Laughing
Matters...The Men!
Ariztical Entertainment
R1
DVD
"While some gay comics seek to
refute common stereotypes, others thrive on them." (All Movie Guide)
Laughing Matters...The Men explores how
gay comedians take the stereotypes of modern life and use them as a path to
empowerment and to raucous humour. The six comedians
included are quite astounding artists who not only are highly respected within
the comedy community but have tales to tell of their own personal journeys,
ranging from coming out tales to the loss of AIDS, life as an Asian American to
the experiences of a openly effeminate gay playwright.
Laughing Matters...The Men! Was shot in
five days at the Palm Springs Gay Pride Festival and includes a good balance of
stand up material with interviews, life-stories and scenes from the gay parade.
This is the third in a series of award-winning comedy films from All Out Films
and all have proved highly successful.
Each of the comedians has their personal
take on comedy. We meet Scott Kennedy, a self-proclaimed "pink-neck"
from Texas with his own Comedy Central special who seems just like any Texan
however he is also openly gay and takes with the experience of one who have
experienced loss (his lover died of AIDS), at the other end of the spectrum we
experience the stories and memories of two-time Emmy winner Bruce Vilanch (Outstanding Writing, The 63rd Annual Academy
Awards), who has written for everyone from Bett Midlar to Cher. We get to hear from Bob Smith who helped
found Gay comedy in
There are six comedians in all and this
is a superbly funny, moving and entertaining DVD.