Product Details

• Actors: Cedric the Entertainer, Kamilah Barrett, Sandy Colton, Micki Duran, Dave Fennoy
• Directors: Stan Lathan
• Writers: Cedric the Entertainer
• Producers: Cedric the Entertainer, Stan Lathan, Deborah Adamson, Eric Rhone, Kimber Rickabaugh
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2006
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GTLQWG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,426 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Directed by TV vet Stan Lathan (Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth), Taking You Higher represents the sharp-dressed comedian's first HBO special. Unlike the other Original Kings of Comedy, Cedric Kyles, AKA Cedric the Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show, Barbershop), puts on an old school Vegas-style show in which stand-up rubs shoulders with singing and dancing. Filmed at LA's Wiltern LG Theater, Cedric is joined by a full band, including brass section, and the Cedibles, a Solid Gold Dancers-meet-Fly Girls ensemble. On stage, he takes on all manner of topics, like television, hip-hop, diets, and plastic surgery. On the subject of TV, Cedric posits a world in which Desperate Housewives becomes Desperate Sisters and the CSI franchise spawns a show set in Detroit (the point being that all-black shows rarely hit the same heights). Songs include Sinatra staple "Summer Wind" and "Where's the Remote," a stab at James Brown funk. There's some good stuff here. Nothing earthshaking, but Cedric has choice words about pretty much everything. And he may not be the best singer, but the dapper dude keeps the musical numbers short and the long-limbed lovelies help to distract from any vocal liabilities. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Product Description
Red-hot actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer stars in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live audience at The Wiltern, the venerable Los Angeles theater. Spiced by several song-and-dance numbers featuring a smokin? band and sexy group of dancers he calls the ?Cedibles,? the special highlights Cedric?s hilarious takes on fame, TV, rap music, sports, diets, plastic surgery, gay marriage, church socials, meeting the President (?not the new one, but the one we like?), $5,000-a-plate dinners, Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden, suicide bombers, gas prices, Halloween, Latin music and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ceddy is funny and entertaining!, January 18, 2007

By	Q. T. Lynn "Que" (East Orange, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ceddy did his thing. The ladies are hot - his performance is hotter. My dad enjoyed it - it was part of a stocking stuffer for him at Christmas.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!!!!!!!!, September 17, 2006

By	Kurupt "God-Body Reviewer" (chicago) - See all my reviews

Cedric made a good comeback with this stand up routine. I mean this show is absolutely hilarious. Sort of reminds me of when he was on def comedy jam. A wide variety of topics are discussed and made fun of in this show. Full of classic material from beginning to end. One of my favorites is Jerry rice on Dancing with the stars. A great addition to your dvd collection.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, June 30, 2009

By	clara "clara palacios" (germany) - See all my reviews

I recommend this DVD to anyone is hilarious, is fun Cedric is a classic entertainer, I love it. I could stop laughing from the beginning to the end. Just buy it is worth it.