1 00:00:14,060 --> 00:00:17,269 Chris Rock is undoubtedly one of the funniest 2 00:00:17,270 --> 00:00:19,933 and most popular comedians of his generation. 3 00:00:22,010 --> 00:00:24,849 A talented all rounder with vast experience 4 00:00:24,850 --> 00:00:26,209 in the entertainment industry, 5 00:00:26,210 --> 00:00:28,979 Chris Rock, besides standup and acting, 6 00:00:28,980 --> 00:00:32,859 is also a producer, writer, and director. 7 00:00:32,860 --> 00:00:35,339 What was my best line? I don't know. 8 00:00:35,340 --> 00:00:36,840 My jokes are like my children. 9 00:00:39,211 --> 00:00:42,223 I have no favorites. 10 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:46,489 From an early age, 11 00:00:46,490 --> 00:00:49,363 He projected a great interest in love for comedy. 12 00:00:50,500 --> 00:00:52,359 Jumping into the New York club circuit 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:56,209 during his adolescence, his drive and persistence 14 00:00:56,210 --> 00:00:59,763 established him as a seasoned veteran by his late teens. 15 00:01:02,370 --> 00:01:05,088 I wanna do good work, you know what I mean? 16 00:01:05,089 --> 00:01:05,922 I just wanna do good work. 17 00:01:05,923 --> 00:01:07,769 And if I got the right offer, 18 00:01:07,770 --> 00:01:11,209 if the creators of "The Simpsons" called me up tomorrow 19 00:01:11,210 --> 00:01:13,708 or if Larry David called me up tomorrow 20 00:01:13,709 --> 00:01:16,003 and said he had a great idea, I'd be open. 21 00:01:18,220 --> 00:01:19,909 I get laughs, so I'll mix it up. 22 00:01:19,910 --> 00:01:22,999 Comedy, drama, not totally drama. 23 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,849 I'm not gonna play Hannibal Lecter or anything, 24 00:01:24,850 --> 00:01:27,223 but I can do stuff like this. 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,373 Yeah, I'm always trying to get laughs, I'll say that. 26 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:34,593 From the time when? 27 00:01:34,594 --> 00:01:36,319 From the time you were like four? 28 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:40,309 From the time the doctor smacked me on my ass 29 00:01:40,310 --> 00:01:42,304 and I said, "Give me another one." 30 00:01:44,701 --> 00:01:47,425 Then I go, "Hey, didn't we just meet?" 31 00:01:51,275 --> 00:01:53,165 Have you ever bombed onstage 32 00:01:53,166 --> 00:01:53,999 in real life? Yeah, 33 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,239 I bomb all the time. Really? 34 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,490 When I started out, yeah. 35 00:01:58,729 --> 00:02:00,809 If they paid me for jokes that didn't work, 36 00:02:00,810 --> 00:02:02,918 yeah, I'd be richer than Bill Gates. 37 00:02:05,970 --> 00:02:07,329 His characters in movies 38 00:02:07,330 --> 00:02:09,629 and standup leave lasting impressions 39 00:02:09,630 --> 00:02:11,163 in the minds of his fans. 40 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,709 With standup comedy being his first love, 41 00:02:15,710 --> 00:02:18,139 Chris always returns to his roots 42 00:02:18,140 --> 00:02:21,343 and what he does best, making people laugh. 43 00:02:23,900 --> 00:02:28,759 I was blessed to have a father in my life. 44 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,600 True, true. 45 00:02:29,601 --> 00:02:34,600 I had two parent, family, in the hood in Bed-Stuy. 46 00:02:37,950 --> 00:02:39,669 Yup. Yup. 47 00:02:39,670 --> 00:02:41,529 People would come around, look at my father 48 00:02:41,530 --> 00:02:43,347 like it was a science project or something, 49 00:02:43,348 --> 00:02:48,348 like put him in a glass case someday and charge people. 50 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,009 Christopher Julius Rock was born 51 00:02:56,010 --> 00:03:01,010 in Andrew, South Carolina on February 7th, 1965. 52 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:03,739 Shortly after his birth, his parents relocated 53 00:03:03,740 --> 00:03:07,129 to the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. 54 00:03:07,130 --> 00:03:10,189 His mother, Rosalie, was a teacher and social worker, 55 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:12,639 and his father, Julius, was a truck driver 56 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:14,263 and newspaper delivery man. 57 00:03:15,460 --> 00:03:17,559 Chris is the oldest of his siblings 58 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,809 and has three younger brothers who followed 59 00:03:19,810 --> 00:03:22,919 in his footsteps in the entertainment industry. 60 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:25,659 He has often spoken about his main influence coming 61 00:03:25,660 --> 00:03:28,289 from his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, 62 00:03:28,290 --> 00:03:29,663 who worked as a preacher. 63 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:33,269 In the late 60s, early 70s, 64 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:35,509 Brooklyn's neighborhoods were mostly populated 65 00:03:35,510 --> 00:03:36,919 by white families. 