Eddie Murphy Raw Oh That Ed Sure Is Funny

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Alltime greats

This movie came out late 1987, and people were dying for a sequel to "Delirious" which was 1983. If you go back and watch Richard Pryor's "live in Concert" or "Here and Now" you see that Eddie used some of Pryor's stuff, but gave it its own shot of himself (In delirious, Murphy does the "bARBQ scene/story" and he describes his aunt falling down the steps. It is the exact same description Pryor does in "Live in Concert" when he describes black women at funerals.) RAW used all the things that made Eddie Murphy famous; his deadon imitations, and his gift for telling stories. I can't even watch Martin Lawrence, DL Hughely, Cedric the Entertainer and a few others without noticing Eddie Murphy's influences right away. People forget how big he was, and how good- wayyy before he started doing bad talking animal movies. There are some debates over which was better Raw or Delirious....they are both hilarious, but you can tell the mindset was much different only 4 years later. In RAW, Murphy compares himself to Johnny Carson, while in Delirious he was just the most popular guy on Saturday Night Live. RAW is one of the best and funniest concert comedies ever, and I dare someone not to laugh out loud when watching it......NOTE: This movie was reviewed in 1987 when it came out by Siskel and Ebert "AT The Movies", which was when they were getting really popular in syndication, and it spurred one of the best on-air disagreements between the two EVER. Siskel likened RAW, and Eddie Murphy overall, as being as funny (or funnier)and outrageous as Pryor, Carlin or Lenny Bruce. He loved the movie. Ebert despised it, and chastised Siskel for being "immature" and he also felt that Murphy's attitudes toward women were patronizing, damaging and even went so far as to call RAW a "pale imitation of a good comedienne". I thought Ebert was nuts at the time, and now that Siskel is dead, I can't find any review of RAW on Ebert's website. I've emailed him numerous times about it, trying to figure out why a movie that was so popular, and not even that long ago, would not be in his database. Does anyone else thinks that sounds fishy?

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7 /10

Tell Bill I said have a Coke and a smile and shut the @#$* up!

This is not quite as funny as Delirious, but nothing could be. However, it is still is one of the funniest stand-ups around. The first half an hour is on par with his previous stand-up. The first half an hour he does impressions of some of the same people he did impressions of in DELIRIOUS. This includes Michael Jackson and Mr. T again. He also does impressions of what I can only surmise has to be a real life phone call from Bill Cosby. This is one of the funniest parts of the show as his voice and idiosyncrisies of Bill are right on. His ensuing conversation with Richard Pryor is also quite funny.

There is also some great bits in here about women, dating, and marriage. And while many people have claimed that Eddie is nothing but a misogynist with his rantings now, it has to be said that there has to be some truth to what he is ranting about.

The show does lack a little near the end but that is okay because the rest of the show is one hilarious skit after the other. He even takes on his parents again and does quite a good job.

Raw is not quite as funny as Delirious but it is a great follow up to his first one.

7 out of 10

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8 /10

What have you done for me LATELY???

There was once a day when everything Eddie Murphy said and did was hee-larious. Back in 1987, at the height of his powers, Eddie released a movie version of his stand-up act Raw, a sort of follow-up to 1983's Delirious.

Film at New York's Felt Room, Eddie discusses Mr T, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor (doing faultless impressions of all), Johnny Carson's costly divorce, relationships, gays, a home-made McDonalds burger that ruined his childhood etc. It's all pure comedy gold. After about half an hour you'll realize that the reason your face hurts so much is because you're smiling too hard. My favorite moment has to be any impression Eddie does of the average white guy, especially the 'white dude dancing' moment.

Where did this Eddie Murphy go and who is the man that gives us kiddie drek such as Daddy Day Care and Haunted Mansion? If you need a major dose of Eddie in his prime then check this one out. I promise you'll love it and you'll be quoting it for days.

Look out for a youthful Samuel L. Jackson and Basil Wallace as Eddie' uncle and dad too.

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8 /10

If you have a heart condition, watching this may kill you

I'm not kidding, my stomach is sore from all the laughing. After a brief sketch that serves as a lead-in and to some extent, a setup, this is 77 minutes of pure and gradually increasing hilarity(and there is actually insight to a ton of what he says). This and Hot Fuzz(which had the greater effect on me, but you really can't compare these) are the only two things where I've ever felt like I might croak, that my (23-year old and trim as of writing this, mind you) body might be overwhelmed from my enjoying the crap out of what I was seeing and hearing. I love Murphy when he is allowed to do what he does best, and not asked to do it in an irritating manner. The man has a machine-gun for a mouth(in the sense that it can fire off absolutely lethal verbal projectiles at such a speed that counting them soon becomes an exercise in pointless behaviour) and he can behave arrogantly as well as self-deprecating(if the scales aren't necessarily equal). His impersonations are excellent, and Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor(R.I.P.), Michael Jackson(R.I.P.), Africans, Jamaicans, Italians, etc. must have been embarrassed, if they don't have(or had in those 2 cases) a sense of humor about themselves. This is a performance by Eddie, and like other stand-uppers, he ties it together and repeats certain punchlines. The whole thing keeps to an astounding pace(with very few exceptions), and flies by. This is filmed and edited with skill, evident especially in the fact that you don't notice it; it doesn't draw attention to itself, and off the man. There are stereotypes in this, and it is in general quite controversial. The main focus is on relationships, women and sex, though he does talk about gay people, us whites and our inability to dance, and there is a brief bit of bodily function jokes. There is a constant stream of strong language in this. I recommend this to any fan of the comic the way I would a hot meal to someone hungry. 8/10

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9 /10

Raw to the bone

Many comics, like Jim Carrey, and Robin Williams, reach a certain age where they stop doing what they are good at and go into family movies. Jim Carrey was funny on In Living Color and Robin Williams has a certain magic with drama films, but now they continue to submerse themselves in the lowest common form of comedy. Cheap bathroom humor and little kid comedies that are in no way funny, nor clever. Eddie Murphy is no exception now doing such things as Daddy Day Care, Imagine That (remember that?), and those countless Shrek films.

But, with Eddie Murphy Raw, this was shot in 1987, when Murphy was a very vulgar and hilarious comedian. Eddie Murphy doesn't do anything like Delirious and Raw anymore, or does any sort of stand up comedy at all. These are two little pieces of his history that are now overshadowed by his lame kiddy comedies.

Eddie Murphy Raw is a ninety minute comedy special of him performing at Madison Square Garden in NY's Felt Forum. The comic discusses sex, women, actors, why whites can't dance (coming from a white man, so true), why Italians are motivated by Rocky, divorce, and just the topic of life itself. He gives his realism approach to everything, and even shows sympathy for Johnny Carson losing half of his money to his wife after their divorce.

The language in the film is absolutely filthy and the women dialog is incredibly misogynistic and degrading. But it's hilarious and has its own truth behind it. I'm sure Eddie cares about women, but some of the things he says about divorce is relatively, right on the money.

By the end of the special, it goes a tiny bit downhill which is exceptional because most of the beginning was hilarious and very funny. Raw is the sequel to Delirious, which is one I will be sure to see in the future. Going into this with only average expectations I came out very surprised at what I just saw. I almost had to sit down and have a long talk with myself about right and wrong. It's that good.

Starring: Eddie Murphy. Directed by: Robert Townsend.

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7 /10

Eddie Murphy at his height

This opens with a young Eddie Murphy shocking his family during the Thanksgiving gather in 68. It's his standup in Madison Square Garden. He's afraid of Mr. T but not so much Michael Jackson after making fun of them in Delirious. He imitates Bill Crosby chastising him and praises his hero Richard Pryor. It's a night of foul-mouthed nasty stories with references to various pop culture personalities. He and his purple outfit has the audience in the palm of his hands. This is Eddie Murphy at his highest point. He is irreverent and fearless. He comes off as a homophobic misogynist and it doesn't matter. He takes on anything and anyone. He's full of power and energy. Robert Townsend captures it all.

