Title: Should try harder
Review: Robin Williams is, without doubt, an incredible comic genius. But as with many comedians of his ilk, there is a lot of muted rage beneath the humour (check out John Cleese in his pre-Fish Called Wanda days, for example -- especially the Fawlty Towers series). And this rage of his is what comes across strongest in Live on Broadway, and it simply gets in the way. Then, too much of Williams' material here is a rehash of stuff he has done before, or stuff other stand-ups have done (and done much better). To see him on top form, check out his earlier stand-up videos from the '80s and '90s. It's not that this is a terrible performance, but having seen him do so much better, it is a disappointment.
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