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Amazon.com
Zach Galifianakis' stand-up comedy DVD spoofs the classic recorded stand-up performance film format by interjecting road trip footage of Zach and buddy in their red VW bus, and fake interviews with Zach's fake brother, "Seth," between his live stage bits. The splintered, slackerish feel that this editing lends the film reinforces Galifianakis's cool, enigmatic stage presence. Galifianakis' self-deprecating, sensitive guy-persona suits his love of deadpan one-liners in the tradition of Steven Wright. Sketches of the forgetful vegan who accidentally eats meat, or the pretentious illiterate who indignantly proclaims that he can't read, satirically poke fun at the self-righteous. Cut to a shot of the comedian's bus broken down off the freeway, then back to stage, where Zach riffs on his failed efforts to barter jokes for a fixed vehicle. Some segments, such as when Seth confesses his brother's affinity for making homemade ecstasy, are funnier than the Purple Onion performance. Like those on the Chappelle Show, these pre-taped skits rescue slow moments and elevate the stage act into more heavily crafted commentary. Graced with a dry wit, Zach Galifianakis, the self-professed "man who is bored by everything," won't bore lovers of good sarcasm. --Trinie Dalton
Product Description
Zach Galifianakis started his so-called career in back of a hamburger joint in New York. Well-known and loved by the Comedy Central crowd, he is one of the Comedians of Comedy, played director Alan Finger in the series Dog Bites Man and wowed the critics with his acclaimed VH1 show, Late World With Zach. A master of the one-liner, rivaling Steven Wright, with an absurd rambling style reminiscent of Andy Kaufman, Zach s sharp, resonating humor makes his show at the famed Purple Onion in San Francisco one of the funniest performances in recent comedy. Off-stage, you will meet Seth Galifianakis, Zach s twin brother. In an emotional interview with Brian Unger, he sheds some light on his brother Zach, revealing how he came to be who he is today.
Bonus Features:
* The Awkward Slapping Bit (outtake)
* Zach Shaves
* Outtakes From Brian Unger s Interview With Seth Galifianakis
* Behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes
Bonus Features:
* The Awkward Slapping Bit (outtake)
* Zach Shaves
* Outtakes From Brian Unger s Interview With Seth Galifianakis
* Behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
41 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By Danny O.
Format:DVD
Zach Galifiankis is the truth.
His style of comedy isn't stand-up comedy, it's entertainment. Zach Galifiankis is one of very few comedians who can entertain you in ways funnier than 99% of the stand-behind-the-mic for 30 minutes on a Comedy Central special comedians. I'm not knocking those comics, some are very funny, but Zach's not a "Hey, my girlfriend is so different from me because.." kind of guy. He puts on a great show, and it's rare to find someone with the ability to take you on a ride like this because it's not the cookie-cutter comedy that TV networks throw sitcoms at.
His brother, Seth Galifiankis, is also hilarious here. Interview segments with NPR's Brian Unger (I know, what!?) are nothing less than brilliant, who else but Zach and Seth could pull the whole thing off? The outtakes and deleted scenes are a must, they're not just extra content to fill up the disc. Replay value on both the main feature and the extras is very high.
Buy two, because if you're like me, you'll immediately want to give this as a gift to let others experience it. For $12.99, you shouldn't think twice about buying this.
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About me..
I like: Mitch Hedberg, Dave Attell, Jim Gaffigan
I dislike: Carlos Mencia
His style of comedy isn't stand-up comedy, it's entertainment. Zach Galifiankis is one of very few comedians who can entertain you in ways funnier than 99% of the stand-behind-the-mic for 30 minutes on a Comedy Central special comedians. I'm not knocking those comics, some are very funny, but Zach's not a "Hey, my girlfriend is so different from me because.." kind of guy. He puts on a great show, and it's rare to find someone with the ability to take you on a ride like this because it's not the cookie-cutter comedy that TV networks throw sitcoms at.
His brother, Seth Galifiankis, is also hilarious here. Interview segments with NPR's Brian Unger (I know, what!?) are nothing less than brilliant, who else but Zach and Seth could pull the whole thing off? The outtakes and deleted scenes are a must, they're not just extra content to fill up the disc. Replay value on both the main feature and the extras is very high.
Buy two, because if you're like me, you'll immediately want to give this as a gift to let others experience it. For $12.99, you shouldn't think twice about buying this.
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About me..
I like: Mitch Hedberg, Dave Attell, Jim Gaffigan
I dislike: Carlos Mencia
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By J. Hobbs
Format:DVD
Slightly bitter, slightly depressed; but all in all, a great set from Zach. Some of the interstitial pieces don't work as well as you'd want, and he flubs a couple lines here and there, but either you love Zach's work or you don't.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Justin Sluss
Format:DVD
Great comedian, Great performance and presentation almost like a movie at times. Love his alter-ego fake brother Seth, he cracks me, my friends, interviewer Brian Unger and I'm sure the rest of the world CRACK THE HELL up.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sophomoric and boring
This will be painful to view for anyone with more than a single digit IQ. Yet, Zachary appeared to think he was being funny; I used to think he was a bright guy. Read more
Published 14 days ago by TGN
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best work
I couldn't finish the video. I normally love Zachs work but this one just seem to be off. I think it was because there are to many cut aways to others talking about him and not... Read more
Published 20 days ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
My friends and I have been saying the line "if you like Barry Manalow you will love insane clown posse" for years and I haven't come back to the stand up in a whole. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Jon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some great one liners
I thought the stand up was great. I wasn't a huge fan of the interviews with his "twin brother" Seth
Published 1 month ago by Joe Righter
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring
The movie was pretty funny at first than after a little while it got boring and I fell asleep. I thought it would be of been better.
Published 1 month ago by HUGO
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-have
I cannot urge the importance of this performance. Watch the whole thing. You will understand this man more than you would like and it will fill you with an awkward pleasure. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Elson
2.0 out of 5 stars
One or two cheap laughs, but not worth the hour.
Zach tends to do a bunch of one-liners, followed by what he calls "this character I'm working on" which is basically his ticket to doing something nonsensical that he probably... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nave
3.0 out of 5 stars
NOT THE BEST I EVER SAW
I LOVE Zach Galifianakis in everything else i ever saw him in. this just wasnt his norm. it had some funny pieces.
Published 1 month ago by Gwendolyn Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny
This video made us laugh very hard. We have watched it more than once and laughed every time. We like it
Published 2 months ago by Kim Hudson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Zach is hilarius
I really do love this dvd, and Zach is perfect in the dvd, just to clarify, the dvd came out before he jumped onto more big screen movies if that explains how great and funny Zach... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Contra7
