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A compendium of the legendary Scottish stand-up’s finest live moments, Billy Connolly’s Greatest Hits takes us on an odyssey of ridiculous facial hair and fart gags that spans almost 25 years. We start in 1975 with the Big Yin sporting his famous outsize banana boots and follow our man as he matures from an endearing gag merchant into a skilful observational master. Connolly’s appeal has always been that of the engaging bloke down the pub: you don’t so much laugh along with the material as get caught up in the hysteria as tangents follow tangents and the plot is lost in a fit of giggles. Almost uniquely in the dark days of the mid 70s, Connolly always had a sense of decorum in his stage act, even when his material was predominantly about swearing, shagging and "jobbies". He was never hateful or motivated by prejudice, preferring instead to cast a bemused child’s eye upon the stupidity of the world. The highlights are gentle if occasionally crude: Billy’s guide to "more fulfilling masturbation", thoughts on plastic surgery and the evil of Toblerone. Billy even muses about ageing which is interesting as this video proves he’s been a gloriously overgrown teenager all along. --Ian Watson
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Billy Connolly may be pushing 60 but he certainly isn't turning into a cardigan wearing, pipe smoking, beige person as this DVD shows. If your an avid fan of Connolly then you'll love this, if you want to get into him but aren't sure where to start, this is your opportunity! From his early "Big Banana Feet" tour, right up to his last tour of Australia, you are assured a laugh a minute. The DVD isn't packed with special features, theres no multi camera angles or interactive naked Billy Connolly game, but that does'nt matter, it's the content that makes this DVD worth while and the content is hilarious! See his transition from a guitar playing joke teller to the greatest observational comic of any generation all in 2 and half hours and book a trip to casualty to get your split sides sewn up! This DVD will delight and offend in equal mesures and all the better for it!
Ash Bayliss
Ash Bayliss
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you want a mix of old and new material from the Big Yin without forking out for 8 different DVD'S or more , then this is the perfect buy.It had all the family in stitches , with the younger members at the start asking whos he ? But by the end they were new fans of the big man and agreed that no one today comes close to his quality. Great buy , anyone who's looking for something to kickstart their weekend with a few beers and a night in this is it.
Also the delivery and service from Amazon was once again spot on.
Also the delivery and service from Amazon was once again spot on.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The best bits from all the other bits.
Billy Connolly is Britains' funnest comedian and this DVD has most of those sketches, wellies, toblerone, dog person not a cat person, bodily noises..
Unfortunately the company producing this DVD have left off all but one of his songs?
Also the DVD states bonus material ????
Billy Connolly at his best, shame about the production company.....
Billy Connolly is Britains' funnest comedian and this DVD has most of those sketches, wellies, toblerone, dog person not a cat person, bodily noises..
Unfortunately the company producing this DVD have left off all but one of his songs?
Also the DVD states bonus material ????
Billy Connolly at his best, shame about the production company.....
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This DVD is very entertaining, I now find Billy has exhausted stories of his growing up in Glasgow, working life and general toilet humour but this one takes you back to the old... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Helen
GENIUS!
A brilliant section of some truly priceless moments, cleverly put together. A really fantastic DVD that just gets funnier and funnier to the point of disbelief at how funny Billy... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by Lily
Mad Mike
Superb this is a history of "The Big Yin" over the years and if you have never heard Billy then this is a good starting point.
Published on 13 May 2009 by Mr. Michael Pool
he's the best comediant i 've ever seen
i'm studying English language and before I saw any of his shows, I found the Scottish accent very difficult to understand, but he uses the mimic and talk about every day things,... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2002
Not as good as I had expected
This is a kind of career history, beginning with some of Billy's first stage appearances back in the 1970s. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2002
Stand up comedy at its funniest!
I have bin a fan of Billy Connolly for many years now and i own (did own) just about every video that he has released in his marvelous career. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2001 by A puple lover
Billy Connolly Live- The Greatest Hits
Like all of Billy's performancies it's as funny as hell, you know, to the point that your sides hurt. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2001
billy connolly at his best, all on one dvd!
billy's stand up shows are the best there is, so all the best bits on one dvd, has got to be a winner.
this is a must buy dvd for any billy connolly fan.
this is a must buy dvd for any billy connolly fan.
Published on 17 Nov 2001 by ROBERT POTTER
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