Available at Amazon.com
Executive Producers:
Stan Lathan, Eric C. Rhone, Kimber Rickabaugh and Ceddy St. Louis
Cast:
Cedric the Entertainer
The Show:
Apparently, this was Cedric the Entertainer’s first solo HBO special. And for this special, he tries something a little off the beaten path, mixing song and dance with comedy.
As is typical with Cedric’s comedy, it’s very black-centric, as he riffs on television, reality television (apparently he wore Jerry Rice’s jersey watching Dancing With the Stars), rap music, the NBA, the President (Clinton, of course) and more.
There’s only a few song and dance skits, but Cedric works hard to make them entertaining. It feels a bit forced though, like he added a bit to his routine just to do the singing and dancing.
Overall, there’s a little something for everyone, and while I do think that there are better comedians out there, Cedric certainly lives up to his name – he gives you one hour of entertaining comedy that’s safe enough to show to your friends.
The DVD:
Video:
(Presented in Widescreen Format Enhanced for 16:9 TVs)
Everything looks nice and bright. You can see Cedric and the dancers. I’m not sure you really need to see anything else.
Audio:
(English 2.0)
Yeah, like you really need something better for a comedy special. Go watch something that blows up stuff to test your subwoofer.
Special Features:
A Conversation with Cedric the Entertainer – The disc says it’s “A Hilarious Interview”. Don’t be fooled – it’s pretty much your basic EPK with a couple of comedy bits thrown in.
