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The Original Kings of Comedy | |
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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Produced by | Spike Lee Walter Latham David Gale |
Written by | Steve Harvey D. L. Hughley Cedric the Entertainer Bernie Mac |
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Cinematography | Malik Sayeed |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
MTV Productions Latham Entertainment 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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115 minutes | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $13 million |
Box office | $38 million[1] |
The Original Kings of Comedy is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Spike Lee and featuring the comedy routines of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Filmed in front of a live audience at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, the comedians give the audience their views about African-American culture, race relations, religion, and family. The film was produced by MTV Productions and Latham Entertainment, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was shot over the last two nights (February 26 and 27, 2000) of the Kings of Comedy tour with Harvey, Hughley, Cedric, and Mac. Its on-stage routines are intercut with brief sections of video footage showing the comedians backstage, promoting the show on the radio, at the hotel, and during a basketball game. The film's popularity led to multiple spin-off films.
Summary[edit]
Bernie Mac Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Bernie Mac photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! Jeremy Suarez (born July 6, 1990) is an American actor best known for his role as Jordan Tompkins on The Bernie Mac Show and as Raymond Wilkes in Chicago Hope (1996-1998). And for his film roles as Tyson Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996), Russel in Fat Albert (2004), and for his voice role as Koda in Brother Bear (2003), Brother Bear 2 (2006). Bernie Mac was not only just a king of comedy but, he was a husband, a father and a friend. He was also a significant part of growing up in a black household in the ’90s and early ’00s. From his first appearance on Def Comedy Jam in 1992 to his hit self-titled TV show, Bernie has and will continuously give us smiles and laughter for years. Bernie Mac's first standup routine was at the age of 8 for his church congregation. He established a variety show at Chicago's Regal Theatre, made appearances on HBO's 'Def Comedy Jam' and joined.
Steve Harvey[edit]
Steve Harvey, the star of The Steve Harvey Show, is the master of ceremonies for the show. Unlike his sitcom character, Harvey's on-stage routines use a significant amount of profanity; as the show's M.C., Harvey is given three short sets instead of one long one. Steve Harvey also introduced wearing suits at stand up for the original kings of comedy as he said 'The first year we did Kings of Comedy, they didn't wear suits, I'm the only one who wore suits,' he told the audience. 'D.L. used to say, 'Man, why you wear a suit all the time?' I don't know no other way to be, dog. People paying all this money to see us, might as well give 'em something to look at. Hell, we ain't cute. The Kings of Comedy wasn't no pretty group. We was funny as hell, but we was not an attractive bunch. You just have to know that. If you ain't cute, you ain't cute. You just gotta come to that s**t.'
The finale of Harvey's sets finds him poking fun at a member of the audience by stealing his coat while he is away from his seat, and remarking that the 'thuggish'-looking young man couldn't possibly be in the field of 'computer technology' that he claims he is. Harvey also covers his experiences growing up in the church, calling out the ineffectiveness of the typical black church 'building fund', and recollecting his mother's friend Sister Odelle's profane language and befuddled attempts to sing a church hymn (interspersed with lyrics from television show theme songs).
D.L. Hughley[edit]
Harvey's first set is followed by D. L. Hughley, the star of The Hughleys. He talks about family, specifically Black-American family with roots in the South. He observes the differences between black people and white people; for example, Hughley notes that black people don't skydive or do other dangerous physical activities because they experience enough peril just trying to get through an average day. 'Bungee jumping,' he says. 'That's too much like lynchin' for us!' He also talks about 'helicopter man', a game he and his wife play in bed, and some skid-marked undergarments that he tried to hide at the bottom of his dirty clothes.
Cedric the Entertainer[edit]
Cedric the Entertainer (Harvey's co-star on The Steve Harvey Show) presents himself as the most in-tune with the younger demographic, and goes through a number of topics during his routine. Primary among these is his embellishment of the differences between the 'hope factor' and the 'wish factor': white people 'hope' that nothing goes wrong, and black people 'wish' someone would start trouble so that they can retaliate. Cedric acknowledges that he is now a 'grown-ass man', and can no longer call his friends by their 'lil' nicknames' or engage in other such immature behavior.
He discusses how angry a black president might become if a Monica Lewinsky question were posed at a news conference, and also goes into routines about smoking, black athletes' expansion into golf, tennis, and other sports, what a 'ghetto-ass wedding' would be like, and black people's eventual migration to the moon. Also his love for Jamaican music and how in their music they solve a simple problem.
Bernie Mac[edit]
Bernie Mac is the most autobiographical of the group. He turns his comedy on himself. He uses short, punchy attacks to make his point about his decreased sex drive and desire for quick sex instead of longer periods of intercourse. Mac's longest routines involve his hard-nosed style of child-rearing, where he makes no qualms about 'fucking a kid up' if he needs to. He goes into an extended routine about the stress of raising his sister's children for her while she recovers from drugs [Mac did not actually have a sister; this was part of the routine], and tells of a run-in he had with his two-year-old niece and his effeminate six-year-old nephew, whom he refers to repeatedly as 'the faggot' (Mac's routine about his sister's kids later became the basis of his Fox Network family comedy The Bernie Mac Show).
