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And His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre

Andrew Dice Clay

1993 · 1 h 48 min

A 1993 pay-per-view comedy showcase hosted by the arena-packing comic.

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By 1993, the leather-clad Diceman persona had already conquered arenas and sparked boycotts, but for this pay-per-view he steps back to play the ringleader. He takes the stage to chew on his usual array of aggressive premises, doing exactly what the crowd paid for. He spends a significant chunk of his stage time running crowd work, notably zeroing in on a married couple to interrogate the wife about the specifics of her past relationships.

Filmed live in New York City, the Valentine’s Day broadcast pulled in roughly 100,000 pay-per-view buys. The release relies on an unusual structure for a star vehicle. Clay only performs for a fraction of the runtime. The rest of the show serves as a platform for his gang, handing the microphone over to comics like Paul Mooney and John Mulrooney.

The set list

1 bit

  1. Joe Pesci appearance and roast of Dice

    Delivered with barely-contained rage as a friend of the show making an unhinged cameo appearance.

How it plays

Tone
Dark, light-feeling unfiltered chaos and aggressive shock comedy.
On stage
Peak 1990s pay-per-view shock comedy excess characterized by leather, smoke, unapologetic bravado, and attitude.
Pace
Fast pace with high intensity.
About
Shock comedy, Crude gender material, Offensive slurs and targets

What the critics said

Considered an unfiltered time capsule of 1990s shock comedy that does not quite reach the caliber of his earlier specials, featuring crude gender material that aged poorly alongside entertaining appearances by fellow comics.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: imdb.com, themoviebrowser.com, actoragecheck.com, incluvie.com, en.m.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, wikiwand.com.

Backstory

A live pay-per-view special from New York City referencing his 1990 Madison Square Garden sellout shows under the 'Valentine's Day Massacre' title moniker.

Details

Released
Runtime
1 h 48 min
Director
David Bergman
Topics
Before
40 Too Long (1992)
After
No Apologies (The Real Me) (1993)

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