Edges out Michael McIntyre

Mrs Brown’s Boys has scooped the Christmas No 1 for comedy DVD sales, edging out Michael McIntyre.

The stand-up’s Showtime release has topped the charts for the past three weeks, after Good Mourning Mrs Brown initially outsold him.

But the situations have been reversed in the last week before Christmas,

They are No 6 and 7 in the overall chart, which also includes movie blockbusters.

The Christmas Top Ten for live comedy DVD releases, as compiled by the Official Charts Company, are as follows. Last week’s position in brackets.

Mrs Brown’s Boy’s: Good Mourning Mrs Brown (2)
2. Michael McIntyre: Showtime (1)
3. John Bishop: Rollercoaster (3)
4. Peter Kay: Live And Back On Nights (4)
5. Sarah Millican: Thoroughly Modern Millican (5)
6. Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues (6)
7. Jack Whitehall Live (7)
8. Various Comedians: Comedy Superstars 2012 (10)
9. Frankie Boyle: Last Days Of Sodom (8)
10. Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo (9)

Published: 23 Dec 2012