Def Comedy Jam 

Hosted by Martin Lawrence

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Kid Capri, D.L. Hughley

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Martin Lawrence	...	Self - Host 20 episodes, 1992
Kid Capri	...	Self - DJ / ... 19 episodes, 1992-2008
D.L. Hughley	...	Self - Host / ... 14 episodes, 1992-2008

Storyline

Hosted by Martin Lawrence

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Plot Keywords:

stereotype | stand up | stand up comedian | live performance | live comedy | 

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Taglines:

DEFying Conventions. DEFining a new generation.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies (1994)

User Reviews

An Honest Review

OK, it's kind of hard to review a stand-up show with a heavily rotating cast. Sometimes, yes, it stank. But that's because sometimes stand up stinks.

Other times it was so funny it made you choke. And I am going to review principally the times that it was so funny you couldn't breathe...because those times far outweighed the bad times.

And you saw some brilliant up and commers that were still so hungry they fought hard for each laugh.

In its time and place it was brilliant, and part of an HBO comedy line up that has yet to be topped.

Shows like this don't come around enough, and the new ones that try to emulate it do far too much to actually win the world over.

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Def Comedy Jam

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Russell Simmons Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1