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Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s '70s
Actor: George Carlin, Mort Sahl Richard Pryor
Genres: Comedy, Television
NR     2007     2hr 0min

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics,...  more »

     
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Actor: George Carlin, Mort Sahl Richard Pryor
Genres: Comedy, Television
Sub-Genres: Stand-Up, Comedy
Studio: Passport Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 04/10/2007
Original Release Date: 04/10/2007
Release Year: 2007
Run Time: 2hr 0min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

An Amazing Lineup
Steves | Southern California, USA | 04/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a fascinating "lineup" spanning decades of standup! Great fun to see some of the early standup work of Newhart, Sahl, Cambridge, etc. And the early-and-later appearances of Carlin and Pryor are nothing short of astonishing. They start as clean-cut, fairly conventional comics in suit and tie, then, when they let their hair down (literally), it's like they've become entirely different people. Never saw a lot of the color appearances with Andy Kaufman and Lily Tomlin. Very cool. Bonus of commercials with comedians is fun, too."
"CUTTING EDGE" COMEDIANS NOT CUTTING ENOUGH FOR ME
S. B. Algar | Queensland, AUS | 06/27/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)

"When I read about this DVD on Amazon I thought it would be a great compilation of some of the greatest comedians of yesteryear. Maybe I expected too much from clips that were made in the sixties and seventies, when broadcast regulations bolstered censorship rulings. George Carlin and Richard Pryor in particular, appeared bland and flat.

I guess for me the interesting thing about this DVD was witnessing the transformation some of today's most raucous and rebellious comedians made. Still, overall I was disappointed."
Total disappointment
K. L. White | Charlotte, NC | 06/17/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Cutting edge comedians, without their cutting edge material. What a letdown... only the safest routines, with completely inane commentary ("One thing is certain. We all like to laugh." How profound.)

Don't waste your money."