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You’ll already know Greg Davies as the psychotic Head of Sixth Form, Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (Ch4) and as the most out-of-shape member of We are Klang (BBC3).
His hotly anticipated debut stand-up show was a critically lauded sell-out smash hit at the 2010 Edinburgh festival, picking up a prestigious nomination for the Fosters Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier). Following a sell-out autumn tour and a spring 2011 extension added due to popular demand, now’s your chance to see this incredible stand-up show, live on DVD. It promises to address every single issue important to the human race. But it lies - it won’t address any. Buy it though, it’ll be funny.
Greg’s many television appearances also include the most recent series of Live at The Apollo and Have I Got News for You, as a regular on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) - as well as appearances on Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
***** Mail on Sunday
***** The Independent
***** Sunday Telegraph
***** Chortle
***** Time Out
His hotly anticipated debut stand-up show was a critically lauded sell-out smash hit at the 2010 Edinburgh festival, picking up a prestigious nomination for the Fosters Comedy Award (formerly the Perrier). Following a sell-out autumn tour and a spring 2011 extension added due to popular demand, now’s your chance to see this incredible stand-up show, live on DVD. It promises to address every single issue important to the human race. But it lies - it won’t address any. Buy it though, it’ll be funny.
Greg’s many television appearances also include the most recent series of Live at The Apollo and Have I Got News for You, as a regular on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) - as well as appearances on Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
***** Mail on Sunday
***** The Independent
***** Sunday Telegraph
***** Chortle
***** Time Out
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Once again its that time of year where all the panel-show-comedians get their latest tour into the shops the make their christmas bonus - good luck to them, stand-up (and panel shows) have never been as popular - but it does mean that the market has become very saturated.
We get the same old format (cant really fault them but it can get tiring), the same old performers (lee evans still going strong), the mock the week crew all with their offerings (not another russell howard dvd, hes got a box set now dont you know), some very good newcomers like micky flanagan and stephen merchant and the usual rehashing of old shows and repackaging (russell brands "new" new york live show dvd complete with years old material), but greg davies' stands out by a country mile.
Not only is it good to see someone new getting their dvd on, but it is also a huge bonus when someone youve liked on their various appearances and shows comes out with a fresh, hilarious and original show. I havent laughed this hard during a stand-up for years, it caught me off guard and it kept me hooked every second of the way through.
What greg has done here isnt vastly unique (gone is the one man and his microphone routine), with a flip chart and little book of short stories being the props used but it just helps things along a bit - and considering plenty of the material is about greg during his teaching days the flipchart doesnt feel out of place. Everyone seems to be trying to use a little gimmick to make their show a bit more visually entertaining (stephen merchants encore is an ingenious example) but this is used subtly and acts as a small visual aid to what is central to the show - storytelling.
Greg davies is one of the people, to me, that can make reading (or shouting) the phone book funny, but he also has a wonderful storytelling ability and some great responses, jokes and observations. alot will depend on whether you find him funny to start with, but even if its only a small bit you need to take the chance here. there are some genuinely brilliant stories (the cheeseballs and the dog starts us off well) and even better characters (I wish I was one of Greg's pupils in his drama lessons) and it all thunders along towards the wonderful conclusion.
So if you are looking for your annual stand-up fix for christmas then look no further, it blows the rest out of the water. Sometimes a comedian with 40+ years of stories, adventures and events gets their chance to tell it all, here is that show. Truly excellent.
We get the same old format (cant really fault them but it can get tiring), the same old performers (lee evans still going strong), the mock the week crew all with their offerings (not another russell howard dvd, hes got a box set now dont you know), some very good newcomers like micky flanagan and stephen merchant and the usual rehashing of old shows and repackaging (russell brands "new" new york live show dvd complete with years old material), but greg davies' stands out by a country mile.
Not only is it good to see someone new getting their dvd on, but it is also a huge bonus when someone youve liked on their various appearances and shows comes out with a fresh, hilarious and original show. I havent laughed this hard during a stand-up for years, it caught me off guard and it kept me hooked every second of the way through.
What greg has done here isnt vastly unique (gone is the one man and his microphone routine), with a flip chart and little book of short stories being the props used but it just helps things along a bit - and considering plenty of the material is about greg during his teaching days the flipchart doesnt feel out of place. Everyone seems to be trying to use a little gimmick to make their show a bit more visually entertaining (stephen merchants encore is an ingenious example) but this is used subtly and acts as a small visual aid to what is central to the show - storytelling.
Greg davies is one of the people, to me, that can make reading (or shouting) the phone book funny, but he also has a wonderful storytelling ability and some great responses, jokes and observations. alot will depend on whether you find him funny to start with, but even if its only a small bit you need to take the chance here. there are some genuinely brilliant stories (the cheeseballs and the dog starts us off well) and even better characters (I wish I was one of Greg's pupils in his drama lessons) and it all thunders along towards the wonderful conclusion.
So if you are looking for your annual stand-up fix for christmas then look no further, it blows the rest out of the water. Sometimes a comedian with 40+ years of stories, adventures and events gets their chance to tell it all, here is that show. Truly excellent.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I've always like Greg Davies on panel shows. This live tour was brilliant, very very fresh and was a welcome change from the familiar worn out comedy we regulary get nowadays about Husbands, Wives, Race, Kids etc. Thoroughly recommended this and will make a great christmas gift.
Hope you do more tours Greg !!
5 stars.
Hope you do more tours Greg !!
5 stars.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Absolutely hilarious. Wasn't too sure about this one, but saw the trailer before the Inbetweeners movie and realized it was gonna be awesome. The cover says it all
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Inane
bought this -Arrived next day by which time it was half price. I have always enjoyed Greg on TV, but this was utter rubbish -my husband suggested that those giving positive reviews... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Carey Gardner
Once you get past the cover!
Very funny. Definitely worth a purchase. Maybe not quite as funny as his good friend Rhod Gilbert :P
But the real life stories he tells will have you in stitches and the... Read more
But the real life stories he tells will have you in stitches and the... Read more
Published 27 days ago by R. Graham
Amazing
One of the best stand-up DVDs for a very long time, original, honest, heart-warming and extremely funny. Can't recommend it enough. Fantastic
Published 1 month ago by Grace
Greg Davies SUPERSTAR!
Firing Cheeseballs at a dog is a fantastically hilarious Dvd! I bought it after seeing Greg Davies perform at The Royal Variety show last year. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kate Ritchie
The most hilarious stand up you'll ever see.
I'd seen a few clips of his stand up before I bought this dvd, and so I was expecting great things. I was not even slightly disappointed. It was totally hilarious. Read more
Published 3 months ago by xebec
excelent
I saw greg davis live doing this show and I have to say the video is as good as the live performance
Published 3 months ago by simon dobrzanski
So funny, wish I had him as a teacher!!
Greg at his best, very funny, had us all in tears of laughter, well worth a buy for anyone who wants a laugh x
Published 4 months ago by Tania
Got good jokes for a big man
Not the best stand up I have ever seen. Some of his material seemed a bit forced and obvious but generally put a lot of energy into it and there were some stand out hilarious bits. Read more
Published 4 months ago by ChimpEye
Can't wait until he releases something else so I can buy that too.
This DVD was a small bastion of pleasure in the sea of mediocrity known as stand up.
I saw this DVD around a friends house just after Xmas and I laughed so much, I... Read more
I saw this DVD around a friends house just after Xmas and I laughed so much, I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Dan M. Littlewood
An absolute must all comedy fans
Like all good cheap skates I waited until after Christmas and bought last year's tour DVDs in the sales. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Duck Smugglin Orphan
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