The first great British TV comedy, Hancock has proved to be a blueprint for the British sitcom with its hapless central character's refusal to admit defeat despite his catalogue of failure. Tony Hancock's persona delighted the public who identified with 'the lad himself'. The brilliance of Galton and Simpson's scripts established the model for authored comedy in the UK, rather than the US system using teams of writers. The 1961 series shed Sid James and saw a move from East Cheam to Earl's Court but if anything was even funnier, featuring classics like The Blood Donor and The Bedsitter.

Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him so special - the surviving episodes from Series 2 and Series 3 of Hancock's Half Hour, plus a Christmas special. Episodes include: "The Alpine Holiday", "Air Steward Hancock", "The Last Of The Many", "The Lawyer: The Crown vs Sidney James", "Competitions: How To Win Money And Influence People" and "There's An Airfield At The Bottom Of My Garden". The Christmas special is "Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes: The East Cheam Repertory Company".

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unique voices in stand-up comedy. You'll never guess how long each episode is.

Appears to be half hour mystery show, with episodes hosted by Vincent Price, and occasionally starring him, as well. The episodes were probably written by different writers, and served as a format for their works to be seen. For Episode “Freedom to Get Lost“ - Vincent Price gets lonely, picks up a stranger, and takes her back to his VERY quiet apartment. Their conversation indicates that he may have killed a psychiatrist with the same name as his guest. But is she who she claims to be? For a 27 minute episode, some modern TV shows should be jealous of this good a story!

The hottest comedy talents of the 1990s headline these solo half-hour stand-up specials.

The mad half hour refers to a condition usually indoor house cats experience once a day. They are about expanding energy in one concentrated burst that goes from 15 to 30 minutes, without any apparent reason. The Mad Half Hour is an offbeat comedy following Juan (30) who is going through a period similar to the one of these cats.

The boy Fedya met mysterious The Wall Painter, who gave him his magic brush, with which anybody could do good deeds. But only for a half of hour. The agents of the evil king - The Gray and Abricadabr - hunt for boy. They want to destroy the magic brush and cancel all good deeds in the world

A half-hour stand-up special featuring Mark Normand.

A half-hour stand-up special featuring Nikki Glaser.