Robin Williams: Live at the Met

Classic stand-up from Robin Williams, this should make anyone laugh (hard).

Ahh the good ole days (yawn), I remember seeing this as a nipper and although I didn't get many of the jokes back then I still thought it was damn funny! Probably due to Robin's crazy voices and schizophrenic style of delivery.

On seeing this again at a slightly more mature state of being, it is downright hysterical. As the cover says, More LPM (laughs per minute) than any other comedy, and it's right. I've never seen anyone so quick at delivering, Williams just goes crazy (or actually IS for that matter), and there is some truly great improv.

I mostly only review the best stuff I've seen and this is no exception, closely followed by the late Bill Hicks this is the greatest stand-up routine I ever have, and probably ever will see.

By far, one of the greatest stand-up performances ever captured on film. It showcases Robin at the peak of his stand-up career. If you enjoyed his more recent "Live from Broadway", it pales in comparison to this film. This should place Williams on the same level as Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor, when looking at stand-up legends.

How does a performer like Robin Williams get to the Metropolitan Opera House? "Money. Lots and lots of money."

Some skits and jokes are hysterically funny, some fall quite flat. Part of the problem is Robin Williams' stream-of-consciousness delivery: it is hard to keep up with the joke his mind is moving so fast. Generally this is a good thing, but he does lose you, and himself, at times, I think.

why oh why won't they release these early Robin Williams appearances on DVD?? if you are very very lucky, you might catch this or An Evening with Robin Williams on late night comedy central. robin Williams is unbelievably funny back in the old days. his humor may have been run by too much cocaine and liquor, but it was spot on--touching, sharp, and intelligent, happily devoid of an abundance of ethnic character voices. Williams was just as ridiculously manic running around the stage and up and down the aisles. He poured sweat and expletives, but he some how had a lighter touch.

who owns the rights to these shows?? release them and we will buy them!

The fact that Robin Williams was once producing comedy of this calibre puts him up there with the greats, Bill Hicks, Ryan Stiles, and Eddies Izzard and Murphy. Around this time, when was magnificent, Williams was producing material like "The World According to Garp", "Dead Poets Society" and even "Good Morning Vietnam". It's just a damn shame he's not anymore. But "Live at The Met" is quite simply the funniest stand-up routine ever performed. It will always prove how incredibly funny Robin Williams can