Chris Rock - Comedian

Chris Rock out of his comfort zone last spring

2011-10-08T03:11:00.000-07:00

Comedian Chris Rock out of his comfort zone last spring, his Broadway acting debut in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Motherf**ker With the Hat as ventured.

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Mates that the least Saturday Night Live Rock 1 October issue of the Great White Way! but could consider doing is thinking about other shows.

Jay Pharoah played Rock in a sketch that envisioned the standup king in Romeo and Juliet as well as the musicals Oliver! and Annie.

Comedian Chris Rock hit Gentlemen's Club in the rain

2011-07-29T13:27:00.000-07:00

Comedian Chris Rock hit Gentlemen's Club in the rain.

Chris Rock blew the stripper is $ 5,000. Chris Rock Atlanta's top strip clubs in the city was magical.

According to Mediatakeout, " a number of girls who work there said that Chris blew about $5,000 . . . all on the same girl – a popular dancer named Diamond".

According to one girl, Chris got consistent dances from her “for nearly two hours."

Diamond posted on her twitter: "Shout out to Chris Rock for the love tonight! $$$"

Chris Rock was billed by waving around a hundred and one by a girl about her. The establishment of the guests, Rock did not have any inappropriate contact with Diamond or any other strippers.

Chris Rock is reportedly blew $ 5,000 on a stripper

2011-07-25T12:14:00.000-07:00

Comedian Chris Rock is reportedly blew $ 5,000 on a stripper.

Rock has been married with Malaak Compton-Rock for nearly 15 years.

"I Think I Love My Wife" was at Atlanta's top strip club called "Magic City." And had a lot of magic.

According to Mediatakeout, "According to a number of girls who work there, Chris blew about $5,000 . . . all on the same girl. A popular dancer named DIAMOND. According to one girl, Chris got consistent dances from her .. . for nearly two hours."

Chris Rock attacked Donald Trump

2011-04-27T09:48:00.000-07:00

Donald trump yet a higher level of celebrity has earned the enmity.

Are the example of this celebrity following Jerry Seinfeld and Robert DeNiro, comedian Chris Rock attacked Donald Trump and the Tea Party Republicans for questioning about where President Barack Obama was born.

Speaking on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Rock suggested sarcastically trump Republican Party nomination and win the elections actually can get.

Rock said, "He might win. He’s got enough ex-wives to vote for him."

Rock also trump and spoiled, immature children compared Birthers.

"A child acts up the most before they go to sleep, the comic stated. “And when I see the Tea Party, these people marching and [saying] the president ain't from America, and I can't live in this country... I'm like, oh, they [are] acting up! They're getting ready to go to sleep…You literally think they are possessed by the devil. Then you turn your head for a second and they're out cold."

Comidian Chris Rock launch Broadway show

2011-03-22T10:25:00.000-07:00

Chris Rock Broadway show Thursday night, March 17, when his co-star Annabella Sciorra forgot his lines on stage came to a sudden stop.

Chris makes his debut on the famed New York stage in Stephen Adly Guirgis' controversial new perform "The Motherf**ker With the Hat", opposite The "Hand That Rocks The Cradle" star Sciorra in her first Broadway turn.

But view the show flat last week of March 20, when Sciorra forgot her words, and a production assistant to read this line was called. Sciorra with games left, and star studded audience, which included Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will prove very costly mistake cast a standing ovation at the end was not giving, New York Post gossip column Page Six.

Chris Rock shares felling about Blame Game to Kanye West

2011-03-09T08:10:00.000-08:00

Chris Rock Comedian says he sometimes feature more than music, he praised the film's script.

Kanye West's fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy musical features adding are indie band Bon Iver, Black Eyed Peas' first lady Fergie, and the legendary Elton John.

A case, however, as an unexpected surprise came on. Comedian Chris Rock 'and John Legend are among eight-minute track "accusations," and even sang a note.

Rock told The New York, "I did that quicker than I read scripts that they offer me money to do. I thank [Kanye] so much it probably freaks him out. Especially at this late date, to get on something, the album of the moment, that stuff is priceless. You can't put a price tag on that."

'Ye joins a list of artists who've reached out to Rock to make cameos on selected works. Ludacris' "Everybody Hates Chris" appropriately featured Rock, as did Ice Cube's "You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It)," and works by Ol' Dirty Bastard and Biz Markie.

Rock continued, "I feel invigorated by it. You'd be amazed at how many people want to work with you if you just ask, if you just make a call."

Chris Rock is recently The Motherfucker With The Hat releasing on April 11.

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2011-03-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

Love 'Saved' Rock From Fight With Law

2011-02-23T13:41:00.000-08:00

From a potential fight with JUDE LAW,comedian Chris Rock has been saved by COURTNEY LOVE.The actor was left unimpressed by the funnyman's gags at the 2005 Oscars.

At the Sherlock Holmes star fun poked by Chris Rock during the ceremony six years ago by joking he was in "every movie" at the time.

Comedian was then charged with law suit but has been save by Love.

Rock tells Esquire, "I was sitting with Courtney Love, and she might've saved me from a fight. I'm not going to say a**-whipping... But you never know - he's hanging out with Guy Ritchie. Those guys go at it. Those motherf**kers are in shape. So Jude Law might whip my a**, I don't know. Those guys bring out mats and sh*t... Nothing (happened). Courtney kind of barked, or was growling, and that was it."

Comedian Chris Rock as 'insane' Tea Party slams

2011-02-19T13:12:00.000-08:00

Comedy actor Chris Rock in an Esquire magazine interview slams tea party, small children, who wear yourself out right before bed, a small government, anti-tax movement compare.

Roch said, "When I see the Tea Party and all this stuff, it actually feels like racism's almost over. Because this is the last -- this is the act up before the sleep. They're going crazy. They're insane. You want to get rid of them -- and the next thing you know, they're f------ knocked out".

Rock often politicians in both parties on the normal stand is jabbed. He has donated to Democratic politicians, adding Hillary Rodham Clinton's New York Senate campaign and the presidential races of John Kerry and Barack Obama.

Did Chris Rock pressure the LAPD ?

2011-01-13T02:54:00.000-08:00

LAPD haven’t given up the search for Biggie’s killer and Chris Rock will be happy to hear this.

The government must abhor rap considering they never investigate rappers’ murders joked by comedian Rock in 2004.

"… the U.S. government hates rap. You know why I say that? Because they don't arrest anybody that kills rappers. They don't got no clues, no suspects. They don't have shit when there's a dead rapper. They don't fill out a police report, they don't even have a chalk line when there's a dead rapper. Shit, if you want to get away with murder all you got to do is shoot somebody in the head and put a demo tape in their pocket ... ‘This is a rap killing, let's go home.’ ”

According to CNN, the agencies began to pursue leads again a couple of months ago upon discovering additional evidence and combining the efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department, L.A. County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI.

