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Benny Hill: Best of Benny Hill [Import]

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I've always been facinated with comedies... But with Benny Hills... I was off my seat, laughing to the very end of the 7-parts of his acts... This is a must see series for anyone in need to release his/her mind of things...

Benny Hill Did it all.He Wrote all of His Material including the Music.His Shows are so funny&pure of Genius.He always made you Laugh.A Great Mind.

If you never heard of Benny Hill, you never seen true comedy. This genius has his award-winning show span 2 decades in Britain, and has since been show across 80 countries! This gift set will leave you in stitches with all the slap-stick comedy. A must buy!

by far the best tv comedian ever. seen in over 80 countries. you will love it.

As an Englishman, it's hard for me to explain the popularity of Benny Hill in the USA without being very rude about the American people--which I have no wish to do. But look--what is so funny about this oafish, ridiculous little man? Chaplin, he's not. In England, Benny Hill was broadcast on the stupidest channel and watched by the stupidest element of the population. If you think that's you, be my guest.

Great skits! minimal music sketches, fortunatly. Not so much skirt-chasing goes more for straight comedy skits.

one of the funniest skits on this tape involves Benny and the gang on board a cruise ship. another favorite of mine is the Chow Mein segments...there's also a nutty skit involving a drunk man at a dinner table among dignified and sophisticated people. yet in another hilarious skit, Benny plays "Tommy Tupper", a smooth talking talk-show host who invites a guest on who drops dead...another one, played by Henry McGee, doesn't say anything...and a priest strolls in with his pants unzipped. Benny also plays Fred Scuttle, of course, and this time he's in charge of the fire brigade. with sight gags galore and low-brow british humor, Benny Hill ironically became a favorite among children in his later years {his silent, fast-paced sketches with only the trademark saxophone wailing away became kid favorites believe it or not}. Jack Wright, the bald guy always being slapped on the head, is in this tape during numerous sketches. Henry McGee, in a sketch, plays a talk show host interviewing a French movie director {played by Benny}. the video is 83 minutes long, jam-packed with Benny Hill comedy. no Hill video would be complete without the Hill's Angels. while not as prominent in this as they are in the other tapes, the angels mostly appear in the fast-paced sketches as objects of Benny's obsession. another nutty fast-paced sketch involves Benny as a butler...Jack Wright as a groom and a Hill's Angel as the bride. whenever Wright's back is turned, Benny and the bride fall behind pieces of furniture and make out. Wright catches the two and the butler's kicked out...only to return as someone else the following week. Benny sings "In My Garden of Love". this is a great video of Benny Hill. originally released in 1974. It was re-issued 20 years later in 1994.

While reading the reviews of this tape I saw that a Mr. Kwon O Sub wondered where Benny was these days. I am sad to tell him, if he hasn't already found out, that Benny is probably entertaining God at this time. He passed away some time ago.
This doesn't take away from his magical talent left behind for all of us to enjoy. Through the wonders of tape and DVD we can enjoy, and laugh our rears off, anytime we choose. I am sure this would please Benny. I admit you had to learn to love his unique talent, much in the same way as you probably did beer the first time or so you tasted it. He could make you laugh without saying a word. The mischievious look he could have on his face was all which was needed. It is also true that he was the writter of most of the skits. He was, and remains one of the true comedic talents of all time. Somehow, the British just seem to know how to bring a comedy sketch to "life", and find humor in most everything. I would recommend that you look for all the tapes and DVDs available from The Bennny Hill Show. You might be surprised to find, among his "Hills Angels" Daphne, from the American show Fraiser. She was a Hills Angel.

Saying you don't get the comedy, or that the gags didn't work for you, that's fine. But to call Benny Hill stupid?
And I find it hard to comprehend that this so called "reviewer" calls himself "anglepoise" - whith a nickname like that how in hell can he have the gaul to call anyone or anything else stupid?
Now, back to reality: the material on this dvd is great, as are most of the Benny Hill collections.
My opinion? If you've ever appreciated Benny Hill's humor get this DVD collection, you'll love it.
And if you don't appreciate Benny Hill's humor, (like anglepoise876) give him a miss and buy a WW11 Death Camp documenary. Now you can stay really serious.

Very good compilation of Bennys stuff from '69? to '74. Don't expect too much from the Dance Crowd here; more of the "skits-parodys" kind of comedy; IE "Mad magazine & National lampoon" on video. A lot of campy stuff; mostly "British" humor, but sometimes way more funny (if you "get it")than American comedy.