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I was reminded of this set yesterday, thought I'd share it with you. Fantastic way to kick off the weekend. Ladies and gentlemen.....Chris Turner.

Race comedy is often low-hanging fruit but I'll always give Steve Harvey a pass. He's good people.

Bill Cosby was a staple in my household growing up. I remember watching Top Secret and Fat Albert early on. But most of all I remember his stand up concert film, Himself. Legendary performance. I watched it again recently and I still know all the bits. Here it is in it's entirety. Take a ride with Bill today.

This weekend, Louis C.K. hosted Saturday Night Live and set the bar untangibly high for all who follow. I wondered what he would do for his monologue. Sing a funny song? Interact with the cast via walk-ons? Take the camera crew around the studio and perhaps have an awkward exchange with Lorne? Nope. He simply did six and half minutes of pure stand up gold. He seemed super nervous for about the first 18 seconds, then he locked it in and does what he does best. Dig.

When The Original Kings of Comedy came out in 2000, I was slow to get onboard. I knew what Bernie Mac could bring to the table, but I wasn't in a hurry to see Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer or D.L. Hughley (all three of whom had been affilated with pretty weak sitcoms on the WB). Eventually I bit and what followed was both surprising and refreshing. Spike Lee captured one glorious night of this tour (a stop in Charlotte, NC) and it remains one of my favorite concert films. Dig this bit from Steve Harvey about the Titanic.