Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

In my opinion Bottom Live 3 is the best live show Rik and Ade has made. It contains the usual fart jokes and random violence that we all love, and the punch lines (and the f**k-ups) made me laugh harder than any of the other Bottom live shows did. It also seemed to me that they had a better storyline for this show than any of the others - they nearly had a plot :D This live show is set on an island, they later find out they share with a nuclear bomb. What happens before and after the discovery of a nuclear bomb i will leave unsaid, but i will say that it's hysterically funny! This is really a show worth seeing, especially if you like the Bottom series or just any kind of vulgar, disgusting humor. I give it a 10/10

This is pure brilliance yet again from the boys and its definately an improvement on number 2 (which was good but the weakest one of the 4). Rik and Ade still get the laughs they want and still use good solid jokes in the show. Weldone Rik and Ade. 12 out of 10

Let me say first: I am a big fan of Ade and Rik, from Kevin Turvey through the Young Ones through Bottom. But this particular video is not a good example of their superb sense of humour.

Bottom, for the uninitiated, is all about slapstick, fart jokes and the tragic sadness of two complete losers. Think the Young Ones but more so. At its best, it is hilarious. This is not its best.

It's hard to explain why not, it just isn't. Not all bum jokes are equal, shall we say. They can be clever, unexpected and almost Wilde-esque, or they can be dreadfully obvious and overdone. More to the point, this video relies so much on them, as opposed to the witty repartee, random violence and sexual innuendo of the rest of the Bottom works.

If you want to see Bottom at its best, avoid this one and hire the Bottom Live 1 or watch the tv series.

I have only high praises for this show. 110% pure entertainment with top of the line punch lines. I only regret not being there to see it live. If you love'em two goofballs, buy this show and watch it 253 times. If you hate'em, go down to your local Blockbuster outlet and rent it. When returning the show, pick up one copy on your way back!

Ghydda

Richard Richard & Edward Elizabeth Hitler (Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson) find themselves stranded on a desert-island, after stowing away upon a ferry to escape the ol'bill. However, things are slightly marred by the fact that they hate each other and that there's a nuclear bomb to keep them company. And as this 'Bottom', they will fight, squabble, kick and fart through the funniest 90 minutes of your life. And that's official. The two stars work their socks off to produce a rib-tickling, side-splitting, groin-clutching play, that happens to be their third stage performance of these characters. If you've ever watched the BBC TV sitcom, set in a muck-ridden flat, then you'll know what's coming - swearing, fighting, farting, more knob-gags than a Carry on. But, if you haven't then this an absolute must! Although more sensitive viewers beware: They is extreme swearing and agonising violence. But it's all in a good nature . . .