Greg Davies Live: The Back of My Mum's Head [DVD]

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Experience the critically acclaimed comedian at his best, live on stage. Stung by his mother’s suggestion that he is “not normal” GREG puts everyone under the microscope in a petty quest to discover if anyone actually is. The analysis is far from scientific and the conclusions, at best, spurious. To be clear, as an educational tool this show is worthless. It is funny though. A hilarious but touching résumé of his life so far … a wonderfully feel good show that demands repeated viewings.” Not that the former teacher likes actual youngsters, of course, just adults who behave like them. One of the items on the menu outlining the show is ‘discrediting children’, which he delivers as promised, along with a soundscape (largely for Davies’s own amusement that one) and ‘fun with a racist’ – a taxi-driver, naturally, whose ignorance towards different people is matched only by his ignorance towards pie composition. Laws, Roz (8 April 2011). "Tall tales with king of comedy Greg Davies". Business Live . Retrieved 11 March 2020. The slide show above shows some of the shaky stills I managed to capture with my camera phone in the hope to demonstrate my thoughts and opinions on the show.

In 2010 Davies' first solo stand-up show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog was nominated for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival. [12] The show was subsequently taken on his first ever tour the following autumn. [13] He was also nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe's Malcolm Hardee "Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid" Award. [14]

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About half way through the show Greg invited two members of the audience to do a short role play with him. One woman would play his mother and reveal where Greg got the idea for this show, and the other would play his dad; there to simply have the last word. The role play’s script worked well as part of the section of the show Greg was playing out, and the fact that in the role play Greg’s mother; after saying something silly begs him not make this conversation part of his show, she goes to great lengths making him promise. i think this part of the role play works so well is because we know what happens after this conversation, we know the greg didn’t only break his promise and put the conversation in his show, he based his entire show around his mum, this conversation being the inspiration.

And the Chortle nominees are..: News 2007: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2017. He over-eggs a reconstruction of a phone call between himself and his mother that shows their contrasting views on life, but it does come with a great punchline, courtesy of Davies’s ebullient father, who fans will remember from the previous show. Davies Snr makes a couple of appearances here, perhaps to recalibrate the meter of ‘normal behaviour’ and serve as a reminder of where Davies got his eccentricities from, even if watered down over the generation. Richardson, Jay (28 November 2017). "Greg Davies tapes Netflix special". Chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 11 March 2020. Davies weaves a magnificent web. Fact or fiction, he sells the whole show, frequently leaving you helpless with laughter.” Also as good as the show was I felt like it wasn’t quite long or developed enough, I think the show could have been improved with a little more audience participation (not just the same 3 people in the front row… by the mic…).

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Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). " 'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 9 June 2013. Wilson, Chris (15 June 2013). "Heights of success". The Stage. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 . Retrieved 26 July 2013. Nicholson, Rebecca (10 September 2021). "The Cleaner review – Greg Davies leads a dark and curious comedy". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 October 2021.

It takes childish glee in its absurdities, which include Rik Mayall as his certifiable father, and delivers some nice sight gags” Since July 2015 Davies has been the host of the panel game show Taskmaster. In December 2015, he starred in BBC Two's comedy drama A Gert Lush Christmas where he played Tony, the uncle of Russell and Kerry Howard's characters. On Christmas Day he played King Hydroflax in the 2015 Doctor Who Special " The Husbands of River Song". [21]Uproarious night of anecdotes, told by a real pro, who rather than resting on his TV laurels is cementing his position of one of Britain’s finest storytelling comedians” Holt, Laura (9 April 2011). "My life in travel: Greg Davies, actor and comedian". The Independent . Retrieved 11 March 2020. Davies is an outstanding storyteller, and while the writing is tight, his delivery has a loose confessional air. He seems genuinely excited to be brining the audience into his confidence, like close mates, even starting off by confessing to problems with his undergarments this evening. The cynic might wonder if he says this every night, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. In November 2017 Davies recorded a Netflix stand-up comedy special at the Hammersmith Apollo during his Magnificent Beast UK tour. It was released as You Magnificent Beast in 2018. [22]