Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11187 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-11-08
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 75 minutes

DVD Description
The multi award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr stars in his first ever live stand up DVD. As the face of Channel 4 comedy, Jimmy’s unique brand of humour is based on the comments he makes on life’s taboos using witty one-liners and offensive putdowns. Recorded during the acclaimed comedian’s sell out shows at London’s Bloomsbury theatre, Jimmy Carr Live is the freshest, most hilarious stand-up show from the UK’s brightest new comic talent.

Special Features
Bonus Material Bonus Audience Interviews, Royal Variety Performance, Back Stage, Karaoke Comedy, Commentary and T-Shirts, Posters and Small Ads

Synopsis
Recorded during his live show at London's Bloomsbury theatre.

Customer Reviews

He's come a looong way (sort of)
One word to describe this DVD: A resounding "Ehhh...".

Thank goodness Carr's performances have improved since this effort. While this show is a good buy for a Carr fan, general comedy fans shouldn't bother. The show is basically two hours of one-liners, delivered with such regularity and lack of innovation that he might as well be reading from an autocue. The show is obviously completely scripted and well-rehearsed beforehand. Some of the jokes are funny, yes, but in 2004 Carr didn't quite have the experience and spontaneity that stand-up needs.

overrated
Carr makes use a long display of clever one-liners in a style delivery style, although he is witty and original in his own style, his act does seem to grow tiresome about half way through. He fails to mix enough depth into his stand-up that we see from other great comedians who use various anecdotes, stances and delivery tones when delivering stand up in a deadpan style, for example steven wright or jack dee.
Instead he goes through countless random one-liner jokes for almost the entire act. His interactivity with the crowd adds a nice touch and gives him a chance to show off his quick wit and `in your face' style backchat that he does so well in his game shows, but he does not use it often enough and quickly resorts back to his scripted punch lines, some of which are bland and rather ordinary

Very bland collection of one liners.....
While this guy is obviously very quick at quirky responses, it doesn't do him justice to have a stand up DVD. He's very funny on TV, but this is quite frankly a terrible waste of money. It is, as others have said, a collection of 1 liners. The kind you get in a christmas cracker only he's thrown in some "cheeky" vulgarity, which in itself doesn't make it funny. Stick to watching him on TV shows where he shines. And buy a joke book.