Dara O Briain Talks Funny
11/12/2008 … Few comedians are as fluid as Dara O’Briain, freely dipping in and out of the audience to incorporate their responses into his fast-flowing monologue.
2008 DVDs
Here are our reviews of comedy DVDs – and the occasional CD. Mainly stand-up, but some sitcoms, sketch shows, documentaries etc too…
Thu 11 December 2008
Wed 10 December 2008
© Ellis O'Brien Jimmy Carr In Concert
10/12/2008 … This is the industrious Jimmy Carr’s fourth DVD, and you can’t avoid the sense that we’ve been here before, with his familiar mix of slick one-liners,…
Tue 09 December 2008
Frank Skinner Stand-Up
09/12/2008 … When the doyen of conversational stand-up returned to live comedy after a ten-year gap, he came with a certain reputation.
Mon 08 December 2008
Brendon Burns: So I Suppose THIS Is Offensive Now?
08/12/2008 … Controversial? Shocking? Incendiary? Well, if you think so, you probably weren’t listening properly.
Fri 05 December 2008
Rowan Atkinson Live
05/12/2008 … Not exactly new material, this DVD contains selected highlights of his 1981 and 1986 tours, which he performed in America in 1991 with an innocent young Angus Deayton…
Thu 04 December 2008
Sean Lock Live
04/12/2008 … This has been a long time coming: eight years after being named best stand-up at the British Comedy Awards and being nominated for the Perrier, Sean Lock finally…
Wed 03 December 2008
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: Live on Stage
03/12/2008 … Allowed to go on tour after a dispute with the BBC over format and name rights, the much-missed Humphrey Lyttelton officiates the long-running antidote to panel…
Tue 02 December 2008
Frankie Boyle Live
02/12/2008 … Viewers of Mock The Week will know what to expect from Frankie Boyle’s debut DVD, both in terms of his sensitivities (or lack thereof) and his material, given…