Shock Treatment (1981)

It's the Brad and Janet characters from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) moved from that crazy world and placed into an equally crazy one: the cutthroat world of manufactured reality TV fame, years before such a thing became the shit-stain on programming that it's been for the past 20+ years.
ST will probably always exist in the shadow of RHPS, but to lambaste or dismiss it entirely for that reason, like some folks actually do, is unfair. Judged on its own merits it's lively; its commentary on the 'wholesomeness' of US culture and advertising is savagely satirical; the songs are catchy and funny; and Jessica Harper is a great choice for Janet, whose girl-next-door beauty is exploited by manipulative businessmen for their own nefarious ends.

3 crowd-pleasing happy thoughts out of 5

BOTTOM LIVE 2003: WEAPONS GRADE Y-FRONT TOUR [2003]

The Bottom boys, Rik Mayall & Ade Edmonson, go out in style and class (well, as much class as these two perverts can muster up) for their 5th and final live performance tour.

Back at home in their Hammersmith flat, Richie & Eddie decide to go on a most excellent adventure through time with their time travelling toilet hilariously named the TURDIS.  There's plenty of slapstick violence, crude jokes, a kick-ass musical number and a gigantic pair of undies to please all Bottom fans.   

3½ ass vacuums out of 5

BOTTOM 2001: AN ARSE ODDITY [2001]

Taking 5 years off  from Bottom was the best thing Rik Mayall & Ade Edmonson could have done for their live shows. 

Richie & Eddie are stranded on a desert island and find a mysterious hatch that seems to lead nowhere.  Remind you of anything?  *laughs*

An Arse Oddity is refreshing, non-stop laughs and well-thought unlike their previous effort.  The disgusting duo show no signs of aging and are just as physically violent & sweaty as they've been since day one.

3½ sexy pink undies out of 5

BOTTOM LIVE 3: HOOLIGAN'S ISLAND [1997]

By their third live tour it's very apparent, Rik Mayall & Ade Edmonson have let the creative well run dry with Bottom.  Resorting to a tropical island backdrop, half-assed musical numbers and constantly breaking out of character to insult each other or flip the bird to the audience to fill up time, it makes you wonder how much time and effort they actually put into this show.  As a fan of Bottom, it's still fun to watch the two play off each other but I can guarantee as a non-fan it'll be both annoying and tiresome.

2½ massive skid marks out of 5

BOTTOM LIVE: THE BIG NUMBER 2 TOUR [1995]

The second live show based on the Bottom tv series, makes it clear that writer/actors Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson are wearing thin of new ideas but can still deliver the non-stop laughs.  

This time around the boys are sent to prison after nearly turning London into rubble in an attempt to put on a friendly fireworks display for the Queen.  The mere thought of Richie & Eddie in prison makes me chuckle, but sadly due to the confinement of one stage not everything that could have been funny is explored.  Never the less, it's a good times all around that's a guaranteed fan-pleaser.

3 explosive Queens out of 5

BOTTOM LIVE: THE STAGE SHOW [1993]

After two successful series, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson took a year off before going into a third series and took Bottom to the live theater.

It's a perfect transition from the screen to the stage, with the exception of a number of forgotten lines and accidental fist-to-face contact during their violent slapstick moments.  The only thing is, these mistakes make it even better with audience members yelling and laughing at the actors more than they would during a taped television episode.  Clocking in at an hour and 45 minutes, it's might bit long for home viewing but I'm sure it went by much faster if you were actually in the audience.

3½ sex dolls out of 5