Evening with Kevin Smith 2- Evening Harder
DVD Review: An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
Smith's lectures go beyond stand-up comedy. Somebody asks him a question
and he can get three to five tangents out of it, all interesting, revealing
and funny. This means a chapter stop can be 15 minutes long, but that's
okay.
Where the first Evening mixed several different Q&As
together, Evening Harder focuses on two performances, one
in Toronto and one in London. They are edited for sure, but it's about two
straight hours devoted to each audience.
Interaction with the crowds is old hat for Smith now. He knows how to move
on from an infinite question without offending the asker, how to deny requests
for his screenwriting assistance and how to make people feel good about
being part of his jokes. He also congratulates the good ones on asking worthwhile
questions with a subtle "well done."
In London, he does the accents, and with each audience, he keeps returning
to a recurring joke or two that personalizes the performance for the audience.
He may get the same questions everywhere, but only Toronto gets the repeated
"hide behind a rock" reference.
There are some follow-up stories to classic bits from Evening,
most notably the aftermath of the Prince tale. And there's newer topics
to discuss, like Mel Gibson. This is before the arrest, so imagine what
Evening With a Vengeance will cover.
Stay tuned for updates.
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