Tag Archives: Comedy

Matchbox Cineclub: Double Take In Outer Space

Posted on March 8, 2016 by SMW

Matchbox Cineclub‘s March screening, in association with Glasgow International Comedy Festival, is the world premiere of Double Take In Outer Space (Des Mangan, 2016) on Thursday 17/03/16 at the Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. Based on Starcrash (Luigi Cozzi, 1978), it’s a dub parody pseudo-sequel to Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), which Physical Impossibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Cinema, Comedy, Cult, Film, Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Parody, Preview, Rip-Offs, The Old Hairdressers | Tagged Australia, Cinema, Comedy, Des Mangan, Double Take, Double Take In Outer Space, Dub Parody, Film, GICF16, Glasgow, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Italy, Luigi Cozzi, Matchbox Cineclub, Movie, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Starcrash, The Old Hairdressers | Leave a comment

Big Screen Comedy at Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016

Posted on March 7, 2016 by SMW

Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) 2016 starts on Thursday 10/03 and runs till Sunday 27/03. As well as live shows from the likes of Frankie Boyle, Ardal O’Hanlan and Dylan Moran (and a shit-ton of shows from less well-established names), … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Comedy, Film, Glasgow, Knock-Offs, Matchbox Cineclub, Mel Brooks, Movie Rip-Offs, Movies, Preview, The Old Hairdressers | Tagged 2016, Britannia Panopticon, Cinema, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Des Mangan, Double Take, Double Take In Outer Space, Dub Parody, Duck Soup, Film, GICF16, Gladstone's Bag, Glasgow, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Govanhill Baths, Grosvenor Cinema, His Girl Friday, Movies, Odeon Springfield Quay, Southside Film Festival, Starcrash, The Big Lebowski, The Old Hairdressers, What We Do In The Shadows | Leave a comment

Matchbox Cineclub #12: Spaceballs

Posted on November 12, 2015 by SMW

Love Star Wars? Missed out on tickets for The Force Awakens on opening night? Or maybe you HATE Star Wars? Want to escape the onslaught? We’re excited to announce that Matchbox’s final screening of 2015, on the very day Episode VII … Continue reading →

Posted in Glasgow, Matchbox Cineclub | Tagged 1987, 2015, Bill Pullman, Cinema, Comedy, Cult, Episode VII, Film, Glasgow, John Candy, Matchbox Cineclub, Mel Brooks, Movies, Parody, Preview, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, Spoof, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Old Hairdressers | Leave a comment

The Funniest Film You’ve Never Seen: HERCULES RETURNS

Posted on September 13, 2015 by SMW

In the late 1980s, Australian comedy troupe Double Take brought their first live show, Double Take Meet The Astro Zombies, to London’s Scala cinema. Now, as part of Scalarama 2015, Physical Impossibility is bringing Double Take’s only film, Hercules Returns (David Parker, 1993), … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Détournement | Tagged 1993, Australia, Bruce Spence, Comedy, David Argue, David Parker, Détournement, Des Mangan, Double Take, Dub Parody, Glasgow, Hercules Returns, Mark Kermode, Mary Coustas, Michael Carman, Scalarama, Scaledonia | 4 Comments