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Unfaithfully Yours (Criterion Collection)Unfaithfully Yours (Criterion Collection)
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How to commit the perfect murder in theory; it is the practice that brings the side-splitting laughs! Rex Harrison and a glamorous Linda Darnell.
Noises Off...Noises Off...
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I dare you not to split your stitches watching this showbiz farce! Great ensemble cast includes Michael Caine.
Annie HallAnnie Hall
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A giggle and a half in the heavenly seventies with Diane Keaton.
Love and DeathLove and Death
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A send-up of every philosophical Russian work of literature written! Diane Keaton again.
Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)Some Like It Hot (Collector's Edition)
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Surely, the Gold Standard of Great Comedies!
Whisky GaloreWhisky Galore
One of the British classics from Ealing studios. It was also known as "Tight Little Island."
The Lavender Hill MobThe Lavender Hill Mob
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In this film, Guinness is good for everybody!
Kind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets
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In this film, Guinness IS everybody!
Make Mine Mink [Import]Make Mine Mink [Import]
A great British comic heist flick!
The Great Dictator (2 Disc Special Edition)The Great Dictator (2 Disc Special Edition)
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My introduction to comedy, since, at age four, I played "Aggie", Paulette Goddard's niece in the ghetto scenes. Thanks to the real Hitler, my only line left is: "Not yet, he's polishing a bald man's head."
All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition)All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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"Fasten your seat-belts!" Your in for a funny night with Bette Davis et al.
'Allo 'Allo!: Complete Series Eight'Allo 'Allo!: Complete Series Eight
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I could fill up the entire list with the entire series (volumes 1-8). The charm and the humor of these lies in all the various foreign accents. Sends up every participant in WWII.
Rumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Series MegasetRumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Series Megaset
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Pearls of great price--and worth every penny! The Golden Thread of British Justice.
Mapp & Lucia: Series 1Mapp & Lucia: Series 1
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Get series one and two. Delightful British comedy set in charming Rye, England.
A Midsummer Night's Sex ComedyA Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
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Classic Woody Allen whimsy with an all-star ensemble cast.
SleeperSleeper
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All right, so I like Woody Allen!
SleepersSleepers
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Not to be confused with the above. This British spy spoof begins a bit slowly but then the fun begins.
Romance on the High SeasRomance on the High Seas
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Delightful silliness from the folks who brought you "Casablanca!" Doris Day sings "It's Magic!"
Radio DaysRadio Days
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Nostalgic Woody Allen romp with music of the forties!
House of Cards Trilogy (House of Cards / To Play the King / The Final Cut)House of Cards Trilogy (House of Cards / To Play the King / The Final Cut)
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This dark comedy may not be everybody's cup of tea (which may be laced with cyanide)!
Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)
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This Audrey Hepburn film infected me with the "Rome Disease"!
SabrinaSabrina
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Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. Who could ask for anything more?
The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man / The Thin Man Goes Home / Song of the Thin Man / Alias Nick and Nora)The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man / The Thin Man Goes Home / Song of the Thin Man / Alias Nick and Nora)
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Comedy-mystery from the golden age of screwball comedies.
You Can't Take It With YouYou Can't Take It With You
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Classic comedy with Jimmy Stewart and Lionel Barrymore.
HarveyHarvey
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Jimmy Stewart and an invisible white rabbit!
Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace
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Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, and "just a pinch of cyanide!"
Fawlty Towers - The Complete SeriesFawlty Towers - The Complete Series
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For all his 'fawlts', we love our Basil!
Auntie MameAuntie Mame
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Rosalind Russell is a hoot in the title role. Far funnier than the musical (in my opinion)!
The Marx Brothers Collection (A Night at The Opera/A Day at The Races/A Night in Casablanca/Room Service/At the Circus/Go West/The Big Store)The Marx Brothers Collection (A Night at The Opera/A Day at The Races/A Night in Casablanca/Room Service/At the Circus/Go West/The Big Store)
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Still funny after all these years!