"I think I was getting too close to the truth," Poole said.

Poole points a finger at former police officer David Mack, who was sent to prison the same year Biggie was killed for robbing a bank. Mack was released from federal prison on May 14.

As to why the case wasn’t solved Poole said, "I think they feared the truth would be a scandal."

Chris Help Woman in Labor

2011-01-09T11:13:00.001-08:00

A woman in labor at Neiman Marcus in the Garden State Plaza was helped by comedian Chris Rock.He helped out woman when she was water broke.The comedian instantly stepped in to help, using his comedy to keep the mommy-to-be calm.

“He was making the crowd and the woman in labor laugh,” a witness told UsMagazine.com. “She recognized who he was immediately and he stayed there until the paramedics took her away.”  

After the woman left in the ambulance,Chris was able to complete his Christmas shopping.There’s no word on how the new mom and baby are doing at this time. 

Chris Rock shows his chivalry

2011-01-04T15:30:00.000-08:00

Chris Rock, renowned to be one of the greatest comedians in the Hollywood industry, is a multi-talented personality with his exuberant skills as a screenwriter, director, television producer, film producer and an actor.

Rock who born in Andrews, South Carolina spend a very tough childhood time certainly not with the ‘white’ neighborhoods-particularly during his school days with racist bullying from white students.He jobs at various fast-food and restaurants and finally started his career as a comedian in 1984 in New York’s Catch a Rising Star.

Chris Rock is not only the great comedian of the industry but also a great human being from a heart as she recently at a New Jersey mall by helping a pregnant woman shopper in times of need when her water broke.Father of two girls, Rock certainly surprised the crowd and the mother-to-be with his chivalrous and witty timely act. Well, that adds another feather to his cap!

Chris Rock Roasts Oprah Winfrey

2010-12-30T16:01:00.000-08:00

To honor some of the famous names in entertainment and media, including the one and only Oprah Winfrey at Kennedy Center on Tuesday nights.

During the honor comedian Chris Rock was called up on a stage to say a few words.Chris Rock commence with some jokes about the first couple,saying how great it was to be staring at "the most powerful person in the world, and then next to her, Barack Obama."

But he soon go to the good stuff: a game he likes to play called "Oprah's So Rich." He encouraged he audience to ask, "How rich is she?" before giving a few hilarious examples. For example,

"China owes her money!"

Chris Rock: Plays midwife to shopper

2010-12-24T08:34:00.000-08:00

American comedian Chris Rock performed midwife to an pregnant mother when she went into labour which started unexpextedly as she stepped off an escalator in the middle of a bustling shopping mall in New Jersey.

By comedy central, the comedian had voted the fifth greatest stand up of any time. He help to the woman by telling her joke until the instantly emergency services arrived.

According to the news an eyewitness told, 'He was making the crowd and the woman in labour laugh. She recognized who he was immediately and he stayed there until the paramedics took her away.'

Chris Rock: Helps Pregnant Woman Whos calm

2010-12-12T09:19:00.000-08:00

Chris Rock Comedian 45 years old was shopping at Neiman Marcus at the Garden State Plaza mall in New Jersey there he notification a pregnant lady, she suddenly went into a labour who's water was broke and just a few drop him feet away.

Reported Us magazine, "The Grown Ups star, who has two kids with wife Malaak, used his trademark humour to keep the woman -- and a crowd of concerned shoppers -- calm until an ambulance was called".

Seemly were also treated to some of his comedy routine. It is thought most people, including the pregnant lady, had recognised the star. A Source said, "He was making the crowd and the woman in labour laugh. She recognised who he was immediately and he stayed there until the paramedics took her away."

Chris Rock, Actors Set To Roast BET Exec Stephen Hill Next Week

2010-12-06T16:06:00.000-08:00

Sean "Diddy" Combs will be among the celebrities who will "roast" BET executive Stephen Hill next week in New York as part of the annual Music and Entertainment Industry (MEI) Comedy Roast.

Combs will be joined by actors Chris Rock, Nick Cannon, Anthony Anderson, Mike Epps and actress Gabrielle Union, who will roast Hill, the popular executive in charge of BET's music and programming.

The comedic roast is set to take place during City of Hope's Fourth Annual Music and Entertainment Industry event (MEI). Hill is an honored City of Hope supporter.

“The complete bludgeoning of my ego during this roast is absolutely worth it for the support and attention that will be brought to City of Hope’s efforts," Stephen Hill told AllHipHop.com in a statement.

The annual MEI Comedy Roast has helped raise over $1.3 million dollars to benefit the City of Hope's research and care for patients with cancer and diabetes.

Previous celebrities who have been roasted include John Mellencamp, Fat Joe and legendary music executive Clive Davis.

This year's Celebrity Roast of Stephen Hill will take place at the Frederick P. Rose Hall Home of Jazz at the Lincoln Center, on December 9th.

Chris Rock 'Blames' Few Comedians on Rap Albums

2010-11-25T11:12:00.000-08:00

Want to hear something funny?

Well, don't look hear. We're all business today. But if you're in the mood to chuckle, try checking Kanye West's latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. On "Blame Game," a track featuring John Legend on the hook, another special guest makes an appearance: Chris Rock. After Kanye drops a couple verses about the aftermath of a relationship gone wrong (Hm ... are you listening, Amber?!), Rock drops some funny punchlines, adding an exclamation to Kanye's message of heartbreak.

This particular tactic isn't new to the rap game. Rather than try and be funny themselves, there are plenty of rappers who have turned to comedians to appear on their albums in order to inject a comedy routine into the mix. In honor of Chris Rock's latest appearance—and in honor of the fact that he's also reportedly narrating Busta Rhymes's entire next album—RapFix gathered a group of 10 comedians who have appeared on rap albums in the past. No joke: these guys provided some of the best laugh tracks we've ever heard.

The Comedian: Cedric the Entertainer
The Appearance: On Kanye West's 2004 debut, The College Dropout
The Result: Does 'Ye have a thing for comedians? Why, yes he does. (Hint: This isn't the only comedian to appear on a Kanye album on this list). Big Ced did his thing on the Chicago MC's album by playing the role of an administrator at a school. And, boy, do we wish we went to that school growing up.

The Comedian: Dave Chappelle
The Appearance: On Reflection Eternal's 2000 album, Train of Thought
The Result: Yo, did you know that even Nelson Mandela was checking for Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek back in 2000?!? Um, yeah. Sort of. The former Chappelle's Show host did a spot-on impression of the former South African impression in support of the guys. Good one, Dave.

The Comedian: Katt Williams
The Appearance: On several Dipset-affiliated releases
The Result: Once a full-fledged members of the Dips (yo, how come no one called him for the reunion?!), Katt's gone as far as releasing his own Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama in 2007. No, we're not kidding.

