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Thats the fun of it.
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Can we start up that campaign to get it reissued, kindly?
Where you’re free to find it:ebay and second-hand DVD shops.
Youll never see swans, or budget supermarket-branded energy drinks the same way again.
By Louisa Mellor
Old Harrys Gameis a Radio 4 sitcom about Satan written by and starring Andy Hamilton.
Where you’re able to find it:on various CD releases from the usual online places.
And nothing was ever same.
Or at least, Ive never been the same since.
Where it’s possible for you to find it:hereat the Adult Swim official website.
By Wil Jones
WithMrs.
Instead, it ran for a mere two seasons, barely scratching the surface of its potential.
What made it so good?
Well, the premise wasnt half bad, for starters.
These included hoovers, live doves and a toaster.
If youve never seenReaper, its worth watching for Mr Wises sly, smarmy performance alone.
Where you could find it:on UK Netflix and imported DVD.
By Rob Leane
In this age of high speed internet, the humble radio seems like an anachronism.
A relic in an age of podcasts.
As a medium however, its been the launchpad for some of the greatest comedy for decades.
One modern show that really should be required listening for everyone is the excellentJohn Finnemores Souvenir Programme.
Finnemore has an obvious love for the medium andSouvenir Programmereally shows what radio is capable of.
A throwback to the anarchic chaos of Kenny Everetts radio years with some superb production!
All episodes can be downloaded for freehere.
it’s possible for you to also buy it on CD and via iTunes.
By Jake Laverde
Proper characters, an involving story, and proper jokes.
Thats what Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche and Chris AddisonsTrying Againprovided this summer on Sky Living.
If the premise sounds sappy to you, it isnt.
From the writers ofThe Thick Of ItandIn The Loop, youd expect nothing else.
Why have they chosen to move here?
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Where you could find it:on DVD in the usual online places.
Early Doorswas the natural successor to Craig Cashs ownThe Royle Family.
This time its within the confines of a smoke-filled Manchester pub.
What really makes the show special though is its perfect cast of characters.
Its an underrated comic masterpiece that deserves to be recognised alongside its more lauded contemporaries.
Where you’ve got the option to find it:on DVD online in the usual places.
Were sorry its weird.
Arent weird people weird?
The stories across both series are warm-hearted, funny, and surprisingly poignant.
Think Alan Bennett, if he could sing folk.
Look out for them on repeat on BBC Radio 4 Extra or buy the series on iTunes.
Where you could find it:available to buy from iTunes.
Seriously this has friendship raps.
Where you could find it:at its website,here.
Where it’s possible for you to find it:a DVD release is yet to be confirmed.
Jones plays Lance, a metal detecting enthusiast who cant quite set his ex-wife (Lucy Benjamin) free.
Detectoristsis perhaps best thought of as an indie comedy feature split into six parts.
Its also not above the odd moment of bathos, or the absurdity of invisible dogs.
Funny, warm-hearted, but never schmaltzy,Detectoristsis one of this years comedy treats.
Bob And Margarets simple animated style belies its sharp perspective on social manners and typically British mores.
The characters including the couples demonic dogs are brilliantly observed.
Great writing and great voice work combine to make a sitcom gem.
Where you might find it:on 4oD,here.
Where you’ve got the option to find it:on DVD import over here or Channel 4.
Lab Rats six episode run was set in a university laboratory and had plenty going for it.
Comparisons to the quick-fire one-liners of Milton Jones and Tim Vine also come to mind.
Its creative family-friendly humour is well worth seeking out.
Where you’ve got the option to find it:on DVD from the usual places.
Where you might find it:US readers can see the ABC show on cable channel Logo TV.
UK viewers can buy it at Amazon Instant Video or DVD import.
), Michael Fenton Stevens and Phillip Pope.
Where you might find it:Its on DVD and VHS if you look in the usual places.
Where you’re able to find it:On Aardmans Darksides YouTube channel and second-hand VHS.
Where you’re free to find it:It was released on DVD in 2011.
