Bill Bailey - Tinselworm (DVD)

...you're best looking to comedy. Bill Bailey spent the obligatory years on the circuit, performing thousands of shows both solo and as part of a duo ('The Rubber Bishops'). He had the _de rigueur_ moment where he nearly gave up (when his Fringe show was attended by the grand total of one person) to work in telesales (it's the new McDonalds). He sometimes appeared on radio, and was team captain on the spectacularly useless Channel 4 sci-fi quiz 'Space ...
...own BBC2 series: 'Is It Bill Bailey?'. All of these were great: showcasing Bailey's likeably bemused befuddlement while allowing him to turn his rambling post-modern deconstructions and considerable musical acumen into veritable comedy gold. For instance :- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QUH2OF8Y_8A http://uk.youtube.com/wa tch?v=AQLuOea-cYg (He did name his son Dax though. That was a bit silly). Then came years as a captain on 'Never Mind The ...

greenierexyboy 04.02.2009 (05.02.2009) · Read full review
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...whole way through! Bill Bailey seems to have injected a lot more of his social and political views into this show, perhaps making the most of an opportunity to speak to such a large audience. His opening piece is a dig at George bush and his so called ' environmental concerns' , and he continues with contemporary subject matter the whole way through the production, including a song which has the whole of Wembley stadium chanting 'hey, ASDA, I aint ...
...the impression that Bill Bailey feels this is the pinnacle of his career, a dream come true, and for that reason the show is big, bold and a far cry from the normal stand up comedy shows where a microphone and a stool are the only requirements. Any Bill Bailey fan will love this DVD, and all the old favourites are thrown into the mix, alongside some hilarious new material. Add to that Wembley stadium, stunning visual effects, sharp suits and the ...

techie_fairy 05.03.2009 · Read full review
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As a huge fan of Bill Bailey, I had high expectations for 'Tinselworm' after the hilarious 'Part Troll', but Bill's newest dvd left me feeling very disappointed indeed. Bill's career has been going from strength to strength of late, his hard-won and much deserved popularity culminating in this, his latest dvd, in which he takes his latest tour to Wembley for his first arena performance. Inevitably, the intimate feel is lost, and combined with the ...
...like Bill Bailey dumbed down for the masses. His clever, surreal and often philosophical material doesn't translate well to an arena setting, and his performance often seems forced, as if he is uncomfortable but doing his best to put on a brave face. Much of the material is recycled from his previous shows; a comedic reworking of a popular theme tune, a drum and bass track themed around George Bush, and a Kraftwerk-esque song about trouser presses ...

Burning_Darkness 12.06.2009 · Read full review
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Having seen Bill Bailey's previous DVDs (Part Troll, Bewilderness and Cosmic Jam) I was expecting great things. However, compared to these, this was a great disappointment. Bill Bailey has always been a magnificent musician and comedian, combining the two in such a manner that you can't help but laugh, and in many cases can't stop laughing. In this instance though, Bill's whole performance seems very average and somewhat contrived - it seems very ...
...playing at Wembley (which provided Bill with a much greater scope for use of special effects) took its toll, which made his usual seamless movement from one surreal topic to another seem quite artificial and forced. This isn't to say it is a bad DVD. There are laughs aplenty to be had, from both the stand-up and musical elements, delivered with Bill's own unique take on things, though as mentioned before, not quite in the style to which regular viewers ...

mike2857 27.01.2009 · Read full review
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