The Comedian: Tony Roberts
The Appearance: On Styles P's 2007 album, Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentlemen)
The Result: The former Def Comedy Jam and "ComicView" performer talked real greasy on a couple of skits from the Ghost's solo project—and ended up a ghost. Damn, Styles, you really don't know how to take a joke, do you? (just kidding, dude!)

The Comedian: Mike Epps
The Appearance: On Gucci Mane's 2009 album, The State Vs. Radric Davis
The Result: Epps, who has also starred in several skits for Jim Jones, provided some commentary about how gangsta he was compared to Gucci Mane as he played the role of a character named "Toilet Bowl Shawty." Anything for a laugh!

The Comedian: Kevin Hart
The Appearance: On T.I.'s post-prison 2010 mixtape, F--- A Mixtape
The Result: Kevin Hart (aka K-Hart as he refers to himself here?) leaves Tip a less-than-encouraging voice mail. Earmuff the kids—this is one funny skit!

The Comedian: Tracy Morgan
The Appearance: On Ghostface, Method Man and Raekwon's 2010 album, Wu-Massacre
The Result: We're still not 100 percent sure how Morgan's skit titled "How To Pay Your Rent" fit into the grand scheme of things, but we did learn one thing: If you're looking for this comedian to pay your rent, you better think again. Straight comedy.

The Comedian: Lil Duval
The Appearance: On T.I.'s F--- A Mixtape ... mixtape
The Result: K-Hart wasn't the only one to get some shine on Tip's comeback mixtape. Lil Duval also donated a couple of punchlines to the cause. Okay, we get it, fellas: F--- a mixtape!

The Comedian: Bernie Mac, played by ... DeRay Davis
The Appearance: On Kanye West's 2005 album, Late Registration
The Result: What better way for Kanye to pay homage to a hometown hero in Chicago than to have the late, great Bernie Mac play the role of your teacher on a track. Though Davis impersonates the late Mac, it was awesome nonetheless. Waaaaake up, Mr. West! This is how all rap skits by comedians should be done.

Chris Rock:Adam Sandler Bought Us All Maseratis

2010-11-15T14:00:00.000-08:00

Working with Adam Sandler has benefits:You might just find a Maserati in your driveway if you star in one of his movies, and it makes a ton of money,

That's what happened to Chris Rock after starring alongside Sandler in the comedy "Grown Ups."

"I went outside the other day and I had a new Maserati in the driveway," Rock told Howard Stern on his Sirius radio show, joking: "Now I think that I'm Adam Sandler's b---h."

Comedian Chris Rock Decided To Be At BroadWay

2010-11-05T16:38:00.000-07:00

Chris Rock, stand-up comic superstar will make his Broadway debut in a new play about love and fidelity, come springtime 2011. This would be first time for comedian Chris Rock that he will be performing first time to a live audience on Broadway in New York City. This hollywood comic is popular known for his his contemporary political and relationship humor.

The Broadway play carries a title with an expletive. The actual title is called, “The Motherf**ker With the Hat.”.Don't take it as a fun as you will admit yourself when till you hear the title of this upcoming play.

Chris Rock will star in the ensemble of Stephen Adly Guirgis’new play alongside actors,Bobby Cannavale, Elizabeth Rodriguez,Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vazquez. The production, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, will begin previews on March 22, 2011 at the Schoenfeld Theatre. The play will be a 14-week engagement.

The play centers on Jackie (Cannavale), a parolee who newly becomes sober, and his girlfriend instead is still hooked on drugs and alcohol. Rock will portray the AA sponsor to Jackie, (Cannavale’s character)

Chris Rock: Curses for charity fan

2010-10-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles Celebrities for the sake of charity but ''Rush Hour'' star Chris Rock did the unthinkable, he indulged in a cursing brawl with a fan to raise money for a good cause. During the concert chris call to someone''s ex and curse him/her for dumping the person with the highest bid. Desiree young woman has won the bid and got on stage and asked Chris to curse out her ex-boyfriend, Desiree were still together. Once the call was connected, for about three minutes straight ''The Longest Yard'' star launched a expletive filled tirade at Jeff, who happens to be his fan. At the concert which was held to raise money for education programs for autistic children and adults, were Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Joel McHale and Sarah Silverman.

Chris Rock Comedian Calmer

2010-06-12T11:48:00.000-07:00

Chris Rock claims he is much calmer now he is older because he has realised he doesn't have the ability to change the things that fill him with rage.
Chris Rock has calmed down as he has got older.
Comic the 45 year old - who has daughters Lola, eight, and Zahra six year old with wife Malaak Compton Rock used to be known for his vitriolic rants about political issues, but he has now curbed his anger because he knows he can't change things.
He said: "What intelligent being still has the same amount of anger 20 years later on?
"I'm angry about there are still things, don't get me wrong. But you calm down. And you realise you can't change most of that's going on. You realise you're just a man."
Chris admits he is content with his life, but doesn't think his happiness will stop his stage routines from being funny.
He added: "I'm a pretty happy guy. And I don't think that hinders me. If I had to go on tour next month I think I could come up with a pretty funny act."

Chris Rock Americanizes 'Death at a Funeral'

2010-04-19T01:58:00.000-07:00

CHRIS ROCK doesn't view the world in black and white, especially when it comes to comedy.
"I come from the same line as Richard (Pryor), Eddie (Murphy) and (Bill) Cosby," says the veteran funnyman. "But I'm also a descendant of George Carlin and Rodney Dangerfield. When I was a kid, I didn't think of Rodney Dangerfield as a funny white guy. We just saw him as a funny guy."
The same goes for his movies. Rock doesn't see his remake of the 2007 British comedy "Death at a Funeral" as a "black" comedy. It's simply a comedy. If there's any label to be put on it, it's an American comedy, he says.

"When you define it as a 'black comedy,' it somehow lessens it, makes it smaller," he says. "I think we've made an American family comedy, even though it's rated R. It's got a big, great cast, black and white. All the people that aren't in a Tyler Perry movie right now are in this movie."
The 45-year-old saw the original "Death at a Funeral," directed by Frank Oz ("Bowfinger"), at an art house theater. He recalls the audience was fairly small -- maybe 12 people -- but they appeared to enjoy the irreverent comedy.
"People were laughing their (behinds) off," recalls Rock, "and to me that said: This is a pop movie. I just thought the jokes would work in America."
The comedian and actor figures he was probably the "only black man in America" who saw the movie, which earned a paltry $8.5 million at the box office in the United States. Savvy to the current enthusiasm for ensemble comedies like "Pineapple Express," "The Hangover" and "Valentine's Day," Rock saw potential in the source material.
"A lot of things are collaborations," observes the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member. "They're not doing a lot of one-guy comedies right now. I thought the fact that ('Death at a Funeral') had a lot of funny parts was perfect for me. I didn't want to have to carry the whole movie."
Rock's instincts were on target. He quickly got Sony Pictures on board, and he recruited filmmaker-playwright Neil LaBute, with whom he had collaborated on the 2000 dark comedy "Nurse Betty," to helm the remake.
He called up his old friend Martin Lawrence, who had opened for him on a stand-up gig years ago, to join the cast. He credits Lawrence as "the only comedian to blow me off the stage." Also joining the ensemble were "30 Rock" and fellow "SNL" alum Tracy Morgan, Danny Glover, Luke Wilson, Loretta Devine, Keith David, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana and Peter Dinklage, who reprises the role he played in the original.
Rock worked with the original movie's writer, Dean Craig, on adapting the script to give it an American voice and sense of humor.

