Raktažodis Surreal

Sveiki atvykę į Tvin Pyksą, ko gero, geriausią mažą miestelį visoje Amerikoje. Jei, aišku, jūs neįsivaizduojate nė dienos be haliucinacijų, mįslių, paslapčių ir žmogžudysčių.

Turtingas gražuolis Deividas pasiekė gyvenime tiek, kiek kitas galėtų tik pasvajoti: geras darbas, prabangios mašinos, pinigai ir merginos, kurios tik ir laukia jo skambučio. Per savo gimtadienio vakarėlį jaunuolis pirmą kartą susipažįsta su geriausio draugo mergina, vardu Sofia, ir praleidžia su ja naktį, kalbėdamas apie praeitį ir pomėgius. Kitą rytą netikėtai sutikta buvusi meilužė Džiuli pasisiūlo pavėžėti savo automobiliu. Jis nesipriešina ir pasirašo sau mirties nuosprendį, nes pavydžioji mergužėlė nusprendžia mašina dideliu greičiu skristi nuo tilto ir nusižudyti. Po avarijos Deividas išgyvena, bet jo gražus veidas lieka neatpažįstamai subjaurotas. Jaunuolis puola į paniką ir depresiją, bet greitai viskas pasikeičia į gerąją pusę. Gydytojas pasiūlo jam atlikti plastinę veido operaciją, o žavioji Sofia prisipažįsta jį mylinti. Tačiau netrukus blogi bei nenuspėjami dalykai ir vėl prasideda. Deividas lieka vienas ir dar apkaltintas žmogžudyste.

Kalifornijos paplūdimio bendruomenėje privatus detektyvas Laris „Daktaras“ Sportelas bylas tiria paniręs į marihuanos debesį. Netikėtai pasirodžiusi buvusi Lario meilė Šasta ir paprašo padėti. Dabartinį Šastos draugužį turtingą nekilnojamojo turto magnatą Mikį Volfmaną žmona planuoja uždaryti į psichiatrinę ligoninę. Mikiui ir Šastai pradingus bylą tiriantis Laris leidžiasi į psichodelinį banglentininkų, narkomanų ir policininkų pasaulį.

Teatro režisierius Caden Cotard (aktorius Philip Seymour Hoffman'as) stato naują pjesę. Tuo pačiu jo gyvenimas eina velniop. Jo žmona kartu su dukra Olive išvyksta į savo mini piešinių parodą Berlyne ir negrįžta, jo psichoterapeutei geriau sekasi prastumti eilinį savo bestselerį negu sugrąžinti žmogui jo paties gyvenimą, nauji santykiai su Hazel neišsirutulioja, o viską vainikuoja nuolat apie save primenanti prastėjanti fiziologinė būsena. Tokį gyvenimą Caden Cotard'as tikisi palikti praeityje po to, kai laimi MacArthur Genius fondo apdovanojimą. Gautus pinigus jis nusiteikia investuoti į epinio masto negailestingos realybės spektaklio statymą, į kurį galėtų pasinerti visa galva. Gyvenimas tampa teatru...

„Dievas yra. Jis gyvena Briuselyje. Tai – tikras niekšas, esantis blogiu savo žmonai ir dukteriai“ – tokiais dešimtmetės Eos žodžiais prasideda „Naujausias testamentas“. Ea – Dievo dukra, nekenčianti psichopatiškai besielgiančio tėvo, su didžiausiu malonumu gadinančio žmonėms gyvenimą. Mėgstantis katastrofas ir nelaimingus įvykius, jis dievina kurti kiaulės dėsnius, tyčiojasi iš savo sūnaus Jėzaus Kristaus, muša dukterį ir negali pakęsti žmonos. Neapsikentusi beširdžio tėvo elgesio, Ea žmonėms išsiunčia jų mirties datas ir pabėga iš namų, pasiryžusi susirasti savuosius apaštalus ir parašyti „Naujausią Testamentą“. Žemėje kyla sąmyšis, o siauru tuneliu skalbyklėje į žmonių pasaulį atkeliauja pats Dievas, ketinantis ne ištaisyti padėtį, o viso labo išperti kailį dukrai, pasiryžusiai pasaulį paversti geresne vieta rytojui.

Jaunas, bet jau sėkmingai Londono mados pasaulyje įsitvirtinęs fotografas Tomas nuolat sukinėjasi tarp gražių merginų. Nors grožis ir marihuanos dūmas jį maloniai svaigina, tačiau toks gyvenimas tampa nuobodus. Kartą ryškindamas vieną iš savo fotografijų, Tomas pastebi, kad visai atsitiktinai užfiksavo žmogžudystės momentą. 1967 m. Kanų kino festivalyje filmas pelnė „Auksinę palmės šakelę“.

The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others.

What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.

A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The programmes invariably deal with Meldrew's battle against the problems he creates for himself. Living in a typical household in an unnamed English suburb, Victor takes involuntary early retirement. His various efforts to keep himself busy, while encountering various misfortunes and misunderstandings are the themes of the sitcom. The series was largely filmed on location in Walkford, near New Milton in Hampshire, although several clues show that the series may have been set in Hampshire – possibly Winchester. Despite its traditional production, the series supplants its domestic sitcom setting with elements of black humour and surrealism.

The big-collared comic gives his own spin on TV clips from recent programmes, plus contributions from a set of regular characters

Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris.

Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living.

LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.

See Dr. Steve learn about restaurants, spend time with his family, conquer his fears, and more. Featuring guest appearances by Jan Skylar, Wayne Skylar, and David Liebe Hart.

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

Psychoville is a British dark comedy television . Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles.

The adventures of Uncle Grandpa who is out to help every child and adult in the world through the power of imagination. With his mystical R.V. and eternal optimism, Uncle Grandpa is always ready to greet the day - and everyone he meets - with his signature, "Good Mornin'."

A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.

15 Storeys High is a critically acclaimed British sitcom, set in a tower block. The main characters are Vince Clark, a misanthropic, cynical recluse played by Sean Lock, and Errol Spears, Vince's exact opposite and whipping boy, played by Benedict Wong.

Bo' Selecta! is a British sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis, which lampoons popular culture and is known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour.

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.