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"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy...
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Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer's laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain...and their unexpected romance.
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.
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BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
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Julie Walters and Robert Lindsay star in a story of lust, loot and a show to set pulses racing. Maureen Hardcastle is furious when husband Jimmy brings in strippers to boost their pub takings, but on the opening night, she is reunited with a long lost school friend, who turns out to be the star act, and her boyfriend manager, Billy Bowmans. When Maureen unexpectedly inherits a fortune she decides to turn the tables on the men but Billy has no intention...
4) Sid is Dead
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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High school senior Sid (Joey Bragg) slips up and gets the school's biggest bully suspended. Fearing his wrath, Sid realizes he may only have two weeks to live and goes all out to experience everything he's ever missed out on in life.
5) Unexpected
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Music critic Bob is struggling with a demotion, addicted to Zoloft and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals his wife Amy has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? A comedy about love, life and adulting.
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BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Once again, brothers Adam and Jonny return to Mum and Dad’s house for a Friday night dinner of soup, chicken and crimble-crumble – plus massive side-orders of wind-ups and bickering. Dad buys a grotty old caravan – and starts living in it, Mum almost has a heart attack when the boys both get ‘females’, Jonny buys the world’s most disgusting coat, Adam gaffer-tapes Jonny’s phone to the ceiling, Aunty Val takes up sexting, Horrible Grandma...
7) Trump Bites
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trump Bites is a collection of short animated films that combine real Trump audio clips with the surreal, hand-drawn animations of Bill Plympton.
11) Ladhood
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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A new autobiographical coming-of-age sitcom from Liam Williams. Liam Wlliams searches for the secret to a less idiotic future. But can he learn from his past mistakes?
12) Dinner at Fred's
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
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Richard leaves his corporate office for a weekend at the country house of his fiancé, who is his boss' daughter. On the way there, he is forced to accept an offer of lodging from some locals, only to find they won't let him leave.
13) Trump Bites: S2
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trump Bites is a collection of short animated films that combine real Trump audio clips with the surreal, hand-drawn animations of Bill Plympton.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In 1980, freshman Jake and his new rowdy teammates must navigate their way between girls, parties and baseball, all in the last weekend before college begins. From **Oscar-nominated** filmmaker Richard Linklater comes the movie that proves good times never get old. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival.** *"Another love letter to the magic hour of adolescence from director Richard Linklater." - Rafer Guzman, **Newsday***
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BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Will Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister - or idealistic for now. His clients are at least as guilty as sin. His pupilmaster Caroline thinks he is a gutless snowflake. His fellow pupils want the same job as him and would stab each other to get it. Over the course of two days, Will has to defend a would-be murderer, keep a young slam poet out of custody and fetch Caroline a range of pastries. Can Will hold onto his principles and prove he has...
16) Famalam: S2
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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The return of the sketch show where no area of the universe is off-limits. See Nigerian Prince Alyusi try in vain to genuinely give away his millions to unwilling recipients. Watch the latest trailer from Nollywood film juggernaut Fantastic Egusi Films. Visit your favourite aunties as they battle it out for more leftovers. And tough-talking, street-wise Detective Moses Mountree returns to the quiet village of Midsomer with his unique brand of gun-based...
17) Threesome: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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When Alice starts to freak out on the eve of her 30th birthday, she's determined to prove she's not getting boring just because she's getting older. However her 'solution' is going to radically change the lives of Alice, her boyfriend Mitch and their gay best friend Ritchie. A wild night out leads to the boys hazily going along with her drunken suggestion of a threesome. They're close enough not to have regrets in the morning, but when Alice discovers...
19) Back: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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An acerbic comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Stephen is finally taking over his father's pub, and he has a tough act to follow. His dad, Laurie, is a local hero. At least he was, until he died. When the charismatic Andrew turns up at Laurie's funeral, Stephen's life and family are turned upside down. Andrew claims the short time he spent fostered by Stephen's family was the happiest of his life. But to Stephen, Andrew is just a mysterious...
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Tim Allen plays Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home for the holiday, he is forced to put Christmas back together. Based on the novel "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham.