Subgenre Sampler
Television > Comedy: 810 Films to Buy & Rent
- Barry Humphries - Flashbacks (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Barry Humphries
- Iconic Aussie entertainer Barry Humphries and his alter–ego's Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone take us on a journey through a slice…
- Big Train (TV Series) (1998-2002)
- Feat. Simon Pegg
- British sketch comedy series, that added a witty absurdist flavour to an otherwise familiar formula borrowed from THE FAST SHOW. Out of the cast,…
- Front Line (TV Series) (Frontline) (1998)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Kevin J. Wilson, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy…
- Sharp Aussie satire, which goes ‘behind–the–scenes’ of an Australian current affairs show – with bullying producer, vain…
- Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Liddy Oldroyd
Feat. Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus
- Ill–matched, yet inseparable flatmates squabble in this cult late night sitcom, that’s one of comedian Kathy Burke’s more enduring…
- Goodness Gracious Me (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Nick Wood
Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal
- BBC sitcom based around a clan of Indians that dares to poke fun at Asians and English alike. Often extremely funny, though some of the topical…
- Grafters (TV Mini-series) (1998)
- Dir. David Richards, Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson
- Distinct drama series following the misadventures of two brothers forced to work together as builders and renovate a house for a London couple, which…
- I'm Alan Partridge (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Steve Coogan
- This is possibly British comedian Steve Coogan’s finest achievement to date, a spot–on portrait of a failed middle–aged TV host…
- King of Queens, The (TV Series) (1998-2006)
- Feat. Kevin James, Jerry Stiller, Patton Oswalt
- Warm–hearted neighbourhood comedy series set on the streets of Queens, NYC, which gets going when a rotund and happily–settled delivery…
- Martial Law (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Feat. Sammo Hung, Arsenio Hall
- Action–comedy series starring prolific Hong Kong actor/director/producer Sammo Hung (and frequent Jackie Chan collaborator) as a Chinese law…
- Royle Family, The (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Dir. Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson
- "Real–life" comedy that places the viewer as a fly–on–the–wall of the living room of an average working class family living…