What About Dick?

Worth watching if you are an admirer of any of the individual cast members, a fan of Python, an elderly Brit who used to listen to the Goon Show on the wireless, or a well-read, intelligent, open-minded person who isn't offended by a deliberate lack of political correctness.

It's fun - and gets more so as it progresses. It's NOT high art.

The comedy, as written, is infantile, crass and rather obvious. However, it is in the performance and delivery that it actually becomes funny. And here it is performed by a formidable group of extremely talented and versatile comedians, plus Russell Brand.

The musical numbers are average Eric Idle fare; nothing particularly remarkable, but they seem to hit the spot with the live audience in LA.

The real genius of the piece is the subtle, more cerebral humour that lurks just beneath the surface of Idle's script, with well-aimed socio-political barbs that hit their marks perfectly while masquerading as raspberry-blowing schoolboy humour. There's more to this than what's on the surface, so if at first it seems a little blah stick with it. I did, and it turned out I liked it after all.

And it's a rare treat to see several of the cast members sharing the same stage. Particular credit must go to the delectable Eddie Izzard, and the exquisitely uber-talented Tracey Ullman; two performers who I disliked in the early days of their careers, but have in recent years won me over big-time. Both give standout performances in this show, and it's probably worth watching just for them.

I really was confused. I thought this was more current. I was thinking that Tim Curry has really recovered from his stroke. This is because the American political jokes and the Donald Trump reference made me think it was filmed within the last two years. So it was a shock to see the date of filming was 2012. Very shocked. Anyway. It was incredible. A whose who of famous UK comedic talent.

What a pleasant surprise. Working from home during Covid19, coffee break time.. stumbled across this hilarious treat. Loved it! Wonderful cast.

If you are a fan of Eric Idle, British humor, fast paced dialogue , double entendre, brilliant casting, sheer nonsense and want to laugh into tears for 80 minutes, Do Not Miss this!

Eric Idle's staged musical comedy very broadly looking at the decline of the British Empire as told by a Piano (Idle).

If you like Python or silly, vulgar British comedy then this is for you. Absolute nonsense, but with this cast and some fun songs, it can't fail. From a better time.