Christmas gift guide 2013: Top 25 new stand-up comedy DVDs

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The usual suspects all return with their latest stand-up shows on DVD this Christmas, including brand new live comedy from the likes of Eddie Izzard, Bill Bailey, Jack Dee, Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, while Seann Walsh and Josh Widdicombe make their DVD debut…

Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure Live

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“The funniest stand-up I’ve ever seen…people are falling from their seats” – The Sun

Alan Davies – Life Is Pain

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Had the audience in stitches… hilarious” – The Age, Melbourne

Sean Lock: Purple Van Man

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Punchy, inventive, superb… undeniably brilliant” – The Times

Ross Noble – Mindblender

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“The wizard-haired Geordie remains in full possession of his nimble-witted, slacker minded impro skills” – The Daily Telegraph

Jason Manford: First World Problems

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“What Manford does best: classic, chirpy-chappie stand-up” – The Guardian

Reginald D Hunter Live: In the Midst of Crackers

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“His presence and intelligence make him one of the most brilliantly unpredictable comics in the country” – The Sunday Times

Greg Davies Live: The Back of My Mum’s Head

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“A joyous celebration of our shared idiocy and a snook cocked at self-importance” – The Guardian

Milton Jones Live: On The Road

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“The wild-haired Jones has raised wordplay to the level of fine art” – Radio Times

Andy Parsons: Slacktivist

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Andy Parsons’ lethal mixture of anger and ridicule leaves the Big Society in tatters” – The Times

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

Qualmpeddler is… part rock-concert, part political discourse, part philosophical enquiry… masterfully constructed… the thinking person’s comedian…” – Herald Sun, Melbourne

Simon Amstell – Numb Live

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“The real deal. where philosophy collides with anxiety: where Heidegger meets Woody Allen” – The Guardian

Jack Dee: So What? Live

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“… he delivers his jokes with a precision and passion that you can’t second guess” – The Times

Michael Mcintyre: The Complete Laughter Box

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Brings down the house” – The Telegraph

Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game Live

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Flanagan is the man of the moment, comedy’s meteoric success” – The Telegraph

Josh Widdicombe Live: And Another Thing

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“This is one of the most individual, accomplished, hilarious and unforgettable hours I have had this year” – The Scotsman

Seann Walsh: Seann to Be Wild

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“…with the looks, gags and charm to become something quite special, Walsh is this generation’s Dylan Moran” – Time Out

Jason Byrne Live: Jason Byrne’s Special Eye

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“…the outright king of live comedy” – The Times

Adam Hills: Happyism

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“If you cannot enjoy Adam Hills you cannot have a pulse” – The Scotsman

Channel 4’s Comedy Gala 2013

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

Featuring: Adam Hills, Alan Carr, Diversity, Jack Dee, Jason Byrne, Jo Brand, Jon Richardson, Jonathan Ross, Josh Widdicombe, Kevin Bridges, Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre, Miranda Hart, Nina Conti, Paddy McGuiness, Paul Chowdhry, Rhod Gilbert, Rich Hall, Russell Brand, Seann Walsh, Tom Stade and Warwick Davis.

Jimmy Carr Live – Laughing and Joking

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Jimmy Carr is a world-class comedian…I envy his brilliance with words” – The Independent

Jack Whitehall Live 2

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“A show stopping tour de force” – The Times

Rusell Brand: Messiah Complex

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Comic gets the balance right between imparting hippie-leftie wisdom and sending himself up” – The Guardian

Roy Chubby Brown Live – Who Ate All The Pies?

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“He’s still rude, he’s still crude and this time he’s turning headlines into punch lines” – Wow247

Kevin Bridges: The Full Story

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Kevin is in his element, as this home town gig shows off his no nonsense approach to comedy” – PrimeWire

Tom Stade – Live

> Buy the DVD on Amazon.

“Sublime. Wonderfully imaginitive, original and hilarious.” – Rhod Gilbert