Product Details

• Actors: David Cross, Bob Kaliban, Michelle Maryk, Meredith Lipson, Aviva Yael
• Directors: David Cross, Lance Bangs
• Writers: David Cross
• Producers: Lance Bangs, John Irwin
• Format: DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sub Pop
• DVD Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000DJYMO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,095 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "David Cross - Let America Laugh" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Let America Laugh is an intermittently entertaining, fly-on-the-wall DVD sidebar to David Cross's live comedy CD from Sub Pop, Shut Up, You F**king Baby! Shot on a low-tech, digital camcorder, Let America Laugh captures the ups and downs (mostly downs) of Cross's 2002 tour of North American clubs. Notable sequences find the Mr. Show star jerking around a rude and uncooperative Nashville club owner, attending a wee-hours party at a Memphis video store (it looks exactly as one might imagine), surviving a double booking in Vancouver, and shooting fireworks from a Minneapolis playground. Much of this looks like concert-tour hell, but there are highlights, too: A stop at Experience Music Project in Seattle, a funny encounter with Cross's comic partner, Bob Odenkirk, in a Los Angeles store, and a relaxed, hometown show in Atlanta. There are bits and pieces of routines here, but this DVD is more travelogue than showcase. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

This is a feature-length documentary of David Cross's entire North American comedy tour. This IS NOT a concert film.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic behind the scenes look at David Cross, November 11, 2003

By	Kevin M Van Natter (Kalamazoo, MI United States) - See all my reviews

First, if you like David Cross to any degree, just buy this right now. However, even if you're just interested in what its like touring as a comedian, this DVD is like nothing I've ever seen. The DVD not only compliments the audio CD "Shut up..." but it surpasses it in many ways. The DVD is not a concert or even a documentary. It is a look into what life is like for a traveling comedian as they encounter the idiot people that provide them with the fuel to make jokes. You get to see David Cross rip into the people at his shows that try to heckle him. He tears them up so bad. After watching it you realize that this is so much better than if they had just put out a DVD of his routine. Instead of seeing a stand-up routine already available on CD, we get an entirely different perspective. This is some funny stuff.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some people don't get it., October 27, 2004

By	C. Martin (NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I spent some time reading the reviews here while waiting for my DVD to arrive. I was a little apprehensive after reading things like "arrogant", "condescending", "mean-spirited", expecting to see him being a real jerk. It was the complete opposite. David makes fun of people. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.

To me, he comes across as being a calm, affable, even gentle person who is also raw and raunchy, with a take no prisoners attitude while telling stories/jokes.

While I saw some bits(that I don't remember being on the "Shutup You F****** Baby!" CD) that were funny, this DVD should NOT be your introduction to David Cross. Get his stand-up CDs first to get a feel for him, especially "It's Not Funny"...David Cross at his absolute funniest.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great indie documentary, June 11, 2004

By	Zachary P. Beane "xach" (Portland, ME United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you've ever hung around with an indie band, a lot of this stuff will seem familiar. Indifferent crowds, lame venues, drunks trying to interrupt the show or staggering up to tell their rambling, incoherent stories after the show, invitations to parties that turn out to be boring or bizarre. A lot of this stuff is a downer, but it's realistic and wry. There are also a few bright spots where he tells a funny story to a receptive crowd, but most of the onstage footage is from when things go seriously wrong, like when an old hippie in the audience farts loudly and the stench drifts onstage. "Did...did someone just fart? 'Cause it really smells like someone just farted."