Rhys James to release one single copy of his stand-up special on DVD
- Spilt Milk, the stand-up special from Rhys James, will be available as an online stream from 7th November, priced £5
- He jokes: "It's always been my dream to release a direct-to-fans streamable special on my website, ever since Netflix said no"
- One single copy of a DVD version has also been created, to be released in a mystery charity shop for 50p
Rhys James is releasing his stand-up special Spilt Milk as an online stream on 7th November, but he's also producing one single copy of a DVD, to be sold in a mystery charity shop for 50p.
Filmed at London's Wilton's Music Hall in 2023 as part of a sell-out, two-leg UK tour, the special will be available for fans to stream direct from the comedian's website for £5.
He jokes: "It's always been my dream to release a direct-to-fans streamable special on my website, ever since Netflix said no."
However, the special will also be available as a limited edition DVD - titled Rhys James: Live Humour! - although only one single copy will be produced. It will be made available for sale in a mystery charity shop, for 50p. Rhys will provide clues on social media as to which charity shop fans may be able to find and purchase the DVD in, for a generous 90% saving on the price of the online stream.
He says: "Any 'so called comedian' with a tripod can have a special these days. But only the most famous comics in the country have DVDs. So, in order to join them, I'm doing the same and releasing a DVD of my own. Exactly one. Into the only place you can still buy stand-up DVDs, a random mystery charity shop."
The blurb for Spilt Milk explains: "Like everyone in their thirties, Rhys is now free from the burden of his own potential, never to be called 'young' for an achievement again, unless that achievement is dying. Or gout.
"Now older and wiser, Rhys has realised the key to improving society is giving New Years Resolutions to each other, rather than ourselves. And so, after giving a lucky audience member the perfect resolution for their own life, Rhys sets them the task of writing a resolution for him. They have until the end of the show.
"In the meantime, they can watch as Rhys lambasts his Premier League footballer namesake, gives Wim Hof both barrels, deep dives into the Flawless vs Diversity street dance rivalry of Britain's Got Talent 2009, explains how marriage is soon to die out completely, beats Ernest Hemingway at his own game, and accidentally enacts the perfect revenge on a burglar."