Tagged comedy

Melissa McCarthy has carved herself quite the lucrative niche in recent years, playing the loud, brash character who will say literally anything to get a laugh. Her latest comedy vehicle The Boss hits UK...

https://vimeo.com/106241499 “It’s not a cult. It’s America.” Grand Zero, Kevin Oeser’s 15-minute trip into suburban dystopia, is a strange and dryly humorous satire of pyramid schemes,...

Seth Rogen may be the most consistent comedy actor in Hollywood. Whether or not you're a fan of his style of humour, it's clear he's established a distinctive comedic character – a lovable, foul-mouthed,...

https://vimeo.com/139853607 This twisted comedy short uses a sci-fi premise to build a strange and hilarious tale of infidelity. An innocent encounter between two strangers – writer Michael Spicer and...

For a certain niche of people in their mid-twenties and younger, a Ratchet & Clank film is a bizarre and nostalgic prospect. Reassuringly, these videogame fan favourites have made it onto the big screen...

Welcome to Me is powered by a phenomenal performance from Kristen Wiig as Alice Krieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder who starts her own TV show. She nails Alice’s complex character and even...

Marguerite is a true comedy, one with emotional downbeats which match the high notes in strength and imbued with that unique French quality, the je ne sais quoi. Frot delivers a pitch-perfect performance as...

At last - Britain has produced a true geri-action film. Albeit more geri and less action, Dad’s Army takes on Jerry with a troupe of the ablest British national treasures available. The new - and...

Dirty Grandpa had potential to be a good gross-out comedy, but it's mostly just gross. All filmmaking effort has gone into shocking punchlines, but the intended humour requires a relatable setup which is...

When December hits, cinemas are annually awash with gushy rom-coms and nauseating morality tales, but with 2015 comes a breath of fresh, yet ghoulish air with the decidedly creepy Krampus. Combining...

Night of the Living Dead meets Shaun of the Dead as the walking dead attack three bumbling Boy Scouts. Whilst not the best zombie film of the past decade, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse brings a lot...

If you’ve seen Rat Race, chances are it wasn’t by choice. Along with Ace Ventura, Spy Kids 2 and Little Nicky, it is simply one of those films that nobody actively decides to watch but has undoubtedly at...

“Oh, yes, I think South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is just terrific, and the numbers in it are wonderful” - Stephen Sondheim South Park is often written off by people who have almost certainly...

Brash, dumb, and cheerfully puerile, the Bad Education gang follow in the Inbetweeners' footsteps in uprooting from their familiar surroundings for the big screen. This move largely pays off, offering...

In 1983 Chevy Chase took viewers for a trans-American joyride in a beat up station wagon, birthing the road-com genre with a turn which Will Ferrell has been taking cues from his entire career. Cut to 2015...