Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

When I first saw this show years ago, I didn't really like it. I thought the toilet jokes, fart jokes, penis jokes and innuendos were tiresome. Also most of it was Rik and Ade ad-libbing and going off script. Also we have to look at Richie's poo covered back throughout the whole first act.

All that stuff was probably hysterical back in 97, today not so much.

But when years passed, I thought "Maybe I've been too hard on this show." So, I decided to give it another chance and bought it on DVD. I liked it a lot more this time.

I liked the scene where Richie eats the bad fish and vomits. And the vomit is just steam. The more faker it looks, the more funnier it is. And you can see the hose Rik is holding onto when he is going to vomit on the cannibals. (They later used the bad fish plot in Guest House Paradiso, which I disliked. Despite the movie having a few funny moments though.)

My favourite scene is when they're talking about how they got on the island in the first place. I thought Richie's Ecstasy dance was funny. Also, I liked how you picture the incident in your head when they're talking about it.

I loved the set. In the credits, it said Rik and Ade designed it. They probably designed it when they were writing the script to see what scenes they could create. Out of the sets in the live shows, this is my favourite.

It may have it's flaws mentioned above, it's still enjoyable.

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

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.