LIVE REVIEW: Chris Rock

Apparently, it’s time for Chris Rock to conquer stand-up comedy again. It’s been four years since his last HBO special “Never Scared” and for about the last year he’s been working on new material for another tour (dubbed “No Apologies”) and another run on HBO. Last week he was at the classy Academy of Music in Philadelphia for three shows.
Comic Mario Joyner started out the evening with a serviceable 20 minutes before pointing out the two turntables behind him and introducing…DJ Jazzy Jeff! Jazzy’s set with MC Skillz got the crowd amped up until Joyner returned to report, “ok, we’re going to take a 20 minute intermission now.”
The end of Jazzy’s set seemed like the perfect time to bring out Rock, but I’m going to assume he knows what he’s doing. And when he came out after a looooong twenty minutes break with his green “CR” logo on the screen, the crowd was again excited and on their feet. After all, it was Chris Rock.
Undoubtedly the audience was familiar with his stage persona: the pacing back and forth with the microphone in one hand and his other hand guiding the cord. And the sermon-like delivery that gets louder and faster as he gets his point across. But he’s not one to ride on reputation. As he told...
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![]() The Money Times | Diaz, Lange, Rock to be Globes presenters United Press International - 5 (UPI) -- Cameron Diaz, Jessica Lange and Chris Rock have signed up to be presenters at "The 66th annual Golden Globe Awards" gala in Los Angeles, Diaz joins Golden Globes line-up |
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com | Cameron Diaz and Chris Rock Recruited to Be 66th Golden Globes AceShowbiz - Another set of presenters for the upcoming 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards has been unveiled and it includes Cameron Diaz, Jessica Lange and Chris Rock. Diaz, Lange, Rock set as Golden Globes presenters Cameron Diaz, Jessica Lange and Chris Rock Set as Presenters at |
Quick Takes Los Angeles Times, CA - "Hardball" host Chris Matthews is expected to let his bosses know in the coming weeks whether he's going to pursue a Senate run in Pennsylvania or renew his |
Finally! Jon Hamm's '30 Rock' debut date set Chicago Tribune, United States - 15, Chris Parnell (“Saturday Night Live”) will be back on “30 Rock.” One of the comedy’s most enjoyable recurring characters is Leo Spaceman (it’s |
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