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Epicurus.com - The Comedians of Comedy / Live at the El Rey (Patton Oswalt / Brian Posehn / Maria Bamford / Zach Galifianakis)
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Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Starring: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis
Directed By: Michael Blieden
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0013131510393
Format: Color
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-01-30
Running Time: 103
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Follow five comedians as they tour the states. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 07/29/2008 Starring: Maria Bamford Patton Oswalt Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Michael Blieden
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Summary: Hee hee hee... Skippy? Really???
Comment: I'm so glad I read the review by R. Schultz. It was such a pick-me-up. I giggled 'til I almost peed. I'm really not sure how to process the opinion of anyone who is lamenting the pop culture passing of Skippy from "Family Ties". I'm sorry that Marc Price has disappointed you, Mr. Schultz. I, too, miss the hi-larious way he used to fawn all over Mallory... Oh, Skippy, will you ever win?
As far as Patton Oswalt goes, I think he's done a great thing with this tour. He showcases comedians that are smart, edgy and not-so-mainstream. Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford are very funny. And Zach Galifinakis is plain nuts. Reminds me of Andy Kaufman when he wasn't on "Taxi". As for comparing Patton Oswalt's stand-up to his appearancees on "King of Queens", I've always maintained that he was slumming when he was on that show to pay the bills and be able to do things like we see on this DVD. He played the lovable, misunderstood, third-fiddle doughboy on TV, and did a fairly decent job of it. But it doesn't come even close to the razor-sharp wit he displays in his stand-up act.
I've only been to one frat party, and once was enough. But anyone who thinks of Zach Galifinakis as a sloppy frat boy would yearn for the yesteryear clean-cut humor of that wacky Skippy. Mr. Schultz, there's this show called "Saved by the Bell" you might want to check out...
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Summary: I love these guys!
Comment: THis is just great entertainment, the kind you cant get on tv, unless you have premium cable or something, what am I a bush crony government contractor?, I don't get paid 19 million for a washer (look it up)
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Summary: People who don't like this DVD are dumb.
Comment: What is great about The Comedians of Comedy is that it is not your typical comedian DVD. We have become so lazy as a society that even sitting on our sofa and watching TV can't be enjoyed unless our shows are explained in detail and wrapped up in a simple little package. The Comedians of Comedy is an example of what comedy is. Its more than some guy standing in front of a mic explaining the difference between white people and black people. Its timing, its irony, its looking at life and saying WTF?
But beyond that, this DVD shows a different side to comedy that we don't normally see and that is the comedians point of view. Patton Oswalt created this tour which is a bunch of comedy shows in "Indie rock" establishments to promote the idea that a comedian's career can be followed like a bands career. That is what this DVD is showing. So for those who need things spelled out for them (like R. Shultz) The Comedians of Comedy is SO FAR from frat humor its comedic that one would say this DVD contains the sense of humor of a frat guy. If anything, all the comedians on this DVD hate frat guys! They are simply doing what they love and really couldn't care less what other people think about their humor. Ok Im done with my preaching.
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Summary: Innocence Lost
Comment: Avoid this DVD unless you enjoy hanging around frat parties after everyone has gotten sloppy drunk.
It's not that the comedians featured on this DVD are actually drunk. The men just naturally seem to have sloughed into some degenerated mental state. As we watch snippets of their acts and their lives on tour, we can only ask - "What sewer blew up?" Because that's what gets spattered on the screen here - clumps of vulgarity and pointless droppings.
Maria Bamford, the only woman in this troupe of clowns, is the exception. She does seem to have an actual act prepared. Her imitations and characterizations of people on the fringes show talent. But what little we get to see of her here isn't enough to rescue this DVD from the trash pile. She should extricate herself from this company and strike out with a DVD of her own.
On second thought though, there might be some reason to view this mess after all. It does have the lurid fascination of a car-crash, because it's a painful view of a career imploding. It shows why Patton Oswalt is unlikely to have any prominence five years after "The King of Queens," (where he plays the intellectual and innocent Spence), goes off the air.
So many TV sitcoms have featured innocents who come to be the heart of their shows. "Taxi" had Reverend Jim; "The Honeymooners" had Ed; "Family Ties" had Skippy; and "Seinfeld" had, in his way - Kramer. Sometimes when their signature roles in these sitcoms end, these individuals strike out, radically trying to avoid being stereotyped as the characters that made them popular. And it's not that any real comedy fan would want to pin people eternally to those roles. But neither does any fan want to see comic actors so willfully become just undeveloped negatives of their sit-com depictions. The comics end up betraying all the good qualities that they brought to life in those characters.
That's what Patton Oswalt does on this DVD as he recasts himself as the anti-Spence. And it foreshadows the sorry decline of a career. Marc Price, who played Skippy on "Family Ties," ended up pedaling such a lame stand-up act that he went into eclipse and was even eliminated in early rounds of "Last Comic Standing." And we know what happened to Michael Richards in his desperate attempts to wring some humor out of his stand-up repudiation of anything Kramer-like. We witness the similar plummeting of Patton Oswalt here.
So if you want to see a couple of would-be comedians self-destruct, this is the film for you. But if you want to see actual comedy, it might be better to check out some of the Montreal Comedy DVDs. They enforce a little bit of structure and a few standards in Montreal, without limiting any of the comics' possibility of delivering edgy, observant acts.
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Summary: The Comedy Revolution is alive and well
Comment: Some of the most underrated comedians working today are Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford and the find of my century, Zach Galifinakis. Yay CoC!
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