40 used & new from £0.01
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Billy Connolly - Live - The Greatest Hits [VHS]
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Billy Connolly - Live - The Greatest Hits [VHS]

VHS ~ Billy Connolly
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


5 new from £0.95 34 used from £0.01 1 collectible from £2.95
Christmas Offers--Up to 70% Off DVD and Blu-ray
Christmas Offers--Up to 70% Off DVD and Blu-ray
Low-priced gift ideas, TV box sets, Blu-ray documentaries and recent drama, action and sci-fi hits. Go easy on your wallet this Christmas. Shop now

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Billy Connolly - Live 2002 [DVD]

Billy Connolly - Live 2002 [DVD]

DVD ~ Billy Connolly
4.2 out of 5 stars (6)  £14.48
Billy Connolly - Erect For Thirty Years [DVD]

Billy Connolly - Erect For Thirty Years [DVD]

DVD ~ Billy Connolly
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £14.98
Billy Connolly - An Audience With [DVD]

Billy Connolly - An Audience With [DVD]

DVD ~ Billy Connolly
4.2 out of 5 stars (6)  £9.48
An Audience With Billy Connolly: 1985 - 50 Minute Version [DVD]

An Audience With Billy Connolly: 1985 - 50 Minute Version [DVD]

DVD ~ Billy Connolly
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £2.57
Billy Connolly - Live In New York [DVD]

Billy Connolly - Live In New York [DVD]

DVD ~ Billy Connolly
2.7 out of 5 stars (21)  £15.88
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Actors: Billy Connolly
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Vision Video Ltd.
  • VHS Release Date: 26 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 128 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005Q62J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,620 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

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


Synopsis

A compilation of all the best bits of Billy's live show along with new and unseen material.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(7)
(5)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

8 Reviews
5 star:
 (5)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest living comedians best bits!, 4 April 2002
By Mr. A. M. Bayliss "The Ashman" (England) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Billy Connolly - Live - The Greatest Hits [DVD] [2001] (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
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Billy Connolly at his best, 3 Dec 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Billy Connolly - Live - The Greatest Hits [DVD] [2001] (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.....
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
29 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Billy Connolly Live- The Greatest Hits, 29 Nov 2001
By A Customer
Like all of Billy's performancies it's as funny as hell, you know, to the point that your sides hurt. But the only thing that was a bit disapointing was that it's only a compelation of all he's old stuff, even though it's funny it would of been nice to of seen some new material, or even if Billy spoke at the end of it. This is coming from an avid fan who hopes that Billy continues to cheer people across the country
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 6 months ago by Mr. Michael Pool

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 1 Dec 2001 by A puple lover

5.0 out of 5 stars 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.
Published on 17 Nov 2001 by robpott@yahoo.co.uk

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject





i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.