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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Nov 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001BYBGQQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,937 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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When you’ve been away from the stand-up comedy game for a decade, it’s understandable that some may fear that your finest days are behind you. However, Frank Skinner Stand-up shows that it really doesn’t always have to be like that. In short, this is a blistering return to the stage for one of Britain’s very best stand-up comedians.

Frank Skinner Stand-Up was filmed in 2007 at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena, to a crowd of around 5,500 people. Not that you’d ever really know it, as Skinner’s gig makes it all feel so much more intimate. Whether he’s talking about his ‘romantic’ liaisons, singing songs about terrorists or musing on the state of his mind, it’s a razor-tight set, and a very, very funny one.

What Frank Skinner Stand-Up also manages to get across through is the man’s quite brilliant delivery. Camera close ups really get this across, but the timing and tone in which he tells his stories and fires out his punchlines is masterclass material.

Too often written off as a rude and crude performance, Frank Skinner in this gig proves once and for all that he’s one of the cleverest, funniest and most accomplished comedians in the country. And that’s why Frank Skinner Stand-Up, replete with some interesting extra features, is one of the very best comedy DVDs on the market. --Simon Brew



Synopsis

Frank Skinner returned to live stand-up in 2007 with his fifth sell-out tour of the UK, a decade since he played his last major live gig. This is the first ever Frank Skinner live performance to be released on DVD, and was filmed in front of his home crowd as part of a three night run at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. Frank Skinner has created and starred in a succession of hit comedy shows including The Frank Skinner Show, Fantasy Football, and Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned. As well as live stand-up and television, Frank has starred in London’s West End, written a best-selling autobiography, had three number one hits with the iconic football anthem Three Lions, and created yet another number one hit with Baddiel & Skinners World Cup podcasts.

“Some TV stars play at stand-up. Not Skinner – he’s the real deal” The Guardian

“Britain’s sharpest comic mind” The Sun

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 & a half stars, 9 Dec 2008
By marky_77 (England) - See all my reviews
I hadn't realized it was Frank's first stand up for 10 years. He is one of my favorite comics, especially his work on Fantasy Football, Unplanned and his talk show.

So, is the DVD funny? Indeed it is. So why only 3.5 stars? Well, the material is not very broad. Frank spends too much time on sex, or more so, his sexual experiences, in graphic detail. About 70% of the act in fact! It's all very funny but he could have moved on to something different just to break it up. A lack of material is apparent. The best comics on their day cover a lot more day to day misgivings. His visuals and timing are spot on however, and he writes a good song too while playing the banjo. His encounter with a horse was a highlight.

He closes with an account on how people behave while txting, especially during the start of a new fling. It is so true, and this is what makes comedy work when comics touch on day to day activities which make us feel relieved in a way that it's quite normal behavior, but at the same time the mind creating it's own troubles.

The material in the Billionaires extras segment is good enough to have been in the main show. His quick impression of Oko Ono was funny while talking about Heather Mills.

This is still a lot better than Jimmy Carrs DVD also from 2008...


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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars HILARIOUS!, 11 Nov 2008
This is absolutely hilarious and will have you laughing from start to finish! Frank is a comedy genius - have seen him a few times and he always has me laughing till tears are streaming down my face. Brilliant!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Proper Funny!, 11 Nov 2008
I saw this show on the night which was ace, and now I've got the DVD too! Brilliant to be able to relive it, and the behind the scenes stuff is really interesting to watch. Nice one Frankie!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Catharsis for your inner sniggering fifteen-year-old
I think of myself as a civilised person and, in principle, hate comedy that is crude for the sake of it.

"In principle", I say. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Frank T

5.0 out of 5 stars He's back and i'm made up about it!
Frank Skinner is back! Many people seemed to think that he was out of date, out of touch but i'm not having any of that - sell out at every venue. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Frank!
Having seen Frank on recent tours i knew what to expect from his stand up shows(not for the easily offended!)so i knew i was in for a right good laugh. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. M. Murray

1.0 out of 5 stars A poor offering...
A poor offering from a man who is by reputation very funny. I like the fact that he takes risks with his material but the 10 minute section on paedophilia was a little too... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Diabolo

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine return from the master.
I consider Frank to be one of our finest comedians of recent times.

I saw this show live and after such a long gap since his last tour, I was relieved to find that... Read more
Published 9 months ago by djjoff2

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny
Frank Skinner is a very funny man and this DVD proves that,full of energy and doesn't swear to much which for me is a real comedian. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. J. Worth

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny!!!
This is a very funny dvd, Frank Skinner is master of stand up comedy, but be warned! dont let the kids see it! its very close to the bone. Strictly 'adults only'
Published 9 months ago by P. Haslam

4.0 out of 5 stars Frank Skinner Live
This is his live stand up show filmed in Birmingham which was exactly the same as his live shows around the rest of the country.

A must for Frank fans.
Published 9 months ago by S. Turner

4.0 out of 5 stars Great - but only 4.5 stars
I saw Frank on this tour at Sheffield, and he was great. This DVD contains pretty much the whole show as I remember it, with the exception of the intro when he got about 15... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Mason

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny but crude
I read some of the other reviews before ordering this dvd so I was aware that the material would be a little restricted in terms of topics covered. Read more
Published 10 months ago by North Westie

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