Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion
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Actor: Brian Unger, Joe Wagner, Zach GalifianakisDirector: Michael Blieden
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Yiddish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Shout! Factory
Movie Reviews of Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion
Movie Review: not worth it
Summary: 2 Stars
so--apparently if you like his comedy central special and not this it's b/c you're too stupid to get the subtle "humour" on display here. you don't get "the real zach." well, the real zach is just not as funny as the "mainstream" zach--i think this special showed a burned out man who had had little sleep and far too much to drink and forgot he had a dvd to film--yuck. i wasted ten dollars on this. but nice too know it's too "highbrow" for me, what with the cruel mockery of a paying audience member for being old and bald and the uproarious hilarity of inventing an effete rube "twin" brother to ape on. haw haw.
there is one joke where he says he asked his costumer for an outfit that would highlight his alcoholism,and i happen to think that is what this dvd does. i enjoy this man's unique comedy so very much but this just wasn't very funny and goes nowhere, and worst of all is rather mean spirited, which i always appreciated the lack therein of such in zach's comedy. i would say this is worth a rental but not a purchase. he seems touched by nihilism, extreme sorrow, and an oddly misplaced anger and woebegone bitterness throughout this performance... but that might be "your thing" -if so, do buy away, amazonians!
Summary of Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion
Zach Galifianakis started his so-called career in back of a hamburger joint in New York. Well-known and loved by the Comedy Central crowd, he is one of the Comedians of Comedy, played director Alan Finger in the series Dog Bites Man and wowed the critics with his acclaimed VH1 show, Late World With Zach. A master of the one-liner, rivaling Steven Wright, with an absurd rambling style reminiscent of Andy Kaufman, Zach s sharp, resonating humor makes his show at the famed Purple Onion in San Francisco one of the funniest performances in recent comedy. Off-stage, you will meet Seth Galifianakis, Zach s twin brother. In an emotional interview with Brian Unger, he sheds some light on his brother Zach, revealing how he came to be who he is today.Bonus Features:
* The Awkward Slapping Bit (outtake)
* Zach Shaves
* Outtakes From Brian Unger s Interview With Seth Galifianakis
* Behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes
Zach Galifianakis' stand-up comedy DVD spoofs the classic recorded stand-up performance film format by interjecting road trip footage of Zach and buddy in their red VW bus, and fake interviews with Zach's fake brother, "Seth," between his live stage bits. The splintered, slackerish feel that this editing lends the film reinforces Galifianakis's cool, enigmatic stage presence. Galifianakis' self-deprecating, sensitive guy-persona suits his love of deadpan one-liners in the tradition of Steven Wright. Sketches of the forgetful vegan who accidentally eats meat, or the pretentious illiterate who indignantly proclaims that he can't read, satirically poke fun at the self-righteous. Cut to a shot of the comedian's bus broken down off the freeway, then back to stage, where Zach riffs on his failed efforts to barter jokes for a fixed vehicle. Some segments, such as when Seth confesses his brother's affinity for making homemade ecstasy, are funnier than the Purple Onion performance. Like those on the Chappelle Show, these pre-taped skits rescue slow moments and elevate the stage act into more heavily crafted commentary. Graced with a dry wit, Zach Galifianakis, the self-professed "man who is bored by everything," won't bore lovers of good sarcasm. --Trinie Dalton
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