This is a long list of comedy shows that I own on DVD, Blu-ray and other formats, plus a selection of other shows from TV, radio and online that I’ve enjoyed or written about.
It doesn’t include shows that focus on stand-up material, which are listed on a separate page.
My Collection
- 2point4 Children:
- Series 1-3 (DVD) – Later series have never been released.
- All series are on BBC iPlayer.
- See review.
- ‘Allo ‘Allo!:
- Series 1-9 Box Set (DVD)
- Are You Being Served?:
- Series 1-10 Box Set (DVD)
- Grace & Favour – Series 1-2 Box Set (DVD) – Sequel
- At Last The 1948 Show:
- Series 1-2 (BFI Collector’s Edition) (DVD)
- See review.
- Believe Nothing:
- Complete Series (DVD)
- See mention.
- The Big Bang Theory:
- Seasons 1-12 (Blu-ray)
- See Blu-ray mentions for Season 11 & 12.
- See review of the Season 12 Finale.
- See mention of Young Sheldon – Series 1 & 2, after which I stopped as I lost interest.
- Blackadder:
- Ultimate Edition Box Set (DVD) – Series 1-4, Christmas Carol, Cavalier Years and Back & Forth.
- Bottom:
- TV Series:
- Series 1-3 (DVD)
- See mention of Rik Mayall’s memorial bench.
- Live Shows:
- The Stage Show (DVD)
- The Big Number 2 Tour (DVD)
- Hooligan’s Island (DVD)
- 2001 – An Arse Oddity (DVD)
- Weapons Grade Y-Fronts (DVD)
- Movie:
- Guest House Paradiso (DVD)
- TV Series:
- The Brittas Empire:
- Series 1-7 (DVD)
- See mention of 30th anniversary reunion.
- Chuck:
- Seasons 1-5 (DVD)
- See review.
- Citizen Smith:
- Series 1-4 (DVD)
- The Comic Strip Presents:
- Completely Bad News (DVD)
- See review.
- Dad’s Army:
- Series 1-9 & Christmas Specials (DVD)
- The Lost Episodes (Blu-ray)
- See TV review & Blu-ray mention.
- 1971 Movie (50th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
- See mention.
- Danger Mouse:
- Series 1-10 (30th Anniversary Box Set) (DVD)
- See mention in my Childhood Favourites.
- Do Not Adjust Your Set:
- Series 1-2 (BFI Collector’s Edition) (DVD)
- See review.
- Ever Decreasing Circles:
- Series 1-4 & Special (DVD)
- The Fall & Rise Of Reginald Perrin:
- Complete Collection Box Set (DVD) – Series 1-3, Christmas sketch & Legacy series.
- Family Guy:
- Seasons 1-8 Box Set & Seasons 9-19 individual releases (DVD)
- Family Guy Uncovered (DVD) – Included in Season 1-8 box set.
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (DVD)
- Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Star Wars Trilogy (Blu-ray)
- Live In Vegas (DVD) – Bonus features disc with soundtrack CD.
- The TV and DVD season numbering is out of sync due to the way they released early seasons. Currently the DVD season number is 2 higher than the TV season it relates to.
- See mentions:
- The Fast Show:
- TV Series:
- Ultimate Collection Box Set (DVD) – Series 1-3, Christmas Special, The Last Fast Show Ever, You Ain’t Seen These, Right?, Suits You Sir – The Inside Leg, and more.
- See review of Gold documentary Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases.
- Live Shows:
- The Fast Show Live (DVD)
- Farewell Tour (DVD)
- TV Series:
- Father Ted:
- Fawlty Towers:
- Series 1-2 (Remastered Box Set) (Blu-ray) – Includes audio navigation & audio description.
- See mentions:
- I’m not expecting the planned sequel to be very good. It’s unnecessary, Cleese has said it’ll be totally different, and he isn’t the upbeat funny genius he once was.
- Filthy, Rich & Catflap:
- 25th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
- Frost On Sunday:
- The Best Of (DVD) – All 10 surviving shows.
- The Goes Wrong Show:
- The Good Life:
- Goodnight Sweetheart:
- Series 1-6 (DVD)
- Harry Hill’s TV Burp:
- Gold 1, Gold 2, Gold 3, Best Bits & Cream Of (DVD)
- See mentions of Alien Fun Capsule, Clubnite & World Of TV, which weren’t as good.
