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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: KOCH VISION
Salesrank: 93297
Released: January 21, 2003 |
| Our Price: $40.00 |
| Used Price: $0.74 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Best of the Improv Volume 4 is an exclusive compilation packed with live Improv footage. Get ready for non-stop laughter with an incredible line-up of stars. Tim Allen celebrates the male obsession with machismo, power tools, and women. Jerry Seinfeld uncovers the humor and irony in life's ordinary moments. Norm McDonald uses edgy, deadpan delivery to examine dental hygiene. Ray Romano's jokes about family life are highlighted by his heavy New York accent. And many more great comedians perform their funniest routines!
A must have for collectors and all connoisseurs of comedy!
Volume 4 Features: Rick Overton, Tim Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Charles Fleischer, Norm McDonald, Richard Jeni, Dennis Wolfberg, Ray Romano
Best of the Improv, Vol. 4 Reviews:
MISREPRESENTATION 
2007-03-27 - THIS DVD HAD A VERY SHORT SEINFELD JOKE AND THE REST WERE VERY
MEDIOCRE COMEDIANS. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PURCHASE.
My true rating is half-star at best
2007-02-08 - Buyer beware, especially Seinfeld fans. Heed the other reviews. Seinfeld has a 2-minute clip. To be honest, I haven't even really watched most of the other chapters. As soon as I realized that Seinfeld was a mere two minutes of this rip-off, I signed right on and wrote this. Thanks a whole bunch, Improv and Koch Vision.
Teaser DVD
2006-09-26 - As expected from a "compilation" from a company trying to make money from big names. The whole thing clocks in about 44 min! (Approx. 60 min in the cover; I guess that includes the credits!!) The acts were good but its all like a teaser trailer. Seinfeld gets about a minutes worth. I liked Ray Romano's piece.
Just too short! Rent it!
Okay for Spotlights - Don't expect more than a taste 
2004-10-15 - These are clipped from A&E's Live at the Improv - total of 6 individual volumes, each with different talent, available also as a boxed set. Each concentrates on a 5-7 min. set comprising basically the most famous premises from each comic. Not necessarily a great or comprehensive collection, but nice as an intro. to each comic's particular style. Liked the early Norm and Ray work, and the vintage Tim Allen.
Star: Jerry Seinfeld American Comedian/Actor
Star: Norm MacDonald Actor/Comedian
Star: Ray Romano American Comedian
Star: Richard Jeni Actor/`The Mask`
Star: Charles Fleisher
Star: Rick Overton Comedian
Star: Tim Allen Actor/`Santa Clause`
Star: Dennis Wolfberg
In addressing the prior reviewers - don't buy this expecting a full set from each comic - it wouldn't fit on a 60 min. video. But if you want a 'flavor' of what each comic can do, or does, this is perfectly plausible. I agree Seinfeld's features are way better, but this is more like comic scene studies than full feature presentation. Know what you're buying first.
Don�t waste your time and money
2003-11-25 - The description (and probably original intent) of this collection of stand-up material is promising: footage of comedians at a well-known club. Unfortunately, all was lost in the editing.
Only small snippets are shown from each comedian. First of all, this destroys much of the effort of these comedians to craft a good act. Jokes out of context are often not funny. A good comedian will organize his/her material for the best effect. By grabbing small sections of various acts, the benefits of this effort is completely lost. In the case of this collection, it seems that the editor picked out snippets that were not particularly good IN context. The end result is you see each comedian for 1-2 minutes and they are not even funny for that short period.
I daresay that most people seeing this collection on television would change channels rather quickly. This collection is not worth the time it takes to watch let alone the cost of the DVD.
