Comic Aid

7.7
2005 2 hr 47 min Comedy

Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sale – the DVD features the entire uncut show for all those unfortunate enough to have missed out on tickets. The 3 hour show sees Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Graham Norton, Julian Clary, and Lily Savage host a stellar comic line-up that includes; Lee Evans, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey, Bo’ Selecta! star The Bear, Jo Brand, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Eddie Izzard, The League Of Gentlemen with Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Dave Spikey, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson. Psychological illusionist Derren Brown and international percussion sensation Stomp also present their own unique blend of stage entertainment.

  • Cast:
    Jonathan Ross , Jack Dee , Julian Clary , Paul O'Grady , Graham Norton , Bill Bailey , Leigh Francis

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Reviews

Alicia
2005/03/02

I love this movie so much

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Stometer
2005/03/03

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Griff Lees
2005/03/04

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Lachlan Coulson
2005/03/05

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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jimyee51
2005/03/06

The DVD of comic aid claims that it is live and uncut. A number of the acts have been spliced up which is a shame. I saw the live show which was brilliant but the DVD has omitted a few sections. I can understand why they cut parts of the bear talking with Johnathan Ross because of grating chemistry, but they cut Dylan Moran's' section drastically. He's a wonderful man to listen to, (see monster) and a hysterical actor (black books / the actors) but his seven minutes were cut by half, his closing lines leaving DVD audiences bemused. Why would the editors cut his sly and poetic observations but leave in johnny Vegas'intimidating drunken rants and sexual assaults on the audience?

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james-appleton-1
2005/03/07

Amazing how seemingly shallow celebrities can get involved in this kind of thing for free. Everyone was very funny (some funnier than others: Bill Bailey, Lee Evans and Omid Djalili particularly impressive) and I am certain that it raised a lot of important money for the Tsunami charity.Despite the reason for the evening, there was not the sombre mood you might expect, and the light-heartedness paid off. The comedians did their material in a lively mood (except the trademark cynics like Dylan Moran, Jack Dee and Jo Brand), and the combination of musical comedy from Bill Bailey and Rich Hall, impressions from Jon Culshaw and Alaistair McGowan, mind tricks from Derren Brown and stand-up worked excellently, making sure that the audience was never bored.

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Jackson Booth-Millard
2005/03/08

After the Tsunami disaster in December of 2004, the charities thought of many ways to raise money. So they decided a really good way would be to get a load of comedian talents to perform for a few minutes each all at once. The first people to appear on the stage in front of however many thousand people (all money going to the charity) were Jonathan Ross and Jack Dee. After that they brought in all the acts of the night. The people that were good enough to do Comic Aid were Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Derren Brown, Jimmy Carr, Julian Clary, Lenny Henry in Pieces' Omid Djalili, Lee Evans, Leigh Francis as Bo' Selecta's The Bear, Dawn French doing her impression of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Eddie Izzard, The League of Gentlemen, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Graham Norton, Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage, Ardal O'Hanlon, Simon Pegg, Miranda Richardson and Johnny Vegas. Very good charity and comedy!

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