He then tells a story about his mentally challenged nephew and his bouts with his bus driver; according to Mac, when the bus would come, his nephew would attempt to ask a question, but would immediately start stuttering, frustrating the bus driver and prompting him to drive off without picking him up. This continues the next few days, and Mac's aunt confronts the bus driver, asking why he was 'denying [her son's] 'edumacation.' The bus driver begins to stutter exactly like Mac's nephew, then proclaims 'he was teasin' me!'. The set, and the film, are concluded with Mac's piece on the ubiquity of the swear word 'motherfucker', which he describes as 'a noun: a person, place or thing,' and then, as noted by New York Times reviewer Elvis Mitchell, 'proceeds to give the heft of an adjective and even transforms it into a split infinitive.' He can be seen on the archive footage on Harvey's eponymous talk show. The show also reunited with Harvey without Mac as well as paying tribute to him, which aired in November 2016.
Reception[edit]
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 'Certified Fresh' rating and a score of 83% based on reviews from 103 critics.[2]
Box office[edit]
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The Original Kings of Comedy was produced on an estimated $3,000,000 budget. On its opening weekend, it grossed a total of $11,053,832 on only 847 screens, averaging to about $13,051 per venue and ranking as the second highest-grossing film that weekend behind only The Cell. It eventually grossed a total of $38,168,022 at the box offices.
Home media[edit]
This film was released on DVD on February 27, 2001 and distributed by Paramount Home Video. Bonus features on the DVD include the music video '#1 Stunna' by Big Tymers, Kings On The Town featurette, and bonus scenes.
Soundtrack[edit]
A soundtrack containing performances from the film and hip hop was released on August 22, 2000 by Universal Records. It peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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Awards and nominations[edit]
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2001 NAACP Image Awards
- Outstanding Motion Picture (nominated)
- Best Documentary (nominated)
Related films[edit]
The popularity of this movie inspired spin-offs, including The Queens of Comedy, The Original Latin Kings of Comedy, The Kims of Comedy, The Comedians of Comedy and The Killers of Comedy.
References[edit]
- ^The Original Kings of Comedy at Box Office Mojo
- ^'The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
External links[edit]
- The Original Kings of Comedy official site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- The Original Kings of Comedy on IMDb
- The Original Kings of Comedy at AllMovie
- The Original Kings of Comedy at Rotten Tomatoes
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Born | July 6, 1990 (age 30) Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Jeremy Suarez (born July 6, 1990) is an American actor best known for his role as Jordan Tompkins on The Bernie Mac Show and as Raymond Wilkes in Chicago Hope (1996-1998). and for his film roles as Tyson Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996), Russel in Fat Albert (2004), and for his voice role as Koda in Brother Bear (2003), Brother Bear 2 (2006).
Biography[edit]
In 1996, he made his debut in Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell's son Tyson.[1] He voiced Koda in two Disney films, Brother Bear[2] and Brother Bear 2.[3] He also played roles in many television shows, such as The Wayans Bros., Chicago Hope, King of the Hill, Jordan, the nephew of Bernie Mac on The Bernie Mac Show.
Suarez appeared on Larry King Live in 2008 with his fellow cast to discuss Mac's death.[4] In 2009, he voiced a puppet on Nike commercials during the 2009 NBA Playoffs. He voiced Kai in the animated feature film, Zambezia and starred in Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie as 'Cooper'.[5]
Suarez is of African and Puerto Ricandescent.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Jerry Maguire | Tyson Tidwell | |
1998 | Susan's Plan | Kevin | |
2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | Tippy (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2002 | Treasure Planet | Alien Kid (voice), Additional Voice (voice) | |
2003 | Brother Bear | Koda (voice) | |
2004 | The Ladykillers | Li'l Gawain | |
Fat Albert | Russell (voice) | ||
2006 | Room to Grow | Teasel | |
Brother Bear 2 | Koda (voice) | Direct-to-video | |
2008 | Extreme Movie | RJ | |
2012 | Zambezia | Kai (voice) | |
2014 | Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie | Cooper Folly | |
2017 | The Fix | Nathaniel |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Sister, Sister | Little Boy | Episode: Kid-Napped |
1996–98 | Chicago Hope | Raymond Wilkes | 6 episodes |
1997 | Built to Last | Ryce Watkins | 8 episodes |
1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Dexter | Episode: The Son of Marlon |
1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Ryan | Episode: Local Hero |
2000 | MADtv | Cowboy Trick or Treater | 2 episodes |
2001 | Max Steel | Nuebert (voice) | Episode: Fun in the Sun |
2002 | Hey Arnold! | Scared Boy (voice) | Episode: The Journal |
2005 | The Proud Family Movie | Wally (voice) | Movie |
2001–06 | The Bernie Mac Show | Jordan Thomkins | 104 episodes |
2007–08 | King of the Hill | Arrow Kid #1 / Jack (voices) | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2003 | Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series[6] | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2004 | Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series[6] | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2004 | BET Comedy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor[7] | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
2004 | Annie Award | Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Brother Bear | Nominated |
2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor[7] | Brother Bear | Nominated |
2005 | BET Comedy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^'Jeremy Suarez'. Hollywood.com.
- ^'Brother Bear Movie Preview, Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez, Directed by Aaron Blaise and Bob Walker, Sister, Sister,'. BoxOfficeProphets. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^Moore, Andre (June 19, 2014). 'Not Kids Anymore: 16 Black TV Child Stars Who Are All Grown Up'. Atlanta Black Star. p. 5.
- ^'CNN Larry King Live Tribute to Bernie Mac'. CNN. August 12, 2008.
- ^'Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'. Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ ab'The Bernie Mac Show'. Bounce TV. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ ab'25th Annual Young Artist Awards'. Young Artist Award.
External links[edit]
- Jeremy Suarez on IMDb
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