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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
| ACTORS: | Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Spike Lee |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 18 August, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Studio |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Performing Arts - Concerts |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363392446 |
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Customer Reviews of The Original Kings of Comedy
More like one king, two princes, and one sucker Bernie Mac is undeniably THE king of comedy in this movie, his set smokes all of the others. That's not to say that the other's aren't funny. D.L. Hughley is really funny, especially when talking about how black people and white people view work. Steve Harvey sort of MC's the concert and does like two 10-15 minute sets that are decent. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that I really didn't think that Cedric the Entertainers set was funny at all. It's a good thing Spike Lee didn't open the film with him because I probably would have shut it off. The funniest part of the whole movie is hearing Bernie Mac's views on child raising, it's just simply hilarious. Bernie comes from the old school of child rearing where it's ok to give a kid an @ss whippin'. Anyway, this is definitely worth buying just for Bernie Mac's set alone, but D.L. Hughley and Steve Harvey do a good job as well...a good addition to any comedy collection.
Laughs forever
The Original Kings of Comedy, not to be confused with Scorsese's King of Comedy, was a hilarious riot. All of the comedians were funny, even the MC Steve Harvey (check out his riff on the movie "Titanic" and when he steals an audience member's sweater).
Though people are still arguing over who was the funniest of the four, I think that Cedric "The Entertainer" was the best because there's no way you couldn't crack a smile when he was talking about the Monica Lewinsky scandal. D.L. Hughley was also a riot, even though he used some of his jokes before in other stand-up specials. Either he's not creative or I watch too much TV. And Bernie Mac, who also used that "stuttering boy" joke before, still provided laughs although he's not as charismatic as D.L. or Ced.
The main flaw of their performances is that all four comedians mostly based their jokes on the same tried-and-true subject that all black comedians draw on: how black people are different from white people. But the guys make better jokes on this subject than most comedians do, so that's why this movie flowed well.
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this movie is hilarious. you should buy it or even rent it. i cant garantee you'll like it. dont listen to them haters hatin on this dvd. yeah, i agree that maybe its none too smart to make fun of your own culture, but its still funny. it would still be funny if any body from another race made fun of thier own culture. well anywayz this is a good movie. but its not as funny as the latin kings of comedy.