Chris Rock to Translate a French Movie

2010-03-24T08:26:00.000-07:00

Funnyman CHRIS ROCK is set to translate another French movie for international audiences - he's planning a big budget remake of hit comedy LA PREMIERE ETOILE.

The film, about a black working class family who leave their home to tackle snobbery on the ski slopes, was a big hit in France and became the 10th highest grossing film in the country of 2009.

And now Rock has bought the rights to the picture, with plans to write a new English-language screenplay and produce the remake, according to Variety.com.

It will be the second French remake for Rock, who previously directed and starred in 2007's I Think I Love My Wife with Kerry Washington, based on 1972 French film, Chloe in the Afternoon, by late moviemaker Eric Rohmer.

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A 'Merry' time with Chris Rock: Comedian wants 'Hannah Montana'

2010-02-02T06:13:00.000-08:00

Chris Rock, known for edgy comedy, says he got into DreamWorks' "Madagascar" franchise for the "Hannah Montana money."

"You know, you get in with the kids and that definitely can't hurt," Rock told reporters in a conference call.

Wednesday at 8, NBC will premiere "Merry Madagascar," a holiday cartoon based on the "Madagascar" films; it features favorites Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith).

After Santa (Carl Reiner) crash-lands on the island, it's up to the Central Park Zoo-sters to help deliver presents and save Christmas. Though their initial motive may have been a sleigh ride back to New York City, somewhere along the way, the four rediscover the magic of giving.
Rock says even though his Marty voice is different from his normal voice, kids still recognize him every time he opens his mouth. "The looks on their faces, it's like, 'Wow, I can't believe its him!'" said Rock. "They get very excited. And my youngest daughter, Zahra, is a bragger. She's very quick to tell people her daddy is Marty the zebra."

The billion dollar black 'good hair' industry to the Chris Rock

2009-11-06T10:41:00.000-08:00

Emmy winning comedian to a Chris Rock , devoted husband and loving father --but this funnyman it's time to get to know a new side. Meet Chris Rock, hair expert.
It's a detour he took after an innocent carpool ride left Rock with an idea he just couldn't shake.
"I was with my daughter one day, and we're in the car and she's with one of her friends in the back seat, a little white friend," he says. "She was just kind of raving about her friend's hair a little too much for my comfort [saying]: 'You've got great hair. Oh, your hair's so good.'"
Not wanting to make her comments a big deal, Rock says he tried to play his them off. "[I said]: "Oh, baby, your hair's beautiful. Come on,'" he says. "If I would have really reacted, then she would have a complex about her hair."
Still, Rock couldn't let it go. "It sparked something in me," he says.
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What Rock discovered is a $9 billion industry that affects the daily activities, wallets, self esteem -- and even the sex lives -- of black women. Because women spend so much time and money on their hair, Rock says men are forced to adopt a hands off policy.
If you've got a weave, your scalp's like a beat up highway--Chris Rock "You cannot touch a black woman's hair. You are conditioned not to even go there," he says. "When I was a dating guy, I dated women from different races. Anytime I was with an Asian or a Puerto Rican girl or a white girl, my hands would constantly be in their hair. Like my hands were thirsty."
One of the first lessons Rock learned on this journey was that women do their hair for one another. "They say it's for the men, but it's actually for the women. Because guys don't care," he says. "There's no point in the history of the world where men were not sleeping with the women in front of them. We take what we can get."
Actress Nia Long, who Rock interviews in the film, agrees. "There's always this sort of pressure within the black community like, if you have good hair, you're prettier or better than the brown skinned girl that wears the Afro or the dreads or the natural hairstyle," she says.
Oprah.com: Oprah's stylist reveals his hair secrets
Rock found the biggest moneymaker in the hair business to be weaves. Black women can spend six to eight hours getting their hair braided into tiny sections. Stylists then delicately attach tracks of hair -- which can be simple extensions or full wigs -- to the braids.
"If you've got a weave, your scalp's like a beat up highway," Rock jokes.
Women who wear weaves stop by the salon for regular washes, conditioning and tightening, but the real expense lies with the hair itself. Rock says he was shocked to learn that regular women spend thousands of dollars on weaves -- and even put them on layaway.
"Janet Jackson spends $5,000 to go to the Grammys on her hair. I didn't know Kiki was spending $5,000 to go to AT&T and answer the phone," he says. "That was disturbing."
Rock discovered the hottest hair on the market is found in India, where human hair is the number two export behind software. "This is some of the worst poverty in the world," he says. "I don't think [people] know they're walking around with $1,000 on their head."
While in India, Rock witnessed a tonsuring ceremony at the Venkateswara Temple. Every year, more than 10 million people cut their hair off as an offering to the Hindu gods. "In India, hair is considered a vanity, and removing hair is considered an act of self sacrifice," he says.
"These people have no idea where their hair is going or how much it's worth. The money made at this temple is second only to the Vatican. The hair collected here is auctioned off to exporters who distribute it around the planet."
Another staple of the industry is relaxers -- also called "creamy crack" by some. While women of other races use perms to add curl, black women use them to straighten their hair. "You name a black woman, any black woman," Rock says. "They've either had their hair relaxed, or they're having their hair relaxed right now."
The active ingredient in relaxer is a substance called sodium hydroxide. The chemical is so strong it can burn a woman's hair off -- which is why Rock is urging parents to stop the relaxing addiction now. "This kiddie perm has to stop, okay? They shouldn't have to worry about that till they're in their teens," he says. "Putting those chemicals in that child's hair is just not cool."
Rock says he tells his own daughters they're beautiful every moment he can --and has only one answer when it comes to questions of having good hair. "Whatever makes you happy is good hair," he says. "Do your hair for you, and you will be glad."

Documentary 'Good Hair' has roots in Birmingham to Comedian Chris Rock's

2009-11-02T08:41:00.000-08:00

Comedian Chris Rock's newly released documentary, "Good Hair," has

some good connections in and around Birmingham.

