Just Daft: The Comic Genius Of Chic Murray
10/11/2009 … Outside of his native Scotland, Chic Murray is one of the most overlooked greats of comedy.
Latest DVDs
Here are our reviews of comedy DVDs – and the occasional CD. Mainly stand-up, but some sitcoms, sketch shows, documentaries etc too…
Tue 10 November 2009
Fri 06 November 2009
Jimmy Carr: Telling Jokes DVD
06/11/2009 … Well, THAT wounded soldiers gag isn’t on this DVD, but there’s plenty else to cause offence in Jimmy Carr’s annual outpouring of callously blunt one-liners.
Tue 03 November 2009
George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya
03/11/2009 … It’s hard to believe it, but this is the first time that any of stand-up legend George Carlin’s work has ever officially been released in Britain.
Mon 09 February 2009
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew
09/02/2009 … Purportedly his last ever Broadway show, The Ultimate Jew has Jackie Mason deliver the exact-same shtick that has sustained him thoughout his 50-year career: the…
Wed 04 February 2009
Russell Peters: Red, White And Brown
04/02/2009 … Russell Peters is certainly doing something right.
Wed 24 December 2008
Count Arthur Strong: The Musical?
24/12/2008 … Simply pointing a camera at bewildered theatrical duffer Count Arthur Strong can’t possibly do justice to the man’s gibbering insanity.
Tue 23 December 2008
Andrew Maxwell DVD review
Conflict Revolution/Live In Edinburgh 2008
23/12/2008 … A documentary that might normally be used as a DVD extra has been elevated to co-star billing in Andrew Maxwell’s new release.
Mon 22 December 2008
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever
22/12/2008 … This is an extended version of sardonic Stewart Lee’s acclaimed 2007 Edinburgh show, prompted by his ranking in a Channel 4 run-down.