Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed

Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
by Paul Miller

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Actor: Joe Grifasi, Lewis Black
Director: Paul Miller
Producer: Lewis Black
Writer: Lewis Black
Producer: Paul Miller
Editor: Jeff U'ren
Producer: Deborah Adamson
Producer: JoAnne Astrow
Producer: John McCann
Producer: Kimber Rickabaugh
Producer: Mark Lonow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: HBO Home Video

DVD Reviews of Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed

DVD Review: Excellent comedy. Best therapy money can buy.
Summary: 5 Stars

Lewis Black is absolutely right on the mark with adult comedy that is based on true facts. In these difficult economic times when people have lost their lifetime savings and investments often over a million dollars, it's very difficult to find anything to laugh about.

However, life goes on and with Lewis Black, you can sort of work your way through the hatred for the stock market collapse, the bank failures, the housing market collapse and all the bailouts, and start to find a dose of medicine to get you smiling again. It doesn't fix the economy, it doesn't bring crude oil back down to below $18.00 a barrel, which by the way, is the only thing that will stabilize world economy.

Lewis Black covers a vast array of subjects that all fit with today's failing economy and brings a bit of humor out of it all. Lewis Black is absolutely refreshing and a Lewis Black DVD is by far a lot less than the cost of a mental therapist or an extended stay at a mental hospital for any economic stress you might be going through right now.

In these difficult times when people have lost their retirement savings, their money in their 401K plan has been stolen by greedy CEO's, their dreams of a retirement home have gone out the window along with the jobs that moved to China and Mexico, well Lewis Black can bring tears to your eyes, tears of joy and laughter, something we can all use a lot more of right now.

With a Lewis Black DVD you can take off the oxygen mask and start breathing again.

DVD Review: Best Standup EVER
Summary: 5 Stars

Lewis Black is simply top notch...he says what's on his mind, and he says it with the vigor I feel many times!

If you are looking for radical honesty in the form of hilarity...this is the standup comic you've been looking for.

DVD Review: Hilarious!
Summary: 5 Stars

I had seen this very same routine by Lewis Black on television at least four times, and I laughed harder each time I saw it. For me, it ranks as one of the funniest comedy routines I have ever seen--it's smart, edgy and political. You'll enjoy this if you lean to the liberal side.

DVD Review: Crazy Lewis Black CD
Summary: 5 Stars

If you love to laugh- if you have any sense of humor at all you will love this CD! Lewis Black is hilarious!

DVD Review: Irreverence Is His Middle Name
Summary: 5 Stars

I first saw this show on a plane on my way to New York City, I've always been familiar with Lewis Black and his kind of work, but have never seen a complete show. One thing I have to say about Black is the irreverence of his comedy is truly superb. Whereas some comedians find themselves beating around the proberbial Bush when dealing with political issues and opinions. There are other comedians who do poke at politicians and political issues in an objective way but none like Lewis Black. He's foul mouthed, he's Jewish and possibly the most intelligent American comedian since Bill Hicks.

Bill himself describes his style of humour as ""being on the Titanic every single day and being the only person who knows what is going to happen." This is so true of the man as when he's delivering his comedy, you feel that he's going to fall apart. He's also said in the past that rather then write down his jokes, he simply talks about a subject that makes him angry and only changes the subject when he comes close to having a stroke.

He has a look on the world that we all do, yet he puts an extreme comic twist on the whole thing. We've all read the paper and seen the news and thought to ourselves "what the hell are they doing?" Lewis Black is at the forefront of this and makes us all curl up in stitches of laughter as he explains to us the Dick Cheney incident in his own trademark way. Although it's unlikely, Black gives me the impression that he's improvising the entire routine from something he read in the paper that day. It could be possible, but I'd hate to say that it's highly doubtful.

Looking at how long Black has been on the comedy scene, I'm genuinely surprised that he isn't a bigger personality on an international scale. One thing's for sure and that he's a man who never fails to make me laugh, and he simply makes you want to watch the news to see what he's seeing.

Description of Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed

Comedian/author/playwright/pundit Lewis Black stars in his second HBO solo special, an all-new hour of frenetic, take-no-prisoners stand-up comedy, taped before a live audience at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed features Black?s opinions and insights into such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA and, of course, Dick Cheney?s aim.

DVD Features:
Extended takes:Extended Version, include 15 additional minutes
Featurette:Lewis Black Sounds off, Ride the Short Bus with Lewis Black, Lewis Black Buck Naked in D.C.
Outtakes:"Why Lewis Black Shouldn't be a Doctor" - Outtakes from the filming of the on air promotional spot
TV Spot:"Lewis Black Probes Uncle Sam" - promotional spot made for television

"Apoplectic" is the word to describe Lewis Black's 2006 engagement at Washington DC's Warner Theater. There's eye-crossing, teeth-gnashing, raspy-voiced yelling, and liberal use of the f-word. (As Black reveals, the Kennedy Center refused their facilities on the grounds that he used the word 42 times in his first hour-long HBO special.) Then again, George W. Bush's second term has given the comedian much to be apoplectic about--Dick Cheney's hunting mishap, airport (in)security, the president's support of creationism, and the inanity of 24-hour cable news. At one point, he admits, "I just can't keep up with all the...stuff," although that isn't his exact phrase. Lest potential viewers think Black (The Daily Show, Black on Broadway) is nothing but a blue state apologist, he makes his distaste for John Kerry clear, i.e. "The fact of the matter is for the Democrats not to be able to find somebody who could've defeated George Bush is beyond belief--it's stunning." Black also explores misconceptions about Judaism, the media obsession with Terry Schiavo, and myths about the "homosexual agenda," which is to say: there isn't one. A few too many excretory jokes aside, Black otherwise makes good points and produces hearty laughs--some from his proud parents, who are part of the audience. As for the extras, they're brief, but amusing, and English is the only audio option. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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