Comedy Genius

For those in need of a post-Christmas dose of anarchic Monty Python daring, the legendary comic group’s classic Arthurian hallucination is just the ticket as we embark on a sublimely irreverent and jaw-droppingly hysterical medieval quest.

Filled to bursting point with gags and justly considered one of the top film comedies of all time, this anti-war, anti-nationalist satire is an incredible showcase of the talents of one of the greatest comedic teams in history - the Marx Brothers.

Holidays are never boring with the well-meaning but chronically accident prone Monsieur Hulot - Jacques Tati’s glorious comic masterpiece, which follows its lovable, gauche protagonist as he attempts to relax ‘en vacances’.

A homage to Chaplin’s The Kid and arriving 20 years before The Artist, Charles Lane’s hilarious and near-silent black and white comedy has all the elements of the great silent comedies: physical grace, perfect timing and sly social commentary.

Melding melodrama with screwball farce, this hilarious study of sexual mores was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough, securing his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema.