Stars: Al Murray

Summary: Filmed during his sell out run at the Playhouse Theatre, the Pub Landlord philosophises on a wide range of topics.

MY GAFF MY RULES sees Al Murray's Pub Landlord in his long awaited first live release. Filmed during his hilarious sell-out run at the Playhouse Theatre, he puts the world to rights with his lager fuelled philosopies. Opinions on the French, God, kids, toilets and loads of other deep subjects like crisps.... Winner of the Perrier comedy award 1999.

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Recorded live in London's Playhouse Theatre, My Gaff, My Rulessees Al Murray's Perrier Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney character, but that doesn't prepare the viewer for Murray's highly developed and sophisticated lampoon of True Brit values. Since Murray has built up his following largely without the advantage of a TV profile, this represents an indispensable opportunity to see him on-screen.

Murray is merciless in coercing audiences into participation, demanding their names and professions, which generally disgust him, particularly those working in IT. One Hector, who abbreviates to "Heckie" is picked out for serial abuse by Murray, as is Jeremy the Australian ("returned to the scene of the crime, have you?") and a young woman whom he suspects of being a feminist: "trousers, job, the whole package".

Although Murray's prejudices are predictable--such as a loathing of the French--his reasons for disliking them are much less so ("They've got a town called Brest. And none of 'em think it's funny".) His powers of invention in order to justify his ludicrous bigotry leave you gasping for air. He's expanded the scope of his musings and is now able, ingeniously, to dismiss Sir Isaac Newton as a "timewaster". Meanwhile, both his use of language and onstage physical movement are surprisingly elegant. All of his strengths as a performer come together in a climactic routine in which he lambasts Germans for making everything that they say "come out funny". Murray then "proves" it with a series of Germanic nursery rhyme recitations which is a brilliantly observed virtuoso parody of cinematic Teutonic clichés. Absolutely not for boneheads. --David Stubbs

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	2003
Release Date:	November 24, 2003
Runtime:	70 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	820 889 2
Keywords:	Live, Comedy, Rules, General, Tv, My, Murray, Al, Landlord, Murray's, Pub, Gaff
Genre:	Comedy