MY GAFF MY RULES sees Al Murray's Pub Landlord in his long awaited first live release. Filmed during his hilarious sell-out run at the Playhouse Theatre, he puts the world to... more
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Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney ch...
Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney ch...
Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney character, but that doesn't prepare the viewer for Murray's highly developed and sophisticated lampoon of True Brit values. Since Murray has built up his following largely without the advantage of a TV profile, this represents an indispensable opportunity to see him on-screen. Murray is merciless in coercing audiences into participation, demanding their names and professions, which generally disgust him, particularly those working in IT. One Hector, who abbreviates to "Heckie" is picked out for serial abuse by Murray, as is Jeremy the Australian ("returned to the scene of the crime, have you?") and a young woman whom he suspects of being a feminist: "trousers, job, the whole package". Although Murray's prejudices are predictable--such as a loathing of the French--his reasons for disliking them are much less so ("They've got a town called Brest. And none of 'em think it's funny".) His powers of invention in order to justify his ludicrous bigotry leave you gasping for air. He's expanded the scope of his musings and is now able, ingeniously, to dismiss Sir Isaac Newton as a "timewaster". Meanwhile, both his use of language and onstage physical movement are surprisingly elegant. All of his strengths as a performer come together in a climactic routine in which he lambasts Germans for making everything that they say "come out funny". Murray then "proves" it with a series of Germanic nursery rhyme recitations which is a brilliantly observed virtuoso parody of cinematic Teutonic clichés. Absolutely not for boneheads. --David Stubbs
All hail the ale! Review ofAl Murray - The Pub Landlord - Live - My Gaff My Rules DVDby
nkemp_99
Advantages: Hillariously funny Disadvantages: Don't watch in front of the parents!
Al Murray is here in his first live stand-up DVD. For anyone who has not seen the landlord live I will fill you in on his main philosophies in life. Men drink beer
Women drink wine (or a fruit based beverage)
The French are all scum
That's pretty much it! It's a simple life made all the more understandable once you've been drinking! This DVD shows Murray at the Playhouse theatre in London. Though you may be worried that it will all be scripted ... ...comedian has a very different style. For the first half of the act he talks to people in the audience "Hello guv what's your name?" No matter what they say the trademark response of "Beautiful British name" follows. This is funny but can become a bit repetitive at points. My personal favorite was when he asked one man what his occupation was only to be handed a golden nugget of a response "tax inspector". A boo goes up from the crowd, which Murray ...
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Al Murray - The Pub Landlord - Live - My Gaff My Rules DVD
Main specs
Actor(s): Al Murray
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2003
Running Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Plot: MY GAFF MY RULES sees Al Murray's Pub Landlord in his long awaited first live release. Filmed during his hilarious sell-out run at the Playhouse Theatre, he puts the world to rights with his lager fuelled philosopies. Opinions on the French, God, kids, toilets and loads of other deep subjects like crisps.... Winner of the Perrier comedy award 1999.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 29/05/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 820 889 2
Barcode: 5050582088922
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
MY GAFF MY RULES sees Al Murray's Pub Landlord in his long awaited first live release. Filmed during his hilarious sell-out run at the Playhouse Theatre, he puts the world to rights with his lager fuelled philosopies. Opinions on the French, God, kids, toilets and loads of other deep subjects like crisps.... Winner of the Perrier comedy award 1999.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review: ...I laughed so much, lager came out of my nose! (Sunday Times, )
...The world's funniest pub philosopher... (The Guardian, )
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