- Have I Got News For You:
- The Very Best Of (DVD) – Angus Deayton years compilation.
- The Best Of The Guest Presenters – Volume 1 & Volume 2 (DVD)
- Have I Got Unbroadcastable News For You & The Official Pirate Video (Recorded DVD) – Personal copies of VHS specials, as they’ve never had a proper DVD release.
- See mentions for Series 53, 58 & 59 and the 30th Anniversary Documentary.
- Hi-De-Hi :
- Series 1-9 (DVD)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy:
- Special Edition (Blu-ray)
- See review.
- I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue:
- Treasury Box Set 1, 2 & 3 (Audio)
- Live On Stage (DVD)
- See my 50th anniversary review.
- The IT Crowd:
- Versions 1.0 – 5.0 (Ultimate Box Set) (DVD)
- See mention.
- Just A Minute:
- Audio Compilations:
- See mentions:
- Series 77, Series 79: 50th anniversary special, Series 81
- Nicholas Parsons’ death & Remembering Nicholas Parsons
- Sue Perkins’ host debut – We don’t want to own her shows, but she is good.
- Keeping Up Appearances:
- Series 1-5 (DVD)
- Kenny Everett:
- The Kenny Everett Video Show Box Set (DVD) – Thames TV Series 1-4 & New Year Specials. See review.
- The Best Possible Taste – The Kenny Everett Story (DVD)
- Locked Together:
- Free Podcast (Audio) – Lockdown chats with comedians. See mention.
- Men Behaving Badly:
- 20th Anniversary Complete Collection Box Set (DVD) – Series 1-6, Jingle Balls, Last Orders & Comic Relief sketches.
- Mock The Week:
- Too Hot For TV 1-3 (DVD)
- See detailed reviews:
- Monty Python’s Flying Circus:
- TV Series:
- Series 1-4 – Norwegian Blu-ray Edition (50th Anniversary Box Set) – See review.
- Almost The Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut (DVD) – Documentary series.
- Live Shows:
- Live At Drury Lane (Audio)
- Live At The Hollywood Bowl (DVD)
- Live At Aspen (DVD) – From Best Of Monty Python Box Set, includes BBC Monty Python Night 1999.
- One Down, Five To Go (Blu-ray)
- Movies:
- Movie Soundtrack Albums:
- Other Albums:
- See mention of Terry Jones’ death.
- TV Series:
- Morecambe & Wise:
- Morecambe & Wise At ITV (DVD) – All surviving episodes from ATV’s Two Of A Kind, their complete Thames TV series, and a few other guest appearances.
- Complete BBC Collection (DVD) – Most episodes from their BBC series, including audio navigation & audio description for Series 5-9.
- The Lost Tapes (DVD) – All the missing BBC episodes plus bonus material.
- Complete BBC Radio 2 Series (Audio)
- See my reviews for all the above releases.
- Mr. Bean:
- TV Series & Sketches:
- Bean’s Brilliant Box Set (DVD) – Plus DVD 5 from the Complete Collection Box Set, featuring a Comic Relief sketch that’s not in the Brilliant set.
- Funeral – Comic Relief 2015 Special (iTunes)
- See mention of 30th anniversary documentary.
- Movies:
- Bean – The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Blu-ray)
- Mr. Bean’s Holiday (Blu-ray)
- TV Series & Sketches:
- The New Statesman:
- Series 1-4 Box Set (DVD)
- Not Going Out:
- Not The Nine O’Clock News:
- The Best Of Volume 1 & 2 (DVD)
- Oh, Doctor Beeching!:
- Series 1-2 (DVD)
- One Foot In The Grave:
- Series 1-6 & Specials (DVD)
- Only Fools & Horses:
- Complete Collection Box Set (DVD):
- Series 1-7, specials & the 2002 ‘Story Of’ documentary.
- Some episodes have dialogue, music or scenes cut.
- See my reviews of the TV show & musical.
- See my mentions of Gold’s 2017 ‘Story Of’ documentary, the musical soundtrack, the 40th anniversary radio show & David Jason’s lockdown message.
- The 80s Specials Box Set (Blu-ray):
- Remastered, uncut editions of To Hull And Back, A Royal Flush (original version & writer’s cut), The Frog’s Legacy, Dates & The Jolly Boys’ Outing, plus photos & rare clips.
