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Originally posted by Bamboozled
I had a chance to see it last night. After reading reviews and talking to others who had seen it, I went expecting nothing. I have never really liked Martin's style of comedy (the buffoonery, physical comedy, etc...). But, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. I actually found this one funnier than "You So Crazy".
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Girl, it was in NO WAY funnier than "You So Crazy!" That was classic!
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I never saw the other one, but this one was pretty funny. Although I didn't CTFU all the way through, I did laugh pretty consistently. While Martin's whole theme is "F 'em" (to the critics, media, naysayers, etc...), I do feel that he went out of his way to appease them and get back in their good graces. The whole show was inundated with all kinds of social commentary. Not saying that Martin can't be socially conscious, but I just felt that he was trying a little too hard to show that he's not the angry, crazy, dangerous black man that they've portrayed him to be. Then again, he is older, hopefully wiser, and maybe he's just grown as a man.
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I feel you on that. The other "stand-up" was Talking Dirty After Dark. It was more of a movie where he played a comedian. I didn't think that it was funny. I didn't crack up during the entire movie (some of the jokes were a little too crass for my taste), however, I did get my money's worth of laughs. I did notice that he was trying to be all "conscious" or "preachy," if you will. I was like, Dude, you are a comedian. Tell the jokes and move on. Even though he has tried (a little too) hard to change "that image," I am glad that he can make light of it, attack it, and find humor and change within it. Some people would have just let it consume them.
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For those of you that have seen it, without giving anything away, what were the funniest parts in your opinion? Mine were the part about MLK, disciplining your children and his whole description of what REALLY happened out there on Ventura. 
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Well, I pretty much choose the same parts. The "courvoisier" part was kind of funny, too. It's a good one to catch.