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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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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Comedian Chris Rock's daughters inspire a film
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Comedian Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair," just out on DVD, begins with stills of his two young daughters. "Those are my daughters, Lola and Zara," Rock


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April Fools Pranks: Adam Lambert, Justin Bieber, Coldplay
HitFix
Bieber Or Die, plus: Did this old Chris Rock 'Hey Ya' parody vid surface in time for the unofficial holiday? At least a few musicians and had April 1 marked
April Fool's Rock Hoaxes: Bieber or Die, Coldplay Perfume and MoreRolling Stone

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Rock Likes the Vibe at ND
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Chris Rock had already seen the Notre Dame campus last fall, and he was familiar with the new Notre Dame coaching staff from their

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