Yes, you will almost certainly need to be a fan of Vince Vaughn and his ilk in order to enjoy the film. That's not bad news, but the even better news is that the whole thing isn't about him -- far from it. Each comic gets at least one turn in the spotlight during this two-hour almost-documentary, and there are laughs aplenty, needless to say.

One thing that did bewilder me about the film was that the show was billed as a "tour across the heartland." That came straight from Vaughn himself in a phone interview with a radio station, which is how the film begins. He told the on-air jock that most people have to go to New York or Los Angeles to catch a show like this, and one of the show's objectives was to bring the comedy to the people, not the other way around. But the first five shows were all in southern California -- Los Angeles, San Diego, Hollywood, Santa Ana, and Bakersfield. It wasn't until the sixth show that they even got out of California, and even then it was Vegas. It would be over a week later before they reached anything resembling the Midwest, so it wasn't exactly the "heartland" tour Vaughn had built it up to be.

There are a number of great appearances by Vaughn-related favorites like Justin Long, Jon Favreau, Peter Billingsley, and Dwight Yoakum. The stand-up acts are hysterical, and the film even includes a couple that didn't go as well as they'd hoped, which adds a bit of authenticity to the comedy magic.

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