A Scottish hurricane in a sequin shirt destroys London in 104 minutes.
From the days when he still had red hair and was rising to the peak of his career, this is one of Billy’s legendary early performances. The culmination of a marathon British tour that started in 1980, Billy Bites Yer Bum Live was filmed at London’s Apollo Victoria over two nights in February 1981.
Acting
Connolly's physical comedy—he's basically doing parkour in a banjo.
Direction
Mallet captures crowd energy without killing the intimacy.
Production
That sequin shirt deserves its own billing in the credits.
Director
David Mallet
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