66 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,909 Chris has spoken about the racial discrimination he faced 67 00:03:39,910 --> 00:03:43,129 because of his skin color during his school years. 68 00:03:43,130 --> 00:03:44,769 He was regularly beaten up 69 00:03:44,770 --> 00:03:47,679 and eventually stopped attending high school for good 70 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,669 but still received a general education diploma. 71 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:53,949 His bitter experience with racism during his school years 72 00:03:53,950 --> 00:03:56,893 had a large influence on his career as a comedian. 73 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,570 I'm always trying to get laughs, I'll say that. 74 00:04:01,470 --> 00:04:02,303 From the time when? 75 00:04:02,304 --> 00:04:04,069 From the time you were like four? 76 00:04:04,070 --> 00:04:08,039 From the time the doctor smacked me on my ass 77 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,111 and I said, "Give me another one." 78 00:04:12,394 --> 00:04:14,294 Then I go, "Hey, didn't we just meet?" 79 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,689 After dropping out of school, 80 00:04:19,690 --> 00:04:22,379 Chris did odd jobs at several fast food joints 81 00:04:22,380 --> 00:04:24,689 and cafeterias to make ends meet. 82 00:04:24,690 --> 00:04:28,519 He laid the foundations of his standup career in 1984 83 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,009 by performing in the nightclubs 84 00:04:30,010 --> 00:04:31,853 and comedy clubs of New York City. 85 00:04:32,990 --> 00:04:35,609 In 1985, he was in line to buy tickets 86 00:04:35,610 --> 00:04:37,499 to an Eddie Murphy standup performance 87 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:40,929 at Radio City Music Hall when he saw an ad in the newspaper 88 00:04:40,930 --> 00:04:44,549 for an open mic night at the club Catch a Rising Star. 89 00:04:44,550 --> 00:04:47,253 He auditioned and scored his first gig. 90 00:04:49,170 --> 00:04:50,409 Catch a Rising Star was 91 00:04:50,410 --> 00:04:52,459 where many other celebrated comedians 92 00:04:52,460 --> 00:04:55,859 had showed off their skills, names such as Eddie Murphy, 93 00:04:55,860 --> 00:04:58,513 Adam Sandler, and Jerry Seinfeld. 94 00:04:59,650 --> 00:05:02,709 Chris Rock cleaned tables at the Comic Strip Live, 95 00:05:02,710 --> 00:05:05,229 the oldest comedy club in New York City. 96 00:05:05,230 --> 00:05:08,393 He did this in order to gain some extra onstage time. 97 00:05:09,450 --> 00:05:12,409 The acclaimed comedian and actor Eddie Murphy 98 00:05:12,410 --> 00:05:15,089 spotted Chris performing at the Comic Strip, 99 00:05:15,090 --> 00:05:17,239 and being impressed by his performance, 100 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,209 he offered him the part of Playboy mansion valet 101 00:05:20,210 --> 00:05:23,719 in the 1987 film "Beverly Hills Cop II." 102 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,098 This was his debut movie role. 103 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,259 Yo, yo, yo, what the is up, man? Check this out. 104 00:05:34,260 --> 00:05:37,919 I get $10 for cars. I get $20 for limos. 105 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,413 What the hell is is? 106 00:05:40,410 --> 00:05:43,383 My truck. Here's $50. 107 00:05:44,570 --> 00:05:45,770 Put it next to the limo. 108 00:05:46,700 --> 00:05:49,569 In 1990, after gaining popularity, 109 00:05:49,570 --> 00:05:52,349 he was selected to join "Saturday Night Live," 110 00:05:52,350 --> 00:05:55,579 the hugely popular comedy series that put him on par 111 00:05:55,580 --> 00:05:58,133 with other newly recruited members. 112 00:06:00,340 --> 00:06:04,089 Himself, along with Adam Sandler, David Spade, 113 00:06:04,090 --> 00:06:07,289 Rob Schneider, and Chris Farley became known 114 00:06:07,290 --> 00:06:09,203 as the bad boys of SNL. 115 00:06:10,060 --> 00:06:11,669 The following year, he came up 116 00:06:11,670 --> 00:06:15,107 with his first comedy album titled "Born Suspect." 117 00:06:16,700 --> 00:06:19,099 He appeared in a total of 59 episodes 118 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:22,669 of "Saturday Night Live" from 1990 to 1993, 119 00:06:22,670 --> 00:06:25,809 and in these three years, he earned a nationwide fame 120 00:06:25,810 --> 00:06:28,499 and recognition as a comedian. 121 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:31,279 His striking and evocative portrayal of Pookie, 122 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:34,029 a cocaine addict in the movie "New Jack City," 123 00:06:34,030 --> 00:06:36,653 was lauded by his fans and film critics. 124 00:06:37,770 --> 00:06:40,859 Chris was quietly planning to quit "SNL" following the end 125 00:06:40,860 --> 00:06:44,289 of the 1992-93 season, but he was laid off 126 00:06:44,290 --> 00:06:46,459 and dropped unceremoniously much 127 00:06:46,460 --> 00:06:48,363 before the season came to an end. 128 00:06:49,390 --> 00:06:51,859 He was then featured as a guest actor in a total 129 00:06:51,860 --> 00:06:54,939 of six episodes in the 1993-94 season 130 00:06:54,940 --> 00:06:57,459 of the comedy series "In Living Color," 131 00:06:57,460 --> 00:06:58,959 but the serial's broadcasting 132 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,993 was discontinued shortly after. 