Billy Connolly: You Asked for It

2011 · Movie · NR · 96 min

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Made first for young men 1

Billy Connolly: You Asked for It's audience scores lean most toward young men at 80 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 80 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 75 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 96, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men80
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
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Quadrant Scores

Young Men
80
Young Women
25
Older Men
75
Older Women
20
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Audience Representation

White
96
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

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Synopsis

Billy Connolly’s most requested comedy clips – in addition to his first live TV performance. Billy is universally recognised as the master of observational humour, and here we see the comic genius at his hilarious best. You Asked For It features extracts from Billy’s most popular TV and theatrical stand-up performances, as well as his first ever TV special, broadcast in 1976.

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