Live on the Too Much Information Tour
PNE Video · 1997 · 68 min
A scaled-down hour of oversharing from a stadium comedy pioneer.
David Baddiel scales back the theatrics to focus on oversharing. After spending the early 1990s as a pioneer of the stadium-comedy boom and playing to crowds at Wembley Arena, this tour marks a conscious pivot. He strips away the rock-star posturing to lean into conversational neuroses. The material operates on a smaller scale, relying on a low-key approach to his own thoughts rather than massive crowd work.
Released on VHS in November 1997, the 69-minute video catches the comic in transition. He was stepping away from the peak of his television fame to pursue a career as a novelist. Print reviews from the time noted the tour was aptly named. The show functions as a bridge between his loud commercial superstardom and the text-focused work he would do next.
The set list
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Observations about The Spice Girls
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Excerpts from his epic porn collection
Quirky details and confessions regarding his extensive collection of pornography.
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Going through causes of death
Comedic breakdown examining various ways people die.
How it plays
- Tone
- Crude, honest, and ribald with strong language.
- On stage
- Bespectacled alternative comedian drawing humor from personal life experiences.
- About
- Life experiences, Pornography, Pop culture, Mortality and causes of death
What the critics said
Praised as a laugh-out-loud special that lives up to its title, highlighting Baddiel's stand-up ability through honest material and life's crudities for audiences who are not easily offended.
Details
- Released
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Where
- PNE Video
- Director
- Peter Orton
- Topics
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