Aro Favourite: Comedy
52 Comedy Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
- DVD
$30 $20
Police Story (1985)
- The incomparable Jackie Chan – a mix of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton – is in prime form here, weaving his brand of sly Asian humour into a series…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
- DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95, $29.95
Young Ones, The (TV Series) (1982-1984)
- Off–the–wall, anarchic 80s sitcom about young rebels (liberal Rik, punk Vyvian, hippy Neil and bodgy Mike) co–habitating in a…
- DVD
$40 $30
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)
- This little beauty was the first Kiwi film to make international inroads. An amoral tale about a gang of misfits who travel the length of the country…
- DVD
$20 $15
Middle Age Spread (1979)
- Grant Tilly is priceless as the philandering high–school deputy who reluctantly hosts a dinner party for six. Based on the play by Roger Hall,…
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (1975)
- TV comedy approaches perfection in John Cleese's irreverent, madcap sitcom set in a small West Country hotel.
Vol. 1: Communication Problems, The…
- DVD $29.95
Happy Days (TV Series) (1974)
- Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
Goodies, The (TV Series) (1970-1981)
- Inspired by Monty Python and The Goons, The Goodies – a three man agency whose brief is to do "anything, anytime" – are a British comedy…
- DVD $34.95
Producers, The (1968)
- Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel cavort in Mel Brooks' first (and best?) film, a Broadway–musical satire highlighted by the classic 'Springtime for…
- DVD
$20 $15