The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC, 16:9 (720x480) VBR | 01:51:02 | 7.32 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps or AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English HoH
Genre: Stand-up Comedy
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC, 16:9 (720x480) VBR | 01:51:02 | 7.32 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps or AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English HoH
Genre: Stand-up Comedy
In 1997, four of America's leading African-American stand-up comedians – Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac, and Cedric The Entertainer – joined forces for a concert tour that became one of the top money-earning attractions of recent years, consistently selling out 10,000 to 15,000 seat arenas from coast to coast. The Original Kings of Comedy captures the tour's rough and raunchy humor on film. The concert documentary was shot in February of 2000 during a two-night stand in Charlotte, North Carolina (which was the site of the tour's first date three years earlier). Spike Lee served as director.Synopsis by Mark Deming, Allmovie.com
For anyone who grew up on the concert movies of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, and others, the dead form returns to prominence with The Original Kings of Comedy. Spike Lee, putting his weight behind the project more than actually "directing" it, captures the Charlotte leg of what turned out to be the highest-grossing comedy tour of all time. Except for a few backstage interludes that seem set up, if not actually scripted, the film concentrates on the raucous standup comedy of emcee Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. In keeping with their TV sitcom backgrounds, the first three comedians are a bit more accessible and less vulgar than Mac, whose rants about beating on women and children may leave the audience in stitches, but will undoubtedly leave some viewers shifting in their seats. Catering to mostly African-American audiences on the tour, more than a couple of the comedians slip into some highly stylized slang that may be difficult for all viewers to decipher. In fact, those watching it on DVD might get more of the rapid-fire jokes by turning on the subtitles, so exaggerated are some of the speech patterns. Although not for everyone, The Original Kings of Comedy is a long-awaited theatrical rejuvenation of a genre that had since been abandoned to cable and video shelves.Review by Derek Armstrong, Allmovie.com
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Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Cast: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Special Features:
- Bonus Scenes
- Music Video
- Theatrical Trailer
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