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Martin Lawrence Set To Return For First Stand-Up Special In 14 Years
Martin Lawrence is set to do his first stand-up special in 14 years and Showtime will be airing it.
The special, titled Martin Lawrence Doin' Time: Uncut, will feature "impressions and insights" on "everything from sex and relationships to President Obama, Bill Cosby, Hollywood and more."
The show was filmed at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles during Lawrence's Doin' Time: Uncut Live tour this year, his first stand-up tour in four years.
"I look forward to having my third concert film premiere on Showtime," Lawrence said in a statement. "Fourteen years is a long time between concert specials and I am excited to know that my TV audience will be able to enjoy this show as if they came to see me live."
Prior to Uncut Lawrence's last concert special was 2002's Runteldat, a commercially successful show (it went on to make $20 million dollars — almost seven times its production cost of $3 million) that found Lawrence speaking candidly about collapsing from heat exhaustion (resulting in him being in a coma for several days), and having an encounter with a police officer when he was under the influence of a particular substance.
Aside from offering commentary on President Obama, Bill Cosby and Hollywood, it'll be interesting to see what else the comedian tackles in his stand-up. Maybe we'll hear his thoughts on the police violence that's been occurring this year, as well as what he thinks about this year's presidential election (some of the special must be dedicated to completely roasting Donald Trump).
Fans of Lawrence were probably already excited before this news was announced, considering the next installment in the Bad Boys film series (Bad Boys For Life) finally has an official release date. The movie is scheduled to drop on January 12, 2018, and will feature Lawrence and Will Smith reprising their roles as Detectives Burnett and Lowrey, respectively.
You can catch Martin Lawrence Doin' Time: Uncut on Showtime Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.