Chaplin collection. The complete collection volumes 1 - 20 containing 66 Chaplin Movies including the full length... Read more
Charlie Chaplin: Volume 17 to 20 (1918)
6.1/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Hi & welcome to the ultimate Charlie Chaplin collection. The complete collection volumes 1 - 20 containing 66 Chaplin Movies including the full length... Read more
Charlie Chaplin: Volume 5 to 8 (1918)
6.1/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Hi & welcome to the ultimate Charlie Chaplin collection. The complete collection volumes 1 - 20 containing 66 Chaplin Movies including the full length... Read more
Charlie Chaplin the Immigrant (1917)
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
The Immigrant - 1917 – Black & White. Charlie finds himself aboard a ship heading for a new life in the USA. Onboard, be befriends a girl and her moth... Read more
Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923 (1917)
8.7/10
Starring: Buster Keaton, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
A succession of the most timeless, classic comedy shorts ever realised in a luxurious four-disc box set, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK SY... Read more
Arbuckle and Keaton (1917)
Director: Roscoe Arbuckle
Starring: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton
Virtually unseen by contemporary audiences until now, these two reel shorts offer a priceless view of the slapstick antics of two influential legends.... Read more
Charlie Chaplin Marathon (1916)
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
This DVD compilation includes four early Chaplin films; 'The Rink' (1916), 'The Immigrant' (1917), 'The Vagabond' (1916) and 'Tillie's Punctured Roman... Read more
The Keystone Comedies (1915)
Starring: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand
The Keystone Studios were founded in Glendale, California in 1912 by Mack Sennett (1880-1960) and soon became famous for a chaotic style of slapstick... Read more
Charlie Chaplin: A Night Out (1915)
6.1/10
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin
Compilation includes the classics "A Night Out" (1915) co-starring Ben Turpin, "Kid Auto at the Races" (1914) with Charlie Chaplin in only his second... Read more