Product Details

• Actors: Pablo Francisco
• Directors: Shawn Amos
• Writers: Pablo Francisco
• Producers: Shawn Amos, Garson Foos, Matthew Levin, Richard Foos
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2004
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00028G6MQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,206 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Pablo Francisco - Bits And Pieces: Live From Orange County" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

A funny thing happens to audiences when they see Pablo Francisco live for the first time. In a matter of minutes, crowds go from the quiet response that often greets a Pablo Strutting relative unknown, to jolts of boisterous laughter and applause.

What accounts for the transformation? Namely the 20-something Tucson native's ability to create vividly funny living pictures using strikingly authentic off-the-wall sound effects and loads of his own ample imagination.

Pablo's send-up of grimly narrated action-movie previews, with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a tortilla vendor targeted by the mob, is one good example. Another is his hilarious spoofing of those intensely melodramatic Spanish language soap operas on the Telemundo Cable Network.

A lifelong comedy junkie, as kid Pablo competed with a friend to see who could video tape more comics from television. He got his first professional break at age 17, when he and his aforementioned buddy formed a duo called the "Blowout Boys," snuck into a local steakhouse and took honors in a comedy competition against older, but clearly inferior opponents. "A lot of them read their stuff from notes. At least we had memorized our material!" recalls Pablo.

From humble beginnings, big things have started to happen. He is host of Sí TV’s Latino Laugh Festival: The Show and was a Mad TV cast member. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, HBO’s Loco Slam, Showtime’s Full Frontal Comedy and Comedy Central Presents. Pablo, now an LA resident, is busy distinguishing himself in top clubs around the country, with more than 250 dates a year.

Product Description

Pablo Francisco adds his brand of comedy to the Ad Lib Breakout Comedy Series with Bits And Pieces, taped in Southern California in early 2004.

The DVD, complete with a bonus CD, sends you into the whirlwind comedy of this rising star. The show features explosive material that tears apart everything from love songs and psycho chicks to Viagra and American justice. With his uncanny talent for creating visceral images using strikingly authentic, off-the-wall sound effects, Pablo keeps the laughs coming.

DVD Extras:
- Hilarious commentary track
- "Inside The Comic’s Studio" featurette
- Beans & Rice screen saver
- Bonus CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pablo is the best!, August 2, 2004

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Gary Carpineta (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pablo Francisco - Bits And Pieces: Live From Orange County (DVD)

I was thrilled when I found out this DVD was coming out. Pablo is probably one of the funniest people I have ever seen. If you are a stand up comedy fan you owe it to yourself to check this guy out. Everytime I see Pablo live in a club I come out hurting from laughing so hard.

Buy this DVD you won't regret it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, November 14, 2007

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Emil Sinclair - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pablo Francisco - Bits And Pieces: Live From Orange County (DVD)

While most Americans do not know who he is, Pablo Francisco gained national attention in the late 1990s when he became a regular performer on MADtv. After his stint at Fox, he appeared in other TV shows doing live stand-up comedy and went on tour with Carlos Mencia and the late Freddy Soto. He still maintains a busy schedule performing around the country, especially at his favorite venue, the Improv in Los Angeles where many famous American comedians have performed.

In this DVD, Francisco gives his most brilliant comedic performance. His vocal impressions of famous personalities, combined with his ability to devise ridiculous yet hilarious situations, make him a pleasure to watch. For example, he impersonates Don LaFontaine to simulate a fictional movie trailer about Arnold Schwarzenegger fighting the Italian mafia's encroachments on his tortilla-selling business.

Throughout Bits and Pieces, Francisco jokes about many things like strip club dancers, body piercings, NASCAR racing, Viagra users, Latino music, and softcore pornography. While he lacks the genius of comedians such as Richard Pryor, his work is still very funny. His ability to keep audience members in a continued state of laughter is a testament to his excellent comedic skills.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny As Hell. One of the Funniest Live Shows Ever., March 24, 2005

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Joshua Miller "Josh" (Coeur d'Alene,ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pablo Francisco - Bits And Pieces: Live From Orange County (DVD)

Pablo Francisco is funny as hell. Pure and simple. He's got way different material than most comedians today and he uses sound effects he produces himself to make things funny. He has your typical comedian jokes about porn. But then he'll begin to talk about the music they play in porn. And his impressions are great too. Like of the guy who narrates the movie commercials is just brilliant and then doing an impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger selling tacos on TV. Stuff like that. This guy is a step behind George Carlin in my oppinion. Absolutely hilarious. A++++