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The Original Kings of Comedy

2000 · 115 min

A raucous, warm night out with four sharp comics, all crowd-roar and backstage banter, easy to sink into.

Tagline: We Got Jokes.
Overview: The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee.
How it feels: Warm, satirical, earnest and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Race, family, identity, faith
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
family
identity
faith
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild