Vince Vaughn piles four comedians (Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst, and Sebastian Maniscalco) into a bus and travels across the country for thirty days for a comedy tour.
Starting out in California the troupe hits thirty cities in thirty days and this new film gives us a glimpse of their journey and performances. Like all live comedy there are good moments, and well, you know. It takes a while for the film to really get going (and to get out of California), but once the tour starts to make their way east things begin to pick up.
Along the way friends of Vaughn’s show up for specific performances including Justin Long, Keir O’Donnell, and Jon Favreau. These scattered moments help to add a little more spice to the film, but the comedians themselves provide most of the tour’s memorable moments.
An odd note - although the tour hits many towns it purposely stays out of the Midwest, preferring to travel south through Texas and Oklahoma and only coming northward to make stops in St. Louis and Chicago to end the tour.
So, is it worth your time? Well, maybe. With this much time and material, and variety of comedy, you certainly get quantity, even if not all of it is of a high quality. For me some of the best parts of the film were the behind the scenes moments of the comedians discussing their performances and the audiences at various venues. There are also some touching moments as the tour is forced to make changes do to Hurricane Katrina, and even give a free matinee for many refugees of the storm.
There are some laughs and some groans, and many moments in between. The best moments for me were John Caparulo’s reaction to being informed about the “clean” show, and the personal moments both before and after performances between the comedians. It’s not a must-see and will no doubt find a larger audience on DVD than its initial theatrical run, but there is enough here to make the experience worthwhile and enjoyable.
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