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Featuring Avid Merrion as the Scandinavian stalker/host and sketches in which he plays the parts of pop stars like Craig David and Britney Spears in lurid, latex masks, Bo' Selecta! is a brilliantly surreal take on celebrity culture. This first series (originally broadcast in 2002) features a number of cameos and guest appearances from minor celebs: Boyzone's Keith Duffy, Davina McCall, Vanessa Feltz and the hapless Christine Hamilton, one of numerous guests to be interviewed by a puppet bear played by Merrion whose feverish line of questioning invariably results in him sprouting a little erection.
Another character is hauled up in a neckbrace (following an altercation with Lisa Tarbuck), but Merrion's innocent broken English can't conceal the fact that he's a psychotic sex maniac who explicitly lusts after celebs who "make me do a sex wee", keeps Craig from Big Brother locked in a cupboard and his dead mother in a wardrobe.
Merrion's pop spoofs are also masterly: rather than mimic the stars, he reinvents them--Mel B and Britney Spears--as farting, hairy-chested Northerners, slobbing out on fry-up breakfasts washed down with lager and, most improbably, Michael Jackson as a cussing, jive-talking black dude à la Huggy Bear. Bo' Selecta! doesn't so much satirise celebrities as debase them, exposing their humiliating none-dimensionality by drawing them into a vortex of vulgar absurdity, not unlike Vic Reeves' Shooting Stars. Of course, they play along--they're on television. Although initially off-putting to some, once you get into Bo' Selecta! there is, as for Big Brother's Craig, no escape.
On the DVD: Bo' Selecta! on disc features numerous extras, including a behind the scenes feature in which the production team discuss making the show ("like directing a squirrel on roller-skates"), deleted scenes including Gareth Gates as a Tourette's victim, which was deemed a little beyond the pale, some unfunny bloopers and a feature on the life story of "Craig David" with Kate Thornton, including an unmissable nativity scene in which the infant Craig plays Jesus. There's also a commentary, with Merrion as his stalker self watching himself with consternation (It's strange seeing yourself on TV"). It's a pity we don't get to hear from the "real" Merrion. --David Stubbs
Product Description
DVD Special Features:
- Behind the scenes
- Deleted scenes
- Bloop Selecta
- Craig David’s life story
- Trailers
- Avid’s Gallery
- Commentary
DVD Technical Information:
- Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
- Main soundtrack: English, stereo
- Disc Format: Single sided, dual layer – DVD9
- Feature Length: 140 mins approx.
- DVD Extras: 57 mins approx.
- Colour PAL
- Region Code: 2
- Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By roy russon
Format:VHS Tape
Bo Selecta is a brilliantly modern adult themed comedy show starring the extremely talented and funny man Avid Merrion. All the characters in the show are depicted by Avid wearing a latex mask of that person. Everyone also wears thick rimmed spectacles! This is a must see video that will have you rolling around on the floor! It's probably the best modern day comedy show on the planet, well done Avid 10/10 Fantastic, Buy It!!
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Avid is hysterical.
His sketch of Micheal Jackson mixed with a perfect ozzy osbourne impression is one of the funniest moments in television history.
His sketch of Micheal Jackson mixed with a perfect ozzy osbourne impression is one of the funniest moments in television history.
This first series may be far too crude for some viewers but for others it will become a favourite.
Jokes are plenty and Craig David as a falkener who wets himself is billiantly concieved.
Well worth buying for fans of any "off the wall" comedy!
brilliant.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By N. Vesty
Format:DVD
After seeing the short but massively funny trailers for BB3 including Avid Merrion, I was introduced to Bo' Selecta by a friend. At first glance I thought that this series would be a series of random sketches with no substance whatsoever.
How wrong was I! This is NOT an impressions show believe me! Don't expect a charicature of the celebrities shown; expect a complete redesign or twist of their personalities. The targeted celebrities range from Craaaaig David, with his pet peregrine falcon 'Kez' and emergency p*ss bag (say 'Proper Bo I tell thee' to any Bo' Selecta fan and you'll have them in stitches!) to Enrique Iglesias' mole, to Mel B; scary spice in every possible way!
These sketches are then accompanied to some brilliantly conceived original characters: the Bear, a very naughty little cuddly bear who shocks real celebrities with his 'tail' popping out (watch the one with Liberty X, it's hilarious!) and of course Avid, the stalker (or 'superfan' as he puts it) of Celabrities (no that's not a typo there) who keeps 'the Craig from Big Brother' in his cupboard. Avid's trips out into the world of celabrities ends up with hilarious consequences, himself being pretty unheard of at the time, shocking all involved with his outbursts - 'she makes me do a sex-wee'.
Obviously a show this strange and off-the-wall will not be a massive hit with everyone. In many scenes it is just plain vulgar, which makes you almost feel guilty for laughing your head off (the Michael Jackson/Jackass scene - 'Omlette for your G' is particularly revolting). I would suggest having a peek at it on TV before buying the DVD as it is definitely a love-hate kind of show.
The extras on the DVD are great, there are absolutely loads of features: 'Bloop Selecta' there is only one bloop (Mel B towards the end) where Leigh Francis actually breaks character! 'Deleted Scenes' 'Craig David's Life Story' and more. There is also a very well hidden extra that I actually found by accident; if you wait for the Bear to speak while on the DVD main menu and then quickly move the cursor to him, there is a very special scene involving a brand new, non-masked Leigh Francis character named Keith Lemon, who goes on a set up blind date with Tess Daly - the results are absolutely side-splitting.
I cannot recommend this DVD more, it truly is a great step for British comedy, which is rapidly slipping into the realms of unfunny sitcoms. Watch with an open mind and let yourself be sucked in - it seems wrong at first but you know you want to!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
bo selecta
absolute rubbish in my opinion waste of money do not consider it at all funny regret having bought it at at all
Published 2 months ago by Thomas J. Culley
5.0 out of 5 stars
propa bo'
well worth the money- i want the whole collect of bo selecta so it was a good buy for me. the packaging was good the dvd quality was like store bought so no complaints.
Published 12 months ago by enlite
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sorry...
I guess this is one of those shows you either love or hate... and I don't love it... Maybe I just don't get it, but to me this is a guy who bought some masks and tries to do a... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2009 by De Vlieger
1.0 out of 5 stars
one for the 'ANORAKS';
'BO SELECTA' fans appear to be, in the main, geeky, nerdy types who repeat the banal catchphrases from the show ad-nauseum, without adding anything original of their own. Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by R. Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars
cretinous claptrap, vaccuous and vomit-inducing.
the 'talents' lurking and skulking behind this snide, obnoxious 'work' are exploitative charlatans who milk the most vulnerable, braindead, unthinking elements in society today:... Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by R. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best!!!
Whoever is putting bo'slecta series 1+2 below 3stars probably got bullied in school and dont have a sense of humour! Read more
Published on 31 July 2004 by "hurricanewardie"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
When i say bo you say seleta, BO ... never mind. This DVD is one of the best DVDs out, It may not be a dvd that will make you laugh all the way through but it does have its... Read more
Published on 27 July 2004 by Mr. D. W. Bond
4.0 out of 5 stars
Crazy but funny
I bought the Bo Selecta l and 2 and thought they were really worth looking at and very funny at times. This guy is crazy. His Michael Jackson is so funny.
Published on 19 July 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
No
Lets get one thing clear here - Bo Selecta is one of the most insanely dreadful programmes ever to be inflicted upon the world. Read more
Published on 3 July 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE ONE TO WATCH
words cannot describe how funny this program is copntaining series 1+2 it is the best piece of bo selecta legend out yet. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2004 by "phillbo88"
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