Def Comedy Jam (S3E4)

Four working comics take the stage at the height of HBO’s stand-up boom for a 1993 showcase hosted by Martin Lawrence. Operating as a straightforward document of ‘90s stage work, the broadcast prioritizes quick, punch-heavy routines over thematic narratives. The lineup features sets from Bill Hill, Chriss Charles, Roger McCobb performing as Kool Bubba Ice, and Darryl Littleton, credited here as D’Militant.

Airing in July of that year, the half-hour captures the loud, rapid-fire rhythm of the era’s club circuit. The episode highlights Charles’s material on romance with his “Real Love” bit, Hill’s “Foul” routine, and D’Militant’s “Hoodwinked” set.