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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | Koch Vision Entertai |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Performing Arts - Concerts |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 741952614999 |
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Customer Reviews of Best of the Improv, Vol. 4
Don¿t waste your time and money The description (and probably original intent) of this collection of stand-up material is promising: footage of comedians at a well-known club. Unfortunately, all was lost in the editing.
Only small snippets are shown from each comedian. First of all, this destroys much of the effort of these comedians to craft a good act. Jokes out of context are often not funny. A good comedian will organize his/her material for the best effect. By grabbing small sections of various acts, the benefits of this effort is completely lost. In the case of this collection, it seems that the editor picked out snippets that were not particularly good IN context. The end result is you see each comedian for 1-2 minutes and they are not even funny for that short period.
I daresay that most people seeing this collection on television would change channels rather quickly. This collection is not worth the time it takes to watch let alone the cost of the DVD.
If this is the Best of the Improv, I'm disappointed
This is a 45-minute TV special which may prominently feature Jerry Seinfeld on the cover, but in all honesty, Seinfeld fans will want to go with "I'm Telling You for the Last Time" which contains all of Jerry's famous standup routine about life's amusing minutiae. Here, if you blink (well, a 1-minute blink), you just might miss Jerry altogether. The other celebrity stand-up comedians featured in this edition get more time, but none more than a few minutes.
"Best of the Improv" would imply that this would be first-rate standup comedy, but most of it is not. Ray Romano's shtick is a funny forerunner to his popular sitcom. Norm Macdonald's deadpan delivery is good for a bunch of laughs in a short amount of time, particularly his dentist comedy. Tim Allen can be one of the funniest people on the planet, but what's selected from him is only mildly amusing.
Most of the other comedians who are featured are no-names to those who are not stand-up buffs. There's a good reason they're not very well known, as they're not very funny. All in all, it's mostly forgettable and not worth purchasing, particularly if you are expect to see Seinfeld and Tim Allen at their funniest. Not something you'd revisit.
Skip it
The only reason I bought this was because Paula Poundstone was on it and as of yet, there is no full-length DVD of her stand-up act. Her clip didn't even last four minutes! Right when I got into it, it ended! None of the other comics (except Tim Allen) were that good. Not worth it.