Rodney Rude Live Volume 1 is an Australian video and DVD comedy video, starring Rodney Rude performing his stand-up act at the Sydney Comedy Store in the early 1980s. It was the first video released by Rodney Rude, originally in 1984, and was re-released in 2004 on DVD. Rodney Rude (born Rodney Malcolm Keft, 29 January 1943 in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian 'blue' stand-up comedian, poet and writer. He is infamous for his bawdy humour. He has released 12 albums and 5 videos throughout his long career, all of which are distributed by EMI Music Australia.