Browse 35 movies from Avalon Television
Taskmaster's Alex Horne has a side career: he's the leader of a band called The Horne Section. They've already performed with some of the biggest names in music and comedy and now they've scored their very own television special featuring Alex and the band's spontaneous and free-wheeling combination of live music and comedy.
May 2018
Frank Skinner has been in the stand-up game for well over 20 years and this DVD showcases him at the peak of his talents at the Birmingham's National Indoor Arena (NIA) in front of a packed audience as part of his 2007 tour. Since quitting TV 2 years ago, Skinner has focused on his stand-up and this show is the culmination of those efforts.
Nov 2008
Building her hour-long set around a 16,000-word note kept over time on her phone, Rose Matafeo leans into her insightful and self-deprecating humor to share candid takes on relationships – from dating in her 20s vs. 30s to supporting friends through breakups and the stark differences between herself and her parents at the same age.
Dec 2024
Phil Wang riffs on reheated rice, octopus intelligence and the importance of fact-checking in this special filmed at Shakespeare's Globe in London.
Sep 2024
Russell’s forensic trawl through newspapers, websites and TV shows provides a lively, topical and entertaining combination of stand-up, clips and sketches. From the weeks hot news topics to the quirkier stories that may not have hit the headlines, Russell’s unique viewpoint never fails to amuse.
Nov 2010
Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines the best of those that did not. Whilst revisiting his own childhood haunts, he attempts to relaunch the ancient sport of the Quintain, horseless jousting, and tries his damnedest to understand the rules of the Jingling Match. Not forgetting his attempt to restage the forgotten spectacle of Cricket on Horseback. This might just be a journey to the very heart of sport itself, but if not, it will be a lot of fun playing games that have not been seen for hundreds of years and even more fun discovering why.
Jul 2010
Comedy drama about a family reunion written by and starring Richard Herring. It's Ken and Margaret Snell's 45th wedding anniversary and their children and grandchildren along gather to celebrate. For Ken and Margaret's children, it's a day to revisit childhood arguments and to paper over present-day fractures in their relationships.
Jun 2007
Phil Wang explores race, romance, politics and his mixed British-Malaysian heritage in this special filmed at the London Palladium.
Aug 2021
Dan is about to introduce the woman of his dreams to his family, but as they are so quirky, will everything go to plan?
Dec 2015
Harry Hill, the self styled floppy-collared-clown-prince-of-daft, is back with his hugely successful sell out Hooves tour. After a two year break, the multi-award winning comedian has returned to the stage for a show of fun, mayhem and swing ball - complete with new cordless mic! Expect special appearances from Stouffer (Harry's lifelong companion) as welll as Gary (His son from his first marriage) and music from his TV show-band The Harrys.
Nov 2005
Comedian Al Murray is back with a second instalment of the 'Pub Landlord' live show, in which outrageous bar room banter and pub philosophy are the order of the day.
Nov 2004
Award-winning and record-breaking comedian Paul Chowdhry brings his stand-up special Live Innit to the screen.
Aug 2019
Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back on the road to roll out his Barrel of Fun, a brand new stand-up show for 2010. Britains best-known Pub Philosopher will be serving up his own special brew of bar room banter at venues across the UK this autumn. In 2009, the Peoples Publican left over 230,000 of his regulars over-flowing with laughter, on his one-man mission to fix Broken Britain. This year you can tap into a whole new Barrel of Fun, and no half measures.
Oct 2006
Don Rodolfo is a shameless libertine, the greatest swordsman the world has ever seen and a total idiot. Now barricaded inside a remote tavern, surrounded by the Catalan army and facing almost certain death, Rodolfo has ten minutes to drink a bottle of Valdepañas and tell his epic tale.
Apr 2021
Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Harry Hill's 'Hooves' DVD.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see star of Comedy Rocks and co-host of ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! in his debut Live Stand-Up DVD. The 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show Smokescreens & Castles explores self, family and the consequences of Russell’s dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed on this brand new live stand-up DVD.
Nov 2011
Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt is the celebrated stand-up show by British comedy legend Frank Skinner. The acclaimed routine explores his decades-long career, his attempts to perform "clean" comedy (and his subsequent, hilarious failures at it), and his reflections on growing older.
Aug 2026
Greg is back with his first stand up show in four years, and biggest ever tour, You Magnificent Beast.
Apr 2018
British comedian Russell Howard performs his latest stand-up show, recorded live at the iconic London Palladium for a global streaming event. (Also features an extra programme, "Off The Cuff", with exclusive content only available as part of the stream)
Jan 2025