Anders Matthesen: 9 års jubilæum

I love me some pure stand-up.

There is two kinds of moods I´m in when it comes to stand-up. Either it´s a huge themed and well thought out one or just pure stand-up about anything. Anders Matthesen delivers the pure kind here in this 4 parter with 3 sets and some extras. It´s about anything, there is so many memorable jokes, there is surely something here for anyone and it´s a strong performance from Matthesen.

After 9 years of stand-up, Anders Mattesen puts together his greatest hits with 2 new sets, some cut content, and his first ever performance.

What ties this all together is the raw comedic power that is Anders Matthesen. He sells every joke he makes everything stand out and memorable with his antics and delivery. He is a powerhouse of a performer that can sell nearly every joke about nearly every topic.

It´s fun to see where a huge Danish stand-up comedian like this started with a less than amazing first set ever. But it´s always fun to see humble beginnings.

These sets don´t have anything tiering them together. There is no greater meaning or bigger moral to take out of it. Instead, it´s just a line of strong jokes about almost everything that is delivered great. As said, sometimes you need the great meaningful stand-up shows, but I also love when it´s just pure jokes with nothing but the comedy in mind.

This was a great revisit and I highly recommend it if you are a person who loves raw stand-up.

After having seen each of the four stand-up sets on this DVD at least five or six times, I'm still laughing at most of the jokes. That surely defines great comedy. Anden's excellent, energetic, and somewhat aggressive style of comedy is presented at the peak of his talent in this little collection. It contains one part made for TV, one made for stand-up touring, one made up of extra material from the one that was made for TV, and finally, his very first stand-up performance. Each of them is entertaining to watch, albeit the last is for slightly different reasons than the other three; the last one is fun to watch because you see how Anden started his career, you see a little spark of what later became the aggressive fire that drives most of his stand-up performances. The others are without a doubt among the greatest stand-up that Anden has ever done, together with his performance on Den Ægte Vare, in which he was undoubtedly the one that stole the show. Any fan of Danish stand-up shouldn't miss this excellent display of talent from Anden who is second to none, and only equaled by other great talents such as Jan Gintberg(honorable mentions include Povl Carstensen, Thomas Wivel, Carsten Bang and Sebastian Dorset). The only thing that's keeping this from a perfect score of ten is the occasional joke that falls flat, and the few times where he steps completely over the line(though it isn't very evident in this), and one or two jokes that, on repeated viewings, seem a little lame. All in all, it's great, and nearly perfect. I recommend this DVD to any fan of Anden, his style of stand-up, and aggressive humor in general. Get it. You won't regret it. 9/10