“Of course slavery was bad, but maybe…” is how Louis C.K. finishes up one of his more memorable pieces of material during Oh My God, his stand up comedy special recorded earlier this year at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. If you wanna hear his unique take on why there could be some perks to enslaving humans, or military deaths, or peanut allergies, and see if he can navigate the mine fields of political correctness, it’ll only cost you $5. You also get an extra 12 minutes of material not originally seen on the HBO airing.
No Pryor Restraint: Life In Concert
Media By on May 3, 2013
If you think Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy are comedy legends, then you need to acquaint yourself with the man who they say is the comedy legend: Richard Pryor. Dropping more N-bombs than an NWA reunion, Pryor certainly worked dirty, but he also worked hard and original. Oh, and funny. Find out for yourself with No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert ($84), a new boxed set of his best stand-up stuff stretched across 7 CDs and 2 DVDs including previously unreleased material.
Aziz Ansari’s $5 Stand-up Comedy Special
Media By on Mar 21, 2012
The whole go-straight-to-collecting-$500,000-do-not-release-DVD strategy recently employed by Louis C.K. has created ripples in the comedy world, and Aziz Ansari is ready to ride the cash wave. His one-hour special, “Dangerously Delicious” is now available to stream or download from his site for $5. The Parks and Recreation star says “If I just put it out in a traditional way, I wouldn’t have made any money, so why don’t I do it this way?” Kinda makes sense, no?