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  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer ...

Directed By: Spike Lee

Written By: Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac

  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2000
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 55 m

The Original Kings of Comedy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
5.8
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Summary February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer ...

Directed By: Spike Lee

Written By: Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
73
84% Positive
31 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 37 Critic Reviews
73
84% Positive
31 Reviews
14% Mixed
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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100
Not only exhilarating and cathartic. It's too funny to be ignored.
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
88
It's not so much good material as divinely inspired delivery.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
80
It's a very funny film, one of the most enjoyable of the summer.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
75
Can make a person sick in two ways at once -- through its lowdown raunch and through the spasms of laughter that use stomach muscles one might not have known existed.
By Peter Stack FULL REVIEW
70
A two-hour slice --of comedy pie.
By Gemma Files FULL REVIEW
63
One funny movie - for at least half the time.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
30
The relentlessly self-congratulatory tone is oppressive.
By Steve Simels FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
5.8
38% Positive
3 Ratings
50% Mixed
4 Ratings
13% Negative
1 Rating

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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38% Positive
3 Ratings
50% Mixed
4 Ratings
13% Negative
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Production Company 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment, MTV Films
Release Date Aug 18, 2000
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline We Got Jokes.
Website http://www.kingsofcomedymovie.com/
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Awards

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination

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