- See my review of the set.
- Sport Relief 2014 Special (iTunes)
- Charity edition featuring David Beckham.
- The Green Green Grass – Series 1-4 (DVD):
- Spin-off show about Boycie & Marlene.
- Series 4 omits I Done It My Way as it uses copyrighted clips from Only Fools.
- The Only Fools & Horses Story (Hardback Book)
- I’ve also seen the Rock & Chips prequel drama, but wasn’t a big fan.
- Complete Collection Box Set (DVD):
- Open All Hours:
- Series 1-4 (DVD)
- Still Open All Hours – Series 1-6 (DVD)
- See mention of 2019 Christmas Special.
- Outnumbered:
- Series 1-5 & 2009-2016 Christmas Specials (DVD)
- See mention.
- Paul Merton:
- Paul Merton – The Series 1 & 2 (Re-Edited) (DVD)
- See review.
- The Paul Merton Collection (DVD)
- See mention.
- Paul Merton – The Series 1 & 2 (Re-Edited) (DVD)
- The Piglet Files:
- Police Squad!:
- Complete Series (Blu-ray)
- See mention.
- The Naked Gun 1-3 (Movies Box Set) (DVD)
- Complete Series (Blu-ray)
- Porridge:
- Series 1-3 & Christmas Specials (DVD)
- Going Straight – Complete Series (DVD) – Sequel
- The Movie (DVD)
- QI:
- Series A-D, E-G, H-J & K-M Box Sets (DVD)
- Series A, B & C (DVD) – Older releases with extras not on the new A-D set.
- See mentions:
- Series A-M Box Sets – March 2019 & May 2019
- Christmas Specials – Series P, Q, S (audience experience) & T
- Audiobook Of The Year 2017, 2018 & 2019 (Audio):
- By No Such Thing As A Fish – aka the QI Elves (researchers).
- See mentions for 2017, 2018, 2019 and their 20-hour Comic Relief podcast.
- Red Dwarf:
- TV Series:
- Series I-VIII Box Set, IX (Back To Earth), X, XI & XII (Blu-ray)
- See detailed reviews.
- The Promised Land (Blu-ray)
- See TV, Blu-ray & Comic-Con panel mentions.
- See mention of the First Three Million Years documentary
- Series I-VIII Box Set, IX (Back To Earth), X, XI & XII (Blu-ray)
- Audiobooks:
- TV Series:
- The Ricky Gervais Show:
- Podcasts:
- XFM Seasons 1-4 – Full seasons, not the short clip compilations.
- Podcast Seasons 1, 2, 4 & 5 – Season 3 is unavailable.
- The Ricky Gervais Guide To…
- Free Podcasts
- TV Series:
- Animated Series 1-3 (DVD) – See review.
- Podcasts:
- Rik Mayall Presents:
- Series 1-2 Box Set (DVD)
- Rising Damp:
- Russell Howard’s Good News:
- Best Of Series 1 & 2 (DVD)
- I’m not into the Russell Howard Hour on Sky so much, I just watch occasional clips online of any monologues, interviews or stand-up comics who really interest me.
- See mention of his 2020 Home Time series.
- Saturday Live:
- Best Of Series 1 & 2 (DVD)
- Best Of Friday Night Live (DVD)
- Best Of Fry & Laurie, Harry Enfield & Ben Elton (DVD)
- The Dangerous Brothers – Dangervision (DVD)
- See mention of the 2022 Friday Night Live special.
- The Simpsons:
- Seasons 1-19 (DVD)
- All seasons to date are on Disney+.
- The Simpsons Movie (Blu-ray)
- Includes audio description.
- See mentions:
- Seasons 1-19 (DVD)
- Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em:
- Series 1-3 & Christmas Specials (DVD)
- Sport Relief 2016 Special (iTunes)
- See mention of 2015 radio documentary.
- Sorry!:
- Series 1-7 Box Set (DVD)
- Staged:
- Series 1-2 Box Set (DVD)
- See mentions:
- Series 1 & 2 and the DVD
- 2022 Happy New Year video
- The Thin Blue Line:
- Series 1-2 Box Set (DVD)
- The Two Ronnies:
- The Vicar Of Dibley:
- Ultimate Collection Box Set (DVD) – Series 1-2 & Specials.
