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Bob and David are ably supported by, among others, Second City veteran Jill Talley, Tom Kenny (the voice of Spongebob Squarepants!), Brian Posehn (the creepy guy on Just Shoot Me), Mary-Lynn Rajskub (from The Larry Sanders Show), Sarah Silverman ("Greg the Bunny"), and a pre-Saturday Night Live Jerry Minor, who enlivens one episode commentary with an impeccable Billy Dee Williams imitation. As with the Velvet Underground’s following, Mr. Show fans make up with fervor what they lack in numbers. According to Mr. Show’s own Web site, "non-fans outnumber our fans by the cajillions," but this essential set should change that. --Donald Liebenson
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Comedy almost too hip for the room,
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This review is from: Mr. Show: The Complete First and Second Seasons (DVD)
Do whatever you have to do to get this DVD: borrow the money, work overtime, rob your piggy bank, sell your N*SYNC CD's (heck, you should do that anyway), sell your blood,... whatever it takes. This comedy series ranks up there with the movie "Waiting For Guffman" as the funniest thing to come along in years. No small coincidence that both of the stars and creative geniuses behind Mr. Show (David Cross and Bob Odenkirk) appeared in "Guffman". Cross is easy to spot, but blink and you'll miss Odenkirk.This HBO series' humor soars miles above the heads of some viewers, and too bad for them. Offbeat, strange, twisted, and always extremely clever, "Mr. Show" reaffirms your faith in sketch comedy. The sketches defy description, but my favorite is the one where Odenkirk enters a convenience store to ask for change for a dollar. Sounds flat, huh? But employee Cross has to go through several links of the chain of command (4 other roles all played by Cross and Odenkirk), all the way up to the President of the United States, just to get clearance. Just guess what the answer ends up being... Cross and Odenkirk are the principal writers of this series, and their ingenious use of pre-taped segments cleverly intermixed with "live" segments demonstrates not only their mastery of the medium, but their effortlessness at thumbing their noses at standard sitcom & sketch conventions.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oh, gosh, boy howdy--man do I love that Mr. Show!,
By Allan Ostermann "allan" (Portland (the one on the left)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr. Show: The Complete First and Second Seasons (DVD)
Describe it? Think of the punch in the gut off-humor of say, South Park. Ya know. That kind of feeling of sickness, nervouslaughter leading to hilarity. Should I say it? God, it's passe. A'right. Okay, they're "Non P.C." That's such a lame description that a sketch on the show can be based on that alone. Both Bob and David play the straight guy (as in Costello, of Abbott and.., not, ya know, like..ha, ha..gay..ha, ha), the crazy, wacky psycho and/or sociopath, the normal fellow that's so normal he appears psycho and/or socio, etc., etc. Oh, by the way; being a former Chicagoan, I can attest the accuracy of Bob's Chicago-ese accent in appropriate sketches.
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This collection is ruining my social life...,
By Christian Hunter "Christian Hunter" (Austin, Texas Santa Barbara, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Mr. Show: The Complete First and Second Seasons (DVD)
...or maybe I'm just picking the wrong women. In either case, I'll preface this review with a warning: If you come to love these guys (as I have), you'll feel it an obligation to share with strangers, that could very well cause you some pain.It's a fact, many people don't find Mr. Show funny. I know, it is infruating, often embarrasing, but somehow true. Quite often I've treated "the unexposed" to this comic gem only to receive minor guffaws and uncomfortable bouts of silence. So, to those that have not seen Mr. Show, if you find series' like Curb Your Enthusiasm, or (Britain's) The Office funny, you'll very likely love Mr. Show. To that class of people who've seen Mr. Show and enjoyed their dark, often nearly imperceptibly subtle humor, you'll love this DVD. It is among the few in my collection that I frequently play. Christian Hunter
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