Dice

Funny as hell. Period. I don't buy the negative reviews at all. Dice is playing this perfectly. No longer the young stud playing stadiums, he plays the older and less successful Diceman with a ton of humor and self-deprecating dignity. Hoping for a third season.

Wow! I saw this was coming out and I thought this would be a half- cooked Dice comeback attempt.

Boy was I mistaken! This is so well done. I've watched the entire series over and over and keep finding new jokes.

I'm not sure how this would go with someone who didn't know who Andrew Dice Clay was, but if you are a fan or are at least familiar with his work... stop reading and watch it now!!!

I was never a fan of Andrew Dice Clay, but he definitely made me and a lot of other people laugh guiltily back in the 80's. I had no idea what become of him, but I saw him in the Woody Allen movie, "Blue Jasmin"

and he was a decent dramatic actor, and so too in "Vice" his new semi-autobiographical comedy/dramatic series.

This show has some really riotous moments, and in general is funny through and through ... I'm a fan. Good writing, good character, and good acting ... especially Adrian Brody channeling the Dice from the past ... it's hilarious.

7/10

The first two episodes are very funny, full of brilliant moments and dialogue, but truly the third episode is when you get into the show's stride. It eases you into who he is in relationship to others (which is more than just his stand up character) and sets you into place gradually, instead of immediately telling his story and letting the situation be filled in from there. It still has a traditional situation comedy theme to it, but it grows over the course of the season and starts to really play out in terms of interest and laughs.

It has great writing with some of the best social commentary and satire I have seen on TV in years. Dice has a winner with this; even if you are not a fan of his stand up and find him offensive, this show will make you laugh.

The resurgence of older comedians/entertainers has been doing a lot lately. Louie and Maron among a few. Like Maron, Dice is a fictionalized version of the stage persona.

The jokes are great. Just the right amount of political incorrectness to not be so offensive, but make someone laugh. He's a wise talking, ego driven, mans-man, with attitude. And he portrays it very well.

Having Vegas as the backdrop is perfect. There are many great celebrity cameos too. Natasha Henstridge plays his girlfriend perfectly. The two have this chemistry that really made me think they are an actual couple. And Kevin Corrigan who plays "Shake" does a great best friend role and accentuates Dices ego perfectly.

It's definitely worth a watch.