This is the beginning of Childish Gambino's end, as Donald Glover played his last show under his hip-hop alter ego at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
"This is not a concert. It's the church, "said the rapper to his fans at the beginning of a show that saw him jump off the stage and strut backstage and crowd while the fans were hanging out with their cameras. The mailing list of the series mainly focused on the material of his first two albums "Because the Internet" and "Awaken, My Love!" And was hailed by the critics present as a part of his career that fans love there is ready from.
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"By going through his setlist, it was obvious that the idea of Gambino and his discography had become binding," comments the criticism of Rolling Stone. "The success of the" This Is America "tour lies in the belief that an audience as numerous as Childish Gambino deserves to be killed, and that there may be something better to find once they leave."
At one point, Gambino took a moment to reflect on his career and what Madison Square Garden meant to him.
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"I came to this place to see some of my favorite rap acts when I went to NYU," he said. "Many of them have not had the chance to play at such big stages. You do not remember those moments, but rap was like a little thing for a long time. Even when I was a kid, people would say, "Yeah, that's what kids do." Be yourself, because dreams come true. "
The "This Is America" tour kicked off last week in Atlanta and will end in Nashville on October 12th. Watch a Gambino clip filmed by a fan and playing "This Is America" in the video above.
24 stand-up comedians turned authors, from Donald Glover to Bo Burnham (Photos)
There is a long history of people who started in stand-up comedy only to find another equipment and level of art once they've turned to cinema, including Mike Nichols , Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, Elaine May and more. Here are some of the most recent ones to develop.
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Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari's "Master of None" is not entirely autobiographical, but it fully expresses his love for food, culture, European cinema and the good things in life. His real parents are even the stars of the series.
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Marc Maron
He is best known for his "WTF" podcast, but Marc Maron also had a show called "Maron" that ran for four seasons on IFC, closely related to his comedian experience and explored his neuroses. to be known for on stage and in his monologues opening "WTF".
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Bo Burnham
At only 27, but a comedian for over a decade, Burnham directed and wrote the teen show "Eighth Grade". But he has the gift of doing everything because he is also a songwriter, actor especially in "The Big Sick" and poet.
Pamela Adlon
After having first had the name of Louis CK throughout the first season of "Better Things", Pamela Adlon has completely done its excellent "Better Things". .
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen is a prolific filmmaker for so long that it is almost easy to forget that he has enjoyed fame since the mid-1960s.
Donald Glover
It is possible that Donald Glover never could make the video of "This is America" as Childish Gambino had not explored his style, his roots and the foreign side of his personality as the creator of his revolutionary series. "Atlanta."
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Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele is today one of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers after his first feature film "Get Out". He is currently working on his follow-up "Us" with Elisabeth Moss and Lupita Nyong & # 39; o.
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Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer
The women of "Broad City" began to improvise and stand up when they met at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in 2006.
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Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling developed her stage name and her character through her stand-up before becoming a screenwriter and director, first on several episodes of "The Office", then as an author and producer on his own show "The Mindy Project".
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Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome
Although it is not what you think when you imagine a personal show, inspired by the author, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome, in his article "Another Period", are perfectly bizarre in a way that They could not imagine.
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Tig Notaro
Tig Notaro's "One Mississippi", which she co-created with Diablo Cody about a woman who suffers from her mother's loss and failing health, stems directly from a legendary set-up called "Live ". and revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer.
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Louis C.K.
Although now corrupted because of his allegations of sexual misconduct, Louis CK's "Louie" show, which he has often directed, written, produced, and even edited, set the tone for what a dramatic comedy might look like. and on television. those same stars continued.
Albert Brooks
It's been more than 10 years since Albert Brooks directed a film, but he was considered one of the hottest comic directors of the 80s, with classics like "Defending Your Life", "Lost in America "and" Modern Romance ".
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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis was already a star when he teamed up with Dean Martin in his club days, but he became a legend and idol among French movie aficionados when he directed a series of films in the '60s, including " The Bellboy "and" The Nutty Professor ".
Mike Nichols
After teaming up with Elaine May for their satirical improvisational duet, Nichols contributed to a new era of Hollywood with her films "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "the graduate".
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Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow started stand-up when he was a teenager and became a comedy addict. But he found his way working with some of the funniest people in filmmaking and making movies about middle-aged men and women in the 2000s.
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Mel Brooks
Before "Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers", there was "The 2000-Year-Old Man" that made Mel Brooks famous with his partner Carl Reiner.
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Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait's shrill voice and his commentary turned out to be perfectly behind the camera for Goldthwait's often cynical black comedies like "World's Greatest Dad" and "God Bless America."
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Bob Odenkirk
Before becoming Saul Goodman, Bob Odenkirk directed several feature films, including the modest and award-winning "Melvin Goes to Dinner" based on a piece by Michael Blieden.
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Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks teamed up early in their career, but while Brooks opted for large-scale genre parodies in his films, Reiner promoted irreverent humor in such films as "The Jerk" and "All of Me" ". Steve Martin's career as a movie star.
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Chris Rock
It seems that Chris Rock turned exclusively to the cinema after a long stand-up hiatus, making three films, the most recent of which was the vaguely autobiographical beloved festival "Top Five". But Rock came back to the booth with a special this year, "Tamborine".
Jerrod Carmichael
Although "The Carmichael Show" is a more traditional three-camera comedy than the author's typical dramaturgy, Jerrod Carmichael's show relies heavily on its stand-up and enhances it, with each episode centered on a conversation .
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Elaine May
Mike Nichols gets more love as a filmmaker after their stint in Nichols & May, but Elaine May deserves as much credit for directing the classic "The Heartbreak Kid" and "Ishtar."
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Julie Klausner
Julie Klausner is another figure in the UCB Theater. She is at the origin of Hulu's "Difficult People", with Billy Eichner and the main writer of "Billy on the Street" by Eichner.
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The eighth year of Burnham, which he wrote and directed, opens this month
There is a long history of people who started in stand-up comedy only to find another equipment and level of art once they've turned to cinema, including Mike Nichols , Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, Elaine May and more. Here are some of the most recent ones to develop.
