Top And Bottom (Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz Festival) - Clark Terry Quintet & Red Holloway

JAZZ IT UP

Advantages: A great weekend, free events, attracts many big artists.
Disadvantages: It may rain!

One of my best memories of summer 2001 was going to the Brecon Jazz Festival whilst I was working at a summer camp nearby. The Brecon Jazz festival is renowned all over Europe and attracts big names such as Van Morrison and the Bootleg Beatles. There are loads of indoor concerts for which you need tickets, which can be expensive and sell out quickly. The town is transformed for the long weekend, all traffic is banned from the city centre and loads of marquees are put up. As well as the paying events, there is loads going on for the rest of us who want to join in the fun (but are either skint or not willing to pay to listen to jazz). In George Square there is a stage where bands play for free. The night I went there was a brass band (similar to Blues Brothers music). They were brilliant and really interesting to watch with all ...

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Review of Brecon Jazz Festival

Bottom at the top?

Advantages: Comedy packed dvd with bonus material
Disadvantages: the bonus material only lasts 5 minutes

Dvd of 5 episodes: SMELLS, ACCIDENT, DIGGER, HOLY and HOLE, with 5 minutes of previously untransmitted footage Directed by Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers and Ed Bye Bottom has been a big source of laughs for me since an early age. Its one of the few comedy shows left thats not afraid to do something funny. In an age of political correctness it's nice to have an occaisional break from it all. Directed by Ed Bye, the same genius that brought us shows like red dwarf and the detectives, his midas touch gives the show that extra something that makes Bottom unforgettable. This is helped by Jon Plowman and Bob Spiers, a duo who's work together brought us Murder most horrid and the thin blue line. This Dvd promises 5 episodes of the classic comedy, including my personal favourite "holy". Rik Mayall is as ever, hilarious as Richie ...

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Review of Bottom - The Very Best Of Bottom (DVD)

bottom

Advantages: great comedy, at it's rudest
Disadvantages: only three series

Created and Starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson this series has got to be one of the funniest shows ever created. With 18 episodes, in 3 series, made between 1991 to 1995. **THE CHARACTERS** Rik Mayall is Richie Richard?or 'Richie' Adrian Edmondson is Edward Elizabeth Hitler? or 'Eddie' Other characters include.. Eddies friends? Spud gun (played by Steve O'Donnell) Dave Hedgehog (played by Christopher Ryan) Dick Head (played by Lee Cornes) is the Landlord of their local pub, the Lamb and Flag. **BRIEF** Eddie and Richie live in a rented house in Hammersmith, London and seem to be good friends who simply hate each other, they are constantly arguing and fighting. Richie comes across as the 1960's feminine in the flat, cooking, cleaning, ironing and general moaning at everything Eddie does. Eddie ...

blissman70 17.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Bottom - Series 1 To 3 (Box Set) (DVD)