Parts of the movie, which explores the lengths many African American women go through to change their hair, were filmed in Birmingham in 2007. Two Birmingham hair stylists are in the movie, and a Birmingham freelance film producer and a Miles College instructor worked as production assistants on the film.
"It actually puts us on the map," said independent film producer Jana Harris, who worked as a production assistant and showed Rock and his crew around the city during their weeklong visit. "People don't think of Birmingham as an ideal location (for filming.) But, I think having a movie of this magnitude shows other producers what they can do here."
Rock has said he got the idea for the movie, which was released nationally nine days ago, when one of his daughters asked him why she didn't have "good hair," referring to straight, long, flowing hair.
Determined to uncover why she would think that, Rock delved into African American hair culture with a documentary. He explored the multibillion dollar African American hair industry, and how African-American women have turned to relaxers to different their hair texture from overly curly to straight. Women also use weaves for convenience, to achieve different textures or to get a variety of looks.
While many African American women are content with the hair they were born with, there are still many, many others who seek to change it.
Rock interviewed everyday women and men in salons, barbershops and elsewhere in Birmingham, Atlanta, New York and Dallas. He also talked to several celebrities, including Nia Long, Maya Angelou and Raven Symone. Rock used humor to make people think.
"The movie deals with social issues in the black community such as economic empowerment and images of beauty," said Demetrius Newton Jr., a Miles College communications instructor who worked as a production assistant on the film. "Despite the fact that he presents it in a humorous manner, these are serious issues."
Part of Rock's research led him to Atlanta, where the Bronner Bros. hair company puts on an annual hair show competition. Birmingham stylist Tanya Crumel of Pedestals Salon was one of the four contestants.
Rock interviewed her and filmed her as she prepared for competition. Crumel's business partner, Kevin Kirk, is in the movie, too.
"I wasn't selected to be in the movie at first. They came there looking for Tanya," Kirk said. "They didn't actually know me. But, when they met me, and realized the history I had," he said they incorporated him into the story.
Kirk has won first place at three Bronner Bros.' hair shows, including in August when he took home $20,000 and a new Ford Taurus.
Since his third win and the movie's release, he's received requests to judge hair shows and teach classes; and a national magazine has asked him to review a hair product, he said.
Although Kirk and Crumel are happy about the movie's release, it comes at a time when they are in mourning. Crumel's 18 year old son and Huffman High School senior, Jeremy Crumel, was in a car accident on Oct. 25 and died two days later.
To give Crumel a break from everything, Kirk and others took her to see the film three days after Jeremy's death. who has appeared in a couple of episodes of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" to consult with one of the personalities about her wig line, is also in the movie as a contestant.
Harris said that while Rock was in town, they visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and restaurant Niki's West. She added that Rock interviewed Birmingham resident James Armstrong, the man who often cut the Rev. Martin Luther King's hair, but that piece didn't make it into the final cut.
The movie won the Special Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It is showing at Alabaster 14, Summit 16 and Trussville Stadium 16.

has women talking, Chris Rock’s ‘Hair’ documentary

2009-10-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

For black women, hair has always been a don’t touch, don’t tell subject.
Comedian Chris Rock turned up the volume in his movie “Good Hair,” pondering why black women spend a fortune for straighter hair, dismissing their natural curl as inferior.
Fallout from the film has sparked a dialogue that brings the controversial subject the costs! the chemicals! out of the salon and onto Main Street.
“I found it a little disturbing,” said Tamara Buchanan, a Suffolk University graduate student.
Buchanan, who is working on a master’s in women’s health, went to look the film expecting Rock “to just make fun of our secret.”
“But I’m a little more educated for seeing it,” said the Roxbury resident, adding she was stunned to learn that the expensive weaves black women spend entire paychecks on are a product of a Hindu haircutting ritual in India.
Buchanan’s pal, Codie Anne Crew, agreed, “It makes you wonder.”
Larry Hamilton, a stylist at Patrice Vinci Salon on Newbury Street, who specializes in relaxers, said hair is a loaded topic for his clients. “It’s a self-esteem issue,” he said. “Coarser, curlier is bad.”
Hamilton, who charges $100 to $120 for chemical straightening, hadn’t seen “Good Hair.” Many of his clients wish they could wear their hair naturally, but get caught up trying to emulate celebrities, he said.
“In some places, if it’s natural, it’s not acceptable,” he said. “There are stigmas to it.”
Buchanan, who currently spent eight hours and $170 on synthetic twists at Helen’s Hair Connections in Roxbury, said the plastic extensions are easy to manage. Her pal, Crew, who had perms during high school, said her current style - natural - is more authentic than ones she’s had in the past.
“You grow into it and you grow into your own self,” she said.
Black hair’s only going to get more attention with the early December release of Disney’s first black-princess movie, “The Princess and the Frog,” and Lisa Price thinks that’s a good thing.

Price is the founder of Carol’s Daughter, a natural line of hair products, and earned Disney’s approval to market the official line of “The Princess and the Frog” shampoo, conditioner and detangler to stores such as Macy’s.
“It’s an honor,” said Price, who counts her 3 year old daughter among the impressionable audience that is hungry for a black princess role model.

Chris Rock's: Twist on a cultural craving

2009-10-23T12:42:00.000-07:00

'Hair is a woman's glory," says a wise and worldly Maya Angelou in Chris Rock's greatfully funny, probing coif-doc, Good Hair.
A thoughtful examination of African American women - and African American men - and their feelings about follicles, Good Hair has the comedian and acerbic social commentator trekking from Atlanta to New York to India, asking the tough questions of singers, actresses, high schoolers, and kids, moms, dads, and businessfolk. And business it is: Black Americans spend $9 billion annually treating and straightening - or "relaxing" - their hair, and account for 80 percent of the country's hair-product sales, according to the film.
"You get up and comb your economic exploitation every morning," the Rev. Al Sharpton half-jokes, his trademark James Brown pomp slickly in place for Rock's camera. (And Sharpton explains how the soul singer came to literally shape Sharpton's hairstyle - on a trip to the Reagan White House.)
Good Hair is certainly no arid anthropological study. Rock's queries are loose and quippy, but his instincts are as sharp as an investigative journalist's. If the 1960s gave African Americans a new sense of heritage, a renewed pride that manifested itself in the natural 'do of the Afro, why do so many blacks so many decades later subject themselves to painful and costly chemical treatments to straighten their hair, to make it "lighter and brighter and better"? Implicitly, to make it whiter?
Good Hair, then, is about black identity and self image as much as it's about commerce and cosmetics. Eve, Melyssa Ford, the duo of Salt-N-Pepa, Nia Long, Vanessa Bell Calloway - a host of smart, beautiful African American women muse about their weaves, wigs, and extensions, and their essence.
Speaking of extensions, Rock sojourns to a Hindu temple in India where women shave their heads as a form of sacrifice to the gods, and canny entrepreneurs at the temple's back door scoop up the silky tresses and export them to America, where they're sold in beauty salons and hair supply shops for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars.
Rock also heads to the Bronner Bros. International Hair Show, an over-the-top annual trade event in Atlanta, where hair products are on display and a wild and crazy stylists' competition combines technique and artistry with a cheesy Vegas aesthetic.
Although its tone is generally genial and jovial, Good Hair touches on some tricky issues, at times complicitly. When Rock enters a Korean-owned hair-supply shop in California that caters to blacks, his condescending questions point to the friction between African Americans and Asians in ways that aren't altogether amusing.
But Good Hair is better than those few shaky moments; it's a documentary that has a lot on its mind as well as a lot on its, er, head.

