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Denis Leary Showtime Comedy Superstars: No Cure for Cancer [VHS]

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If you're looking for a great comedy performance on video, then look no further, because "No Cure for Cancer" is your video! You will never see anything that even comes close to this comic performance. Denis Leary is one of the best at what he does. For about 60 minutes, he takes you on a hillarious journey filled with drugs, parents, red meat, living in New York, drinking, smoking, and of course, making fun of the French!! Do not drink anything while you watch this, becuase chances are you're going to be spiting it out from laughing so hard. His style is cleary original and honest, and his fast talking, ticked off attitude fills this performance with non stop humor. He gets funnier every time I see this. Denis Leary is a comical genius who fears nothing. See this video as soon as you can. Believe me, you will not regret it. This is a must have for anyone who loves stand up comedy and loves to laugh.

Denis is the greatest. He tells everyone what we all want to say but don't have the gutts to say. This video is the best, it had me rolling out of my chair. The whole thing about the bongs was so ture, and about the 10 years off my life... Thank God. Thanks, stacie

There just can't be enough said about this video, 'cuz it is simply the greatest piece of comedy that has been put together. Denis Leary is full of witty, backhanded, sarcastic lines about everything: smoking to drugs to rehab. He even takes a moment or two to tell us about his childhood and family.......William Tell impersonation and all!!! Simply the greatest! I can't wait until his next video, Lock 'n Load comes out on video

What can I say? The video, the CD, it is all terrific. It's Denis in his *first* prime, his big-haired post MTV era. The man rants about everything from Smoking to the French, and also includes an almost tear-jerking story about his first child (it quickly turns funny again.)

It also includes a great song, "Asshole," which is about you average lazy American today. You may have seen it on Comedy Central.

I also recommend "Lock 'N Load" for any fan, which unfortunetly is not available. It is, however, available on CD.

Where to start, where to start...okay, I saw, like, ten seconds of this performance when I was about three months shy of thirteen. Long story. Anyway, years later, I bought the No Cure CD out of vague curiosity (back when record stores didn't card underage teenagers as if it were a liquor store) - I'd remembered Leary's name and seen him on TV a couple times, but wasn't quite sure what to make of him. Anyway, I listened to the record all the way through and thought it was absolutely hysterical. The same year, a friend of mine introduced me to the entire Showtime special, and I was hooked. Her dad, however, was [upset], and we were subsequently banned from his video collection.

So, a while ago Comedy Central ran No Cure one night, but let me tell ya - it's just not the same without all the screaming and swearing. I made up my mind at that point to search out the video and buy it once and for all. And I did. And it's still hysterical. And I'm still hooked. Either you like Leary or you don't, and those of us who do know he speaks only his mind, which tends to be the truth. So listen up, and if you don't like what you hear, go buy yourself a helmet - you're gonna need it. Anyone who hasn't yet seen this video, I highly recommend it. If you've heard him perform, wait 'til you see him. This tape contains a whole mess of stuff that's not on the CD, so trust me, it's worth the while. For those who prefer their comedy light and their world sunny, there's denial. For those of us who know better, there's Denis Leary. Enjoy, my friends.

After watching this video about six thousand times, I can tell you it kicks sour croutons. Denis Leary reads into the hearts and minds of all people with very twisted senses of humor. Even if you have a run-of-the-mill sense of humor, you will undoubtedly find this at least amusing. He rants about everything and even takes a moment to talk about his son, which was very touching....until the end. Then it was just funny. I cannot recommend it enough. You'll cuss for weeks after watching it. You'll find yourself making fun of everything while talking really fast. It might even change you into a cynical potatoe!5 stars to Mr. Leary for speaking my mind! Cheers!

Denis Leary is one of those in-your-face, extremist, I-don't-care-what-anyone-else-thinks, cynical comics that just gives you a head ache watching him, especially for an hour...and I like it! His views on drugs, alcohol, rehab, (in one of many laugh-out-loud moments) and disease are second to none! Of course it all leaves an unsettling feeling so it's not all perfect.

Forget it. If you think you had the solution for all the world's problems Denis Leary kills that illusion with an excellent show of Leary-comedy-and-look-at-the-world-irony. Comedylovers you gotta have this one.

Denis Leary rocks! He is the most original, funny man alive! This movie had me laughing out loud almost the whole time- don't watch the edited versions on tv though, they cut out the famous "NyQuil" part, and other greats. Definitely buy this one.

One of my all time favorites. Had the VHS, needed to get a DVD copy, I liked it so much. This is Denis at his best. If you know his stand up at all and haven't seen or heard it, do yourself a favor and get. Too many funny lines to narrow down.