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9 /10

Eddie Murphy: The Mouth That Roared!

Whether you like Eddie Murphy or not, his performance in "Raw" is quite a show. He's the first to admit to his profane language. But even without the dirty words, he can still entertain, as evidenced by his vocal impressions of Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor. And his song medley at the end is a hilarious finish!

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10 /10

Hilarious Stand Up Comedy!

Rated R for Pervasive Strong Language and Crude and Sexual Humor. Quebec Rating:13+ Canadian Home Video Rating:18A

I saw Eddie Murphy's Raw on BET about a month ago.I must say it is simply hilarious.Eddie Murphy is a very funny comedian and Eddie Murphy's Raw is one of my favorite stand-up comedy routines of all time.Eddie Murphy's Delirious came four years before this.It was very funny but Raw was definitely better! There is an opening skit with an unknown Samuel L Jackson as Eddie Murphy's uncle and it goes on from there.There are plenty of funny topics such as how Bill Cosby called up Eddie Murphy to tell him that he was very vulgar,how Mr.T and Michael Jackson want to kick Eddie Murphy's a**.Eddie Murphy's childhood etc.Raw is a very funny stand up comedy routine and if you find it, watch it!

Runtime:93min

9/10

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8 /10

What a raw old fellow is Eddie

Like Richard Pryor, I must admit, it is fun to watch another foul mouthed comic, up on stage. Though not matching the credentials of the late, brilliant insightful comic, Pryor, who I believe was even a better actor, what we have is 86 minutes guaranteed worth of raucous laughs. From infidelity to poverty, where the poor Murphy family were reduced to eating slinky springs, Murphy kicks up a storm of laughs, while remaining coolly confident, which a few budding comedian must envy. Murphy knows how to dress too, his attire more effective than his ruddy sort in Delirious. Too, the start was inventive, with Eddie's childhood, Samuel L Jackson, playing a small but fine role as the Grandfather, egging little Eddie on in the tellings of a dirty joke, seeing star potential. And to split opinions, where personally I didn't like Best Defence, I'd choose Beverly Hills Cop over 48 Hours, any day. I must admit, Murphy isn't afraid to be dramatic about the underlying realities of his jokes. it. His impersonations are fantastic, Bill Cosby, is almost nailed, plus others that impress. Here's a great night in, to save you from going out in the cold to a concert. If you don't mind profanity, that is.

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good stuff

Offensive, crude, infantile, empty. Sure, 'Raw' is all these things. It's also laugh-out- loud funny. This is Eddie Murphy at his best, when he still knew how to make people laugh. He takes the stage and commands for the duration of the film. He's so in control and confident it's amazing. I saw it again recently. It aged well.

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10 /10

What a show

Imagine: You produce the taping of the show for, let's be generous, for about 1 Million US$. We're talking six to eight cameras. Then you take the show to the theaters and gross a cool 50.000.000 ! This can only work, when you tape Eddie Murphy on stage in on of the best comedy shows ever! Saw it live in L.A. What a great timing the guy has. Get a chance and see the VHS (where is the DVD?) and you'll have the best of times, while you're at it, grab a "momma burger" and a beer.

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Energy and stage presence covers up some weak patches among the laughs

Live in New York, Eddie Murphy may well look quite ridiculous in his purple jumpsuit but he holds the stage really well in this large arena. It goes without saying that his material is relentlessly foulmouthed and occasionally offensive but it rarely bothered me because he does manage to be consistently funny throughout the show. His topics are mostly in the realm of relationships in regards sex and women generally. This worried me a little bit because these topics hardly offered much in the way of originality but actually he did really well with it.

It wasn't that he avoided clichΓ©s (because he doesn't) but more that he manages to inject energy into his whole show. At times his material is very strong but even when he is being obvious and crude, his energy lifts it, engages the audience and makes it feel better than it is. I wasn't rolling with laughter all the time but I did really enjoy the show so, even when I didn't laugh at some bits, it wasn't really a problem but he was generally still amusing. Director Townsend doesn't really help him by having the camera tight on him so much either; Murphy's energy is in his whole body so the close shots reduce this somewhat – plus the whole setup makes it hard to appreciate the audience being in the room.

