Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

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Picturehouse (100 minutes)
and Ari Sandel
Vince Vaughn , Ahmed Ahmed , John Caparulo , Bret Ernst , Sebastian Maniscalco , and Peter Billingsley

Rating: R for pervasive language and some sex-related humor

Summary: Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show chronicles the journey of Vince Vaughn and four stand-up comedians as they traverse the country performing in a live variety show. In the spirit of the Old West variety shows, Vaughn plays host to the ensemble of comedians and performs improvisational sketches with surprise celebrity and musical guests. Vaughn handpicked four national comedians from Los Angeles’ world famous Comedy Store—Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst and Sebastian Maniscalco—to perform on the tour. The film provides audiences a rare opportunity to experience Vaughn and his team as they travel over 6,000 miles across the heartland of America and perform 30 shows in 30 days. Traveling to cities that don’t ordinarily attract this type of entertainment, Vaughn and his team bring their unique styles and perspectives to regional audiences throughout Western, Southern and Midwestern states. Through rousing onstage performances and behind-the-scenes interviews, this engaging film breaks down the true essence of each comedian’s life-altering experiences and the personal and professional challenges that will unite four comics, one movie star and legions of fans from Hollywood to the Heartland. (Picturehouse)

Sid Smith
Chicago Tribune:
(75) Native Chicagoan Vaughn remains enigmatic, protected from the camera’s more candid intrusion. But you get a sense of his deep values, virtuous instincts and quiet love of ordinary people.

Peter Travers
Rolling Stone:
(75) It's a mouthful of a title for a rowdy, ramshackle funfest that flies by on its spirited humor and surprising heart.

Ken Fox
TV Guide:
(75) The end result is an entertaining tour film.

Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle:
(75) A funny comedy, and sometimes an even better drama.

Connie Ogle
Miami Herald:
(75) This engaging documentary is briskly funny.

Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times:
(70) Surprisingly endearing and chock-full of a genuine appreciation of the moment.

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