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      The Original Kings of Comedy

      2000, Documentary/Comedy, 1h 55m

      104 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      If you want lots of laughs and don't mind some profanity, The Original Kings of Comedy can deliver. Read critic reviews

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      A cultural phenomenon for our time: Spike Lee captures the comic geniuses behind the successful "Kings of Comedy" tour. In the concert feature film "The Original Kings of Comedy," acclaimed director Spike Lee brings his aesthetic sensibility and distinct style to the comedy concert film genre, as he documents the individual talents of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and reveals the behind the scenes activities of a tour that continues to sell out arenas.

      • Rating: R (Language and Sex Related Humor)

      • Genre: Documentary, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Spike Lee

      • Producer: Walter Latham

      • Writer: Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $38.2M

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      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures

      • Production Co: MTV Films, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Apr 22, 2010

        I don't know why Spike Lee directed this but it's hilarious, all up in Charlotte.

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      • May 29, 2008

        Classic "im a grown as man Dogg"

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      • Apr 27, 2008

        Funny. Too vulgar when all is said and done.

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      • Mar 08, 2008

        I've never seen so many fat black chicks laughing at one time in one crowd. Also I only laughed hard at one joke during the entire DVD, and that was Hughley's "two week notice" bit. Steve Martin's rant about today's rap music was pretty spot on though.

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