133 00:07:02,490 --> 00:07:05,039 In 1993, Chris Rock scripted 134 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,269 and co-produced the comedy film "CB4," 135 00:07:08,270 --> 00:07:11,009 as well as played a double role in the movie. 136 00:07:11,010 --> 00:07:13,629 The movie was about a guy who makes a documentary 137 00:07:13,630 --> 00:07:15,879 on a rap group called CB4. 138 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,879 Now CB4 is one of the hottest hip hop groups 139 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,539 to come on the scene in a very, very long time. 140 00:07:25,690 --> 00:07:29,993 I'm MC Gusto, but in prison, I'm known as 97-KY. 141 00:07:31,747 --> 00:07:34,819 "CB4," which was made on a shoestring budget, 142 00:07:34,820 --> 00:07:37,479 was a modest blockbuster, earning revenues 143 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,593 nearly three times the movie budget. 144 00:07:40,930 --> 00:07:42,479 Chris went on to appear in a string 145 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:47,429 of comedy specials endorsed by HBO from 1994 to 2008 146 00:07:47,430 --> 00:07:49,939 that brought him unprecedented success 147 00:07:49,940 --> 00:07:52,963 and made him a household name in the entertainment industry. 148 00:07:54,660 --> 00:07:57,676 He first appeared in the HBO-sponsored comedy special, 149 00:07:57,677 --> 00:08:01,546 "Big Ass Jokes," in 1994 followed by the special, 150 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:03,709 "Bring the Pain," in 1996. 151 00:08:03,710 --> 00:08:06,389 I'm just at another point in my life. 152 00:08:06,390 --> 00:08:09,739 Time to settle down. Time to settle down. 153 00:08:09,740 --> 00:08:12,419 That's what time it is, time to settle down. 154 00:08:12,420 --> 00:08:14,929 Women always ready to settle down. 155 00:08:14,930 --> 00:08:16,379 And see, a woman go and your date. 156 00:08:16,380 --> 00:08:18,089 She's like, "Why are we?" 157 00:08:19,590 --> 00:08:21,177 "What are you waiting for?" 158 00:08:22,410 --> 00:08:24,459 Men never ready to settle down. 159 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:27,123 Men don't settle down. We surrender. 160 00:08:28,677 --> 00:08:30,694 "All right, I'll marry your ass, all right?" 161 00:08:32,530 --> 00:08:33,689 His moving performance 162 00:08:33,690 --> 00:08:36,699 in "Bring the Pain" merited him two Emmy awards 163 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:37,959 and established him as one 164 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,513 of the most accomplished satirists in the US comedy circuit. 165 00:08:42,380 --> 00:08:45,209 He won two Emmy awards for the special 166 00:08:45,210 --> 00:08:47,173 and gained large critical acclaim. 167 00:08:48,540 --> 00:08:50,240 What does it say about the Emmy? 168 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,239 I would say they really listen. 169 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,989 They really watched it carefully, 170 00:08:57,990 --> 00:08:59,069 and I think they really listened, 171 00:08:59,070 --> 00:09:03,476 and they weren't swayed by profanity or anything. 172 00:09:03,477 --> 00:09:06,149 They just really got into the content 173 00:09:06,150 --> 00:09:08,189 of what I was trying to say. 174 00:09:08,190 --> 00:09:10,606 It was just me. It wasn't a big show or anything. 175 00:09:10,607 --> 00:09:12,623 It was just me and a microphone, 176 00:09:14,690 --> 00:09:19,089 and I didn't beat, but they chose me over huge productions 177 00:09:19,090 --> 00:09:21,609 and the Oscars and the Bette Midler thing. 178 00:09:21,610 --> 00:09:25,419 And a lot of people don't respect standup comedy 179 00:09:25,420 --> 00:09:27,419 as something hard. 180 00:09:27,420 --> 00:09:32,029 I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be up here 181 00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:35,229 with two Emmy awards, even get nominated for an Emmy. 182 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,659 Adding to his popularity 183 00:09:38,660 --> 00:09:41,509 was his much publicized role as a commentator 184 00:09:41,510 --> 00:09:43,869 for Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect" 185 00:09:43,870 --> 00:09:46,839 during the 1996 presidential elections, 186 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,679 for which he earned another Emmy nomination. 187 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:52,869 Chris also was the voice for the Little Penny puppet 188 00:09:52,870 --> 00:09:56,219 who was the alter ego to basketball star Penny Hardaway 189 00:09:56,220 --> 00:10:00,460 in a series of Nike shoe commercials from 1994 to 1998. 