Subgenre Sampler
Television > Comedy: 815 Films to Buy & Rent
Grumpy Old Women (TV Series) (2005)
- A range of female celebrities gripe about everything from their husbands to drunkenness in this forthright – and often amusing – homage…
How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan…
- Situational comedy in the vein of FRIENDS follows a group of quirky young urbanites on their quest for love and self–fulfilment. Sharp writing…
Insiders Guide to Love, The (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Kate Elliot, Will Hall, Ryan O' Kane…
- Adopting the whimsical style of series forerunner INSIDERS GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, this spiffy companion–piece assembles an entirely new set of…
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton…
- Politically incorrect sitcom about four young proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia and their self–obsessiveness that keeps them from…
Love Soup (TV Series) (2005-2008)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson
Feat. Tamsin Greig, Michael Landes, Sheridan Smith
- BBC romantic comedy starring Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes (in Series 1 only) as people who like the same things and share the same beliefs, only…
Man Stroke Woman (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Richard Cantor
Feat. Nick Frost
- HOT FUZZ’s Nick Frost headlines this cheeky British sketch show, notable for functioning outside of the genre's traditional studio setting, and…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Shakespeare Retold) (2005)
- Dir. Ed Fraiman
Feat. Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton
- An updated version of Shakespeare's fantasy–comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, with Paterson and Stauton playing…
Mike Bassett - Manager (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman
- Spin–off show that follows on from the film MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER. This is basic stuff, but you'll probably get a kick out of it if…
Moral Orel (TV Series) (2005)
- Controversial, caustic parody of religious mores remixes in the Adult Swim tradition existing morally–centred shows around laregly offensive…
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Retold) (2005)
- Dir. Brian Percival
Feat. Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Martin Jarvis…
- An updated version of Shakespeare's comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, here transposing the romantic fireworks between…