SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell

2015

Comedy / Documentary

IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 85 85

stand-up comedy

Plot summary

The first ever comedy special filmed at and in partnership with South By Southwest (SXSW). Kamau Bell (CNN'sUnited Shades of America) hosts the show. Featuring sets from Beth Stelling (Jimmy Kimmel Live, @midnight), Nate Bargatze (Maron, @midnight), Iliza Shlesinger (The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing), Mark Normand (Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck), and Matt Braunger (Maron, Garfunkel & Oates), the two-part special also includes comics Todd Glass and Beth Stelling exploring the streets of Austin and bumping into the likes of Jeff Ross, Ron Funches and a number of festival-goers.

Director

Steven Feinartz Photo
Steven Feinartz

Top cast

Nate Bargatze Photo
Nate Bargatze as Self
Beth Stelling Photo
Beth Stelling as Self
Ron Funches Photo
Ron Funches as Self
Jeffrey Ross Photo
Jeffrey Ross as Self
720p.WEB
741.91 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sirbitcloud 10 / 10

Return of the Showcase!

I was so happy to see a program like this come back around and give comedy some well deserved attention and make the experience so pretty and dynamic once again. As much as I love the solo headliner hours there's something really spectacular about getting the morsels and tight sets from a spread of comics that all feed off each other's material, like Beth Stelling and Mark Normand's little trade off in this that was such a great call back to me! The flow makes it feel so engaging and the level of care that was put into it was so reassuring to see as a die hard comedy nerd. I'm tired of the same stale, stationary cameras that don't really make watching the performance feel as engaging as it can be and the cutaways are a nice touch to show off the peculiarities of the festival. This held my attention a lot better than most other specials. It feels like the format of specials are maturing with this new comedy boom right now and I'm glad to see the showcase format being a part of that.
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