The laughs in Fackham Hall starts with the title (say it out loud… it won’t take you long). With a screenplay whose co-writers include comedian Jimmy Carr, Jim O’Hanlon directs the British spoof that primarily sends up Downton Abbey. The cast includes Damian Lewis, Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Katherine Waterston, and Tom Felton.

Distributor Bleecker Street is putting Hall out this weekend domestically with the U.K. release on December 12th. Reviews are saying it mostly succeeds with 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 69 Metacritic. No, this is not an Oscar contender (shocker), but there are comedy specific categories at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards. It probably wouldn’t play at those ceremonies either and it is likely arriving too late in the calendar anyway for voters to notice it. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…