Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

Oct 3, 2006

1h 0m

★ 4.0

One part dance. One part song. A whole lot of comedy.

Overview

Red-hot actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer stars in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live audience at The Wiltern, the venerable Los Angeles theater. Spiced by several song-and-dance numbers featuring a smokin' band and sexy group of dancers he calls the 'Cedibles,' the special highlights Cedric's hilarious takes on fame, TV, rap music, sports, diets, plastic surgery, gay marriage, church socials, meeting the President (not the new one, but the one we like), $5,000-a-plate dinners, Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden, suicide bombers, gas prices, Halloween, Latin music and more.

Genres

Comedy

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher Trailers

Cast

Himself

Cedric the Entertainer

Dancer

Kamilah Barrett

Dancer

Sandy Colton

Dancer

Micki Duran

Announcer

Dave Fennoy

Dancer

Loriel Hennington

Dancer

Raquel Horsford

Dancer

Ayesha Orange

Dancer

Nicole Pantenburg

Dancer

Lisa Rosenthal

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