The Original Kings of Comedy

Name: The Original Kings of Comedy
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: 2000-08-18
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac

2000·Movie·R·115 min·★ 6.4(68)

Comedy Documentary More English titles

“We Got Jokes.”

The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee.

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About The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy is a 2000 English-language comedy and documentary film directed by Spike Lee. The cast is led by Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Original Kings of Comedy was produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment, and MTV Films and made in United States of America. It was released on August 18, 2000, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $13 million, it went on to gross $38 million worldwide.

Director: Spike Lee
Writers: D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer
Release date: August 18, 2000
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $13 million
Box office: $38 million
Production: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Latham Entertainment, MTV Films

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The Original Kings of Comedy cast & crew

The Original Kings of Comedy was directed by Spike Lee and written by D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey, and Cedric the Entertainer.

The cast features Steve Harvey as Self, D.L. Hughley as Self, Cedric the Entertainer as Self, and Bernie Mac as Self.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Malik Hassan Sayeed and it was produced by David Gale and Walter Latham.

Is The Original Kings of Comedy worth watching?

The Original Kings of Comedy holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 68 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and documentary, The Original Kings of Comedy is worth a place on your watchlist.

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