190 00:10:00,461 --> 00:10:02,749 Game last night. Let me just put it this way. 191 00:10:02,750 --> 00:10:04,639 You're the best player in the NBA. 192 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,222 Those spin moves and the dunks, oh! 193 00:10:06,223 --> 00:10:08,119 Ooh, swish, slam the glass side, 194 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,749 and do some Tai Chi to calm himself down. 195 00:10:09,750 --> 00:10:11,299 Man, you are having a party. 196 00:10:11,300 --> 00:10:15,609 I swear, if you and your sloppy friends messing up my house- 197 00:10:15,610 --> 00:10:16,714 Ah, thanks, baby. Meet me by the pool. 198 00:10:16,715 --> 00:10:18,482 Hello? Hey, hey! I can't talk now. 199 00:10:18,483 --> 00:10:20,679 I driving through a tunnel. Hello? 200 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:22,159 In 1996, 201 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,809 Chris married his longtime girlfriend, Malaak Compton. 202 00:10:25,810 --> 00:10:28,789 The couple lived together in Alpine, New Jersey. 203 00:10:28,790 --> 00:10:32,149 Malaak gave birth to his first daughter, Lola Simone, 204 00:10:32,150 --> 00:10:34,719 in 2002, and their second daughter, 205 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,453 Zahra Savannah, was born in 2004. 206 00:10:41,630 --> 00:10:43,779 I think I said this before with the black shows. 207 00:10:43,780 --> 00:10:47,489 I was raised in an era to believe if you're black, 208 00:10:47,490 --> 00:10:49,219 you have to do things twice as good 209 00:10:49,220 --> 00:10:51,959 as the white man in order to succeed. 210 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:56,339 And the shows that are on now, like when "Sanford and Son" 211 00:10:56,340 --> 00:10:59,259 was on, it's way better than every white show that was on 212 00:10:59,260 --> 00:11:01,789 at the time and "The Jeffersons" and everything. 213 00:11:01,790 --> 00:11:05,549 And right now, some brothers are submitting shows 214 00:11:05,550 --> 00:11:07,069 that are as good as white people's, 215 00:11:07,070 --> 00:11:09,113 and you gotta you gotta be better. 216 00:11:10,140 --> 00:11:13,517 This show's better than "Mr. Show." 217 00:11:15,030 --> 00:11:16,985 If it was as good, I wouldn't win. 218 00:11:26,490 --> 00:11:29,209 Chris Rock's immense success as a standup comedian 219 00:11:29,210 --> 00:11:31,669 towards the end of the 1990s helped him 220 00:11:31,670 --> 00:11:34,203 to bag crucial roles in feature films, 221 00:11:35,330 --> 00:11:38,083 many of which went on to become blockbusters. 222 00:11:39,970 --> 00:11:42,689 Initially, he fulfilled supporting parts in movies 223 00:11:42,690 --> 00:11:45,426 like "Beverly Hills Ninja," "Lethal weapon 4," 224 00:11:45,427 --> 00:11:49,017 "Nurse Betty," "Sgt. Bilko," and "The Immortals." 225 00:11:53,677 --> 00:11:55,469 "Lethal Weapon 4" was one 226 00:11:55,470 --> 00:11:57,989 of his most recognizable early roles, 227 00:11:57,990 --> 00:12:01,199 as it was already a larger franchise. 228 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,779 The guy you chased through Chinatown? 229 00:12:02,780 --> 00:12:03,613 Yeah. 230 00:12:03,614 --> 00:12:06,099 The gun he dropped match slugs on the body on the boat. 231 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:07,100 That's your shooter. 232 00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:10,596 Son of a bitch that got away from me. 233 00:12:10,597 --> 00:12:12,039 Oh, he didn't get too far. 234 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,429 They found him on a rooftop nearby, strangled. 235 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:17,833 And get this, pigeons ate his eyeballs. 236 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,156 Chris later had two more HBO comedy specials, 237 00:12:23,157 --> 00:12:27,863 "Bigger and Blacker" in 1999 and "Never Scared" in 2004. 238 00:12:30,690 --> 00:12:32,699 Articles relating to both specials 239 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:35,109 called Chris "the funniest man in America" 240 00:12:35,110 --> 00:12:38,059 in "Time" Magazine and "Entertainment Weekly." 241 00:12:38,060 --> 00:12:43,060 Oh, I am not the funniest man alive, not by a long shot. 242 00:12:43,740 --> 00:12:47,259 I think Adam Sandler's got receipts 243 00:12:47,260 --> 00:12:49,289 that prove he's a little funnier. 244 00:12:49,290 --> 00:12:51,029 Eddie Murphy? Eddie Murphy, 245 00:12:51,030 --> 00:12:53,399 Will Smith, when he wants to make people laugh, 246 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:54,793 can really do it well. 247 00:12:55,650 --> 00:12:57,449 I'm just the funniest guy that showed up 248 00:12:57,450 --> 00:12:58,880 to talk to you today. 249 00:12:58,881 --> 00:13:00,780 Brilliant. Well, thank you very much. 250 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,646 HBO also aired his talk show, 251 00:13:03,647 --> 00:13:06,609 "The Chris Rock Show," which gained critical acclaim 252 00:13:06,610 --> 00:13:09,433 for his interviews with celebrities and politicians. 253 00:13:10,510 --> 00:13:12,529 The show won an Emmy for writing. 254 00:13:12,530 --> 00:13:14,599 His television work has won him a total 255 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,643 of three Emmy awards and 15 nominations. 