The full live show, over two hours longs, from Madison Square Garden as seen on HBO!

Chris Rock in 3-D? That’s more or less what you get with Kill the Messenger. Recorded in 2008, the 79-minute show is actually a compilation of three different gigs (in London, New York, and Johannesburg, South Africa) deftly edited into a single performance, presumably drawing on the best takes from each. It’s an effective technique, as it sustains visual interest (i.e., Rock’s wardrobe changes) and reveals the comedian’s gift for making his act seem spontaneous when in fact it’s basically the same every night during a given tour. As for the content, it’s what you’d expect from Rock: rude (f-bombs fall like acid rain, the "n word" flows freely, and the sexual references are extremely graphic), incisive, and hilarious. Some of the material has already passed its sell-by date; jokes about the ’08 presidential election, while funny (John McCain is "so old, he used to own Sidney Poitier"), are obviously no longer current. Elsewhere, Rock riffs on the difference between "career" and "job," gay fans, ringtones, and even Gwen Stefani, but it’s his observations about race that are central to the performance--and they never lose their bite, especially when it comes to black-white relations (on black men’s predilection for, uh, larger women: "A black man’ll drop-kick Keira Knightley to get to Rosie O’Donnell"). On the whole, he seems optimistic, if somewhat bemused ("All my black friends have a bunch of white friends. All my white friends have one black friend"), even as he remains acutely aware of the persistence of racism and inequality. If you’re easily offended, steer clear of Kill the Messenger. Otherwise, get ready to laugh. --Sam Graham

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罗宾·威廉姆斯出生于美国芝加哥，父亲是一位正经严肃的事业经理。罗宾的喜剧因素和幽默感全来自于他的母亲。他母亲经常讲些滑稽的笑话令小罗宾开怀大笑，这成为母子二人交流感情的一种方式。罗宾非常爱玩玩具，卡通是他最珍爱的物品，即使长大成人，他似乎也保留了儿童少年的一份快乐纯真的天性。作一个演员完全是他突然的决定，罗宾本来在克拉雷蒙特大学学习政治经济，但选修的即兴表演艺术很快令他入迷，加上他天才的喜剧才能，他在大学的表演往往令同学们笑声不断。罗宾觉得这是一件带给人们快乐的事业，他下决心去作一名喜剧演员。1973年他来到纽约，在久丽德表演艺术学校学习，毕业后他一边工作一边找机会进入演艺界。电视系列片《莫克和明迪》使他展露头角。此后他才步入影坛，出演了《大力水手》和《盖普眼中的世界》，大受欢迎，他的幽默仿佛随手可拾，而他的精湛演技又令银幕形象丰满生动。

In this comedy special taped at DAR Constitution Hall, his first solo special on the network in seven years, Williams covers such topics as global warming, sex and politics, the state of health care in the country (suggesting a cash for clunkers program for elderly relatives, among other things), drugs - recreational and otherwise - and more personal topics, including his recent heart surgery. Written by HBO Publicity

布兰妮斯皮尔斯执行她的米高梅大在拉斯维加斯首次现场，全长的电视演唱会。这种无百无禁忌性能突破新边界的巨星歌手的职业生涯暴涨，并设有全新的歌曲从她的新专辑布兰妮以及她的许多最伟大的命中。

Whoopi Goldberg, star of Ghost and The Color Purple, made her first splash off-Broadway with a one-woman show of vivid characters called The Spook Show--a title dropped when the show transferred to Broadway proper, which was then turned into a TV special called Direct From Broadway in 1985. Twenty years later she revisits some of these characters in Back to Broadway, such as the sharp-tongued junkie Fontaine--who sounds off on a whole spectrum of contemporary political issues, making this as much a stand-up comedy routine as a character monologue. Whoopi: Back to Broadway also includes Direct From Broadway and the contrast between Whoopi's young, hungry self and the supremely confident self of 2005 is fascinating, as are the two different versions she presents of a character called only the Cripple--a physically disabled woman who finds herself resisting the affections of a man who falls in love with her. The differences are not as simple as youthful dynamism vs. emotional maturity; the early performances focus on the characters, while in the 2005 show the characters are more of a channel through which Whoopi projects herself. Her appeal lies not so much in the originality of her observations--little she says will surprise anyone of a liberal persuasion--but in her emotional conviction. She speaks what she believes to be the Truth-with-a-capital-T, yet never seems preachy or didactic. That--combined with her comic timing and sheer charisma--makes for two rich, rewarding evenings. --Bret Fetzer

乔治-卡林的第一个喜剧特别节目，在南加州大学现场拍摄。在这里，他谈到了大富翁、飞机上的飞行、随机的想法、走路和其他事情。

This is George's second comedy special and he has new comedy and old comedy. A lot of it revolves around his "micro-world", which are the little things like objects on your body, little observations, pets, etc. He switches it up with a lot of new and old comedy which is refreshing, and it's shot on film in some part which is a change of pace. I enjoyed watching stuff I hadn't seen Carling do yet (I just heard the bits on the albums). Here, he does the Seven words you can never say on television, Al Sleet (the "Hippy Dippy weatherman") and many others. Random thoughts from a man could never be better unless they came from George Carlin.

在他的首次HBO特殊，威尔·法瑞尔再发生小布什他搞笑托尼奖提名的写照，通过生活，传说，以及最近失业的第43届美国总统的遗产采取观众一个半感伤的旅程。

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