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Don't miss this opportunity to watch Russell Kane, 2011's big new name in comedy, the star of "Comedy Rocks", "Let's Dance For Comic Relief", "Live At The Apollo" and co-host of ITV2's "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now" in his debut stand-up video.

The Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show "Smokescreens and Castles" explores self, family and the consequences of Russell's Dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed in an unforgettable comic experience which will leave you wanting more.

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Critically acclaimed comedian Frankie Boyle presents his hotly-anticipated first live stand-up DVD.

Recorded live during his sell-out shows at London's Hackney EMpire, Frankie's unique brand of observational comedy and brutal but perfectly constructed one-liners prove he is one of the best gag writers in the business. As the stand-up act on top-rated satirical comedy show Mock The Week, the sharp-suited Scotsman shows us just a slice of what he;s capable of. In this DVD he unleashes his razor-sharp wit upon the audience with jokes that are too near the knuckle for TV, constantly venturing onto thin ice with outrageous jibes that could be utterly offensive if not delivered with equal measures of visceral cheek sarcasm, demonstrating the full force of his comic prowess.

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Record breaking comedian Lee Evans is back, with Monsters, the biggest stand up tour to hit arenas this year. Recorded live in Birmingham, Lee is at his majestic best in front of a packed house during his five sold-out nights at the National Indoor Arena.

With his amazing energy and killer routines, Lee has the audience in stitches from start to finish. It's so good it's frightening!

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And Another Thing... is stand-up sensation and star of Channel 4's 'The Last Leg, BBC2's 'Mock The Week' and Channel 4's 'Stand Up For The Week', Josh Widdicombe's highly anticipated debut video.

Recorded at London's Hammersmith Apollo, viewers of this tale twisting perfectionist can expect an insight into Josh's everyday annoyances and gripes. Delivered with his unique style and trademark wit, Josh proves that even the most mundane aspects of life can be turned into unbelievable accounts with hilarious consequences.

Jack Dee is back with his first live video recording since 2005. In 'So What? Live', Jack is at his deadpan best, bringing his unique brand of casual misery to a packed house at his comedy home away from home, the legendary Hammersmit Apollo.

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Unbeknown to their warring husbands, neighbours and close pals Joan Booth (Kate Williams) and Barbie Reynolds (Nina Baden-Semper) enter a "Love Thy Neighbour" competition to win a holiday cruise.

Already fearing the consequences, the wives find neighbourly relations further strained when each couple has relatives to stay prompting them to wonder what'll happen when Bill (Rudolph Walker) and Eddie (Jack Smethurst) find their parents actually get on..!

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All 12 episodes from the second series of the classic ITV sitcom, starring Sid James as stationery firm executive Sid Abbott.

1. Two Heads Are Better Than One

Something is missing from Sid's garden, and he has his suspicions as to who is responsible. Mike's attempts Io earn some money of his own are nearly foiled by Sid. Jean has no idea of what is going on but Sally comes to the rescue and all's well that nearly ends well...
2. Love Me, Love My Tree
Sid's problems start when the family returns from holiday. Apart from having nothing to wear, everything seems as it was before they left - or is it? Trevor from next door doesn't gel much of a welcome when he pops in - but the problem seems to have been resolved - or has it?
3. It's All in the Mind
It doesn't often happen that Sid is able to get home from work early, but when he can, he does -and this lime it doesn't do him much good. It isn't so much that he jumps to conclusions but when he sees it with his own eyes and hears it with his own ears - he has to take some action - and when he does the generation gap in the Abbott family household widens Io a chasm.
4. Another Lost Weekend
Of course Sid doesn't have to ask Jean if he can go fishing for the weekend - alter all, nothing she's got in mind could interfere with his plans. Of course Jean expects Sid Io be home when her father comes for the weekend - after all, Sid never plans anything without consulting her.
5. Parents Should Be Seen and Not Heard
When Sid gels home after a hard day's work, he's perfectly right In expecting his dinner Io be waiting for him. Jean's new hair-do not withstanding, he sticks by his guns, but quickly changes his mind when Geoffrey arrives and agrees to lake Sally to the park. His fears are justified when Sally tolls of her plans - and Mike doesn't help by agreeing with her.
6. Strangers in the Night
JEAN: It was just alter the war. I was on my way home after being demobbed.
SID: And I was on my way home just after being demobbed. What happened just alter the war makes 'The Naked Flesh' seem like the epilogue...
7. Get Me to the Match on Time
Sid's plans for Saturday afternoon do not include Jean's sister: and if she can't make arrangements to fit into Sid's lunch hour on Thursday, then the only course for Sid is to take to his bed - dangerously ill.
8. Wives and Lovers
If Jean hadn't started checking up on Sid, because he was late home for supper, then she wouldn't have discovered that he had a date the following evening. As things get even more involved, all she can do is hope that the 'other woman' won't turn up.
9. Never Again on a Sunday
It's not often that Sid agrees with Jean about anything and when he does it usually takes her by surprise and ends in disaster. If she had let him spend the day as he wanted - and in fact, always had, this particular disaster would never have happened.
10. People in Glass Houses
It comes as quite a surprise to Sid Io discover that Mike would rather not have a gold watch for his birthday - but what he wants instead comes as an even bigger surprise. And when Sid finally agreed to Mike's request he gets his biggest surprise of all.
11. A Rolls by Any Other Name
If Mr. Marshall, Sid's boss, is coming round on Saturday morning it must be the Watford area; but after he's left Sid finds himself on the way to Guildford. Mr. Marshall gets lost looking for Jenkins in Hickmansworih, and Sir Maxwell cannot leave for Manchester until Sid gets back.
12. A Touch of the Unknown
Sid's problems start when Betty brings something into the house. Mike also brings something into the house and things get worse when Sid thinks that Mike's something has been brought In by Betty's something.

