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Best (British) TV Comedy DVDs
The Mighty Boosh : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [2004]The Mighty Boosh : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [2004]
Buy new: £13.02 / Used from: £12.98
These two DVDs represent some of the most imaginative and abstract of British Comedy. Genius.
Spaced - Definitive Collectors' EditionSpaced - Definitive Collectors' Edition
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £7.00
A comedy made by some of the best modern comedy writers (Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson). Lots of homages to films in here. This is one of the best sit-coms ever, to overlook it should be a crime!
The Complete League Of Gentlemen [1999]The Complete League Of Gentlemen [1999]
Buy new: £20.98 / Used from: £12.99
This is a local DVD box-set for local people only! Welcome to Royston Vasey - you'll never leave!!!!
Brass Eye - Series And Special [1997]Brass Eye - Series And Special [1997]
Buy used from: £8.99
This comedy hit the headlines with it's "Special" and was debated on TV. Any comedy which gets people talking like that deserves a place on your DVD shelf. The best parody of modern news media.
The Day Today : Complete BBC Series (2 Disc Set) [1994]The Day Today : Complete BBC Series (2 Disc Set) [1994]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.99
If you like Brass eye then you'll love this! This is kind of what became Brass Eye - more Chris Morris genius.
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus/Live at AspenThe Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus/Live at Aspen by Monty Python's Flying Circus
Buy used from: £24.98
The Godfathers of British TV comedy. This is a selection of the bits of Monty Python AND Monty Python Live at Aspen.
The IT Crowd - Series 1 [2006]The IT Crowd - Series 1 [2006]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.59
I thought this was pretty good, and ended up loving it! Brilliant ZX Spectrum homages on the DVD!
Look Around You : Complete BBC Series 1 [2002]Look Around You : Complete BBC Series 1 [2002]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.77
Just look around you! This is another example of surreal genius! Parody of the old '70s science programmes we used to watch at school on a wood housed telly!
Still Game : Complete BBC Series 1-5 (6 Disc Box Set) [2006]Still Game : Complete BBC Series 1-5 (6 Disc Box Set) [2006]
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £17.95
Heart warming and hillarious. Old Scottish gimmers getting on with life and giving us some fantastic laughs.
Jeeves And Wooster : Complete ITV Series (8 Disc Box Set) [1990]Jeeves And Wooster : Complete ITV Series (8 Disc Box Set) [1990]
Buy new: £49.98 / Used from: £16.99
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie bring P.G Wodehouse's novels to life. Watching the humble butler being the most intelligent and the one that saves the day evry time makes this a joy to watch.
Red Dwarf: Just The Shows (Vol. 1) (Series 1-4) [1988]Red Dwarf: Just The Shows (Vol. 1) (Series 1-4) [1988]
Buy new: £27.91 / Used from: £20.00
One of my absolute favourites, the first set of the "just the episodes" sets is by far the best. This isn't just good comedy, this is good sci-fi.
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy [1981]The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy [1981]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.80
A pretty faithful adaptation of the fantastic radio series. H2G2 practically invented Sci-Fi comedy. This never fails to be brilliant - no matter how often you watch it. Lots of great bonus features.
15 Storeys High - Series 1 (6 episodes) [2002]15 Storeys High - Series 1 (6 episodes) [2002]
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £7.95
Fed up of sickly sweet cheesy sit-coms from the US? Sharp wit and a brilliant script make this a perfect DVD for your comedy collection.
Father Ted : Complete Box Set [1995]Father Ted : Complete Box Set [1995]
Buy used from: £55.00
One of the best comedies of the last few decades, Father Ted stood head and shoulders above anything else. Off the wall Catholicism at its best! And with Music by the Divine Comedy!
Bottom : Complete Series 1-3 BBC Box SetBottom : Complete Series 1-3 BBC Box Set
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £17.50
I suppose this was modern slapstick, not always the slickest scripts, but lots of physical comedy! The Christmas special was fab!
I'm Alan Partridge : Complete BBC Series 1 [1997]I'm Alan Partridge : Complete BBC Series 1 [1997]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.98
Aha! Alan Partridge is one of the best British comedy creations. After losing his TV series he moves to a "travel tavern". Smell my cheese you mother!
Early Doors - Series 1 And 2Early Doors - Series 1 And 2
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £20.19
Not a lot of people caught this when it was on telly. It's a slow paced comedy with lots of warmth, the characters are strong and you can't help but love them all!
Marion And Geoff - Series 1 [2000]Marion And Geoff - Series 1 [2000]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.34
A guy driving round in his car. Doesn't sound like great comedy. But when that guy is Keith and his life has fallen apart, you can't help but laugh as he looks on the bright side.
Peep Show - Series 1-4 - Complete [2003]Peep Show - Series 1-4 - Complete [2003]
Buy new: £35.98 / Used from: £19.75
The thinking mans 'Men Behaving Badly'!
Ripping Yarns : Complete BBC Series (2 Disc Set) [1976]Ripping Yarns : Complete BBC Series (2 Disc Set) [1976]
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.98
Fantastic stuff, it has that pythonesque feel to it, but this time Palin gives us full stories rather than sketches. Palin is fabulous playing several roles - this can be watched time and time again!
Only Fools And Horses - The Complete Series 1 To 7 [1981]Only Fools And Horses - The Complete Series 1 To 7 [1981]
Buy new: £49.98 / Used from: £35.99
I suppose no BritCom list would be complete without the iconic Delboy and co!
Big Train : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [1998]Big Train : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [1998]
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £10.00
The stare out contest has me in stitches every time! How they managed to get so many original and independant sketches into two series is mind blowing.
Blackadder: Complete Collection - BBC Series 1-4 & The SpecialsBlackadder: Complete Collection - BBC Series 1-4 & The Specials
Buy new: £29.99 / Used from: £40.48
Everyone says the 4th series was the best, it certainly had a very poignant ending which brought tears to many an eye. The first series is my favourite.
Black Books Complete Box SetBlack Books Complete Box Set by Black Books
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £9.00
Black Books - Dylan Moran, plays a customer hating bookshop owner. Bill Bailey is fabulous as Manny, and of course, there's Tamsin Greig as Fran! This went by and lots of people missed this gem.
Porridge - Series 1 [1974]Porridge - Series 1 [1974]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.85
Take the best British Comedy actor of our time, and plonk him in a prison based comedy with witty and sentimental scripts - and this is the end result. Brilliant!