Ricky Tomlinson - Live Laughter My Arse! [2001] - DVD movie

Recorded in 2001, Laughter My Arse is a celebration of Ricky Tomlinson's ascendancy to the top table of British comic actors. The role which really established Tomlinson's popularity was through three series of Caroline Aherne's acclaimed Royle Family sitcom. In this DVD he cashes in on the catch phrase of couch potato Jim Royle and takes us back to his roots in the working men's clubs of Liverpool. Much of the programme consists of his one-man show. Royle Family fans will appreciate the humour which obviously informs Tomlinson's characterisation of Jim. But this act only tells half the story. He has also proved himself an accomplished and formidable performer in television drama and...