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Billy Connolly Live 1994

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Billy Connolly Live 1994
StarringBilly Connolly
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Billy Connolly Live 1994 is a live comedy video by Billy Connolly from one of 20 nights at the Hammersmith Apollo.[1] It was the best-selling comedy VHS tape in the UK in 1994.[2] Connolly's performances at the Apollo had been well received by critics.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Video/DVD - Billy Connolly Archived March 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Filmed this year during 20 sell-out nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo.."
  2. ^ Billboard - 4 March 1995 - Page 69 Brit Vid Biz Boasts Best Sales Year "The leading comedy video was "Billy Connolly Live 1994," and "Red Dwarf — The Smeg-Ups" topped the chart of direct-from-television releases"
  3. ^ COMEDY / Fool with your life: James Rampton reviews Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo Saturday 14 May 1994 "His style just doesn't date. Surreal musings on sausage-meat and retro-gags about Slade and The A-Team will be here today and gone tomorrow. But Connolly - like David Attenborough's safari suits - just carries on regardless of the prevailing winds in fashion."
  4. ^ Stephen Wagg Because I Tell a Joke or Two 1134794320 2004 "This line is taken from the video Billy Connolly 'LIVE 1994', Vision Video Ltd."