“Did I go too far?” Eddie Griffin asks his audience with wide eyes and a mischievous grin near the end of his comedy act. Not that it really matters to this over-the-top comedian/actor who uses his easy confidence to his advantage on stage.

His philosophy is that God has a sense of humor and can take a joke, so no subject is off- limits in this hilarious stand-up concert film, in which Griffin tackles race, sex, drugs, and religion.

Immediately his content is witty and thought-provoking, such as his view of a short “racism-free” period after Sept. 11. However, it is Griffin’s real-life stories about his family’s past that bring out the true-life drama his family has gone through.

His “Dysfunktional Family” includes the uncle who is an ex-heroin addict and one of Griffin’s greatest supporters, to his uncle who is a film connoisseur who collects photographs of female genitalia and is delighted to share his thoughts on his amateur porn collection. Griffin paints a vivid picture and shares the family album of stories from his childhood in Kansas City. The concert includes interviews and family reunion scenes. Realistic sound effects add animation to his performance. While Griffin discusses his mother nearly running over him with a car, we hear “Vroom, vroom!” on the soundtrack.

Known as an excellent dancer most of his life, he uses his flexibility and physical skill to his advantage. Whether he’s poking fun at Michael Jackson or mimicking his reactions in a memory of when his mother realized he had a white woman hidden in the basement, Griffin uses his acting ability to give the show some depth.

Using the n-word as a pause-filler instead of “um” throughout his comedy act, Griffin takes us back to serious moments in his past like the day he came home from school and found a strange man sitting on his couch. It turned out the man was his father, who he hadn’t seen for the last 16 years. There’s also a scene of him advising kids to stay in school.

Griffin gave an eyebrow-raising performance. Many may find him profane, sexist and offensive, but his insights on sex, drugs and Osama bin Laden add humor to even the most untouchable of subjects.

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