Typical Black Comedian schtick

I agree that these four HILARIOUS comedians are not the only "Kings" of comedy, but Spike Lee is not the one who gave them that title, they gave it to themselves. The movie was filmed while the comedians went on a comedy tour called the Original Kings of Comedy. It wasn't done to overshadow other comedians or great comedians of the past, but no other comedy troupe in recent times has traveled with that moniker.

However, I can never remember a George Carlin show that WASN'T "R" rated! And if it wasn't, it had to been at a different time in his life than the last 30 yrs or so. And I take that you don't watch or even care for every Black comedian or you wouldn't have said that they play up the "black-white differences schtick." Apparently if comedians continue to include in their material, then it must garner some laughs, I know it can be extremely funny to me from time to time.

Black culture vs. white culture is funny. It's a great contrast. It doesn't always portray whites as being "nerdy." Sometimes it shows blacks in a negative light too. You would have to have grown up in an urban area to appreciate this movie. I went to an all black school and I am a white person and I can see the humor in this movie. They don't mean anything hateful by it. They poke fun of white people and themselves. If you can't laugh at yourself that's sad. I wish everyone would stop being so uptight. The Blue Collar Comedy tour was a desperate attempt by a bunch of rednecks to capitalize on and emulate the Kings of Comedy. I will take Cedric, Bernie, Steve, and D.L. over Foxworthy and his lame, repetitive redneck "jokes".

And why is it that every single uptight non-black person can't take a few minutes to laugh at the flaws of their own culture. The "nerdy" white people of our culture (yes, I am white) perhaps deserve to be laughed at if they can't take a joke delivered in the proper context. Yes, there have been white comedians (Jeff Foxworthy hardly qualifies as one, having possessed a 10-year running "Redneck" schtick that was completely "out" when it was "in." And I do use "in" highly loosely), but Cedric, Bernie, Steve, and D.L. were very professional in their interpretations and projecting their perspectives of the flaws of various cultures. As well, they very vividly portrayed the differences between genders, races, and everyday things uptight morons like you would hardly notice. Spike Lee may have an agenda, but that agenda has provided many hours of laughter into the lives of a great amount of people (you obviously not being one of them). Furthermore, Spike did not intentionally exclude the great comedic stylings of Bruce, Carlin, etc..., he just provided a (appropriately fitting) name for the four people who could most diligently provide a fresh new brand of humor of the 21st century. And I find it very sad that you would prefer a lame attempt which desperately tried to cling onto the success of the "Kings" rather than simply opening your narrow pea brain and accepting a few chuckles at the expense your own race.

Ummm, the tour was called "THe Original Kings Of Comedy" Get your facts staright, and black-white comparisons is not getting old, cause it's still funny as hell.

Yes, the black vs. white bit got old decades ago, and you're right, Spike Lee does have an agenda, but "You might be a redneck..." was funny for about five minutes in 1989. The Blue Collar Comedy Tour sucks. Bill Engvall and his brilliant insight into the differences between men and women. Wow. Genius. The only remotely funny one is Larry the Cable Guy, and that's because he's such a stump-jumping hillbilly (at least on stage) that the character himself is more interesting than his material.

Back to the "Original" Kings of Comedy (not). If anything, these comedians are contributing to the racism they claim to be fighting against. George Carlin had it right when he pointed out the things that make us all the same. So did Bill Cosby.