Overall though a funny and energetic show from Murphy. It isn't a classic by any means and his material is hardly original but he has stage presence and energy and that helps a lot. Maybe too crude and foulmouthed to be to everyone's tastes but if it is your thing then it is worth a look.

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8 /10

Terrific Stand Up Comedy

I have grown up to know Eddie Murphy as the funny guy who plays multiple people in one movie, but I also knew that some time ago he was a comedian to which no ground was sacred and who wore some crazy outfits. Luckily I was able to watch one of his classic comedy routines recently, Raw.

The greatest part of Eddie's routine was his impersonations. The voice, mannerisms and stuff the people speak about are all done perfectly. Another great thing is that he tells the humorous truth about things like relationships and how people act and think.

This movie/performance proves that Eddie Murphy is one of the greatest comedians out there. It is definitely one, for all those mature enough, to see. I will be looking out for more old Eddie Murphy stand up DVDs and I hope he goes back to his old ways.

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5 /10

Raw is Right

How difficult is it to photograph one man on stage? Apparently very difficult for this poorly shot film. Ernest Dickerson who has done some good work with Spike Lee, falters under Robert Townsend's inept direction. With all those cameras going, you would think they would choose more than one shot. Every camera seems to get a shot of Murphy from the waist up. Given the directors that Townsend had worked under up until that time (not to mention having already shot his own film), you would think he would have learned something about shot selection. Apparently not, although his technique has improved slightly over the years. Also, the lighting in the film is very murky. Dickerson didn't do a decent job lighting a color film until DO THE RIGHT THING.

Then there is Eddie Murphy's performance. He's mildly funny through most of the film, but in the latter third Murphy's routine disintegrates into a paranoid tirade about his fear of being financially taken advantage of by women. When this part kicks in, you're best to go for the popcorn or the nearest exit quick. This film is strictly for die-hard Eddie Murphy fans.

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10 /10

May Even Be Funnier Than Delirious

Eddie Murphy has to be the Richard Pryor of the 80's. He would star in these comedies that were just hard not to laugh at. Even when he would do things like Delirious and Raw he would still be really funny and when he did stand up he was uncensored. He did what he wanted and that brought him his pay at the end of the day. That was Eddie's passion, Comedy. He was the funniest man of the 80's. He would make any body laugh if he could talk to them. I'm sure that having a conversation with him would have been a great one. Now that he is divorced I feel bad. Now he has kids and is single again. But he isn't the 25 or older comedian he used to be. He kind of had to calm down since being married and having children.

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1 /10

Time Capsule

This is a time capsule of sorts. It shows the height of Eddie Murphy, but more importantly those subjects that were important in the media and public's mind. However, what I thought was funny over three decades ago, is no longer relevant today. I've watched it again, multiple times and it loses its meaning as I get older. The shift in the public opinions concerning homosexuality, women, Bill Cosby, drugs, and more importantly using foul language.

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8 /10

Eddie Murphy raw.

Back in the '80's Eddie Murphy was really one of the most popular comedy actors. He however early in his career did not only do movies but also did a couple of legendary stand-up shows, such as this one.

You can tell by the crowds reaction how popular Murphy was at the time. This movie is basically one of the evenings that he performed in New York, shot on film, with only a small sketch added to the beginning of it and some very short backstage stuff. So not much else to this movie really but a very raw, filmed, stand-up show.

It's not hard to see why Murphy was so good and popular for this sort of stuff. It's all about his performance and the energy that he puts into it. He rapidly bombards the audience with fun jokes and impersonations. Basically what Murphy does a lot is insulting basically every group of people but the way he does it makes it all very fun to watch. The actual stuff that he come up with wasn't even that original but like I said, it's all about the performance here. Of course some of the stuff is somewhat outdated now days, since like basically all stand-up comedians, they focus on what's hot and now at the present time. This show was from 1987, so some jokes and references might not come across as powerful or striking as they did back in those days.

