Product Description

The Best Comedy DVD in the World is a collection of the most hilarious moments in British TV comedy, the proceeds for which will all be donated to Unicef’s Tsunami Children's Appeal.

Featured on the DVD are clips of: A Fish Called Wanda, American Pie, Animal Crackers, Black Books, Blues Brothers, Bo Selecta!, Bob Hope, Carry on Camping, Creature Comforts, Dara O Briain, Dodgeball, Down With Love, Ed Byrne, Family Guy, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Freddie Starr, Garfield the Movie, George Carling, Harvie Crumpet, Have I Got News for You, Holy Grail, Jackie Mason, Jimmy Carr, Joe Pasquale, John Cleese, John Mcku, Johnson's Family Vacation, Kenny Everett, Liar Liar, Life of Brian, Lilly Savage, Little Britain, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, Max Boyce, Men Behaving Badly, Mick Miller, Mike Reid, Nuns on the Run, On the Beat, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Phoenix Nights, Privates on Parade, Richard Pryor, Rising Damp, Royle Family, Spaced, Spike Milligan, Taxi, Ted Robbins, The Flying Deuces - Laurel and Hardy, The Office, The Pink Panther, The Producers, Tommy Cooper, Uncle Buck, Wallace & Grommit, when Harry Me Sally, Withnail & I, Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25699 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-02-14
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 110 minutes

DVD Description
Imagine the best comedy DVD in the World ever! Well that’s what happens when the British Video Association (BVA) endorses a plan for the whole UK Video Industry to come together and seek to raise £1 million pounds for the Unicef: Tsunami Children’s Appeal. This celebrity-hosted DVD features clips of the greatest comedy from the Worlds of Stand Up, Television and Feature Film all of which have been donated FREE by the UK video labels.

Synopsis
Provides a compilation of some of the greatest comedy moments from Stand Up, Television and Film. Includes clips from: 'Bo Selecta', 'Little Britain', 'The Office', 'Monty Python', 'Only Fools And Horses', 'Carry On' and much much more. All profits from the sale of this video will be donated to the UNICEF Tsunami Appeal.

Customer Reviews

"Children" connection misplaced
I expected that a DVD designed to raise money for a children's charity would make good family viewing. How wrong I was! I didn't expect to like every snippet - comedy is subjective, after all - but I also didn't expect so much childish vulgarity. It's sad that so many comedians go for the easy option of obscenity to make an effect. Sadly, too, it did seem to provide their audiences with a reason to laugh - presumably they were similarly immature.

There are some classics which it was wonderful to see again - the "poor contest" was terrifically covered, but I wondered at the choice of the Monty Python representative from the "Holy Grail". With so many brilliant sketches (the Ministry of Silly Walks and the parrot and cheese ones spring to mind), why choose that one??

Overall, a disappointment to me, but still possibly worth buying for the good stuff. If only we could erase the bits we didn't like!

A great way to raise money!!
Trying to think of a way to raise money for the Tsunami Appeal? Then buy this DVD, to raise money and for the entertainment. Featuring clips from the World's greatest stand-up comedians, films and televsion comedy. Each clip 2-5 minutes in length.

Including The Office, Little Britain, Four Weddings, Pink Panther, Wallace & Grommit, Monty Python, Lily Savage, Rising Damp, Ricky Gervais, Eddy Izzard, Royale Family, Bo Selecta, Fawlty Towers, Bob Hope, Jack Dee, Carry On Films, Laurel and Hardy, Alf Garnet, Creature Comforts, Liar Liar, The Producers, On The Beat, The Blues Brothers, Tommy Cooper, Taxi, Jimmy Carr, Men Behaving Badly, Father Ted, Have I Got News For You, American Pie and many many many more all on this DVD.

The Tsunami may be no laughing matter but just buying this will help someone or some-people, an average of £8 out of £9.99 will go to UNICEF UK to try and raise 1 million pounds for the appeal. So take my advice and BUY IT!!!

Great idea but could be much funnier
It is a brilliant way of raising money for charity, but, sadly, it is certainly not the best comedy dvd in the world. Many of the clips are not that good. It is very patchy and there is much great stuff not included - nothing from Only Fools and Horses, Good Life, Dad's Army, Porridge, Vicar of Dibley to name but a few. Even the clips included are often not the best from the shows represented. If it wasn't for the charity aspect this would get a whopping "nil points".