256 00:13:21,410 --> 00:13:23,839 By the end of the decade, Rock was established 257 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,149 as one of the preeminent standup comedians 258 00:13:26,150 --> 00:13:28,243 and comic minds of his generation. 259 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,649 During this time, Rock also translated his comedy 260 00:13:32,650 --> 00:13:35,459 into print form in the book "Rock This!" 261 00:13:35,460 --> 00:13:38,096 and release the Grammy award-winning comedy albums, 262 00:13:38,097 --> 00:13:40,499 "Roll with the New," "Bigger and Blacker," 263 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:41,797 and "Never Scared." 264 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:46,859 His fifth HBO special, "Kill the Messenger," 265 00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:51,359 premiered on September 27th, 2008, and won him another Emmy 266 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,603 for outstanding writing for a variety or music program. 267 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,439 Chris Rock also hosted the 77th Academy Awards ceremony 268 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,489 in 2005. 269 00:14:04,490 --> 00:14:07,939 The decision to have Chris host the awards was seen by some 270 00:14:07,940 --> 00:14:11,039 as a change to bring some edge to the ceremony 271 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,733 and make it more appealing to younger audiences. 272 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:17,979 The older Oscar officials were reportedly displeased 273 00:14:17,980 --> 00:14:20,949 with Chris's performance, as he chose to make jokes 274 00:14:20,950 --> 00:14:24,583 towards A-list actors before turning the jokes on himself. 275 00:14:26,050 --> 00:14:28,896 The controversy never really affected me. 276 00:14:28,897 --> 00:14:30,853 I didn't really think about it. 277 00:14:31,940 --> 00:14:35,899 I don't know. It seemed made up, put it that way. 278 00:14:35,900 --> 00:14:40,127 I tour the country, and I'm out 279 00:14:41,870 --> 00:14:45,729 across America more than most writers, 280 00:14:45,730 --> 00:14:48,569 as much as you guys, anyway, and I'm in the whole country. 281 00:14:48,570 --> 00:14:52,789 So my fans are black and white and gay and straight, 282 00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:56,579 and I didn't feel like there was any controversy at all. 283 00:14:56,580 --> 00:14:57,765 Part 284 00:14:57,766 --> 00:14:59,099 of this whole Oscar experience for you? 285 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:01,143 The hardest part. 286 00:15:04,790 --> 00:15:06,549 Just getting the material ready 287 00:15:06,550 --> 00:15:10,129 without the press putting every joke 288 00:15:10,130 --> 00:15:13,383 in a magazine or on the internet, yeah. 289 00:15:13,384 --> 00:15:14,799 And also, do I have a good luck charm? 290 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,409 Do I have a good luck charm? 291 00:15:16,410 --> 00:15:21,410 I keep my dad's picture and close by, stuff like that, but. 292 00:15:22,350 --> 00:15:23,350 36. 293 00:15:25,190 --> 00:15:27,018 267. Stephanie for BET. 294 00:15:27,019 --> 00:15:28,498 Hey, Stephanie. 295 00:15:28,499 --> 00:15:29,332 What did you feel 296 00:15:29,333 --> 00:15:30,429 was your best line of the night, 297 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:33,653 and how'd you feel seeing all that color in the room? 298 00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:37,589 What was my best line? I don't know. 299 00:15:37,590 --> 00:15:39,905 My jokes are like my children. 300 00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:44,293 I have no favorites, 301 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,649 but I like the the Sean Penn comeback. 302 00:15:47,650 --> 00:15:50,779 I just like anytime you can get something funny 303 00:15:50,780 --> 00:15:54,349 that we didn't have coming into the show, 304 00:15:54,350 --> 00:15:56,270 you take a little more pride in that. 305 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,609 Always feels good to see some color in the room 306 00:15:59,610 --> 00:16:02,717 that don't have mops, so it's good. 307 00:16:05,556 --> 00:16:06,389 267. 308 00:16:06,390 --> 00:16:07,959 Chris, over here on your right. 309 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,299 You had said before this that it's a room 310 00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:11,709 like any other room and that, in fact, 311 00:16:11,710 --> 00:16:14,419 you've played bigger arenas. 312 00:16:14,420 --> 00:16:15,380 I have. But having been out there 313 00:16:15,381 --> 00:16:16,809 in front of them and been part of it, 314 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:18,710 what is different about this audience? 315 00:16:19,721 --> 00:16:22,665 What's different? 316 00:16:22,666 --> 00:16:23,819 You know what the only difference is? 317 00:16:23,820 --> 00:16:27,529 It's the lighting and the dresses and all that stuff. 318 00:16:27,530 --> 00:16:29,849 When I play LA, it's almost like that, 319 00:16:29,850 --> 00:16:32,119 last time I played, anyway, at the amphitheater. 