One thing Murphy stands out in are his impersonations. He can do some amazing stuff with his voice and can even really sound like some other well known celebrities.

Being an Afro-American, Murphy of course also makes fun of the black community, like black comedians often do so well. Especially Afro-Americans themselves will probably get a blast out of it. But he basically makes fun of every group of people, like Italians and just plain men and women in general.

It's a real fun and good watch and great to see an energetic Eddie Murphy in his prime and at his peak.

8/10

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very funny up until the last 25 minutes or so

eddie murphy raw is very funny to a point. The last 25 minutes are kind of dull, and not much, if any laughs. but it's pretty much a laugh riot up until the last 25 minutes or so. the funniest parts include the bill cosby, and richard pryor imitations, and the part about eddie wanting a mcdonald's hamburger as a kid. it lost so much momentum toward the end, but i still watch eddie murphy raw a lot to see the hilarious moments before. i give eddie murphy raw **1/2 out of ****

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10 /10

Good, but nowhere near Delirious.

Eddie Murphy raw is good. Some might even say that it is very good. Unfortunately, the bar was set so unbelievably high with his previous offering (Eddie Murphy Delirous) that it only comes off as mildly dissapointing. If you haven't seen either, you should consider watching Raw first, even though it was chronolgically second in the series. Raw is funny at times, but the pacing was off. Eddie seems tired in his delivery, and the camera work was a bit shoddy. The camera is zoomed in too far for most of the show and plays catch-up with Eddie for the duration of the set. Part of Eddie's genius is how he uses his whole body to convey his comedy, and the camera robs us of this performance by only showing him from his chest and up.

You can also tell that Eddie has grown up a bit from watching this. He is talking more about relationships and life instead of reliving memories from his childhood (which was the really, really funny stuff from Delirious).

I don't want to discourage anyone from watching this, as it is still one of the best stand up routines of all time. I would put it at number 7 or 8 of all time, but only because Delirious takes up the top 6 spots (yes, it is that funny).

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5 /10

A stand-up comedy movie that's too raw to handle.

emm 25 April 1999

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy. There isn't a whole lot about RAW except for a stool and a microphone stand.....and, of course, Eddie Murphy who is great at celebrity impersonations (good) and speaking out "F" words (bad). Add the useless bathroom jokes and the sex jokes, and you have here another concert movie that is filthier than dust, but the rest of Murphy's talent isn't all too shabby. The opening flashback scene is a nice touch, and see if you can spot Samuel L. Jackson as Eddie's uncle. For serious Murphy lovers only!

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10 /10

Hilarious

I mean come on.... Wow I'm watching this now for the like 500th time and I think it's absolutely hilarious..... is there anything more I need to say πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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3 /10

I simply can't understand all these rave reviews.

I wouldn't call myself an Eddie Murphy "fan", but I've enjoyed enough of his movies and I don't have a lick of trouble with comedians who work seriously blue. Having heard the Bill Cosby bit from this standup special I made a point of (finally) watching it, because that piece - and particularly the Richard Pryor punch line - kills. But honestly, the rest of the performance just isn't funny. It's Eddie complaining about women for about an hour. Obviously he was working through some things, but for that he really needn't have involved an audience - except for the part about how by doing so he could make a ridiculous amount of money from people who have pretty low standards for comedy. I should also add that, though it's unfair to judge these things in retrospect (that is, more than 30 years out of context), the gay stuff comes off as embarrassingly dated.

Personally, I think it would have been 90 minutes better spent watching Pryor.

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8 /10

"Raw" Hilarity!

Warning: Spoilers

Superstar Eddie Murphy makes up some amusing as well as downright funny jokes about love, sex, marriage, alimony, and the differences between his humor and that of Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor in director Robert Townsend's 90-minute film "Eddie Murphy Raw," the stand-up comic's second concert, lensed at New York City's Felt Forum. The former "Saturday Night Live" comedian consistently entertains audiences with his scatological, insightful, and controversial wit. Murphy looks very energetic and his humor sounds fresh and vibrant. If you love Murphy's irreverent sense of humor, you'll enjoy "Raw." The biggest complaint about "Raw" has nothing to do with Murphy's jokes, but director Robert Townsend's lackluster staging. Of course, Murphy is the center of attention, but Townsend never allows lenser Ernst Dickerson to shoot any reaction shots of the crowd splitting their sides with laughter at Murphy's jesting.

