Search - Rick Reynolds :: Only Truth Is Funny

Don't get the download version

Scott Holm | Lake Zurich, Illinois USA | 03/15/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have no luck with this item. Rick Reynolds did this monoloque on HBO and I thought it was one of the most unique that I've ever heard. He tells you flat out about the most awful real-life experiences and has you crying and laughing at the same time. The Eyeball joke/test is worth the price.



I ordered the audio casette a couple of years ago and while it had a patch of static on it, it was still good. I lost it, however (or maybe loaned it to someone and then forgot.) I tried to order it again from Amazon and it kept getting delayed so I cancelled it. I tried to order the CD from B&N and they twice sent me a musical cd by Roger Reynolds. So, I came back to Amazon and now ordered the audio download through Audible.com. The quality of this is absolutely horrible. It is tinny with a high level of distortion. Charging 8.95 for this is a travesty. I can hardly understand what Rick is saying. Amazon and Audible ought to be ashamed of themselves for taking money under false pretenses."

Divine Madness!

Marla Stair | Knoxville, TN USA | 05/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was introduced to Rick Reynold's via his Showtime special in the 90's and have loved him ever since. Gah-gah over Rick much? I am. I've begged Showtime to play his show again, to sell it on DVD, just make it available! Please. So even if this is just audio and a little pricey, it's worth having in your library.



Listening to Rick Reynold's unique brand of comedy, I'm always reminded of Peter O'Toole's character in the Earl of Gurney in The Ruling Class. (Wait for it.) He rode around the bedroom on a tricycle believing he was Jesus Christ (which may, BTW, be where the saying 'Jesus Christ on a trike'came from...but I digress) as his bride begged him to show some dignity. The Earl answers, "Dignity has nothing to do with divinity!"



That's Rick Reynolds. Not the guy on the trike, but definitely a divine being who thumbs his nose at traditional standards of dignity. He points out the flaws in both of those D words and somehow manages to gain your respect, even if you might be a bit offended. He puts all his bumps, cuts, bruises and warts right out there for you, wrapped in his most excellent intelligence and sense of humor to prove that yes, only the truth is funny. Reynolds mocks the worst of human behavior and melts the heart with his appreciation of the frailty and goodness he sees beneath it all. He questions and studies everything and doesn't leave you wondering about his analysis of life. Reynolds is wonderfully and hilariously irreverent and thankfully unapologetic for it. His brave, unabashed approach to holding up the microscope and the mirror is still as fresh and vivid as ever. Rick Reynolds is truly divine and the only comic I've ever had the great pleasure of being obsessed with. :sigh: If you're not obsessed yet, you are missing out!"