Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
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Actor: Dave ChappelleDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Urban Works
DVD Reviews of Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
DVD Review: Some of the best comedy on TV, but far from genius...
Summary: 4 Stars
I want to start by saying this HBO special introduced me to Dave Chapelle. Actually the movie Con Air did, but this was my first exposure to him as a standup comedian. I love this guy's comedy. I love it! He cracks me and my girlfriend up whenever he appears on a tv screen.
That being said, while Dave Chapelle is very funny, no doubt, I think it's a stretch calling his material "genius". I find his comedy to be original, smart and frankly a roll-around-laughing-hilarious, yet essentially derivative of every single solitary African-American stand up comic I've ever seen, i.e. the bulk of his "genius" material consists of anecdotes and jabs with the sole purpose of belittling Caucasians, "Killin' them softly".
In the two hours he talks his talk I can safely say most of it was painting whites as the racist morons of society, doing it in that white-person's mock voice that ALL "genius" black comedians do (y'know, as if we all talk like anal news anchormen or stoned surfers). While he does it in his own playful way, and one should know he isn't serious, you couldn't honestly say that his brand of comedy is 100% new. Show me a black comedian that doesn't rip on white people to get a cheap laugh and I'll show you something you've never seen before.
Still his comedy makes me cry with laughter, I own Chapelle's Show first season on DVD and can't wait for the next one. I watch his show on Comedy Central (when it isn't a rerun, which means these days I don't), so don't go calling me bitter because he makes white jokes. I laugh at them as much as the black guys do. I think he's great, and seems to be approachable to anyone from any background. I know he's a decent guy. So take it easy before you click on how this didn't help you (even though you don't need help). I'm only making an argument for the "reviews" before mine that hail him as a comic "genius". That's extreme. If he could make an audience laugh without a single joke about Caucasians, and was still as funny as he is... then I'd have no argument. Until then he's just very, very funny and you should buy this DVD nonetheless.
Description of Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
DAVE CHAPPELLE is a successful comedian, screenwriter, and actor. CHAPPELLE'S laid-back yet socially attuned style of comedy has made him a favorite among all ages and races. As an actor he's appeared alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names in films such as THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, CON AIR, YOU'VE GOT MAIL, UNDERCOVER BROTHER and BLUE STREAK. CHAPPELLE also co-wrote and starred in the sidesplitting prison caper HALF BAKED. Now laugh out loud as you spend 60 hilarious minutes with DAVE CHAPPELLE as he sounds off on everyone within earshot. Originally aired on HBO in 2000, "Killin? Them Softly" is without a doubt one of the funniest standup specials available. You?ll never laugh more than you will here. Dave spares no victim as he addresses issues about the Police, Racism, Sesame Street, Kids, and the Government. It?s hilarious! Comedy doesn't get any better than this! Welcome DAVE CHAPELLE?S "Killin? Them Softly" to the prestigious PLATINUM COMEDY SERIES. Bringing you the funniest comedians in America!Killin' Them Softly is easily one of HBO's best comedy specials, catching star Dave Chappelle at a career high in 2000 and with an abundance of hysterical, highly polished material. Taking his time, stretching concepts and bits like a master, Chappelle plunges into a wealth of anecdotes and observations about the influx of white people into Washington, D.C. (where this show was recorded) since the 1980s. ("Who are the scariest people? White guys in black gangs. No telling what they did to get respect.") There are fantastic tales of racing cops with Chappelle's white friend, Chip, and a great story about being left alone in a limousine outside a busy crack house. Other good stuff: introducing a kid to a PePe Le Pew cartoon and realizing too late the skunk is a sex criminal, and why we should know our 911 calls will end up played on television. --Tom Keogh
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