Comedy
Irma la Douce (1963) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
Irma la Douce
director: Billy Wilder actor: Shirley MacLaine / Jack Lemmon
other title: Irma la dolce / Das Mädchen Irma la Douce
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
招半式闖江湖
director: Chen Chi-Hwa actor: Jackie Chan / James Tien Chun
other title: Karate Bomber / Le Protecteur
A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995) NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒
8.6 (18 ratings) director: Jeffrey Lau actor: Stephen Chow / Karen Mok
other title: Chinese Odyssey (Part I), A / A Chinese Odyssey Part One - Pandora's Box
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
March 14, 2026 watched
Trigger: Chat with student

Fantasy action comedy with Stephen Chow, inspired by the Journey to the West / the Monkey King.

The English translation in the Plex subtitles is rather poor
https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/a-chinese-odyssey-part-one-pandoras-box
1990s Action AthenaChu ChineseMythology Comedy
Save the Green Planet! (2003) NeoDB WikiData ReviewDB IMDb TMDB Douban
지구를 지켜라!
director: Jang Joon-hwan actor: Shin Ha-kyun / Baek Yoon-sik
other title: Save the Green Planet / Save The Green Planet
A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.
Animal Crackers (1930) TMDB IMDb
Animal Crackers
director: Victor Heerman actor: Groucho Marx / Harpo Marx
other title: Det tossede hus / Os Galhofeiros
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
March 13, 2026 watched
Lots of quickfire gags & farce, with a few songs here & there. Some classic lines!

Watched in the #Comedon watch party on Mastodon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_Crackers_(1930).webm
1930s Comedon Comedy MarxBrothers USA
The Infinite Monkey Cage NeoDB RSS
host: Brian Cox / Robin Ince
Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC.

From the smallest building blocks of life to the furthest stars, the curious monkeys pull apart the latest science to reveal fascinating and often bizarre insights into the world around us and what lies beyond. Can trees talk to each other? Can science help you commit the perfect murder? What might aliens look like and the burning question of our time, are strawberries alive or dead? Join them as each episode they put a different scientific topic under the microscope, from aliens, black holes and hedgehogs, to bacteria, poison and the Big Bang.

With past guests including actors Dame Judi Dench and Sir Patrick Stewart, comedians Steve Martin and Conan O’Brien, astronaut Tim Peake, primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Hannah Fry, The Infinite Monkey Cage promises to make you laugh, enrich your knowledge and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the universe that we call home.

Whether you’re a seasoned scientist or someone who nodded off in physics class, listen in to learn all about funny, fascinating and sometimes ridiculous topics — with the occasional monkey business.
The Bugle RSS
host: Andy Zaltzman
It's the trans-global satiricast that leaves no hot potato unbuttered. Andy Zaltzman breaks down the news with comedians from across the world including Alice Fraser, Hari Kondabolu, Chris Addison, John Oliver, Nish Kumar, Tiff Stevenson and Helen Zaltzman.
Strong Message Here RSS
host: Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.

Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried?

You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from people on the inside who are both baffled and beguiled by it. They'll walk you through the various verbal fiascos of the modern political lexicon so that by the end you'll be oven-ready for an appearance on Newsnight.

Armando's erstwhile partner in de-baffling political lexicon, Helen Lewis, is away working in the United States in the autumn and so her seat will be kept warm by a rotating cast of co-hosts.

Listen to Strong Message Here on Thursdays on Radio 4 at 9.45am, and an extended version is available on BBC Sounds.

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.
RHLSTP with Richard Herring RSS NeoDB
host: Richard Herring
RHLSTP is an award-winning series in which comedian Richard Herring ("The Podfather" - The Guardian) chats with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard, Dawn French, David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan and Brian Blessed are amongst the many stars to have been interviewed across the 400+ episodes...
Handsome Guys (2024) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
핸섬가이즈
director: Nam Dong-hyub actor: Lee Sung-min / Lee Hee-jun
other title: 핸섬가이즈
Brothers Jae-pil and Sang-gu move into their dream rustic-style house in the woods. When unwanted visitors arrive and awaken a sealed evil spirit in the basement, a dark aura begins to envelop the house.
Commando Ninja (2018) NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
Commando Ninja
director: Benjamin Combes actor: Eric Carlesi / Philippe Allier
John Hunter is Vietnam Green Beret Veteran, Half Commando, Half Ninja, whose daughter has been abducted by a secret Ninja Organization, led by a Central-American dictator, who wants to create a new-world order — through time.
Winners & Sinners (1983) Douban NeoDB WikiData IMDb
奇謀妙計五福星
director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
other title: Winners & Sinners: Five Lucky Stars / Winners and Sinners
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.
Peking Opera Blues (1986) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
刀馬旦
8.0 (5 ratings) director: Tsui Hark actor: Brigitte Lin / Sally Yeh
other title: Peking Action Blues / Peking opera blues
In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.
March 8, 2026 watched
Action-comedy-thriller set in the aftermath of the downfall of the Qing Empire.

Great fun (although it gets a bit heavy in the last quarter).

https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/peking-opera-blues
1980s Action ActionComedy BrigitteLin CherieChung
Lake Placid (1999) IMDb TMDB
Lake Placid
director: Steve Miner actor: Bill Pullman / Bridget Fonda
other title: Lake Placid - Il terrore corre sul lago / Pânico no Lago
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
Year of the Rabbit (2019) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Year of the Rabbit
actor: Matt Berry / Freddie Fox
Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.
Motherland (2017) IMDb WikiData TMDB
Motherland
director: Sharon Horgan / Graham Linehan actor: Anna Maxwell Martin / Diane Morgan
other title: Motherland (série de televisão)
Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting.