
February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer riffs on a Black president and on being grown up. Bernie Mac, who says he expresses what's in the back of our minds, closes with reflections ... (Full plot summary below)
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February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer riffs on a Black president and on being grown up. Bernie Mac, who says he expresses what's in the back of our minds, closes with reflections on being 42 (new aspects to his sex life and his attitude toward children). Spike Lee's camera takes us backstage and off-stage with the Kings and into the crowd where everyone's laughing.
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| Boston GlobeJay CarrNot only exhilarating and cathartic. It's too funny to be ignored. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaWhile not making for the most visually inventive of cinema, the straightforward approach puts in proper focus the film's appeal: four talented guys simply being very funny. |
| VarietyScott FoundasA consistently hilarious assemblage of highlights from the hit concert tour of the same name. |
| Philadelphia City PaperCynthia FuchsThis is what the Kings do best, reflect the culture back to itself, exposing its faults and celebrating its occasional brilliance and compassion. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSteve MurrayUnder Spike Lee's direction it's one of the liveliest concert films in years. |
| The New York TimesA.O. ScottTheir comedy gives audiences that have never seen anything like it a hilarious window on a new world. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirTurns a hysterical night of African-American humor into the hottest little picture of the summer. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversBoth the material and the way it's delivered by the movie's comic quartet are so funny. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's not so much good material as divinely inspired delivery. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellTheir comedy gives audiences that have never seen anything like it a hilarious window on a new world. |