320 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,273 You get a lot of famous people, and I don't know, 321 00:16:36,418 --> 00:16:38,629 it's TV, and you can't curse. 322 00:16:38,630 --> 00:16:39,769 The audience is an audience. 323 00:16:39,770 --> 00:16:42,559 It's just what you're allowed to do to the audience, 324 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,859 so there were some language restrictions 325 00:16:46,860 --> 00:16:51,509 that were placed on me, but everything worked out, 326 00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:54,175 Five seconds before I went on air. 327 00:16:54,176 --> 00:16:56,730 10, okay. I don't know. 328 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,869 You try to approach it like another show 329 00:17:00,870 --> 00:17:04,089 'cause the things that'll make you suck doing this 330 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:05,529 are the same things that'll make you suck 331 00:17:05,530 --> 00:17:07,469 when you do a normal concert. 332 00:17:07,470 --> 00:17:09,176 So you go there and you say, 333 00:17:09,177 --> 00:17:11,559 "Okay, I've been working on this for a long time. 334 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,077 I know my lines. Let's bring it." 335 00:17:15,590 --> 00:17:18,226 It's like you talk to yourself next to yourself. 336 00:17:18,227 --> 00:17:21,049 "Hey, let's do, all right?" 337 00:17:21,050 --> 00:17:24,010 And you get up there. 338 00:17:25,770 --> 00:17:27,279 It was not until the success 339 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,659 of his standup in the late 1990s 340 00:17:29,660 --> 00:17:33,403 that Chris Rock began receiving leading man status in films. 341 00:17:34,420 --> 00:17:37,319 He had made his onscreen debut with supporting roles 342 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,539 in previous films but went on to star in films such 343 00:17:40,540 --> 00:17:44,843 as "Bad Company" in 2002 and "The Longest Yard" in 2005. 344 00:17:46,330 --> 00:17:49,449 Chris also worked increasingly behind the camera, too, 345 00:17:49,450 --> 00:17:53,089 as a writer and director for "Head of State" in 2003 346 00:17:53,090 --> 00:17:55,633 and "I Think I Love My Wife" in 2007. 347 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:05,019 2005 was a successful year for Chris Rock. 348 00:18:05,020 --> 00:18:07,169 He took on the part of Marty the zebra 349 00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:10,729 in the Dreamworks animated film, "Madagascar." 350 00:18:10,730 --> 00:18:12,869 The plot follows a group of zoo animals 351 00:18:12,870 --> 00:18:15,099 who find themselves washed up on the island 352 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:18,573 of Madagascar after a series of unfortunate events. 353 00:18:20,489 --> 00:18:22,144 We've been ratted out, boys. 354 00:18:22,977 --> 00:18:25,099 Good evening officers. 355 00:18:25,100 --> 00:18:28,430 Now they're being set way out of town. 356 00:18:31,130 --> 00:18:32,609 Oh great. This is just great. 357 00:18:32,610 --> 00:18:34,899 This could be the best thing that's ever happened to us. 358 00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:38,859 No, no, no, no, no, no, no! 359 00:18:38,860 --> 00:18:41,629 His voice acting was instantly recognizable, 360 00:18:41,630 --> 00:18:44,719 and he brought his own comedy flare to the role. 361 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,629 You have to use your voice a lot, 362 00:18:46,630 --> 00:18:49,759 so sometimes you can like work too much 363 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,209 and then you can't talk and you get laryngitis and stuff 364 00:18:52,210 --> 00:18:55,181 like that, especially a lot of the screaming stuff. 365 00:18:55,182 --> 00:18:57,869 You gotta scream over and over and over again. 366 00:18:57,870 --> 00:19:00,379 Hey, what am I complaining for? 367 00:19:00,380 --> 00:19:02,849 The film received mixed reviews from critics 368 00:19:02,850 --> 00:19:05,309 but was a success at the box office 369 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:08,463 and was one of the highest grossing films of 2005. 370 00:19:09,530 --> 00:19:14,159 Also in 2005, UPN TV network premiered a comedy series 371 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,339 called "Everybody Hates Chris," 372 00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:19,199 loosely based on Chris Rock's school days. 373 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,879 He was the executive producer and narrator. 374 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,159 Show is like a "Wonder Year." 375 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,299 It's like a "Malcolm X in the Middle." 376 00:19:26,300 --> 00:19:28,366 And you're narrating? Yes. 377 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,989 "Everybody Hates Chris" was a parody take 378 00:19:30,990 --> 00:19:34,519 of the popular sitcom series "Everybody Loves Raymond." 379 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,289 Hey, you need a VCR? I got one already. 