Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security

I must be a constipated moron according to a previous poster. I didn't find this very funny. I am no stranger to this type of humor and I am a HUGE fan of Jamie Foxx when he was on In Living Color. My rules of humor are this. No Rules! I was not offended by anything he said, I just think it wasn't all that funny. I watched this long before Whitney Houston's death and I really don't give a crap about her and didn't like her music, so what I am about to say has nothing to do with being offended for Whitney. That "crackish" thing was lame the first time he said it and then when he got the audience to start repeating it, I cringed. I give it 3 stars.

Yes, I'll admit I'm a fan of highbrow comedy. I think Dennis Miller's intellectual wit was one of the best things to happen to Monday Night Football (however short lived). I'm not saying Jamie Foxx comes off as Winston Churchill when he talks about world events, but he knows his material. His accents and impersonations are impeccable. His honesty and realistic views are to be championed. Oh, don't let me forget, I nearly peed myself. The only people I would not recommend this to are those recovering from abdominal surgery. You just might REALLY bust a gut.

sh***t.... this last comment was almost as bad as the first. White people usually don't get this type of humor??? are you kidding, that's just as close minded as thinking Jamie Foxx is nothing but a racist homophobe. To return to the case at point, I consider his stand-up routine pure genius. Jamie Foxx shows himself as a true entertainer, I would even go as far as to call him an Artist...with a capital A. Underneath his funny-man exterior is an individual who is passionatley aware of his surroundings and able, much like a poet, to convey meaning with the simplest gesture. From start to finish this video left me in hysterics, from his dead on point impersonation of Shaq, his puffy and J Lo routine (take that take that take that), his unflinching candor when it comes to LL Cool J (he's a hardcore rapper but he's glossy...F*CK that!) to the riotous prince sketch. I could go on and on, truth is that this is Jamie Foxx at the top of his game. The more you watch it, the more meaning and humor you will find in it. Much like the satrical newspaper "the onion", when you take the content of Jamie's performance to the end of the line, you realize that it is grounded in the deepest understanding of the subject material. Being able to find and express the comedy within life itself is just as important, if not more important, than the artist who is able to find beauty and express it through art.

I think Jamie Foxx is hilarious and this special really brought out his talent...that last person who commented on it was way too serious about it. It's called comedy for a reason, you uptight jackass. enough said.

I bought the DVD without having seen any bits or shows of Jamie Foxx, and I was really surprised. After seeing Collateral and Any Given Sunday, I couldn't imagine this guy was a comedian. As it turns out, I was wrong.

Jamie Foxx uses a lot of the standard issues (relationships, black people vs. white people, drugs, etc) in his show, but he also uses his previous films. He's gonna tell you about his "fight" with LL Cool J during 'Any Given Sunday', and he'll tell you stories about his trip to Africa during the filming of 'Ali'. I've seen quite some recent stand-up shows, and in all of them Michael Jackson is a huge topic. I was so relieved that Jamie Foxx only used his name in one sentence. Instead of going after Michael, he went after Prince for a change.

The show is a must-see for fans of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock. Just don't expect the same high quality you get from those guys.