Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5458 Films to Rent
Harold Lloyd Collection, The (1918-1922)
- Dir. Hal Roach, Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
Feat. Harold Lloyd
- An outstanding comedian of the silent era, Harold Lloyd forged a prolific oeuvre in the shadow of Chaplin and Keaton, films that were characterised…
Genius of Buster Keaton, The (The Short Films Collection) (1917-1923)
- Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton
- A stunning, near–complete collection of 33 "two–reelers" from Buster Keaton's formative years before his run of successful feature…
Burlesque On Carmen (1916)
- Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin
- A twist ending highlights Chaplin's second 'feature' in which his forlorn soldier is loved and left by a gypsy girl.
Keystone Komedies (1915-1926)
- Dir. Mack Sennett
Feat. Fatty Arbuckle, Mack Swain, Al St. John…
- A bevy of comic shorts from silent film legends the 'Keystone Production Company' founded by Mack Sennett. Featuring incredibly exaggerated slapstick…
Laffing Gas (1914-1929)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin
- Prime comic–narcotic from the early days of the movies and the heyday of Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Harold Llyod, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and…
Arj Barker - Live
- Feat. Arj Barker
- Most recognisable as FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS’ pawn shop confidant ‘Dave’, Arj Barker delivers his own stand–up comedy of awkwardly…
Best of Victoria Wood, The
- Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge
- An excellent compilation of British comedienne Victoria Wood's television career, which stretches from the 1980s to the present. Sketch titles…
Britain's Greatest Comedy Heroes
- Feat. Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Williams, Sid James…
- Healthy tribute to Britain's late kings of comedy relives some of their funniest skits, spoofs and sketches, with added commentary from friends and…
Carrot's Commercial Breakdown
- Feat. Jaspar Carrot
- Brit comedian Jasper Carrot presents weird and wonderful commercials from around the world.
Comic Strip Presents: Didn't You Kill My Brother?
- Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Alexei Sayle
- Stomped with Alexei Sayle’s unique “aggressive–socialist” humour – here his alter–ego is released prematurely from prison, highly…