The film begins with an historic flashback to Eddie as an adolescent telling his family a funny but scatological joke before the concert part of the movie unfolds. Mind you, this opening gambit—referred to as 'the sketch'—was co-scripted by funny man Keenen Ivory Wayans, but this is not archival stuff, strictly a recreation of the event, with Samuel L. Jackson in the Murphy household as Eddie's uncle. The sketch foreshadows Murphy' specialty humor before director Townsend cuts to the real thing, with the comedian showing up. Murphy gets off to a good start with spot-on impersonations of "A-Team" hero Mr. T and pop singer Michael Jackson. Apparently, Mr. T has threatened to take Murphy to ground zero and Murphy regales us with his version before he impersonates Michael Jackson. If you did not know better, you would swear that Murphy is Mr. T when he does Mr. T and the same applies to his version of Michael Jackson. Murphy goes to extremes when he talks about actress Brook Shields attending a ceremony with Jackson. According to Murphy, Jackson did not take Shields to bed, something Eddie would have felt compelled to do. Before he launches into alimony sequence, Murphy chides the guys in the crowd about STDs. The comic talks about Johnny Carson's divorce and that fact that his wife walked away with half of $130-million that she—according to Murphy—had no right to since she didn't cook or clean. This tirade underscores Murphy's decision not to get married without a nuptial agreement. Mind you, as sexist as Murphy gets about dames after dudes, he explains to the women in the audience that guys are born to stray. There is a funny story about the price of fame that deals with Italians who leave the movie "Rocky" pumped up with their own over-inflated egos. They spark a fight in a nightclub and Eddie's bodyguards dive into and by the time everything is over, Murphy winds up getting sued by everybody. When he calls home to speak with his mom, he catches it from his drunken dad who lectures him with Motown lyrics rewritten to serve his point. Some material like Murphy's father feeding them Tonka toys isn't as hilarious. One of the funniest portions of "Raw" concerns a phone call from Bill Cosby who reprimands Murphy for his offensive humor and the reply that Murphy gets from Richard Pryor about Cosby's clean humor. You have to admit that Murphy takes shots at everybody and his homophobic comments probably wouldn't fly today, but the material is still hilarious. Now, "Raw" looks pretty dated and Murphy in 2009 is nowhere near as popular as he was when he made this routine.

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much ado about nothing

Eddie Murphy is a true giant of comedy. More then a simple stand up or sketch comedian, he is also a very fine actor who brings charm and charisma to any role he plays. He is a true survivor. He started off in 48 Hrs. and Beverly Hills Cop and then had a long dry period before making an amazing comeback in The Nutty Professor and Doctor Doolittle. He is like a timex watch who takes a licking and keeps on ticking. This film of one of his concerts was made in his dry period, but still bears viewing today. He returns to his roots so to speak in a concert film like Richard Pryor's. In fact, he impersonates Pryor during this film and you sense that he was a role model for him. I have to admit that watching Eddie today isn't as controversial as it once was (even when he uses his favorite twelve letter word). However, he makes you laugh and always delivers. The one part of the film that is rather chilling today is the one where he talks about Bill Cosby. Eddie does a hilarious impersonation of Cosby when he recollects how he phoned him and told him he was offended by the filthy language that he used in his act and how his son Ennis was "corrupted" at an Eddie Murphy concert. Eddie says that he told Bill "I'm offended you called you Jello Puddin' eatin' mother$%^*&( f*(&you!" Its chilling when you think of how his son Ennis was murdered. Also, look for Samuel L. Jackson in an early role in the beginning of the film.

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10 /10

Classic

Raw and Delirious are staples in comedy. Eddie's comedy isn't dated and his impressions, skits are so memorable. Such a talent and you can rewatch but still laugh.

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