Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Music: 85 Films to Buy & Rent
- Rocker, The (2008)
- Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch…
- High energy comedy about a washed up rock star (THE OFFICE’s Rainn ‘Dwight’ Wilson) who decides to become the new drummer for his nephew's high…
- Soul Men (2008)
- Dir. Malcolm D Lee
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sean Hayes…
- Fitfully amusing musical comedy with Jackson and Mac starring as two estranged soul singers traveling cross–country together to sing at a…
- Telstar (Telstar: The Joe Meek Story) (2008)
- Dir. Nick Moran
Feat. Con O' Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris…
- Suitably poppy biopic of the rise and fall of flamboyant music producer Joe Meek whose pioneering sound experiments briefly made him the toast of…
- Tim Minchin - Rock 'N' Roll Nerd (2008)
- Dir. Rhian Skirving
Feat. Tim Minchin
- Intimate doco about gifted musical comedian Minchin charting his rise from obscurity in Melbourne to breakthrough at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival,…
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- Dir. Tim Hill
Feat. Jason Lee, David Cross
- Animated/live action update of a much–loved 80s cartoon series, about a trio of singing chipmunk siblings who inadvertently shoot to stardom…
- Kiwi Tonguer (2007)
- A good keen stand–up comedy routine from Mark de Lacy (Newstalk ZB's regular satirist) as featured at the International Comedy Festival in…
- Tim Minchin - So Live (2007)
- Ivory–thumping musical comedian Tim Minchin brings his glam/camp version of rock standup to the live stage. Mixing the political and the deeply…
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz…
- Uber–comedy scribe Judd Apatow sends up the recent spate of musical biopics, with John C. Reilly posing as the film's titular, hard livin' rock…
- Flight of the Conchords - The Complete BBC Radio Series (2006)
- Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rob Brydon
- Before soaring on American television screens, the Conchords recorded this hilarious six–part BBC radio series featuring their greatest folk…
- Henry Rollins Show, The (TV Series) (2006-2007)
- Feat. Henry Rollins
- A weekly talk show hosted by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins, in which he delivers monologues, gives interviews with celebrities and performs…