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The Original Kings of Comedy/ Queens of Comedy Gift Set

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792172291
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792172299
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 27, 2001
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 17167
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 18, 2000

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/25/2005 Rating: R

Amazon.com essential video:
The Original Kings of Comedy achieves the seemingly impossible task of capturing the rollicking and sly comedy routines of stand-up and sitcom vets Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and the magic of experiencing a live concert show. Director Spike Lee and his crew plant a multitude of cameras in a packed stadium and onstage (as well as backstage, as they follow the comedians) to catch the vivid immediacy of the show, which is as much about the audience as it is about the jokes. And the jokes are funny.

All four riff fast and furiously (and with much swearing) on the world in terms of race, family, sex, and in one routine, outer space. Hughley takes comedic aim at extreme sports and eating disorders, while Cedric harks back to the day when gang fights meant calling opponents out onto the dance floor. Bernie Mac, the self-confessed id comedian of the group, presents a routine that is simultaneously offensive and hilarious--an apt reminder that comedy can and should be vicious if we are ever to learn to laugh at ourselves and hopefully be the better for it. Harvey, who acts as the MC for the show, has some transcendent moments with the crowd (a '70s slow jam sing-along, anyone?) that have to be seen to be believed. There's no doubt as to why Kings was a hit with concert and movie audiences; the laughs keep coming, in the tradition of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, with a sharp eye on the nuances of today's racially affected culture. --Shannon Gee




Rating: - Original Kings & Queens of Comedy
I bought it primarily because of Bernie Mac. It all would have been better if you could hear the ... Read More

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Rating: - Comedy Kings
The Kings of Comedy is one of the most funniest comedy tapes ever made. Everybody should have a copy ... Read More

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Rating: - the best comedy dvd ever!!!!!
I love comedy first of all and I love Bernie Mac and Cedric " the Entertainer".. If you love comedy ... Read More

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Rating: - Kings of Comedy
Loved this show when it was at the theaters several years back and still love it today!!! Wanted a personal ... Read More

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Rating: - Funny Guys and Gals
Recently Bernie Mac passed away and they had his memorial in Chicago, IL, where I live. I have always been a ... Read More

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