Universal Pictures
R4 DVD
Wil
Anderson, comedian extraordinaire, host of ABC TV's The Gruen Transfer and
author of Friendly Fire (Random House 2009)
is back to what he does best, live comedy. His latest comedy show
Wilosophy has been performed around the globe with sold out performances. The double DVD edition includes the show plus
bonus content including exclusive footage from Wil’s club spot at the Sydney
Comedy Store including such support acts as Dave Williams and Sam Bowring, it
also includes the Justin Hamilton set from the Sydney Opera House and Wil
Anderson talking to Rove.
Wilosophy
represents an older and a little more cynical Wil Anderson, it is surprisingly
honest and reflective and includes all sorts of musing’s about modern life,
growing older and Australian society, all presented with Anderson’s uniquely
Aussie sense of humour. Crude, blunt, certainly colourful, Anderson discusses
everything from religion to politics, sex to owning a house, reaching mid
Thirties to relationships. While he seems at ease and the joke fly fast off his
tongue, clearly this is a carefully crafted performance. His set on religion,
intelligent design and Islam is perfectly structured to push limits but not go
too far, to make people think while amusing them but not to be offensive. He
may be politically incorrect in his presentation but he has a clear
understanding of how far he feels his comedy should go and his show is better
for it. This may be stand-up comedy but it is nicely refined and well polished.
His
personal life is much more on display in this performance which is endearing
and, of course, great grist for the comedy mill, his self deprecating style of
humour works well as he laughs as his own short comings and reflects on the
nature of relationships and his own experiences.
This
is Wil Anderson at his best, ribald, funny, honest and thought provoking. There
is not a single dull moment and the rollercoaster ride through current events,
personal issues and thoughts on what makes the world go round makes this a very
successful show.
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