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The Best of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen | 
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Actor: Best Of Comics Unleashed
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 73691
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 176
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: ZDV70108
UPC: 013137010897
EAN: 0013137010897
ASIN: B0013D8M26
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Condition: Brand new; still in shrink wrap!!
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Product Description
In an atmosphere where comics can say anything The Best of Comics Unleashed features the world s hottest comedians of our time in high definition. This is the only DVD where you will find performances of Dane Cook Cedric the Entertainer Howie Mandel Katt Williams George Wallace Harland Williams Brad Garrett Kim Coles Margaret Cho Kevin Pollak Aries Spears Dennis Miller Ralphie May Lisa Alvarado Tammi Pescatelli and Sheryl Underwood.System Requirements:Running Time: 176 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/STAND-UP UPC: 013137010897 Manufacturer No: ZDV70108
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| Customer Reviews: Read 42 more reviews...
 Some of the best July 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ordinarily, I don't like to watch standup comedy since I don't find most of it all that funny. But, this 2 DVD set represents some of the best of the best all in one place.
Buy it and be laughing for a good long time!
 Stand up alone would have been better July 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As others have pointed out, I too thought this would feature stand up comedy, not 4 comics conversing with each other as the host throws out topics for discussion. Sure, every now and then some funny comments are made but, for the most part, I'd say it's a miss. I'd rather have a comedian doing his/her own 30 minute or hour special where they've prepared stories/jokes/rants or what have you instead of having to ad lib (which at times can work quite well, but here it seems too forced). There are talented comedians here but their talent is just not being used as most of us are used to seeing it. My advice would be to skip this and move on.
 Not your momma's comedians! June 21, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a nice little compilation featuring the best and brightest who have appeared on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. From Dennis Miller to Cedric the Entertainer and more, these comics sit and discuss everything: pop culture, entertainment, even bad dates. The resulting back and forth between Byron and the others is strangely reminiscient of The McLaughlin Group, but it's even funnier. I'd highly recommend this DVD.
 A Lot of Setup With No Payoff June 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't know that this show existed until I saw the DVD. After watching the first few episodes, I thought maybe it never made it to air and went straight to DVD. But it looks like it actually aired on Comedy Central. The guests sit around with Byron Allen and he throws out a topic and they each say a little something. Not a bad premise, but it just doesn't work. There are a ton of breaks for commercials and no one ever really gets going. "Unleashed" really doesn't fit at all. No one knows when to talk. They all seem a little uncomfortable and then relieved when the episode is done.
Bottom Line: This isn't all that funny. It was a chore to get through the entire two disc set.
Misleading description, and not that funny. June 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sure, this DVD features a lot of comedians. However, the DVD description reads as if the comedians are performing. They are not.
This is a talk show hosted by D-list celeb host Byron Alen. It features a panel of comedians delivering obviously pre-written lines about uninteresting topics of discussion.
I would love to have seen clips of standup from the likes of Howie Mandell and the rest - but alas, it's not here. This is just clips of a (I assume) syndicated late night talk show you're likely to see on basic cable when you have insomnia and don't want to watch another infomercial for Kevin Trudeau's "Secrets of Ripping-Off Consumers They Don't want You to Know About."
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