Billy Connolly - The Greatest Hits Of Billy Connolly

Starring:Billy Connolly
Studio: Delta
Product Type: DVD

Description

Billy Connolly's live shows have been enthralling audiences around the world for over three decades. The Greatest Hits is Billy at his pure unadulterated best - over 2 hours of the greatest moments from the greatest shows - The absolute ultimate in Billy Connolly Live! STAND UP COMEDY, FREQUENT STRONG, BAD LANGUAGE

Customer Reviews:

Billy is Brilliant, But Stay On Your Toes.......2006-04-15

From his stories of a commuter waiting for his bus and Liam Neeson accidentally running over a cat to his immitation of wildebeests on the Serengeti Plain, this DVD covers a broad range of Billy's best material, spread out over 20+ years. I only wish there were more of it, although you shouldn't misunderstand - there's plenty here to have you wetting yourself a few times. After all, Billy Connolly is one of the true masters, considered a comic's comic throughout the comedy community.

Now here's what I hate to admit, as an American of Scots ancestry: During the parts where he plays to Scottish audiences, it can be quite a challenge to understand him through his thick brogue, especially in the footage from the 1970s. Then, once you understand him, some of his references are so solidly Scottish that getting the jokes can also be a challenge. But, of course, that's my problem, not his. And that's PART of what makes this DVD such an interesting and fun departure from more typical American comedy. All the more reason to watch it again and again.

The DVD itself is good, but a couple of one-on-one interviews with Connolly would have made it even better. After all, he's been around as long as Robin Williams, Paul Reiser, David Brenner, and others, but has been somewhat hidden from Americans until recently. Especially since there aren't many tapes or DVDs of this ingenious Scots comic available in the U.S., I highly recommend you grab this one. (I know there are many who read this from outside the U.S., but availability is something I can only write about from my own admittedly local vantage point.) At the very least, you'll quickly see where many of our more recent comics got their acts.

Wear a diaper.......2005-10-27

and stock up on Kleenex. This will have you laughing until it hurts, unless you're offended by offensive things in which case drop this one like a hot rock.

I laughed until I cried, may have wet myself, and became totally immoral for the next few hours...

Absolutely hilarious.......2005-10-06

Provided you can stomach some foul language, this DVD is an absolute scream. Billy Connolly has been making an arse of himself for our entertainment for decades, and this is a collection of "some" of his funnier material. Great purchase.

Not good.......2005-09-09

Whoever put this thing together managed to find scenes in which Connolly is about as funny as an eviscerated cat. Because Connolly is the funniest fellow still working, this must have been hard, next to unimaginable even, but evidently possible.

Best of Billy.......2005-08-20

I've always loved Billy Connolly, he is among my favourite comics around. Just the fact that he can churn out new jokes over and over again for 30 years shows his talent as a comedian. He is such that old women will attend his shows and be bombarded with a torrent of F-Bombs and still leave with the impression that he's a nice guy. The best of selection goes from a very early show in the 70's to the late 90's, the latter stuff often being better. I loved the whole DVD and it's a great place to start for anyone looking to discover Billy Connolly. My personal favourite material being the joke about the guy in a bar called donkey, and the general banter about how farts make the noise they do, which he describes as your ass applauding. However, to anyone offended by f-words and the like, this is a f*cking bad place to look.

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