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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:47

Rotten:33

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show has some entertaining moments, but is a mostly hit-and-miss documentary.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland chronicles the journey of Vince Vaughn, star of the hit films Fred Claus, The Break Up, Wedding Crashers,... Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland chronicles the journey of Vince Vaughn, star of the hit films Fred Claus, The Break Up, Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Old School, and Swingers, and four stand-up comedians as they traverse the country performing in a live variety show. In the spirit of the old west variety shows, Vaughn plays host to the ensemble of comedians and performs improvisational sketches with surprise celebrity and musical guests. Hand picked by Vaughn to perform on the tour, from the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, are national comedians Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, and Sebastian Maniscalco. The film provides audiences a rare opportunity to experience Vaughn and his team as they travel over 6,000 miles across the heartland of America and perform 30 shows in 30 days. Traveling to cities that don't ordinarily attract this type of entertainment, Vaughn and his team bring their unique styles and perspectives to regional audiences throughout Western, Southern and Midwestern states. Through rousing onstage performances and behind-the-scenes interviews, the engaging film breaks down the true essence of each comedian's life altering experiences and the personal and professional challenges that will unite four comics, one movie star and legions of fans from Hollywood to the Heartland. --© Picturehouse [More]

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, Sebastian Maniscalco, Peter Billingsley, Dwight Yoakam, Justin Long, Buck Owens, Jon Favreau

Director: Ari Sandel

Director: Ari Sandel
Producer: Vince Vaughn
Composer: John O'Brien
Studio: Picturehouse

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Unlike Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey, who make being funny look like a dreary chore, Vince Vaughn seems like a dude who actually enjoys his job.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
02/07/08
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

This is stand-up comedy here. Bring the funny and leave the rest on the bus.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
02/07/08
Kerry Lengel
Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic

Only sporadically wild, but it does indeed go through some Western states. It also ends up feeling about as long and draggy as the title itself.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
02/07/08
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

You get four decent comics plucked from obscurity and given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play big venues packed with eager fans who would probably have roared at a 20-minute set by Alan Greenspan if Vaughn had deigned to give him his blessing.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/08/08
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

West is heavy on Vaughn, at least initially, but woefully short on comedy.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
02/07/08
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Documentary chronicling Vince Vaughn's month-long traveling comedy show isn't as funny as it wants to be, but it's good for a few laughs.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
02/07/08
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Comedy with a social conscious. How refreshing.

Full Review Source: Black Star News | comment Comment
02/02/08
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Black Star News

The movie's amiable, impulsive, intense, and scattershot, and since those are qualities associated with Vaughn himself, in the end it's a fair representation.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/08/08
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show is a sweet and affecting tribute to the shrewd charms of the American road show.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/04/08
Kevin Courrier
Kevin Courrier
Boxoffice Magazine

This loosely enjoyable documentary doesn't offer deep insights into the minds of comedians.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
02/07/08
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

A good concert film might have been culled from Vaughn's 30-date LA-to-Chicago tour... But this is more like a DVD extra for that film

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/07/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

About 30 comedy shows and could have been interesting for maybe 30 minutes. But it goes beyond that, until the actor and his far less charismatic buddies get on your 30th nerve.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
02/08/08
Darel Jevens
Darel Jevens
Chicago Sun-Times
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The delight stems from the quartet of lesser known comics Vaughn chose to place at the movie's center, as well as the unpretentious way we learn so much about them--their motives, pains, struggles and revealing ethnic and class backgrounds.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
02/07/08
Sid Smith
Sid Smith
Chicago Tribune

Wild West Comedy Show is less a movie than a concert, but it's probably the best comedy concert you'll see all year.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
02/07/08
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

Vaughn's ambitious dream project offers more than just a look at four budding stand-up comics, but a look at our country from a very unique perspective as well.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
02/07/08
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Vaughn seems to believe that bringing hundreds of F-bombs per night and such guest stars as 'the gay guy from "Wedding Crashers"' to the benighted masses that live between New York and Los Angeles is the domestic equivalent of a USO show.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
02/08/08
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Raunchy stand-up roadshow will appeal to teens.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
02/07/08
Renee Schonfeld
Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media

We never particularly care about the notion of the tour itself; it's a marathon, but so what? There is no effort to make the venues come alive; indeed, many of them are just names slapped up on the screen.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
02/07/08
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

It is supposed to be a raucous ride of laughter, but it's thin on one important aspect: the jokes.

Full Review Source: Daily Herald (IL) | comment Comment
03/04/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
 
 
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