New - The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete History of America (Abridged)
by Jerry Kernion
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DVD details
Director: Jerry KernionCommentary: RSC
Primary Contributor: Matthew Croke
Primary Contributor: Reed Martin
Primary Contributor: Austin Tichenor
Producer: Players Landing Distribution
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Color, Full Screen
Running Time: 109 unknown-units
Published: 2005
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Players Landing Distribution
Product features:
- Commentary Track by RSC
- Filmed in front of a live audience
- Closed Caption
- Region 0 - Can be played on any DVD player
DVD Reviews of New - The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete History of America (Abridged)
DVD Review: The only time I laughed during this...
Summary: 1 Stars
...was after I started reading a Dave Barry book to distract myself from the video.
Having serendipitously discovered the RSC work on Shakespeare, I reserved RSC stuff from the library en masse. As it turned out, I had to abort the History of America shortly after they got to World War I.
While talking about Indians, the performers did the old "I'm a tipi. I'm a wigwam. / Settle down. You're too tense (two tents)." joke. That's fine that they decided to work a corny joke into the routine, but I think that's the joke that got the biggest applause.
They do a bit where they talk about America being indistinguishable from Nazi Germany. I suppose some people might find that hysterical, not I.
When they said Margarett Sanger was a great American woman, I decided it was out with RSC, and in with BBC performance of King Lear.
Hopefully it doesn't sound like I disliked this video just because I don't like the politics of it; it really wasn't funny.
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Description of New - The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete History of America (Abridged)
The RSC uncovers the fast, funny, and physical highlights of American History, bringing you everything you should have learned in history class but probably didn't. Prepare to be shocked and awed by the Amerigo Vespucci Operetta, Betsy Ross's Rejected American Flags, Lewis and Clark's Vaudeville Report, and wars, wars, wars! These "inspired paradisits" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), "Ace comedians" (Washington Times), and "smart, cheecky clowns" (New York Times) are living proof that it's not the length of your history that matters-it's what you've done with it! WARNING! This DVD is not suitable for people with History degrees. Any resemblance to actual historical fact is strickly coincidental.Bestsellers in DVD
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