The top performers include Harry Hill - an excellent stand-up set completely unlike some of his tedious TV shows, Phill Jupitus and the piece de resistance, the amazing re-working of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch featuring Harry Enfiled, Eddie Izzard, Vic Reeves and Alan Rickman (that well-know comedian - not???!!). This sketch is so funny that, in spite of the performers cracking up themselves, I nearly died laughing.

On the down side, Eddie Izzard's set, comprised mostly of stuff I'd seen in other shows, is a little half-hearted - partly because as the show's presenter, he is mostly used as a link-man and never really gets the chance to get into his exceptionally funny stride. Richard Blackwood is another of the acts I was less impressed with on the night, but this is perhaps my sense of humour more than his performance.

The music sets are good from Stereophonics, the superb Badly Drawn Boy and the timeless Tom Jones, and be sure to watch the 'Uncut' section which is part of the DVD highlights.

Overall I would heartily recommend this to anybody who likes to laugh - i.e. everyone! It's a showpiece of some of the best comedy Britain has to offer, and I think there is definitely something for everyone. It'd make an ideal gift for a friend, family member or even just to treat yourself to. The one caution I would take is that there is some extremely bad language on show here (hence the '18' certificate), so don't buy it for Granny if she's likely to be offended by a few four-letter words. But apart from that, just buy it; you won't regret it.

Oh dear!!
Review date: 2002-01-30 Rating: 2 out of 10

So much talent on the comedy roster, this proved to be a great program showing the great aspects of British Comedy. Oh how wrong we were! Very very unfunny, nothing really gels on this! All the stars i was looking forward to see used old material which wasn't that funny and just looked as if they couldn't be bothered.Phil jupirtus, harry hill and eddie izzard i admire and enjoy there comedy, however they were bitterly disapointing. These people are very funny, you are best buying there solo gigs rather than wasting your money on this. The only laugh is at the end of the program when you think 'that must have been a joke!', but it wasn't, this was supposed to be british comedy at it's best. The sad fact is, it could have been great. Avoid!

A great show, very funny, and all for a good cause
Review date: 2001-12-27 Rating: 8 out of 10

This DVD is entertaining all round, with good stand-ups such as Phill Jupitus, Harry Hill and Eddie Izzard (who had me laughing, even though he is not one of my favourites), and other styles of comedy offered by the likes of Harry Enfield (again, not one of my favourites, but I found him amusing on this) and Dom Joly from Trigger Happy TV. The music is good, not my type of thing, but great if you are a fan of the acts, which include Badly Drawn Boy and The Stereophonics. It may sound like I only found this DVD okay, but I truly did enjoy it very much. The atmosphere brings it together, and if you are a fan of stand-up like myself, you will relish this DVD. My only real niggle is that all of the comedians acts are filtered down to about 5-10 minutes maximum, which means you only get a taster of what their full routine is like. The extras are good aswell, with backstage chat and photo galleries. Definitely a worthwhile DVD, which made me want to check out some of the acts which were less familiar to me. Plus it's all for Amnesty International, a very worthy cause. As I said before, one for the fans of stand-up, but entertaining for almost anyone.

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