All Star Comedy Jam: Live from South Beach (TV Special 2009)

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from South Beach: Directed by Leslie Small. With D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Melanie Comarcho, Lavell Crawford. In this installment of Shaquille ONeals All Star Comedy Jam, D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) headlines a show with Lavell Crawford (Meet the Blacks), and Earthquake!

“I was excited to see this sequel to the first All Star Comedy Jam featuring host Cedric The Entertainer and produced by NBA great Shaquille Ou0026#39;Neal. In the first line-up that came out last year, Cedric MCu0026#39;d a quartet of great well-known urban comedians, Tommy Davidson of Living Color, Aries Spears of Mad TV, DeRay Davis whose been featured in movies with Cedric and Soul Plane lead actor Kevin Hart. Each comedian including Cedric took turns brandishing their hilarious brand of humor for a successful outing that never got boring.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis follow up featuring D.L. Hughley as host is another matter all-together. I was really happy when I saw this on the DVD wall at my local Blockbuster. D.L. had been a fave of mine for years though he had kind of fallen off of my radar for telling the same jokes time after time. Not much has changed for D.L. Five years later, heu0026#39;s still telling the exact same jokes for most of his opening set and the few bits of new material he offered werenu0026#39;t funny at all. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNext up was Anez J. Iu0026#39;ve seen him before but have never been a big fan. No change here either. I didnu0026#39;t laugh once at his routine and I was very offended by his anecdotes about the disabled community. Maybe its just me because apparently heu0026#39;s popular with some people but I donu0026#39;t find him funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNext was Melanie Camacho. A very pretty comedienne Iu0026#39;ve never cared much for. I thought maybe sheu0026#39;d change my mind this time but again, NO CHANGE. Her set was short and her material was very weak and uninspiring. The same tired kind of sex jokes black comediennes seem to tell all the time. Referring to themselves as u0026quot;hou0026#39;su0026quot; in order to get a sexual punchline across. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was ready to give up but then, Earthquake came on. Im an Earthquake fan and I was hoping heu0026#39;d bring some liveliness to the proceedings. He didnu0026#39;t disappoint. His jokes were all fresh. He told maybe one or two things that Id heard him do before but otherwise I thought that he was the one who would save the day on this weak follow-up DVD. Great topics and not a lot of excessive or boring sex or racial jokes. He jumps from topic-to-topic the way D.L. used to in his prime. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJust when I was ready to give Earthquake the crown, here comes LaVell Crawford. I believe Katt Williams was supposed headline this part of the show. There was a controversy involving him accepting money to be part of it then backing out and keeping the money. After seeing Lavell, I really donu0026#39;t miss Katt. Iu0026#39;d seen LaVell before on Comic View. Heu0026#39;s a big guy like Bruce Bruce. Most of what Iu0026#39;d seen from him was a lot of fat and food jokes. Very funny but I hadnu0026#39;t seen much from him recently. The fact that they made him the final act was a bit worrisome to me especially since he wasnu0026#39;t as well known and on the first All Star Jam DVD, actor Kevin Hart was the final act and he wasnu0026#39;t as strong an act as a headliner should be though he was still very funny. Let me tell you, on this DVD sequel, LaVell KILLED IT!!! This man is hilarious. I donu0026#39;t think Iu0026#39;ve laughed so hard in years. His delivery, his topics, delivery and timing were unique and crazy. He talks about a variety of subjects from food to children to the recession. A home run. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall this DVD was a bit disappointing but if you jump forward to the final two acts, youu0026#39;ll be richly rewarded with some great side-splitting comedy from Earthquake and LaVell Crawford.”