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The Helmet's Last Stand

Roy Chubby Brown

PolyGram Video · 1993 · 60 min

The final VHS installment of his profanity-heavy helmet trilogy.

Wearing a patchwork suit, moccasin slippers, and his signature flying helmet, Roy Chubby Brown leans heavily into shock tactics, firing off a steady stream of profanity. The performance features him pacing the stage to deliver a crude parody of Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy,” doubling down on the aggressive insult humor that made him a lucrative franchise in the UK.

Recorded in Blackpool and released straight to VHS in 1993, the set serves as the final installment in his initial helmet trilogy. PolyGram Video distributed the tape at the height of his home-viewing popularity, a period when his live recordings bypassed broadcast censors entirely and sold hundreds of thousands of copies to a dedicated working-class audience.

The set list

1 bit

  1. Chubby's versions of 'I'm Too Sexy' and 'Our Time'

    Hilarious musical song parodies performed live.

How it plays

Tone
Controversial, rude, and blue.
On stage
Characterized by high profanity, offensive blue humor, and a clown-like costume consisting of a leather flying helmet, goggles, white shirt, red bow tie, moccasin slippers, and a multi-coloured patchwork suit.
About
observational comedy, music parodies

Backstory

Due to the controversial, highly profane nature of his act, Brown was considered 'too rude for the telly' and relied on direct-to-video releases to reach audiences.

Details

Released
Runtime
60 min
Where
PolyGram Video
Director
Dimmer Blackwell
Topics
Before
The Helmet Rides Again (1991)
After
Exposed (1993)

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