Eddie’s 31 Days Of Halloween 2021: Day 26: The Beast Must Die (1974).Eddie’s 31 Days Of Halloween 2021: Day 27: The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013).Eddie’s 31 Days Of Halloween 2021: Day 28: Witchcraft (1988).Eddie’s 31 Days Of Halloween 2021: Day 30: Blood Beach (1980)."The Lenny Bruce Performance Film" (on tape) contains one of the few filmed glimpses of the raw, influential comedian, as he jokes about sex, religion, politics and ethnicity. "Jackie Mason Comedy Trilogy" (on DVD) includes a film biography, a performance in Israel and a trip to Oxford University, where an awards acceptance turns into a comedy set. Two old-school masters have material available on DVD or VHS. Some of the behind-the-scenes footage is also pretty entertaining.
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Hughley and Bernie Mac gave audiences more than their money's worth when the four toured together a few years ago, each with their own styles that meshed perfectly. The quartet of Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Those who still aren't cognizant of the relentless humor of the Kings of Comedy should grab Spike Lee's 2000 performance documentary "The Original Kings of Comedy" on DVD. A Hicks bit on the collection about America's last war with Iraq resonates anew, considering today's tensions with that country: "A war is when two armies are fighting." "Totally Bill Hicks" is a DVD compilation of one of a new comedy generation's most passionate and demented voices.
One might gain a deeper appreciation for the comedian after watching this DVD of a 1987 performance, when Kinison was at his meanest.Ī cohort of Kinison and his "Outlaws of Comedy" gang is Bill Hicks, who died from cancer in 1994 at the age of 32. Jerry Seinfeld's retiring of his old material in 1998 is captured on "Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time." "Comedian," a fine documentary tracking Seinfeld's efforts to create new material-thus showing the frustration most comics undergo to construct an act-is expected to be available on video in April.Įllen DeGeneres' HBO special "The Beginning"-masterful in how she doesn't belabor the fact that she's gay, but doesn't shy away from it, either-is also on video and DVD.Ī disc worth checking out is "Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules." Kinison, known for his screeching material on religion, relationships and more, wasn't given the proper recognition for his caustic bits until after his death in 1992. The good effort is diminished only by comparison to "Bring the Pain."
The highlight is a classic bit involving the N-word that is jarring in its honesty.Ī lesser, but also funny, follow-up from 1999 is "Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker" on both VHS and DVD. One of the best comedy performances of the last several years can be found on " Chris Rock: Bring the Pain," an amazing VHS release of an HBO performance from 1996 taped in Washington, D.C., that pushed the comedian into the stratosphere of the comedy scene.
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