Provocative humor that only Denis Leary can deliver his way, his style for a special night benefiting the Leary Firefighters Foundation. Joined with comedians Whitney Cummings, Lenny Clarke and Adam Ferrara, “Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts” is a hilarious Comedy Central film on DVD worth checking out!
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DVD TITLE: Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts
DURATION: 99 Minutes
DVD INFORMATION: Color, Widescreen, Closed Captions, Dolby Digital
COMPANY: Comedy Central/Paramount
RATED: Not Rated (Explicit Content. Warning: This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and situations.)
RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2011
Executive Producer: Denis Leary, Jim Serpico
Produced by Frank Garritano, Bartow Church
Directed by Joe Perota
Starring:
Denis Leary
Lenny Clarke
Whitney Cummings
Adam Ferrara
The Enablers feat. The Rehab Horns
Live from New York’s Town Hall, this comedy film features an amazing night of comedy and music with stand-up from Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Whitney Cummings and Adam Ferrara, and musical guests The Enablers featuring The Rehab Horns.
When it comes to comedian Denis Leary and his support for firefighters, the comedian has done his job in helping provide fire departments with equipment, technology and training.
In 2000, Leary started “The Leary Firefighters Foundation” and raised $10 million and created partnerships to help fire departments throughout the country and filling the gaps between the limits of government funding and helping these departments acquire the tools necessary to maintain the highest level of public safety.
In 2010, Leary along with comedians Lenny Clarke, Whitney Cummings and Adam Ferrara along with musical performances by the Enablers feat. the Rehab Horns joined together for a hilarious night to raise money for his foundation but also recorded as a Comedy Central special airing on January 16th with a DVD release to follow on January 18th.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts” is presented in widescreen and Dolby Digital. For a film, the performance features a pretty cool set design and wonderful lighting. Camera angles for the performances were well done as it features close ups, full body shots, audience reactions and edits were perfect and not dizzying.   Audio was clear and understandable and good use of surrounds to hear the audience laughing, gasping and having fun throughout the night. Audio is primarily center and front channel driven but overall, PQ and AQ on DVD are pretty solid.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts” comes with the following special features:
- “Fuck You” – (3:18) A musical performance of “Fuck You” by Denis Leary and the Enablers (feat. the Rehab Horns).
- Traditional Irish Folk Song – (2:38) A musical performance of a traditional Irish Folk Song done the Denis Leary way with the Enablers (feat. the Rehab Horns).
- Snapshots from the Road – (10:49) Featuring photos and video clips from Denis Leary and friends traveling around the United States. We see the comedians having fun in the travel bus, in their green room and various clips from their performances throughout the U.S. and backstage footage during and after the special.
- Detours on the Road to Comedy – (5:10) Featuring several short clips of Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke and friends in various parts of the country on the travel bus or in the green room joking around.
As usual with Denis Leary, you can expect a provocative yet hilarious night but in this special, Leary is not just a comedian, he is also a singer with a few musical numbers featured throughout the special.
Leary kicks off with his jokes on the Catholic pope and he and the band The Enablers feat. the Rehab Horns sing “Amen” poking fun on Catholic priests who are pedophiles and then begins his routine on America’s douche bags
From his rant on the Catholic church and their pedophile priests, George Reker (the head of anti-gay coalition group, psychologist and a South Baptist Minister) who was embroiled in a gay scandal when he allegedly hired a gay man as a travel companion.
Leary then tears on celebrities showcasing their mugshots. Featuring troubled football player Lawrence Taylor, actress Heather Locklear, Rush Limbaugh, actor Mel Gibson and his favorite mugshots which are James Brown and Nick Nolte, humorously discussing their arrests and their mug shots.
Then Learn starts discussing the various supplements that people are taking such as Alli, Cymbalta, Requip, Wellbutrin and Viagra and even talking about Brad Pitt having to learn various languages for the different adopted children he has. Leary as usual is provocative, blunt and can give a crap of what people thinks. Hilarious then and hilarious now, a wonderful performance once again for Denis Leary.
Following Leary is comedian Whitney Cummings. Many people caught Whitney on the David Hasselhoff Roast on Comedy Central and she was absolutely fearless as she really went full force on the celebrities that night (to the point where the celebrities were seething in anger at some points during her comedic tirade). For “Douchebags & Donuts”, Cummings delivered in her performance especially for the female audience as she tears up on men, from comedy on sex toys, how men look, men’s penises and how disgusting men are, needless to say… she’s one comedian that is quickly becoming a big star from Comedy Central and you just never know what’s going to come out of her mouth. Fearless, hilarious and definitely a pretty solid followup to Leary’s comedy.
Comedian Lenny Clarke, a close friend of Leary who has appeared on “Rescue Me” (as Uncle Teddy) was a surprise as we got to see a slim down version of the man. The comedian still can deliver in his angry man routine as he talks about his weightloss, doing weight watchers, the difference of parenting now and then and his Mexican adventure in TJ for a “donkey show”. Clarke is still hilarious and also gave a solid performance for the night!
Leary follows with another musical act with his song “Douchebag”, a song about people that he hates.
The final comedian for the night features Adam Ferrara, who talks about his mother worrying about President Obama because he’s Black, panic attacks and the love of his life.
Overall, “Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts” was fun and entertaining comedy film. The DVD version features additional musical performances, snapshots from the road and detours on the road to comedy with behind-the-scenes with Leary, Clarke and members of the band.
I’ve watched this DVD several times now and found Leary’s performance to be the best. I’ve watched his comedy before and the man still has it! And to watch him tear it up on the stage and rant on celebrities and those who he considers as “douchebags” was very hilarious! And also, Whitney Cummings, Lenny Clarke and Adam Ferrara were fine additions for the night and delivered in their own way and their own style. So, the audience got four different styles of comedy performances for the night, and for the most part, I enjoyed this comedy film.
If you are wanting a hilarious special with provocative humor, definitely give “Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts”a try!