American Wildly popular comic hits Capitol on Saturday night

2009-09-25T04:51:00.000-07:00

When you ask some of the world's funniest human beings who is their favourite comedian, often the answer is Louis C.K.
C.K. (a replacement of his real last name Szekely) appears at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday night as part of his fall tour of Canada and Europe.
While C.K.'s recentl;y career doing stand up is the stuff dreams are made of, his beginnings sound like that of most comedians: he took advantage of an open-mic night at a bar, stunk the place up and quickly scurried back into the comedic hole out of which he crawled in the first place but only for a couple of weeks before trying it again. And again. And. . . .
Hey, that's how just about everyone in the business got started. Now, with 20 years of experience, C.K. has been nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy special for his second one-hour TV particular Louis C.K.: Chewed Up, alongside the likes of Chris Rock, Will Ferrell and Ricky Gervais.
He'll star in the film The Invention of Lying with Gervais and Jennifer Garner, which opens next month, and has scored a recurring role in the NBC series Parks & Recreation in the role of police officer Dave Sanderson.
At age 41, the Washington born comic, writer and director who also bagged an Emmy for his writing on the renown Chris Rock Gig, is at the pinnacle of his craft.
His own 2006 sitcom Lucky Louie remains a cult favourite, even if it got canned after one season, likely because it went too far with its nudity and language that was at times so rough, it might have made Ricky from The Trailer Park Boys blush.
Next year, C.K. stars in his own series on the American FX network called Louie. He'll executive produce it, write it and direct the series which is based on his own life as a stand up comic and single father of two living in New York City.
In April, C.K. taped his national theatre tour Louis C.K.: Hilarious, his third one-hour particular in as many years. His second one, Shameless, is out on CD and DVD and his first, Louis C.K.: Shameless, is racking up sales on DVD.
He's starred in two HBO One Night Stand particular, a Comedy Central Presents special and on HBO's 25th Anniversary Young Comedians special.
As a film maker, C.K.'s likely best known for his cult classic blaxploitation spoof Pootie Tang, which he wrote and directed.
His first feature film, Tomorrow Night, which he wrote, directed and produced, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998 and his most successful short film Ice Cream screened at Sundance as part of the New Directors, New Films series at MOMA in 1994.
Last year C.K. was seen in Diminished Capacity with Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen and Alan Alda, as well as in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins with Martin Lawrence, Mike Epps and Cedric the Entertainer. Often dirty and usually deranged, Just for Laughs presents Louis C.K. at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available for $35.50 at the Capitol box office, by calling 1-506-856-4379 or 1-800-567-1922 and online at http://www.capitol.nb.ca

“Whatever they had in their hair, that’s what I had in my hair”, Chris Rock

2009-09-16T05:37:00.000-07:00

“I’m not saying anything about that I’m not saying anything about Kanye (West) and end up on some rap album somewhere,” said Chris Rock laughing during an on stage interview at the Toronto International Film Festival yesterday afternoon. And with that, he launched into a mini-rap, “‘I got money, Chris Rock aint funny…’ There are just too many things that rhyme with ‘Rock,’” he snapped. The Kanye topic came up at a packed auditorium in Toronto which turned out to see the comedian who is here supporting his doc, “Good Hair” and an audience member asked him what he thought about rapper Kanye West’s behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards over the weekend.
But Rock didn’t demure over a range of topics spanning politics, Michael Moore, the Obamas and even the Jacksons (who get a bit of a verbal beating) during the hour-long conversation hosted by TIFF documentary programmer Thom Powers as part of the festival’s Maverick series. But it was hair, or specifically, the culture and economics behind black women’s hair, that took center stage. The genesis of his doc, which is screening as a Special Presentation at the festival, began when Rock’s young daughter asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” And in a style reminiscent of a Michael Moore film, Rock mixes humor and investigative journalism to explore the topic, from hair salons to laboratories and even the international trade in Indian and Korean hair, which form a cornerstone of a vast industry in which individuals pay thousands of dollars to maintain a perfect coiffe.
“Before the Obamas, the Jacksons were the first black family in America,” said Rock. “Whatever they had in their hair, that’s what I had in my hair growing up.” Chris Rock said he believed it was in the ‘70s when blacks in America were “finally free,” and it was reflected in their hair. Afros bounced proudly as African Americans turned away from the heavy product and relaxers embodied by Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis Junior. Rock laughed, recalling how he was the first black kid in his school growing up. “It was, you know - shitty,” he said of his days at school.
But, turning back to the Jacksons, Chris Rock had no problem tearing in on late pop star Michael Jackson.
“Poor Michael - I wonder if they have hair care products in Heaven, er - or in Hell, or whatever…,” he said, then turning to Powers seated with him on stage, “You know, I think they make him do shows in Heaven, and then they send him back to Hell.”
Though he was a fan of the Jacksons growing up, he clearly has gained their ire now that he’s famous, and with lines like that, it’s probably not surprising. “I met Michael once. He just glared at me… And I’ve met Janet, and she just glared at me… Back when I was a kid, if anyone had told me that one day the Jacksons will want to kick my ass, I would’ve said, ‘You’re crazy!’”
Rock reserved compliments, however, for filmmaker Michael Moore who also was in Toronto promoting his new film “Capitalism: A Love Story.”
“I’ve always been a big fan of Michael Moore ever since I saw ‘Roger & Me’ 20 years ago,” said Rock. “I thought, this is funny and smart.” He said the style of filmmaking prompted him back then to consider “Good Hair,” but docs had not hit their stride yet, so he shelved the idea until his daughter brought up the topic years later and Moore and others’ success in documentary prompted him to reconsider.
“At the time [of the idea] Michael Moore was new, there was no ‘Borat’ and I was barely known, but now I have two daughters and I see their hair issues, so the idea came back. It’s a funny thing about hair. Li’l Kim and Michell Obama have nothing in common, but if you just say ‘hair,’ they’ll talk for two hours.” The comedian, who hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005, went on to say that he thinks this is his funniest movie to date even though it’s only PG-13 and mostly void of his typically sexually charged and expletive-laced stand up.
“This isn’t a topic about anything controversial it’s hair!”

Chris Rock roots of “Good Hair”

2009-08-27T06:03:00.000-07:00

Radio shock jock Don Imus learned the hard way that hair can be off-limits when it comes to black women. The negative comments Imus quipped about the collective coifs of a Jersey basketball team induced a national firestorm. Funny man Chris Rock likewise dives into the warm with his documentary, “Good Hair,” scheduled for release this fall. By getting tangled up in a subject that's taboo only in the black community, Rock gets to the root of the multi billion dollar black hair care industry painting a funny, but painful disclosure of the costs of fitting in.

