Live and Squeaky
Video Collection International · 1996 · 70 min
High-pitched prop comedy from a former holiday camp entertainer.
Joe Pasquale arrived on VHS with a warning on the back cover: “Includes material never worn by a comedian before”. It is a fitting disclaimer for a comic whose act relies heavily on prop comedy, visual gags, and a delivery frequently likened to a demented helium balloon. Live and Squeaky captures Pasquale in his commercial ascent, bringing his chaotic energy to a theater audience.
Released by Video Collection International in October 1996, the tape cemented the comedian as a reliable mainstream act. He had been steadily building his profile since a runner-up finish on New Faces in 1987, but this release served as a definitive breakthrough. The recording sold enough copies to gross over £1 million and earn a Platinum Retail Performance award, confirming there was a large market for a performer willing to look entirely ridiculous on stage.
The set list
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Thoughts on everyday subjects including animal shaped biscuits, self-defence Karaoke, and why house flies are scared of globes of the world.
Surreal observational musings delivered in his trademark squeaky voice.
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How the audience can perform a trick that Paul Daniels is unable to do.
Comedic parody of magic tricks.
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Tribute to Johnny Mathis
A musical comedy parody routine.
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Buckets of Doom
A prop-driven comedic stunt routine.
How it plays
- Tone
- Wacky, zany, and silly.
- On stage
- Zany comic characterized by a high-pitched squeaky voice and eccentric mannerisms.
- About
- animal shaped biscuits, self-defence Karaoke, house flies, magic tricks
Details
- Released
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Where
- Video Collection International
- Director
- Brian Klein
- Topics
- After
- Twin Squeaks (1997)
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