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Biz as usual or standup renaissance?

Pete Timmerman, writing for PLAYBACKstl, reviews recently released standup DVD’s.

Recently, some great stand-up comedy DVDs have seen American release, such that there seems to be something of a renaissance in the field of stand-up comedians right now. (Just look at the out-of-nowhere success of films like the good-but-not-great Jesus Is Magic, or The Aristocrats.) Or maybe I’m mistaken, and stand-up never really went away.

Astute observations, especially about the late Bill Hicks, abound.