2008 DVDs

Here are our reviews of comedy DVDs – and the occasional CD. Mainly stand-up, but some sitcoms, sketch shows, documentaries etc too…

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Thu 11 December 2008

Dara O Briain Talks Funny | DVD review

Dara O Briain Talks Funny

DVD review

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.

Wed 10 December 2008

Jimmy Carr In Concert | DVD review © Ellis O'Brien

Jimmy Carr In Concert

DVD review

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 | DVD review

Frank Skinner Stand-Up

DVD review

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

Fri 05 December 2008

Rowan Atkinson Live | DVD review

Rowan Atkinson Live

DVD review

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 | DVD review

Sean Lock Live

DVD review

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

Tue 02 December 2008

Frankie Boyle Live | DVD review

Frankie Boyle Live

DVD review

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…

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