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Light years before political correctness--1983 to be exact--or his comeback in tame Disney comedies, Eddie Murphy was a charismatic, wonderfully offensive, egocentric 22-year-old black comedian known for crude celebrity impersonations and often shockingly frank diatribes on racial and sexual politics. Dressed in a skin-tight red leather suit and delivering endless streams of obscenities faster than Richard Pryor ever did, Murphy is captured in this raunchy HBO special (a filmed document of his Grammy-winning album, Eddie Murphy, Comedian) at his confident, swaggering, comedic peak--a posture that soon disappeared after a string of bland Hollywood comedies. Here, however, his energy and sheer virtuosity command complete control over the audience for 107 minutes, whether he's mocking personalities like Elvis, James Brown, and Stevie Wonder, or spinning long, gag-filled personal anecdotes about the ice-cream man or dysfunctional family barbecues. There's no apologizing for the immature stereotyping, blatant homophobia, and sexism (though Murphy did so several years later) that surface during the routine. But, then again, unlike his much nastier, one-sided concert film, Raw, no topic here is safe from Murphy's uproarious tongue-lashings--including the comedian himself. --Dave McCoy
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I AGREE WITH FIRST PERSON,
By Tim Dinte (AUSSIE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delirious (VHS Tape)
yes we must belong to a secret club, my mate was like u, until he got a bunch of us we searched a number of video rentals until we struck it lucky and found delirious and rented it, i agree this is the best stand up ive ever ever seen, iknow how u feel when say u laugh just thinkin about, its a must must msut must must see film i cant begin to explain how funny it is
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It needs to be on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!,
By Phranctoast (Oakdale, Ny United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delirious (VHS Tape)
This the best stand-up I've seen and I'm very upset that I can't get it on DVD. If someone can help me with this cause I'll be your best friend!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re-release this!!!,
By Steve Metzger (Owensboro, KY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delirious (VHS Tape)
This stand-up act sets the benchmark which all stand-up routines should be judged by. HBO is quite foolish for not re-releasing this to DVD. My family and I have seen this so many times, we can follow along with the act, word-for-word. If it hits DVD, it's a must-buy!
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