The cast reads like a who’s who:Ice-T, Salt-n-Pepa, Nia Long, Raven Symoné, Maya Angelou. Even Reverend Al Sharpton gets into the mix. Rock credits his daughter, Lola, for the stimulus. The comedian is left speechless when she access him asking why she doesn’t have “good hair.” At a loss to how she reaches that end, Rock sets out to find the answer.Not one shy from controversy, Rock dives right into his project. The result: he manages to wrap humor and disrespect into a remarkably insightful and serious look into the business of black hair. It’s a two year journey that takes him around the globe, with stops in India, Los Angeles, Atlanta and beauty shops across the United States.

Rock avoids being sermonizing or apologetic. Instead he skillfully maneuvers Good Hair into a piece that is as eye opening, sensitive and even shocking as it is funny.Asked at a promotional screening in Tampa if he thought the film is appropriate for young adults, Rock responds with his distinctive chuckle, “I’m Chris Rock. What did you expect?”It’s an answer that’s quite deceiving. Known for his noisy and often expletive-filled stand-up humor, it's true “Good Hair,” is a far cry from Rock’s trademark fare. But beyond the obscenity Rock also gives us “Everybody Hates Chris,” a sit com based on his experiences growing up in New York, which ended its run this year. Rock also voices warm fuzzy characters like Marty, the risk-taking Zebra in Madagascar and the irrepressible guinea pig from Doctor Dolittle. But, Rock says, "Good Hair" may be the best film he’s ever made, He may be right.

AUTO BIOGROPHY OF CHRIS ROCK

2009-08-05T02:37:00.000-07:00

chris rock is an American comedian actor, screenwritter, telecision producer, film producer and director. chris rock was born in ANDRCUS, SOUTH CAROLINA at Feburary 7,1965.shortly after his birth his parents settled in CROWN HEIGHTS,BROOKLYN,NEW YORK. A few year later ,they joined in the working class area of BEDFORD-STUYVESANT,BROOKLYN. His father name is JULIUS ROCK, was a former truck driver and delivermanman of the newspaper. Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. His mother name is rosalie was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped. chris rock have three brother, his younger brother TONY and KENNY are also working in the entertainment business. His older brother charles is died in 2006due to a long struggle with alcoholism.

Chris Rock, Wife Say Their Marriage Is Solid

2009-07-16T14:23:00.000-07:00

Despite a recent story in the New York Daily News that their marriage was in trouble, Chris Rock and wife Malaak are fine, they tell PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.

Chris Rock Madagascar 2 Interview

2009-04-14T23:23:00.000-07:00

CHRIS ROCKS ON IN MADAGASCAR 2. Chris Rock, Madagascar 2 Interview by Paul Fischer. Chris Rock has established himself as a major comic force for over a decade. Returning frequently to his stand-up roots, Rock is also hoping that change comes to America come election day. Returning to movie screens in the new Madagascar sequel, Chris Rock, who rarely does interviews with the priont media, chatted to Paul Fischer about comedy, acting and politics.

Paul Fischer: What was the most important thing about doing this second movie?

Chris Rock: It was getting back with Ben. We had fallen out and I just thought ....

Paul Fischer: Is he as good as they say?

Chris Rock: He's better than they say.

Paul Fischer: Do you censor yourself when you're doing it?

Chris Rock: It is weird because I don't really curse that much off stage. I throw a couple out there from time to time, but when I'm offstage I don't - yeah it's weird. When I get up there it's "f**k, f**k, f**k, f**k, f**k." It is kind of what the people want though.

Paul Fischer: They expect that from you.

Chris Rock: Yeah, it is a weird thing.

Paul Fischer: Cursing....

Chris Rock: It is not my "thing." I try to write some jokes in between the "f**k, f**k, f**ks." Sometimes my daughters are at gymnastics and people are commenting on how I'm not cursing. Like I would be cursing at gymnastics. "So what's up mother f**ker?" Like that's how they expect me to be.

Paul Fischer: Now on Madagascar, you had one day in the studio working with Ben. How was your one day together? How freeing was that?

Chris Rock: It felt different. He's a funny guy. Ben's funny. We are the same age and we have a lot of similarities in our lives so it wasn't this big thing having to overcome. It wasn't like two guys having to be overly polite to each other.

Paul Fischer: You all had back stories this time. Did you like this turn in the script that we got to know you more as individuals?

Chris Rock: I think this is a better movie than the first one. We know the characters and now its let's make a great story. The first one felt like the pilot and sometimes the pilot is clunky because you've got to get all these people in and all this information. Now we are just doing episodes.

Paul Fischer: Jada mentioned the third one might be in India. What do you think?

Chris Rock: India, the Bollywood version of "Move It, Move It."

Paul Fischer: Do you want to direct anything soon?

Chris Rock: I'm trying to get through this year without doing it, but you never know.

Paul Fischer: Can you talk about what you are going to do on Nov. 5 if Obama wins.

Chris Rock: If he wins - you are always going to make fun of the president no matter what. You are a comedian, like "Oh black brother, I can't tell jokes about this guy." I loved Bill Clinton and I love Bill Clinton to this day, but when he slipped I was right there.

Paul Fischer: If Obama slips would you take him out?

Chris Rock: I'll take him out [laughs].

Paul Fischer: How optimistic are you about the election?

Chris Rock: I wouldn't be shocked if you we don't know who the president is the night of the election. I wouldn't be shocked.

Paul Fischer: You recently had a very good special on HBO with some very interesting editing choices between two different performances. How did that come about?Chris Rock: It was actually Rick Rubin's idea. He called me up one day, paged me actually, and said "you should do your special in three or four countries and cut them as one." That was it. I kind of thought it was crazy the first time I read it and then about three weeks later it was getting to that point that HBO was like "Want to do a special?" and I needed something to motivate me, because just doing it isn't enough motivation. So it was like what could be different? Stand up can get so boring, we've seen the guy in front of the camera, the guy in front of the screen, whatever. I just needed a chance to fail, something to excite me and that idea definitely excited me.

Paul Fischer: Why return to stand up? Is it because that's where your roots are?

Chris Rock: It is because that's what I do, if I was an actor in the theater I'm sure I would return to that from time to time. I'm a stand up comedian and the other things I get to do because I'm a stand up comedian. I just like doing it.

Paul Fischer: Has your sense of humor changed as you've gotten older and now have a family?

Chris Rock: I don't know. I've changed. I try to take breaks in between so I don't - I never want to be one of those guys who is always doing gigs, there is a staleness to that. Like you're in Vegas every week and you know the guy's going to be there. I try to take breaks. I haven't don it in - Zara was - my wife was pregnant with Zara so I hadn't done it in four years. It is almost like I got all the jokes I could out of that guy. Let me go become another guy and then I will tell some more jokes.

