Billy Connolly - Live at the Hammersmith Odean (DVD)

If I asked you to name a Scottish comedian the chances are you would give Billy Connolly as your answer. It seems like Billy has been on the go forever, with numerous TV show appearances and tours around the country (and the world) he’s a character that many people find extremely funny – and I’m one of them. Billy focuses, like many stand-up comics, on the strange things that happen to us in life and tells many a story about his times growing up in his home town of Glasgow. It has to be said that there isn’t really anything he won’t talk about – you name it, religion, sex, marriage, drink (or to be more precise, trying to ...  Read the complete review

For those people who live on another planet and have never heard of Billy Connoloy, here is a brief run down. Billy Connoly is one of the most succesfull stand up this country has seen, he is very loud and rude which justify's the DVD's 18 rating. Billy is very rare in that he has managed to be very succesfull in the states as well. No subject is Taboo, and bases his show on his outlook of life, and the things he experiances in day to day life. Some of the subjects covered included Scottish football matches, religion and Glasgow drunks, the best thing is that he is very animated and brings to life the sketches he is performing. ...  Read the complete review