Product Details

• Actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Vincent Ebrahim, Indira Joshi, Meera Syal, Donny Osmond
• Writers: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Simon Blackwell
• Producers: Anil Gupta
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
• Run Time: 173 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AOEPM0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,342 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #37 in Movies & TV > DVD > TV Talk Shows
• For more information about "The Kumars at No. 42" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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KUMARS AT NUMBER 42 - DVD Movie

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the British comedies, September 30, 2005

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M. L. Bergman (Alexandria, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kumars at No. 42 (DVD)

I came upon the Kumars totally by accident, and now I'm an addict. Part chat show, part comedy improv, it is uproarious, especially when the guests "play along". The format is simple. A talk show hosted by a vain, somewhat self-indulgent British-Indian guy and his stereotype of a family: The over-nurturing mom (she always prepares food for the guests), the money obsessed dad, and the horny grandmother. There's a studio audience that the "Kumars" play off of. The guests are real celebrities- Donny Osmond, Tom Jones, Helena Bonham Carter- but the interviews are controlled by the members of "The Kumar Family" with riotous results. American improv comedians could learn well from these actors who you might have seen on other BBC comedies. It is silly, irreverent, and incredibly clever. I can rarely make it through an episode without having to replay a section because I was laughing so hard that I missed something. Unlike other BBC comedies, this one does not rely on sight gags and outrageous plotlines to get laughs. It is the interaction of the ensemble with the guests that keeps it fresh and funny.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kumars are a riot, December 12, 2005

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K. Jones-Silber (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kumars at No. 42 (DVD)

Stumbled upon this wonderful BBC program and quickly fell in love with the family. Sanjeev, Mom, Dad and Gran are fantastic at heaping parental support and insults at one another, while "supposedly" living the asian stereotyical dream in London, this is very funny stuff. Check it out.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant show, disappointing DVD, September 24, 2007

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Scrumpy (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kumars at No. 42 (DVD)

Five stars for the show, two stars for the BBC. The Kumars at No. 42 is one of the best shows on British television -- very funny with a talented cast, but I think the compilation was a bad idea. With so few episodes to a season, it shouldn't have been too much to ask for the complete program (especially after waiting so long for the DVDs to be released). As it is, some of my favorite guests are absent from this collection and some less interesting ones have been included. C'mon BBC -- give us the full seasons in their hilarious entirety!