Bill Bailey re-imagines one of his most popular songs in this spoof music video, poking fun at the earnestness of romantic rock. In Love Song, a solitary, obsessive loner’s life is turned upside down by a beautiful, mysterious woman, played by Emma Thompson. She opens his eyes to a whole new world and for a brief moment, he is in paradise.
Wild Love is the Sequel to Matt Berry’s maverick wildlife 'documentary' Lone Wolf. Matt Berry voices spectacular wildlife photography and explores some of the world’s most exotic and extraordinary beasts and the courtships and mating rituals they endure, in their pursuit of sex.
Isn't it great having someone you can talk to about everything? Well, maybe not everything. Maybe not the fact that you're head-over-heels in love with each other. Written by and starring Nick Helm and Esther Smith, Elephant sees two best friends wile away a skint afternoon together walking around the backstreets of Brighton, trying to avoid what's staring them both in the face. Why would they let the fact that they've fallen in love get in the way of them talking nonsense to each other? And what's so wrong with settling for second best if it avoids an awkward conversation?
Brian Limond, AKA Limmy, creates a brand-new character in A Wee Video For The Lassies. Limmy plays a nervous romantic filming his clip for a dating website. He's single, looking for love and eager to open up and tell you a bit about himself. He's got a twinkle in his eye, a good sense of humour and a grisly, violent backstory
Modern Toss presents The Lady And The Fly: an emotionally charged and lavish six-minute animation with the epic sweep of a classic romantic melodrama. In this groundbreaking tale of inter-species heartbreak, a lovestruck fly falls for the woman of his dreams, only to find himself bound in a web of his own deluded nightmare. Voiced by Mackenzie Crook and Paul Kaye, this Valentine's Day treat will lift you up where you belong, on the wings of a soaring fly.
Established Norwegian band 'Monozygotic' is launching a new album 'Funny Valentines' in the UK. This promo features extracts from their music videos and interviews with the band members. As the promo unfolds, we realize that all the band members have been romantically involved with each other and these experiences have influenced their sometimes rather bizarre song lyrics.
First dates don't come with user instructions and it's hard to know how best to conduct one's self in the hunt for love. Luckily for Romesh his alter ego is on hand to tear apart his seduction techniques and offer some dubious advice.
'Dear Jean-Pierre' is the story of a relationship in decline as Katy decides to put pen to paper to tell the glamorous Frenchman who stole her heart, that it's over. This unconventional love story begins with a romantic meeting, but it's not long before the cracks start to appear and through a series of flashbacks we see exactly where things went wrong.
Mobeen, aka Guzzy Bear, guides his newly converted friend Trev through his first Ramadan.
Straight talking Sadia Azmat takes us through what it is like to be a modern Muslim woman living in Britain.
As a guest at a family Eid celebration, Max is desperately trying to fit in, impress Aisha and avoid getting stuck with Uncle Tony.
Prince Abdi tells us the story of his first fasting experience during Ramadan when he was eight years old - however, his dad remembers things very differently.
Tez takes us through the day in the life of a fasting Muslim, showing us how he copes with the stresses and strains of an ordinary day in the office during Ramadan.
Matt Berry narrates a hilarious alternative history of the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race with footage from the archives. The Boat Race is a follow up to Berry's maverick wildlife 'documentaries' Lone Wolf and Wild Love.
Matt Berry presents the second instalment of his alternative documentary series for BBC iPlayer. Father's Day takes a sideways look at the concept, the purpose and the history of fatherhood and asks how far have we really evolved?
The third installment in the exclusive iPlayer series Matt Berry Does… puts Summer Holidays under the microscope and into the microphone. Looking back at the traditional British seaside holiday and tracing the origins of camping holidays, it's another heady mix of unusual footage topped with extraordinary commentary.
Thanks to Comedian Matt Berry's fearless investigations into ghosts, you can astound your friends with completely true facts about all the UK ghosts who live in the sea and are called Kenneth. Happy Halloween.
If post-Christmas over-indulgence is weighing heavily upon you, let Matt Berry suggest how to keep a festive grin on your face throughout UK year 2016.
An introduction into the mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk as he talks to us down the lens of the camera and attempts to move around his everyday life - only to be constantly interrupted by his own imagination. Herbert has a big audition. His big chance to finally break out. We follow him as he wakes up, gets ready, takes the all-important call from his agent and begins to learn his lines and rehearse. Only, he is can’t help but be distracted by his own imagination and the world around him.
Sam wants to be a killing machine and boxing coach Donny might well be the man to train him. A buddy comedy about friendship, standing up for yourself and bringing the pain.
Sara Pascoe explores the concept of monogamy in this funny and insightful film. Through Sara's world, created through live action and animation, we discover what makes us tick when it comes to matters of the heart and how you should never underestimate the allure of a saxophone.
A filmic offshoot of Tim Key’s stage show Megadate this is a tale of a boy dazzling a girl with the perfect first date and then having his dreams hosed down by reality as he retraces his steps. His quest is to find a missing hat, but the bigger problem is her radio silence. In spite of myriad texts from him, nothing is coming the other way. His path is riddled with cynics and naysayers, questioning his optimistic outlook on how the date went. The nerd in the bowling alley who thought he’d embarrassed himself, the old eel catcher on the mud flats trying to douse his dreams with wisdom. The compassionate waitress at the chicken shop, kind but frustratingly realistic. As always in life, all paths lead to the fairground. Now in the daytime and bleaker than ever. But our man will never give up. He will not be beaten. And the day’s not done.
Comedy film about Mandy, a woman who really wants a sofa, and will stop at absolutely nothing to get it. Have you ever seen a sofa you like in a shop window and really wanted it? Wanted it so much you can't stop thinking about it? Wanted it so much you feel physically sick? Wanted it so much that nothing else in your life matters and you would do anything, literally anything to get it, no matter the cost? Of course you have, we all have. And at long last, someone has made a comedy film about really really wanting a sofa. We could tell you the sofa is a metaphor for something - happiness maybe, or equality perhaps. But it isn't. It's just a really nice sofa.
Dolly Adesina, an actress on the verge of super-stardom and a self-described 'black Jennifer Lawrence', is on the way to the London premiere of her first Hollywood film. During the journey, she finds out she's trending on Twitter, but for all the wrong reasons - putting her career in jeopardy... Sorry explores the ideas of intent, regret and redemption, and asks the question: 'who gets a second chance?'
Sketch duo Lazy Susan - Freya Parker and Celeste Dring - bring their "hilarious and twisted world view" to the television. Their 10 minute show will feature new creations alongside some of their best-loved characters from their stage shows; such as Megan and Michaela who just 'don't want any drama tonight' and Thomas and Sandrine the 'whimsical French woman, written by a man who's never met a woman'. Subversive, strangely universal, and most importantly, extremely funny - this is Lazy Susan's world and we're all just living in it.
A flat-share comedy where the nightmare tenants... are the voices in your head. They are the voices that tell you to get out there and apply for that job, flirt with that stranger, carpe that diem... And the other one. The one that tells you stay in bed. Caught in the middle is Remi, a perfectly normal, if somewhat anxious single woman in her *cough* late 20s. Remi tries her best to navigate the contradicting advice from her inner selves who refuse to stay "inner", and have an annoying habit of appearing uninvited in her home. Brain In Gear is a funny, surreal yet relatable, poignant yet puerile take on the conversations we have with ourselves every day.