380 00:19:37,290 --> 00:19:38,709 Fell off the truck this morning. 381 00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:40,779 Really? I'll take two. 382 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:43,119 I never realized the only stuff that sold 383 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:46,139 on the street in my neighborhood was stolen stuff. 384 00:19:46,140 --> 00:19:48,319 Cookies! Cookies for sale. 385 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:49,906 Chocolate chip! Peanut butter Do Si Do! 386 00:19:49,907 --> 00:19:52,689 Chocolate mint? I got cookies. 387 00:19:52,690 --> 00:19:54,461 They just fell off the truck this morning. 388 00:19:56,350 --> 00:19:59,187 Why didn't you say so? Give me two boxes! 389 00:20:00,150 --> 00:20:01,829 The show garnered both critical 390 00:20:01,830 --> 00:20:03,619 and ratings success. 391 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:07,349 The series was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2006 392 00:20:07,350 --> 00:20:10,399 for best TV series, musical, or comedy 393 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,169 and also received nominations 394 00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:15,313 for People's Choice awards and two Emmy awards. 395 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,186 In 200, due to the popularity of the first film, 396 00:20:20,187 --> 00:20:23,939 "Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa" was released 397 00:20:23,940 --> 00:20:26,453 with Chris reprising his role as Marty. 398 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:29,829 New Madagascar. What can we expect? 399 00:20:29,830 --> 00:20:32,519 'Cause I'm excited. So good, best "Madagascar." 400 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,159 I'm not making that up. It's the best "Madagascar." 401 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:39,637 It looks amazing. We buy a circus. 402 00:20:39,638 --> 00:20:41,479 We join a Russian circus. 403 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,129 When you see it, you're not gonna believe how good it looks. 404 00:20:44,130 --> 00:20:46,479 It's like a David LaChapelle portrait 405 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,469 or something like, you know what I mean? 406 00:20:48,470 --> 00:20:51,419 Like Salvador Dalí did it or something. It's amazing. 407 00:20:51,420 --> 00:20:53,889 Well, I think we got a better movie this time 408 00:20:53,890 --> 00:20:55,096 than the last, and that's saying something. 409 00:20:55,097 --> 00:20:58,629 The last one was pretty great, but the cast is all back, 410 00:20:58,630 --> 00:21:02,269 we've got some new people in it and it's a lot of fun. 411 00:21:02,270 --> 00:21:03,619 Great for the whole family. 412 00:21:03,620 --> 00:21:04,550 Now, how does the whole team work? 413 00:21:04,551 --> 00:21:06,409 Do the actors get more involved in the parts- 414 00:21:06,410 --> 00:21:09,529 Well, they do 'cause now they know the characters so well, 415 00:21:09,530 --> 00:21:14,530 and I think Ben and Chris had some great chemistry going, 416 00:21:14,980 --> 00:21:17,569 and they got into the studio together a little bit this time 417 00:21:17,570 --> 00:21:18,733 which is unusual. 418 00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:20,950 They did great work. 419 00:21:20,951 --> 00:21:22,189 Do you think it gets bigger 420 00:21:22,190 --> 00:21:23,914 and better an experience? 421 00:21:23,915 --> 00:21:24,860 Yeah, sometimes. 422 00:21:24,861 --> 00:21:27,919 The right scenes, they can really play off of one another 423 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,389 now that they know the characters so well. 424 00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:31,929 Me and Ben actually recorded some 425 00:21:31,930 --> 00:21:34,289 of it together, which was pretty cool. 426 00:21:34,290 --> 00:21:37,089 So when you get to work with another comedian, 427 00:21:37,090 --> 00:21:37,923 it's always good. 428 00:21:37,924 --> 00:21:40,539 Yeah, we did that one day, which was really fun 429 00:21:40,540 --> 00:21:42,759 'cause he's so good, and to see him improvise, 430 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,599 it was very inspiring and a little bit intimidating 431 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,109 'cause he comes up with a lot of funny lines. 432 00:21:47,110 --> 00:21:48,829 His ratio of funny lines that he comes up with 433 00:21:48,830 --> 00:21:50,699 is much more than mine. 434 00:21:50,700 --> 00:21:51,869 Have a lot people said 435 00:21:51,870 --> 00:21:53,869 that the second one is better than the first one. 436 00:21:53,870 --> 00:21:55,509 It's a lot better than the first one, 437 00:21:55,510 --> 00:21:58,149 and it's not like the first one was bad. 438 00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,699 I don't know. 439 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:02,413 Scripts are a little tighter, less guesswork. 