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Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Need to laugh so hard you forget what you were worried about? Robin Williams, live, at full speed. ⛳
Who it's for
Williams' first stand-up special in 16 years is a torrent of improvisation, voices and physical comedy, moving from the Pledge of Allegiance to Viagra to the drunken invention of golf in Scotland.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Robin Williams' HBO stand-up special, first aired July 14, 2002, and directed by Marty Callner, filmed at the Broadway Theatre in New York at the end of a sold-out tour that marked his return to stand-up after 16 years. The fast, improvised set ranges over politics, sex and pop culture, including President Bush and the Winter Olympics, and features his well-known routine on the invention of golf.
Where to find it
HBO original (aired July 14, 2002). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Jokes about child sexual abuse.
Age: Not verified (suggested 18+)
Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains;Marcus Aurelius, The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Book 4 (tr. George Long)
