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Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies

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I love Dana Carvey! I just finished watching this on HBO tonight. He is amazing at vocal impersonations and in this show he runs through most of the major political figures of current events: Bill and Hillary, Obama, Arnold, Al Gore and others. Even his parents aren't safe. I laughed so hard! A must see and a must buy. This DVD can't come out soon enough for me!

I've been following Dana Carvey since I was about eight years old. I am 19 now and I still love him. I watched him on SNL and just bought the Squatting Monkeys tell no lies and I love it! It includes his critics choice special from 95 which is the first time that I ever saw him do stand up. That includes the piano and guitar humor. This is a must buy for anyone who loves a laugh. He is truly a comic genious and I hope he has a few more specials before he retires.

I saw this on tv, and I was so excited, because I have loved Dana Carver's work for so long. This was definitly not his best pefromance. Some of the jokes wer his usual funny bits and extreme, but others were just hum drum dry, and I wished that he had worked on some of his material better. I did not hate this work by any means, but I truely feel that he has better work in his catalog. I would definitly recommend The Best od Dana Carvey, SNL over this DVD any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Dana Carvey is not an impersonator - he is a comedian that does impressions. His impressions are more like characters. Even his famous "George H.W. Bush" is not spot on, but you know that's how we all want to remember him. On this DVD, Dana does more impressions and some are hit and some are miss. You can tell Dana has been performing more since his rhythm is that of a road comic - fast and punch line laden.

My favorite part is the question and answer session with bonus material. Dana Carvey shows off some improv skills as he answers some fan questions.

Also included is a copy of his first HBO special, "Critic's Choice".

I'll keep it short. The video is funny and most importantly, it has his HBO hit Critic's Choice on it. Its the full length uncensored version and it brought back some memories from the first time i watched it. The topics may be dated but it was fun nonetheless.

I just have to look at Dana and I start laughing. From the church lady on up there hasn't been anything he's done that I didn't love. This was no different. But I do have to say that even this wasn't as funny as his tv stint he did (I think it was on HBO) where he did the whole OJ thing. Where is that DVD? Why can't I find it? Does anyone know if its available anywhere?

His impression of Andy Rooney was one of the funniest thing I've ever seen! This was great!

This is a must see! The first time I watched it on HBO I thought that was pretty good. But then it sank-in. I've watched it several times, ordered the DVD and sent the DVD to other people.

I bought this CD after seeing Carvey on Jay Leno. I will watch it many times over when I need a guaranteed LAUGH!! ...from beginning to end and the deleted material - it's a Great Buy. I've ordered 2 more for friends.

We started taping this about a quarter of the way through on HBO, and have practically worn it out since! Dana is at the top of his game. Funny, quick, spot-on. Like fine wine, he seems to get better with age. I can't WAIT to see it from the beginning! Go Dana!