- Bishop Of Dibley – Comic Relief 2015 Special (iTunes)
- See mentions:
- Wallace & Gromit:
- Complete Collection (Blu-ray) – All 4 short films.
- The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Special Edition) (DVD) – Feature-length movie.
- See mentions:
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?:
- Complete BBC Radio Series (Audio)
- UK TV Series 1-2 Box Set (DVD) – There are no DVDs of later series.
- See my review of the UK & US series, and my mention of USA episodes on Dave.
- Would I Lie To You?:
- Yes Minister:
- You Rang, M’Lord?:
- Series 1-4 (DVD)
- The Young Ones:
- Series 1 -2 (40th Anniversary Box Set) (Blu-ray) – See detailed review.
Other Mentions
This is a selection of other shows I’ve mentioned in my blog, and some others that I’ve enjoyed over the years. It’s not a comprehensive list of every single show I’ve ever seen or written about.
- TV Sitcoms:
- 15 Storeys High
- See mention.
- The Cleaner
- See mentions of Series 1 & 2022 Christmas Special. I’m not interested in later series.
- Click & Collect
- See mention.
- The Cockfields
- See mentions of Series 1 & 2 and 2021 Christmas Special.
- Hancock’s Half Hour
- See mention of the colourised episodes.
- The League Of Gentlemen
- See mention of the 20th Anniversary specials.
- Man Down
- Man vs Bee
- See review.
- My Hero
- The Outlaws
- So What Now?
- See mention.
- Tim Vine Travels Through Time
- See mention.
- Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps
- See mention of their 20th anniversary. I’ve seen all the series, but prefer 1-6.
- 15 Storeys High
- TV Comedy Dramas:
- Christmas Carole
- See mention
- Good Omens
- See mention
- Christmas Carole
- TV Game Shows:
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- The Big Fat Quiz
- See mention of the Quiz Of Everything 2017.
- See mentions of the Quiz Of The Year 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022.
- Dara Ó Briain’s Go 8 Bit
- See mention of Series 2.
- Distraction
- I wasn’t a fan of the US version.
- Duck Quacks Don’t Echo
- See mention.
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks
- See mentions of the original series and the 2021 reboot.
- See mentions of the 2021 & 2022 Christmas specials.
- Taskmaster – See mentions of:
- Series 4, 6, 7 , 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13
- Home Tasks 2020
- New Year Treat 2021, 2022 & 2023
- Champion Of Champions 2017 & 2022
- New Zealand series (far better than the awful US version)
- The Horne Section TV Show (I didn’t get into this spin-off sitcom)
- Total Wipeout
- See mention.
- TV Sketch Shows:
- TV Chat Shows:
- Al Murray’s Happy Hour
- See mentions of Queen’s appearances performing We Will Rock You.
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
- The Last Leg – See mentions of:
- 2012 Last Leg Of The Year (detailed review)
- 2015 Nick Clegg Interview
- 2017 Series 10 Launch
- 2017 Studio Audience Experience (detailed review)
- 2020 Lockdown Series
- 2021 Paralympics Series
- Christmas Specials 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022
- Room 101
- See mention.
- Al Murray’s Happy Hour
- TV Spoof & Funny Documentaries:
- TV Charity Events:
- Children In Need & Comic Relief
- I don’t watch these fully, as I skip a lot of stars and sketches that don’t interest me.
- See Children In Need mentions for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2011.
- See Comic Relief mentions for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017 Danceathon, 2021 & 2022.
- See mention of the 2020 Big Night In that brought both charities together.
- National Comedy Awards
- See mention for 2022.
- Royal Variety Performance
- Children In Need & Comic Relief
- TV Variety Shows:
- Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
- Noel Edmonds
- See my reviews of Noel’s House Party & Saturday Roadshow, after rewatching all the episodes posted on Andy Pearman’s channel.
- Radio Shows:
- The Christian O’Connell Show
- See mentions of his UK show, leaving announcement, final UK show & new Australian show.
- The Unbelievable Truth
- See mention.
- You Heard It Here First
- See mention of the pilot. The show has since returned for a full series.
- The Christian O’Connell Show
- Lockdown:
- See my 2020 Lockdown Favourites posts for lots of online comedy clips that kept me entertained during the Covid pandemic.
- Childhood:
- See my favourite animations, game shows & other shows from my youth.
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