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| Alexei Sayle's Stuff - Series 2 [1988] | ![Alexei Sayle's Stuff - Series 2 [1988]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z403H874L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Marcus Mortimer
Actors: Arabella Weir, Alexei Sayle, Angus Deayton, Tony Millan, Jan Ravens
Studio: Cinema Club
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
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Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
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Running Time: 172 minutes
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
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Release Date: January 23, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1988
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 Who Is He Anyway? August 28, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Alexei Sayle came back with a second series of Stuff in 1989, this time with more monologues and capers than you could possibly want! There's also a few songs on here he did in the show, but the classic main theme saw it's first airing in this series, and to me made the show better than the one where he goes into the BBC. All 6 episodes are here, and they're as funny as the rest. The only additional stuff is the ability to put on subtitles, shame they didn't audio describe it too.br /br /Another excellent series of episodes, with my favourite song "Panic", which scared me as a child - but now I think it's funny. Some of the things he talks about are timeless, like people getting over-bearing mortgages and his jokes about what the NHS will be like in 10 years time, though exaggerated, was very funny. br /br /I do think the songs were getting rather silly though, and I always liked Alexei for his jokes and his "I don't care if you like it" attitude towards his humour: plus the way he wasn't regimented about the way his show ran, if he wanted the credits to roll 10 minutes in, he did it, and no one stopped him.br /br /This is presented in the way it was aired, but thankfully now I have a better picture than back then, and the sound is mono. I quite like it really, it's nostalgic - and remastered it would look surreal. br /br /I can't recommend this more - it's funny and has the stars, like Arabella Wier, Angus Deyton and Jan Ravens - and it's all good fun which reminds you of a different age of comedy, I'll make no comment on whether it was better, as I like comedy from different decades, but Alexei Sayle is one of my favourites from the 80s/90s.
Underappreciated Genius. March 16, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Alexei Sayle is a National Treasure that is sadly often overlooked when people talk about Britian's great Comedians. Sure, this show from the late 80's/early 90's is somewhat dated in parts but many of the sketches and Alexei's rambling monologues to camera are still fresh and sharp today. Probably could have cut down a bit on the musical numbers front though as most of the songs here are no "'Allo John Got A New Motor?".brThis show is never less than watchable and Sayle is backed up by an excellant regular cast including a surprisingly good Angus Deayton. Well worth another look as some of this material was before it's time, an example of which is one throwaway gag about people in India spilling out of the pub at closing time to go for an English, a very similar concept to "Goodness Gracious Me"'s supposedly groundbreaking and hillarious sketch about a bunch of Indians going out for an English.brThe man is a legend and this DVD contains comedy that can simultaneously amuse you and make you think.brGo on treat yourselves to this and the 1st volume.
 Didn't laugh as much as I thought I would... February 15, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Used to love this show years back so I immediately got both series 1 2 on dvd as soon as I saw they were available.pI found Series 1 to be mostly hit, sometimes miss but bearably so. Series 2 - well I have to agree with another reviewer on here - a lot of it was embarassingly poor (especially the songs which were, to a point, unwatchable) but, being a big Alexei fan, I didn't think Series 2 was all bad. I know for a fact that I found the 2nd series funnier when it originally aired back in 1989. The problem with Series 2 is that it tries to be too much like Monty Python (often blatantly copying Python material) but doesn't have the genius touch to make it work. Also, this series doesn't seem to have enough Alexei monologues (but maybe some of these have been edited out for "contractual reasons"?).brFunniest moments for me were a newsreader sketch where they quote Margaret Thatcher about meeting the Daleks (but even then they stretched it out beyond it's hilarity span) and in the first show where they tell the story of Alexei being a creation of Walt Disney (hence the "Mickey Mouse Club" titles)! And the one decent episode which I found watchable from start to finish was the fifth episode where Alexei keeps appearing as an American stand-up comedian called Larry.pThe good news is that Series 3 was by far the best series in every way - including the songs - such as the "I'm Pissed (Here Come The Lizards)" song mentioned by another reviewer is from series 3, not series 2) and "Who You Looking At". They kept the Python surrealness but toned down the blatant ripping off of Python material instead focusing on more original ideas such as the brilliant Mr.Bean parody "Monseur Aubergine". Unlike some shows which got worse with age, Alexei Sayle's Stuff left you wanting more after Series 3. The similar "All-New Alexei Sayle Show" was a great follow up to Stuff and bought us the brilliant "Bobby 'I'm on pills for me nerrrrves' Chariot". pSeries 3 is a comedy classic and I look forward to it's dvd release in the near future. Even though Series 2 is pretty poor I'd have to say if you're a fan you should get it to enjoy the scraps of brilliance which are still present and show your support so the final "Stuff" series and "The All-New Alexei Sayle Show" get dvd releases.
Great Stuff!! February 9, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another fine series of surreal comedy, although this time "for contractual reasons brcertain edits have been made". Now they at least write a small exclaimer on the DVD cover.brThey didn't mention the many edits on the Comic Strip box.brStill, nearly 3 hours of good quality
What happened? January 26, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Firstly I have to confess being a massive Alexei Sayle fan, yet slightly too young to remember the 'Stuff' series when it aired. I was totally in awe of the first series, sometimes hit and miss (Mark Williams attempted American accent was a low point) yet often highly original and equally, very funny. There were a few lines from the stand up shows, and a few ideas borrowed from stuff like the Fish Tapes etc... but it was really excellent 'stuff'. I'm admitting to not having laughed too much at all at this one though. The musical numbers, passable in the first, become unfunny and embarrasing in this series. The sketches consist frequently of lines from Alexeis standup show, but delivered without any of the energy (or swearing - and it does make a big difference) and out of context. In the first series, this was often taken to extreme parody - the 'communist childhood' skit delivered by Lesley Crowther dressed as Sayle, and also heavilly revised, but in this series they are completely flat.pI don't know what went wrong for the writers on this series (its a hard enough job, I should know), but I very much hope that my distant memory of the subsequent series being a total return to form is correct - and also that more material gets released. The sad truth is in the currently climate, after a stinker like this series, a recommission would have been unlikely.
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