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{{Short description|2010 comedy album and DVD by David Cross}}

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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->

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| Name = Bigger and Blackerer

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| Type = Live

| Artistname = [[DavidBigger and Cross]]Blackerer

| Covertype = Bigger and Blackerer.jpgLive

| Altartist = [[David = Cross]]

| Releasedcover = MayBigger 24,and 2010Blackerer.jpg

| Recordedalt = =

| released = May 25, 2010

| Genre = [[Stand-up comedy]]

| Length recorded = 1:02:35

| Label venue = [[Sub Pop]]

| Producerstudio = =

| Lastgenre album = ''[[It'sStand-up Not Funnycomedy]]'' (2004)

| length = 1:02:35

| This album = '''''Bigger and Blackerer''''' (2010)

| Nextlabel album = [[Sub Pop]]

| producer =

| prev_title = [[It's Not Funny]]

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = ...America...Great...

| next_year = 2016

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{{Music ratings

'''''Bigger and Blackerer''''': a 2010 [[album]] and [[DVD]] that stars [[United States|American]] [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] [[David Cross]]. The album's title plays on [[Chris Rock]]'s comedy album, ''[[Bigger & Blacker]]''. Cross taped and recorded the album during two shows at the [[Wilbur Theatre]] in [[Boston]].

| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1792127/review|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = [[Pitchfork Media]]

| rev2Score = (5.6/10) <ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14233-bigger-and-blackerer/ |title=Album Reviews: David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-05-27 |accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref>

| rev3 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''

| rev3Score = B+<ref name="avclub"/>

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'''''Bigger and Blackerer''''': is a 2010 [[album]] and [[DVD]] that starsby [[United States|American]] [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] [[David Cross]]. The album's title plays on [[Chris Rock]]'s comedy album, ''[[Bigger & Blacker]]'', and the cover plays off of the popular art form of painting on black velvet, such as [[Velvet Elvis]] (and is reminiscent of the [[Ray Charles]] album ''[[Ray Charles Greatest Hits]]''). Cross taped and recorded the album during two shows at the [[Wilbur Theatre]] in [[Boston]].

==Track listing==

#"Opening Song (The Sultan's Revenge)"&nbsp;– 4:18

''Bigger and Blackerer'' does not follow the non-sequitur track titling of Cross' previous albums, ''[[Shut Up You Fucking Baby!]]'' and ''[[It's Not Funny]]''.

#"If You Care"&nbsp;– 1:44

#"That One Show About Drugs And Stuff"&nbsp;– 6:13

# "MeOpening Song (The AndSultan's DrugsRevenge)"&nbsp;– 84:2918

# "BlackIf You StuffCare"&nbsp;– 21:4844

# "...OrThat One Show About Drugs And WorseStuff"&nbsp;– 46:4113

# "Where We Are Now Back InMe Sept.And '09Drugs"&nbsp;– 98:0629

#"Silly Religious"Black CraziesStuff"&nbsp;– 52:5948

#"If You"...Or CareWorse"&nbsp;– 14:4441

#"Really Silly Religious Crazies. I Mean, Double, Triple Crazy!!"&nbsp;– 3:40

# "RandomWhere We Are Now Back In Sept. Goofabouts'09"&nbsp;– 9:0706

# "I Can't Get BeerSilly InReligious Me...Crazies"&nbsp;– 25:4059

# "Really Silly Religious Crazies. I Mean, Double, Triple Crazy!!"&nbsp;– 3:40

#"Lesson Learned"&nbsp;– 3:50

# "Random Goofabouts"&nbsp;– 9:07

# "I Can't Get Beer In Me..."&nbsp;– 2:40

# "Lesson Learned"&nbsp;– 3:50

==Reception==

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''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the album a B+.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/david-cross-bigger-and-blackerer,41479/]</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' gave the album a 5.6.<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14233-bigger-and-blackerer/]</ref>

''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the album a B+.<ref name="avclub">{{cite web|last=Ryan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.avclub.com/david-cross-bigger-and-blackerer-1798165072 |title=David Cross: Bigger And Blackerer &#124; Music |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2010-05-25 |access-date=2011-06-01}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a 5.6.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14233-bigger-and-blackerer/ |title=Album Reviews: David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-05-27 |accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.subpop.com/releases/david_cross/full_lengths/bigger_and_blackerer ''Bigger and Blackerer'' at SubPop.com]

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