Australian's beware the 'Region 1' setting of this DVD
I also bought the 5 sets of "Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated" - they all play fine on my computer here in Australia. .. but the "Benny Hill's World Tour: New York" will not play in Australia automatically - as it states it is set to "Region 1" - just 'google' to easily find a solution. After watching, I felt sad to see Benny like this - there are a couple rehashed jokes from many years ago - I liked the Dr Ruth impression ... not sure about the Roseanne impression though - I felt that Benny needn't have altered his accent so much to cater for a US audience. They loved his work from the past, so why did he feel the need to attempt the various US accents? To me, alot of the Benny Hill magic was lost.
Benny Hill's World Tour New York
Going all the way back to when I was growing up, I have always loved Benny Hill. I thought his humor was hysterically hilarious. This, being the last time before he untimely passed on in 1992 (a sad date for all true Benny Hill fans) that he was on TV, and that I know of, in the United States was a riot. I love it and I think it is hilarious. All in all, a good buy.
Benny Hill crosses the pond...
I've known of Benny Hill for several decades. I used to catch his programs late on Saturday night and into Sunday morning here in America...several channels aired his program back to back...I'd catch the shows often and each time they were funny. Years later, as an adult, I've come to love the comedy even more. This particular special has largely gotten a mixed reaction since it's debut in the early '90s, prior to Benny Hill's death. I've seen the special and in no way do I find that it's something Benny should have been ashamed of or embarrassed about.
There's been criticism of him recycling jokes but I've always felt that this is essentially an unfair criticism considering that Hill's comedy programs, for Thames TV, aired a couple of times a year from the late '60s through the late '80s and chances are that viewers weren't going to recall a joke or set-up line when his programs were spaced apart by a period of months. Now, unfortunately, as a result of his hour long shows...
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