“Hacks Series 1 - 3” (2021 - 2024) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Seven Episodes Created by: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky Featuring: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo and Mark Indelicato Ava: [during the heated exchange that takes place the first time Ava and Deborah meet] …
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“Are You Being Served? Series 1 - 10” (1972 - 1985) Television Series / Comedy Seventy Episodes Created by: Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft Featuring: Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith, Larry Martyn, Harold Bennett, Arthur English and James Hayter Mrs. Slocombe: [removes her gas mask] "What about this …
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“Upstart Crow Series 1 - 3” (2016 - 2020) Television Series / Comedy Twenty Two Episodes Created by: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Featuring: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Edward: "Hello, hello. What's going on? What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here." When The League of Gentlemen first aired on the …
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"Crocodile Dundee" (1986) Comedy Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell Directed by: Peter Faiman Featuring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard and John Meillon Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: "Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? …
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“Upstart Crow Series 1 - 3” (2016 - 2020) Television Series / Comedy Twenty One Episodes Created by: Ben Elton Featuring: David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan and Mark Heap Will: [Repeated line on having a good idea] "Hang on. Hang the futtock on!" Upstart Crow (2016–2020), written by Ben Elton, is a clever, affectionate, and …
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“Bottom Series 1 - 3” (1991 - 1995) Television Series / Comedy Eighteen Episodes Created by: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Featuring: Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall Richie: [on various occasions seducing women, well, trying anyway] "May I say, what a SMASHING blouse you have on?" In the pantheon of British sitcoms, there are a few that …
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“The Ren & Stimpy Show” (1991 - 1995) Television Series / Comedy Fifty Two Episodes Created by: John Kricfalusi Featuring: John Kricfalusi, Billy West, Gary Owens, Harris Peet, Cheryl Chase, Alan Young, Jack Carter, Bob Camp and Michael Pataki Stimpy: “Happy-happy, joy-joy.” It's a testament to its unique brand of grotesque humor and shocking originality that, even decades after its debut, The Ren & Stimpy …
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“Blackadder” (1983 - 1989) Television Series / Comedy Twenty eight Episodes Created by: Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson Featuring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny and Miranda Richardson Opening tune singer: “The sound of hoof beats 'cross the glade / Good folk, lock up your son and daughter / Beware the deadly flashing blade / Unless you want to end up shorter …
“The Young Ones” (1982-1984) Television Series Twelve Episodes Created by: Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer Featuring: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Alexei Sayle Rick: “I suppose you think it's pretty weird, don't you Mike? Well, you'd be right. 'Cause THAT'S the kind of guy I am, right? WEIRD. Which is why I go over people's heads. A bit like an …
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“The Two Ronnies” (1971 – 1987) Television Comedy Ninety three Episodes Created by: Bill Cotton Featuring: Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Corbett: “And now, it's goodnight from me...” Ronnie Barker: “...and it's goodnight from him.” Few comedy duos have left as indelible a mark on British television as Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, collectively known as The Two Ronnies. Running from …
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“One Night in the Tropics” (1940) Comedy Running time: 82 minutes Written by: Gertrude Purcell and Charles Grayson Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland Featuring: Allan Jones, Robert Cummings, Nancy Kelly, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, William Frawley and Peggy Moran Abbott: “Put that out. There's no smoking in here.” Costello: “What makes you think I'm smokin'?” Abbott: “You've got a cigar in your mouth!” Costello: “I've got shoes on... don't mean I'm …
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“Psych” (1987 - 2000) Television Series One Hundred and twenty Episodes Created by: Steve Franks Featuring: James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson and Anne Dudek Shawn Spencer: “Oh, you mean my pilot's license? That's out back in the Cessna. Or perhaps you're referring to my license to kill. Revoked. Trouble at the Kazakhstan border. I could give you the …
“A Countess from Hong Kong” (1967) Comedy Running Time: 107 minutes Written and directed by: Charlie Chaplin Featuring: Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Sydney Chaplin, Tippi Hedren, Patrick Cargill and Margaret Rutherford Baroness: “No, no, don't turn it off. Music complements champagne.” "A Countess from Hong Kong" is a film that resides in the delicate intersection of classic elegance and modern sophistication. Directed by …
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“Bedtime Stories” (1964) Comedy Running Time: 99 minutes Written by: Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning Directed by: Ralph Levy Featuring: Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones Freddy Benson: “She caught me with another woman. You're French, you understand.” Andre: “To be with another woman, that is French. To be caught, that is American.” "Bedtime Story" is a charming 1964 comedy film directed by Ralph …
“Anyone but You” (2023) Comedy Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Ilana Wolpert and Will Gluck Directed by: Will Gluck Featuring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Bryan Brown and Rachel Griffiths Bea: “Saying something is cringe is cringe, old man.” "Anyone But You" aims to be a frothy escape, a sun-drenched getaway to romantic comedy paradise. Starring …
“The Holdovers” (2023) Drama Running Time: 125 minutes Written by: David Hemingson Directed by: Alexander Payne Featuring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa Paul Hunham: “I find the world a bitter and complicated place. And it seems to feel the same way about me. You and I have that in common, I think.” Released in the latter half of …
"The Trip - Complete Movie Box Set" Drama/Comedy Created by: Michael Winterbottom, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Directed by: Michael Winterbottom Featuring: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon Steve Coogan: "Originality is overrated." Released on DVD recently are the movie versions of all four series of the hit comedy "The Trip" featuring at its core actors …
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“What men want” (2019) Comedy Running time: 117 minutes Written by: Tina Gordon, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck Directed by: Adam Shankman Featuring: Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan Sister: “That's just Jasmine tea. If you don't count the weed, and the peyote, and the crack.” Recently released on DVD and Blu-ray is the …
Trailer: “Zombieland: Double Tap” (2019) Sony Pictures has premiered the first trailer for the long-awaited “Zombieland” sequel “Zombieland: Double Tap”. https://videopress.com/v/Xe7K9Cdg zombieland_double_tap_official_trailer_hd_keKm2JnEb-Y_1080p Director Ruben Fleischer (“Venom”) and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (“Deadpool”) are all returning for the project, as are stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. The original followed …
"Swimming with men" (2018) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Aschlin Ditta Directed by: Oliver Parker Featuring: Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Rupert Graves, Daniel Mays, Thomas Turgoose, Jim Carter, Adeel Akhtar and Charlotte Riley Eric Scott:[Reading from the book of rules] "The first rule of swim club, don't talk about swim club." It’s remarkable the seeming ease that the British Film Industry is able to produce …
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