Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed (TV Special 2006)

Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed: Directed by Paul Miller. With Lewis Black, Joe Grifasi. Lewis Black, ‘America’s foremost commentator on everything,’ delivers his comical insights into everything from the State of the Union to Dick Cheney’s aim in this stand-up special.

“Black describes his outlook well, but his insight into subsets of various American cultures from Jews to lobbyists (wait – are they different?) is certainly less than opaque in this hilarious routine. I find myself repeating the jokes – even translating them for relatives from foreign countries – to the delighted laughter of many. Linus Pauling – Nobel laureate in Chemistry – once said words to the effect that he hoped all the horrible racial epithets would be used to the point that they had no more shock value. Like Chappell and others today, Black certainly helps us all down that road. His commentary brings all manner of issues – contemporary to biblically archaic – into sharp focus, forcing the conflicted laughter over the human situation from Moses to Bush and Cheney. Highly recommended for repeated consumption.”