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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful :-
Hilarious comedy from one of the best double acts around, 16 February 2004
Author: harrychapman

Bottom is one of the funniest comedies created. Every time I watch it I can't help but laugh hysterically at the antics of Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson who are the best double act British comedy has ever produced. Violent, crude loud and hilarious. A must see

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful :-
Greatest physical pervy humour there ever was, 27 April 1999
Author: Kryten-11 from Hull, England

Bottom. Comedy masterpiece. From the opening episode 'Smells', to the most recent live tour 'Hooligan's Island', Bottom has succeeded in making anyone who is into fart gags and frying pan bashed gasmen, laugh uncontrollably.

The two central characters, Richie and Eddie, are portrayed superbly by Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and timely appearances by old Young Ones favourtie Christopher Ryan and that guy who plays spudgun add to the quality of this excellent series.

Most viewers from countries other than the UK may struggle to identify with these violent, sexually obsessed icons, but us brits lap it up.

Watch them all NOW !!!!!!!!

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-
Really funny., 12 December 2002
Author: Ashley Whitear from Southampton, England

Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson have done excellently well with this successful british comedy series. I do not know how anyone does not like this programme. Lots of times in each episode the funny content had me in stitches. Someone new to british comedy should start to watch this show. It is a laugh!

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
Excellent British humour, 14 August 2000
Author: action-6 from Froland, Norway

Bottom is one of my favorite tv-series. It is a really funny show with over-the-top-violence and starring two men who just refuse to accept what they really are: losers. There is plenty of needless violence, weird-situations and laughable special-effects which makes Bottom a real cult-series. This series rocks and everyone who`d enjoy a different comedy-series should buy the series on video or catch the re-runs on tv. Magnificent!

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :-
Juvenile and ridiculous but I love it!, 28 November 2004
Author: mad_hess from UK

Bottom is one of those shows that polarise people's opinions and this is largely due to Rik Mayall always playing the same type of character.

Ade Edmonson carries the show as Eddie Elizabeth Hitler and makes an otherwise boring comedy into something that I enjoy watching.

The theatre tour videos make the TV show look tame and are even better than the show IMO.

The TV show was made into a rather poor film called Guest House Paradiso which is like faulty towers meets Bottom.

10 / 10 - The TV show never fails to make me laugh - If you like this try Filthy, Rich & Catflap or Young Ones.

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
Crude, dirty, juvenile slapstick. Hurrah!, 6 September 2003
Author: tonygillan from England

'Bottom' is one of those programmes whereby you know what it will be like before you watch it. If you like crude, dirty, juvenile slapstick then watch and enjoy. If you don't, then don't.

Edmundson and Mayall have been long famous for this type of comedy, so to watch it then complain about, it is rather like buying the Beano then moaning about it being childish.

Both are clever men and capable of doing more cerebral stuff than this. They just don't want to.

Long may this continue.

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful :-
One of the best comedy series ever!!, 31 May 2002
Author: SkippyDevereaux from Parkersburg, West Virginia

This is one of the funniest programs ever. The humor may be low-brow, but it is still great!! Every episode was a classic!! Another winner from Great Britain!! I loved the episodes about getting stuck on top of the ferris wheel after closing time, trying to tap into a neighbor's gas line illegally, and the one where Eddie was dressed as a woman in the hotel. Like I said, it is a funny show!!

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
Funniest show on earth, 13 December 2001
Author: Jonathan Horner from Yarm, England

Bottom is without a doubt a funny, witty, violence and often surreal comedy with plenty of gags laughs and bone-crunching effects.

Bottom Stars Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson as "Richard Richard" and "Eddie Hitler" as couple of bums with no life, no cash and no friends. Their life evolves around Richie's deadly concoctions of lethal drinks and cooking, getting hold of easy money and "birds".

In every episode the lads always put their foot in it, ending up in a fight with the odd leg or neck broken...thanks to Richie's unbelievable and stupid plots to get hold of easy cash or women

Fantastic comedy all round...

9/10

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Brrrrilliant!, 9 September 2004
Author: DonSalsa from north pole

Richard Richard and Edward Hitler...ahhh...I love everything these guys do. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson is the most violent,fun comedy act around.I'd go as far as saying that this duo is as equal revolutionary as Monty Python. It's really not easy comparing this...all I can think of is The Young Ones(another show by Edmondson and Mayall).Expect your typical in-your face British humor with a dose of Python meeting Ren and Stimpy. Watch these sad old roommate gits,Richie - always trying to score with some bird and using horrible pick-up lines and Ed Hitler,drunken looser.They seem to always beat up each other silly...and and...now just go and watch it..you bastard!

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They can't go any lower..., 2 August 2007
7/10
Author: Howlin Wolf from Oldham, Gtr Manchester, England.

"Bottom" is another entry in the series of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson projects that involve these grown men behaving like children and hitting one another. What's wrong with juvenile slapstick violence? Absolutely nothing. With these guys you have a good idea what you're going to get, and they give it to you (Ooo-er!)

As usual, Mayall plays the more pathetic one of the team, while Edmondson's "Eddie" is the unscrupulous drunk. Neither of them have much success when it comes to the opposite sex, due to Richie's poor hygiene and Eddie's crass chat-up lines (although Eddie has managed to move in for the kill once or twice when things have gone wrong yet again for Richie... ) It's hilarious to laugh at the misfortunes of others, and we get plenty of chance to do that as we follow these two sad cases and their doomed attempts to climb the social ladder.

"Eddie" is my favourite character because he has a dry sense of humour, knows he's uncultured and just doesn't care. He uses his native cunning to always ensure Richie gets a raw deal, so although a loser at the game of life, he's usually a winner in his own house at least. There's lots of innuendo and things never get too intellectual, so every viewer can feel better about themselves when they watch this pair of misfits.

If asked I'd say I preferred the TV series to the numerous live shows that have been done featuring the same two characters. They have to work harder to be funny because in a sitcom format there are limits to how offensive things can get. Virtually anything goes on stage, though, so the gags are sometimes more obvious and a bit lazier - although still funny.

By a process of elimination I've just discovered that my favourite episode must be "(Bottom) 'S Out", where the duo are stranded in the wilderness as conversation turns to philosophy and the 'adult' escapades of the Wombles... This is in Series 2, which has the funniest collection of episodes in my opinion; every one a winner.

Overall, I wouldn't say it's as good as "The Young Ones", but there are genuine moments of hilarity in certain episodes. If you already know you're a fan of Rik and Ade then you can't really afford to miss it, so I say 'Dig deep into your "Bottom", by all means!'

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