Recently, the good people at BBC Culture published a list of the greatest 100 films from the 21st century. It didn't contain a single comedy.
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Mindhorn – Movie Review
With one eye on the absurd, and one eye on the truth, Mindhorn, is a consistently hilarious and rewarding British comedy from Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby.
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The Miser: Garrick Theatre, London – Review
It may stray a little too close to pantomime for some, but if you don't mind admitting that watching a man dressed as a washer woman shout "I'm definitely a woman!" is actually quite funny, head on down and be prepared to laugh like a drain.
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Sight Unsound: Charlie Chaplin, from Comedian to Communist – Part One
A look at Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin, whose career saw him grow from comedian to communist filmmaker, rivalling the mighty propagandists of the Soviet Union.
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Adult Life Skills – Movie Review
Adult Life Skills is a charming film about the struggle to come to terms with loss and move on... and the unlimited comedic potential of thumbs with smiley faces.
Adult Life Skills is a charming film about the struggle to come to terms with loss and move on... and the unlimited comedic potential of thumbs with smiley faces.
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David Sedaris: Live at Cadogan Hall, London
Sitting in the rarefied confines of London’s Cadogan Hall, David Sedaris’ soft, lilting tones and reserved manner make it easy to forget what he really is: a proper fucking weirdo.
Television
Toast of London: series 3 – TV review
Another triumphant dose of weird-talking comedy genius from Matt Berry and Arthur Matthews
Toast of London series 3 is another triumphant dose of weird-talking comedy genius from Matt Berry and Arthur Matthews.
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O.C. & Stiggs: a nihilistic teen comedy for a doomed generation.
"LOUD, REAL LOUD. IT HAS TO GENERATE A TERRIFYINGLY LOUD SEISMIC FIELD OF NOISE"
O.C And Stiggs is a truly bizarre entry in Robert Altman’s canon, a teen comedy that fucks with every expectation you have of the genre. Perhaps in line with that, it isn’t particularly funny either. It is however, full of biting, very angry satire.