Elephant in the Room (2011)

Original title

Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room

Directed by

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is Patrice O'Neal's only hour-long stand-up comedy special. He delivers unfiltered jokes about relationships, race, and everyday life.

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What happens

Elephant in the Room is a stand-up comedy special by American comedian Patrice O'Neal, released by Comedy Central. It premiered on February 19, 2011, nine months before O'Neal's death. It is the comedian's only "hour-length" special and his first to be released on DVD or CD. The DVD was released by Comedy Central on February 22, 2011. Although the original televised version ran only 42 minutes (an hour with commercials), the full-length edit released on DVD and Netflix's streaming service runs at 77 minutes. The DVD includes additional "deleted scenes", as well as O'Neal's 2003 Comedy Central Presents, available on DVD for the first time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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