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Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Before Mr. Show, I knew nothing...nothing at all. After viewing this show I felt enlightened, as if I had never seen real comedy in my life before. Finally a show that doesn't depend on randomness, toilet humor and awkward situations to get laughs. Recent comedies have left me feeling brain dead and violated by the pure stupidity and cheapness of the jokes, Mr. Show, however, left me in awe of the incredible genius and effort put into it.The only thing that bothered me about Mr. Show was the strong liberal undertone throughout. I don't really adhere to either side with politics but I (and others might) find it annoying when they try to push that stuff on you during a comedy show. Still the best show ever.

After stumbling upon a rave review of this show by accident at Amazon.com, I kept it in mind in subsequent years. I now have seen all four seasons thanks to broadband internet (albeit at reduced quality). Mr. Show is inventive and original but I found it wasn't quite as funny as the reviews claimed. Partly this is due to the humour being very late 90's and U.S. based; for example, if two infomercials, one called "Amazing Discoveries" and another (one or two) featuring an enthusiastic British presenter weren't on Australian late night TV in the late 90's, a sketch parodying these two would have gone completely over my head. Probably something like 50% of the show's humour refers to things only observant U.S. TV watchers of the late 90's would be aware of. But nonetheless Mr. Show did have some quite funny or memorable moments in each episode, amongst a lot more weird or chin-scratching ones. The show kept me coming back for more, although it's probably not best to watch all the episodes in a short space of time. The performances are good all around, one notable feature being the commitment of all the cast members to the material. The tangential nature of the sketches keeps them from being drawn out or overstaying their welcome, and provides a more interesting way of going from sketch to sketch compared to other sketch shows (after reading other reviews I am now aware this was borrowed from Monty Python).I think Mr. Show's strongest point is it has material that would never be seen on regular network television and despite being aimed at a narrow audience, is well worth watching.

It is a crime that this show only lasted 4 seasons. This is the funniest sketch comedy EVER. Its destroys other funny sketch shows like In living color, SNL, The ben stiller show, monty python, dave chappelle, kids in the hall, and SCTV. Sketch comedy today is really weak. Shows like mad tv and the current snl are very tired and unfunny. Buy this show on dvd you won't be disappointed.

This show is the smartest, funniest, most original product that HBO has ever broadcast. It is unbelieveable that only four seasons were shot. Once in a while, at 4 a.m., you can see it on HBO. Bob and David are two of the funniest guys not to be seen on television, or anywhere for that matter. David Cross is the best stand-up comic in America. I put him in the same category as Pryor and Carlin. Purchase Cross' latest comedy album 'Shut Up You F**king Baby' and tell me if Im wrong.