Advantages: Mostly new material Disadvantages: Not the standard you would expect
Billy Connolly Live in New York .
" Too Old To Die Young " 2005 Tour
Certificate 15 Running time 1 hour 32 minutes
Produced by Universal , filmed at the Town Hall New York
Format DVD
THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE SHOW FEATURED ON THE DVD ONLY , AND NOT THE EXTRAS
" After three decades of touring the USA this is Billy Connolly's first concert filmed in America in February 2005 "
I received this DVD as a Christmas gift from my daughter after much hinting and hoping , and sure enough there it was , under the Christmas tree , wrapped and ready to go .
Despite my impatience I deliberately didn't watch it on that day as we were so busy , and I wanted to set aside some time when I could sit uninterrupted and just enjoy Billy's unique style of philosophy based humour .
I have every video and DVD that he has ever released ...
Advantages: Great tracks, loads of emotion packed inside! Disadvantages: Not so much tracks from her first album
A jam-packed CD full of unique tracks from an amazing artist!
*****
Billie Paul Piper was born in 1982 in Swindon. Since she was tiny, she dreamed of performing and attended various dance classes and drama groups! When she was 13, she won a place in Sylvia Young Drama School and stayed there in London. When she was 15, she was given the opportunity of a lifetime! Innocent Record Company offered her a record deal! Without hesitating, Billie jumped at the chance, and became a new face for music - a young, lively, bubbly teen!
Billie's first single, 'Because We Want To', went straight to number one - a massive achievement! Following that, Billie had several other fantastic hits and a great album, 'Honey To the Bee'. Billie promoted this album by going on tour, then taking a short break afterwards.
When her break was over, Billie ...
Advantages: Hysterically Funny Disadvantages: Lots of Bad Language - not suitable for family viewing.
fail to have tears of laughter running down my cheeks. This is not quite the case with some of the other members of my family. That's why I say you either love him or hate him.
The DVD Billy Connolly Live 2002 is just as hilarious as his many other recordings. In fact when I first watched it, I did my usual trick of sliding out of my armchair and then rolling about the floor laughing.
It opens in Dublin to a packed house of cheering punters and that's before he's even said a word. Then he opens by going into a funny story of what it was like crossing the road in the city with hysterical impersonations of dodging the traffic.
Then he talks about one of his pet hates? shopping. He sarcastically tells his audience that there's nothing he "enjoys" more than shopping for "bleeping" cardigans. Just the look on his face gets everybody ...
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