Customer Reviews

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Lewis Black is undoubtedly one of, if not the, funniest comedians in the business today, which is the one reason that Root of All Evil works as well as it does. Black presides over some humerous debates between pairs of other comics (including Patton Oswalt, Greg Giraldo, and Mad TV vet Andrew Daly among others), who debate the evils of such things ranging from Oprah, Donald Trump, YouTube, marijuana, and more. Frequently funny and even containing a good point here and there, Root of All Evil will keep you entertained, and will keep you laughing. Sadly though, not as many laughs come from Black as one may like, and more often than not the debating comics become the centerpiece. All in all, Root of All Evil is worth your time, but for big fans of Lewis Black, you may be a bit disappointed that he isn't constantly at the forefront.

IT is a series of skits, with many great gems. There are moments where it can fail, but think of it like a courtroom Dailyshow...kind of but not really. It is a made up vs debate where two comedians go head to head on why one thing is worse than another. Lewis judges, and jumps in from time to time, but the others (who have been on the Dailyshow and such) do the presentin of both sides. This is not 100% Black, it is more like 20% his work and the rest of the talk time is the presenters. I loved this show, downloaded every episode I could, now it is out on dvd...and it is mine!

Some people may not feel 5 stars is correct, but I felt this show was so great at times I could not fault it. But if you are a Lewis Black fan...well you should like it too, but it seems from the other reviews they have issues with other people presenting. Hey it is both seasons!

I bought this DVD hoping to see Lewis Black skewering pop culture/politics/society in general, as he usually does. Unfortunately (my fault, didn't read the item description well enough) this is other comedians in the "courtroom of public opinion" with Black as judge. He only offers a few good lines per episode, although, to be fair, the other comedians often have some good one-liners. If you want Back-in-Black-esqe material, look elsewhere.

Another one of Mr Black's "side splitting" productions.
We're big fans and Mr Black didn't disappoint.

Ok, so Lewis Black has had some great DVD's come out. They are all hilarious, but i have to say the new film trailer on [...] looks like this one is really going to top them all! Check it out and keep laughing everyone!

If you think your are buying this to continue your Back in Black collection, then forget it. This is merely a copy of his recent tv show. If you like the show, you will like this. If you desire to see Black at his best then.......not fun at all.

Being a huge Lewis Black fan, I pre-ordered this DVD with great anticipation. I was so disappointed when I watched and saw that it was not his stand-up act but a horribly unfunny, scripted attempt to be who? This certainly is NOT his arena for what he does best and that is... be Lewis!
Stick to your stand-up act or take a final bow.

I was excited when I found out that a new Lewis Black DVD with 'all new' material was coming out -- I'm a great fan, and have all his previous work. I preordered, and have been watching my mail box for a week. When I received it, I dropped everything so I could watch it. THIS DVD SUCKS! Less than a quarter of the DVD was even Lewis Black, and if I want to watch Judge Judy, I'll turn on the TV. Give me Lewis Black as a standup comic, that's what's he's best at -- but leave the stupid game show adolescence out of it. If this was my first experience with Lewis Black, I wouldn't even be a fan of his, that's how bad it is! If you want great Lewis Black, buy Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed. Don't waste your money on this DVD.