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In London, a gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate policemen to carry out robberies.

Local gang leader "Pearly" Gates (Peter Sellers), who operates from the cover of a French couturier, finds his takings cut severely, and blames rival crook "Nervous" O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins). When it emerges they are both being scammed by the same gang, they join forces, along with Lionel Jeffries' Police Inspector "Nosey" Parker, to bring the so-called "I.P.O. mob" (I.P.O. - Impersonating a Police Officer) to justice.

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Jim Dixon doesn't feel very lucky at all, working as a junior university lecturer with the boring and tiresome Professor Welch. So when Jim finds out he has to spend a whole weekend at his house to help save his job he can't think of anything more unpleasant...

But it only goes from bad to worse as he manages to get himself and the family dog blind drunk and falls in love with the rather beautiful Christine, who just happens to be Welch's son's girlfriend... When Jim is given a second chance to save himself and his job all he has to do is deliver a lecture at the university, but some things are easier said than done!

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Accident-prone Ship Steward, Ordinary Seaman Blissworth (Kenneth Connor), manages to destroy the blueprints to a top-secret homing torpedo project. Along with his equally inadequate commanding officer, Captain Foster (Eric Barker), their only hope is to get another set bound for London.

But when Admiral Sir Humphrey Pettigrew (Noel Purcell) turns up they try to cover up their mistake by presenting him with a set of plans that detail the ship's refrigeration system. When they discover a female naval scientist, Miss Potter (Hattie Jacques), is due to arrive for torpedo testing, Blissworth is forced to dress in drag and impersonate her. Blissworth's dilemma is exacerbated when the Admiral himself needs keeping at bay because of his amorous intentions.

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The Carry On team delve into the sex and scandal of beauty contests when town councillor Sidney Fiddler (Sid James) attracts a bevy of babes to the quiet, rain-sodden seaside resort of Fircombe.

Sid's problems soon start with the arrival of glamorous biker, Miss Easy Rider (Barbara Windsor) and her busty rival Miss Dawn Brakes (Margaret Nolan). Befuddled Mayor, Frederic, Bumble (Kenneth Connor) continually loses his dignity and his trousers, while some red-hot controversy appears in the seductive form of Peter Potter (Bernard Bresslaw:) Britain's first beauty drag queen!

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Peter Sellers plays both Sir John Kennaway and the tragic-comic trade union leader Fred Kite. The result is laugh-out-loud comedy with a satiric edge, lampooning the then-burning issue of industrial relations.

Bertram Tracepurcel (Dennis Price) plans to make a fortune from a missile contract, a scheme that involves manipulating his innocent nephew Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) into acting as the catalyst in an escalating labour dispute, from which the socialist Mr. Kite (Irene Handl) is only too keen to make capital.

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If your funny bone is in need of ticking, this is the prescription you need. Carry On Matron finds the team on top form in Finisham Maternity Hospital where the kindly Matron (Hattie Jacques), panic-stricken surgeon Sir Bernard Cutting (Kenneth Williams) and wacky psychiatrist Dr. F.A.

Goode (Charles Hawtrey) rule the roost. It's action stations when Sid Carter (Sid James) leads a gang of incompetent crooks intent on stealing a huge hoard of birth control pills. Joan Sims shines as the ever-expectant mother in this beloved Carry On favourite.

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"Stan and Ollie" tells the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act - Laurel and Hardy - with exceptional performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a tour of Great Britain and Ireland.

After an inauspicious beginning their friendship and performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh whilst winning the love and affection of legions of adoring fans.

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The Carry On team take a package holiday that starts disastrously and rapidly goes downhill. The paradise island of Elsbels is not all it's cracked up to be.

The hotel isn't finished, the staff are a bit thin on the ground - in fact Pepe (Peter Butterworth) is the staff and the locals are far from friendly! A catalogue of disasters beset the gang that will keep you in fits of laughter.