Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)

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Popular comic actor Vince Vaughn brings a newly invigorating sense of Old West attitude to the world of standup comedy as he captures the carefree spirit of Buffalo Bill's turn-of-the-century "Wild West Show" on the stage, and the cameras are rolling to capture every belly-shaking laugh in this look… More Popular comic actor Vince Vaughn brings a newly invigorating sense of Old West attitude to the world of standup comedy as he captures the carefree spirit of Buffalo Bill's turn-of-the-century "Wild West Show" on the stage, and the cameras are rolling to capture every belly-shaking laugh in this look at the 30-day, 30-gig tour that featured Vaughn serving as emcee to a wild host of renegade comics that included John Caparulo, Ahmed Ahmed, Bret Ernst, Sebastian Maniscalco, and a whole host of surprise special guests. Of course, when you gather as many comedians together as Vaughn did for such a high-concept tour, the laughs are sure to keep coming once the show has ended, and in addition to offering standup footage of each comic in action, the feature-film version of the tour also offers a hilarious look at what it was like for a group of fun-loving guys to make their way across the American landscape while bringing down the house night after night. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: Ari Sandel
Genres: Documentary, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 8, 2008 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2008
Studio: Picturehouse

Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Good stuff.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The movie's amiable, impulsive, intense, and scattershot, and since those are qualities associated with Vaughn himself, in the end it's a fair representation.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Good enough for an HBO special. But for a full-blown movie? No way.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Perhaps everyone who takes a long road trip with their friends should bring a video camera to capture memories. Whether, like Vince Vaughn, you believe these home movies are worth putting in movie theatres is another question.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
After a while the movie's inside chumminess and the overgrown-boy schtick start to wear thin, making me wonder whether Sarah Silverman or Margaret Cho might consider filming a sequel with a busload of neurotic girlfriends.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Its full title may be unwieldy and its humor a tad colorful for a family audience, but Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show is surprisingly endearing and chock-full of a genuine appreciation of the moment.
Jonathan W. Hickman, Entertainment Insiders
This charming trip might be worth revisiting.
Jeanne Aufmuth, Palo Alto Weekly
Vaughn's mischievous imprint hangs over all: slick, irreverent and begging for more -- of what, I'm not sure.
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
... a terrific showcase for a team of dedicated comics ....
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
... a surprisingly insightful meditation on the personal stories that drive comedy.
Kam Williams, Mount Desert Islander
A surprisingly cerebral concert flick which divides its time evenly between the highlights of irreverent onstage acts and more sobering moments of introspection captured during downtime.
Matt Kelemen, Las Vegas CityLife
It gets to be a stretch until the tour winds down and you realize you're rooting for these guys to make it, and what a drag it would be if they don't.
Jeff Bayer, Daily Herald (IL)
It is supposed to be a raucous ride of laughter, but it's thin on one important aspect: the jokes.
Tricia Olszewski, Let's Not Listen
Along with the comics' constant riffage and the doc's terrific, vintage-country soundtrack, the film's full of joyful moments that pretty much guarantee you'll feel better walking out than you did going in.
Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
Where WERE you? I know, I know. The wind was blowing some ghastly mph and yes, the temperature was well below zero.Still, 'Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show' was worth getting out for.
Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review
There's a reason this lackluster documentary...has languished on the shelf since its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2006...
Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show is a modest documentary that provides a good showcase for these four comedians.

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James A

While its not nearly as funny as The Comedians of comedy it still gets the job done. Just dont expect Patton or Galifanakis with these standard up and comers.
Aaron N

John Favreau: Anyone could have played your part in Swingers. [looks to Justin Long] John Favreau: I could have gotten Herbie the Love Bug over there to play your role. A documentary following a comedy show put together by Vince Vaughn. Vaughn has assembled a crew of four comedians… More
John Favreau: Anyone could have played your part in Swingers. [looks to Justin Long] John Favreau: I could have gotten Herbie the Love Bug over there to play your role. A documentary following a comedy show put together by Vince Vaughn. Vaughn has assembled a crew of four comedians he is friends with, and takes them on a trip for 30 shows in 30 consecutive nights. He also has some guests that include John Favreau, Justin Long, Dwight Yoakam, and Kier O'Donnell. While it may be billed as a big comedy movie, there is actually more footage of behind the scenes stuff than actual comics on stage. I found it interesting to see how comics handle different aspects of the stand up life. The comics themselves are pretty good, some better than others, none really amazing to me or unfunny. Moments involving Vaughn emceeing the show and poking fun at his own fame is some of the more entertaining material. As mentioned, the behind the scenes stuff takes up most of the film, and while it does make aspects interesting, it would have been nice to actually see at least one full stand up segment. A good enough documentary, grounded in the lives of stand up comic lives. John Caparulo: Why didn't I pick you some flowers? Because it's December, there are no fuckin' flowers. I can get you a pine cone...
William G

More engaging as a look at the pressures stand-ups find themselves under.
matt s

Kinda cool to watch vaughn put together a tour, but these comics aren't that great.
Lizzy B

It was neat to see both sides of comedians... I just wished they'd shown more jokes... a few were pretty funny.
Keith M

The comics had a couple funny jokes, but nothing that had me thinking these guys were geniuses. Overall though I was never bored watching it, and enjoyed the behnd the scene stuff of the show.