Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load

Truly awful. This is a far departure from "No Cure For Cancer". The number one rule for comedians should be: NEVER talk about your kids or pets. Its just not funny. I could care less about how cute his kids are. I want serious comedy. Where's the edge? Where's the drugs, sex and rock n' roll?

Let me put it this way, he used to bitch about cigarettes, now he complains about coffee.

Okay, I gotta admit, I haven't seen this. But I do own the CD.

The stand-up is very funny (my favorite joke is about woman controlling interior design - "I've been to Wayne Gretzky's house. The man has 5 MVP trophies. You know where they are? They're in the @#$%ing garage!"). Well, most of the stand-up is good, and if it's not, his random obscenities and creative tweaking of his voice make it enjoyable.

A lot of the in-between stuff, the "fluff" as I call it, is very weak. One song ("The Environment Song") is awesome. Another song ("Life's Gonna Suck When You Get Older") has it's moments. The rest is VERY poor, and just takes up my life.

The highlight of the album/show is the ending rant, where he completely goes off on the Catholic church and the priests (I'm Catholic and still found it funny). It is bitingly funny (whatever that means) and it gets pretty harsh.

Stand-up material - 8/10. Fluff - 4/10 Overall - 7/10

Denis Leary is hilarious - that is essentially all that needs to be said about his stand-up comedy performances.

Now, I really loved the 1993 "No Cure for Cancer" show and have seen it many, many times. And I will say that this 1997 "Lock 'N Load" show is just as fun. However, it is a bit more toned down. I mean, Denis Leary is less energetic and in-your-face as he was in the 1993 show. But that being said, don't get me wrong because "Lock 'N Load" is a brilliant and hilarious show.

The way he delivers his jokes and his punchlines are just glorious. I simply love the way he talks and performs. He is capable of getting a lot said with his words and always brings a laugh out.

The topics in "Lock 'N Load" are just as fun and brilliant as "No Cure for Cancer". So if you enjoyed that show, you will most definitely also like this show. The coffee bit, in particular, is my favorite in this show.

I am rating "Lock 'N Load" an eight out of ten, as it was a less energetic show. But very enjoyable and entertaining nonetheless. Definitely worth a watch. Actually it can be seen more than once. I think this is my third or fourth time to watch it already.

If I could say one thing about this comedy special it would be...... I can't think of one thing. From coffee to his kids Denis Leary scores high with this special, he is one of the funniest comedians to date and hopefully he'll always be around. Thanks Denis for making funny S**T like this.

This has to be yet another golden egg from Denis Leary!!! Funny funny stuff, I couldn´t stop laughin!! The way He tells his storie is without a doubt true feelings, Not some crap just to get attension!! He really thought this trough!! Great movie/show cant wait to get it on DVD!!!