Paul Fischer: Was it a different process for you knowing you were going to be taping it like this - were you onstage thinking, "F**ck I didn't say it the same way"?

Chris Rock: No, it was weird. Early on in the tour it was like, "Wow, people laugh at the same things in every country." I couldn't believe it. Lightening struck. Everything worked out.

Chris Rock As An Actor

2008-06-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

Christopher Julius Rock III was born in February 7, 1965. Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time.

Chris Rock Music' s Videos

Champagne from Roll With the New
No Sex (In the Champagne Room) from Bigger & BlackerRed
Hot Chili Peppers song Hump de Bump

Chris Rocks Films and TV Shows

Dogma
Beverly Hills Ninja
Lethal Weapon 4
Nurse Betty
The Longest Yard
Bad Company
Down to Earth.

Chris Rock Gun Control

Chris Rock Album List

2008-06-05T04:59:00.000-07:00

Cheese And Crackers: The... (2007)
Never Scared (Explicit) (2004)
Never Scared (Explicit) (2004)
Bigger & Blacker (Explicit) (1999)
Roll With The New (Expli... (1997)
Born Suspect (Explicit) (1991)

Chris Rock Rocks!

Chris Rock Fans Reviews

2008-06-05T04:51:00.000-07:00

DJ PETAL
He's on in '08 in London and Manchester.First ever UK gigs.Could be a good Christmas present :)

Little Beaver
Just got back from Hammersmith after being subjected to his alleged humour. I walked out before the end. Just utterly fucking grim. Gormless, sexist, politically imbecilic, frankly racist and an act entirely based on the most feeble stereotypes. His support act Byron Someoneorother pissed all over him from a great height. Rock started well enough, but rapidly unravelled. Interestingly, the largely black crowd were getting quieter as the show went on. Total, utter crap.But then I suppose if you find someone shouting "nigger" and "fuck" at the top of their voice amusing, you would have been highly entertained.

Count Cookula
I've liked some of his stuff in the past but I saw a recent live thing and it was very, very poor... shades of Ediie Murphy really, once the big screen and the Hollywood thing happens you lose touch with your old reality (and the original sources for your humour) and just stop being funny. He'll be getting a Spice Girl up the duff before too long.

Brad V
That sounds exactly like what I saw... no more blow jobs... no more eating pussy (wait for it)... after... you... get.... married... hur hur. How original :(That's exactly it. There were funny jokes in there, but wedged in between this tired cliched crap.

Oscars 2005 hosted by Chris Rock

2008-06-05T04:35:00.000-07:00

Oh. What was that? Did I miss something? Nope. The telecast was just as I had predicted it in my Sunday story. In a word: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I think the problem is one of oversaturation. We saw so much of this already, and in such more comfortable surroundings, whether it was the gleeful Golden Globes or the dignified Screen Actors Guild awards -- so by the time we made it to the Academy, all the fun was gone. And Chris Rock tried so hard to be something he's not, instead of embracing his Chris Rockness. Oh well. If we're lucky, Rock's opening lines may have proven to be all too astute when he announced he was hosting the 77th and last Academy Awards.
Chris Rock's monologue: What was everyone worried about exactly? He even told the same jokes from his rehearsals earlier last week (and revealed online in spoiler fashion).
At the water cooler (or over the instant-messaging service) tomorrow, you'll likely dish about tonight's Academy Awards and debate who looked fabulous, who looked fabulously awful and whether Chris Rock hit the mark with his monologue.Years from now, however, your biggest Oscar memories won't be about who wore what, who hosted or even who won - they'll be about what the winners said in their 60 seconds of live prime-time glory.Don't believe me?Name the year and movie that won Roberto Benigni the Best Actor Oscar. Roberto who? Oh, you mean the guy who climbed over A-listers and their chairs, then said he'd "like to be Jupiter and kidnap everybody and lie down in the ground making love to everybody.''Yes, that guy.Try this in a public place. Ask everyone who has seen The Pianist to raise their hands. Now ask how many of them remember seeing Adrien Brody lip-lock Halle Berry when he won an Oscar for that film. Note the difference.Oscar telecasts are such droll, drawn-out, meticulously planned affairs that it's the acceptance speeches - often the only unpredictable part of the show - we remember most.

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Chris Rock Photo Gallery

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Chris Rock Tickets On Sale!

2008-06-05T04:05:00.000-07:00

Millions of people love the comedic acts of Chris Rock live. If you are searching for Chris Rock tickets, you will come across a lot of interesting facts about the man himself.Chris Rock has won an Emmy award for his television work, and his comedy albums have earned him several Grammy awards as well. Rock is said to have gotten his comedic style from his grandfather, Allen Rock. These are just a few of the interesting facts you will come across when searching for Chris Rock tickets on the Internet.Chris Rock is not only a hilarious comedian, but he is also an actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. On Comedy Central, he was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time. No wonder a Chris Rock ticket is so hot.
American comic sensation Chris Rock visits the UK on his first official tour to these shores.
Rock will performs at venues in London.
If you are really a true friend of Chris Rock and like his comedy than this is the right time to show him you lovingness and affection to join him in his live concert that is going to be held on September 2008 according to his announcement. The Schedule of his September tour towards UK are as under:
Chris Rock Schedule
Hammersmith Apollo London 6 Sep, 2008
Hammersmith Apollo London 7Sep, 2008

Chris Rock 10 remarkable comedian Quotes

2008-06-05T03:26:00.000-07:00

A man is only as faithful as his options.
A white boy that makes C's in college can make it to the White House.
Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.
Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to go to.
George Bush hates midgets.
Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn't have any innocent bystanders.
If a woman tells you she's twenty and looks sixteen, she's twelve. If she tells you she's twenty-six and looks twenty-six, she's damn near fourty.
There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
School shootings were invented by blacks... and stolen by the white man.
Everyone has favorite criminals. Mine are pimps. We can all rob a bank; we can all sell drugs. Being a pimp is a whole other thing.

Chris Rock - The Great Legend Comedian

2008-06-05T02:16:00.000-07:00

Chris Rock is not only famous for his comedy nature in the United States but also all over the world. Chris rock comedy we cannot forget or cannot take out from the history because the history of comedy cannot survive without the legend Chris Rock. His comedy typically involves race relations in the United States, although he devotes a large portion of his material to women. Though not directly based on it, a lot of his comedic views are rooted in his teen years; his very strict parents, concerned about the neighborhood schools had him bussed to an almost all-white high school in Bensonhurst (a white-ethnic neighborhood of Brooklyn that ironically was known at the time for poor race relations). In the fall of 2005, UPN is going to premiere a sitcom called Everyone Hates Chris that is based on Rock's high school days.