Sly Stallone is beating the dead horse also known as Rambo one more time, and fans everywhere are cringing in their theater seats. But thereยs one way to improve Rambo: See Tommy Davidsonยs stand-up routine first. Thatยs right! The very same Tommy Davidson made famous by In Living Color, Boo and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls has Stallone down pat, complete with equestrian lip curl and deep, gravelly voice. Seeing Rambo with a mental image of Davidson might make it a little more bearable.
When heยs not goofing on the Italian Stallion, Davidsonยs doing Sammy Davis, Jr. beat-boxing to a little hip-hop and detailing why bad guys like Freddie Krueger wouldnยt last five minutes in a black neighborhood. In the bit, he speaks to an imaginary person, pointing at Freddie. ยHey, Raymond, look at the dude with the hat on. ย
Hold on, here he come, here he come. Whatยs up man?ย Then heยs Freddie Kruger: ยWhatยs up with you? Ha, ha, ha.ย Imaginary man: ยHa, ha, hell. ย
you better get out my face, looking like a walking pork rindย
Take off that fake Michael Jackson glove with them butter knives sticking out of it ยfore I bust your Aย
Iยm serious, Fred, I ainยt in the moodย
I got a lot on my mind, baby. Itยs a black thing, you wouldnยt understand.ย
Sure, Stallone and horror movies are easy targets, but that doesnยt make Davidson any less funny. See Rambo, ah, we mean Davidson, at 8 p.m. today, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Improv, 7620 Katy Freeway. For information, call 713ย333ย8800 or visit www.improv2.com. $22.
Thu., Feb. 7, 8 p.m.; Feb. 7-8, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., 2008
This article appears in Feb 7-13, 2008.