440 00:22:03,250 --> 00:22:04,829 The film mostly continues on 441 00:22:04,830 --> 00:22:06,299 from the first installment, 442 00:22:06,300 --> 00:22:09,259 following the same characters that audiences love. 443 00:22:09,260 --> 00:22:11,783 The franchise was a family favorite. 444 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,069 Well, we make these films for ourselves to make us laugh, 445 00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:19,270 and we're probably pretty juvenile at heart. 446 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,399 But the goal is so parents can take their kids to a movie 447 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,549 and not be bored and wait for it to be done 448 00:22:26,550 --> 00:22:27,559 so they can take the kids home, 449 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,699 but everyone can go and enjoy it together. 450 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:32,709 That's always the goal with "Madagascar" movies. 451 00:22:32,710 --> 00:22:35,149 Now, as far as the cast, normally, 452 00:22:35,150 --> 00:22:37,289 they just go into the studio and read their lines. 453 00:22:37,290 --> 00:22:39,357 I hear that they have a bit more involvement this time. 454 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:40,889 Oh, yeah. Yeah. How does that work? 455 00:22:40,890 --> 00:22:42,709 Well, that's what's great about working with these guys. 456 00:22:42,710 --> 00:22:44,899 They are incredible comedians, actors, 457 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:48,179 improvisers, even filmmakers, directors. 458 00:22:48,180 --> 00:22:50,959 And so to collaborate with these guys, 459 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,729 which is really what we do when we're 460 00:22:52,730 --> 00:22:54,259 in the recording studio with them, 461 00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:58,109 is just a great opportunity to make the movie better. 462 00:22:58,110 --> 00:22:59,819 And you get Sasha Baron Cohen in a room, 463 00:22:59,820 --> 00:23:02,309 and he starts improvising in front of the microphone. 464 00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:04,509 Ben Stiller and Chris Rock we brought together 465 00:23:04,510 --> 00:23:06,019 so they could play off one another 466 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:08,519 and work off the page and go beyond the page, 467 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,989 and so it's just better for the film all the way around. 468 00:23:11,990 --> 00:23:13,509 We have the best seats in the house, too, 469 00:23:13,510 --> 00:23:15,199 when it comes to these comedians. 470 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,129 We're sitting in the booth just cracking up most 471 00:23:17,130 --> 00:23:18,130 of the time. 472 00:23:18,930 --> 00:23:22,509 They're a whole lot of fun, and it's for the kids. 473 00:23:22,510 --> 00:23:23,629 Yeah. How about both? 474 00:23:23,630 --> 00:23:25,366 It is both, actually, isn't it? 475 00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:26,843 Yeah, yeah. It's a lot of fun. 476 00:23:27,698 --> 00:23:31,099 It's fun to do something that you are a part of the whole 477 00:23:31,100 --> 00:23:32,119 You're part of a process. 478 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:33,689 Winning team. Yeah. 479 00:23:33,690 --> 00:23:36,579 It was released on November 7th, 2008 480 00:23:36,580 --> 00:23:39,899 and was the sixth-highest grossing film of that year. 481 00:23:42,450 --> 00:23:46,049 In 2010, Chris Rock starred in "Death at a Funeral," 482 00:23:46,050 --> 00:23:49,829 a comedy about a funeral ceremony that turns into a debacle 483 00:23:49,830 --> 00:23:53,329 of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies. 484 00:23:53,330 --> 00:23:54,909 So sorry to hear about your dad. 485 00:23:54,910 --> 00:23:57,329 Were you guys friends? Something like that. 486 00:23:57,330 --> 00:23:59,629 You're telling me our father was on the down low? 487 00:23:59,630 --> 00:24:00,463 Way down. 488 00:24:00,464 --> 00:24:02,799 Now the guy wants $30,000 or he's 489 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,299 gonna start showing pictures of them doing stuff. 490 00:24:05,300 --> 00:24:07,519 Nah, nah, I don't believe that. 491 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,169 Oh! Daddy! 492 00:24:10,170 --> 00:24:11,299 The film is a remake 493 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:14,479 of a 2007 British film of the same name. 494 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:15,393 It was a British film to start with, 495 00:24:15,394 --> 00:24:18,369 and so how did you change it for the American cast 496 00:24:18,370 --> 00:24:19,539 and for American audiences? 497 00:24:19,540 --> 00:24:21,449 We don't talk about tea as much. 498 00:24:21,450 --> 00:24:25,293 We took out all mention of darts. Nobody says pavement. 499 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,329 Making the film and changing it for the Americans, 500 00:24:30,330 --> 00:24:32,759 did you think it made it more obvious the differences 501 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,449 between British and American humor? 502 00:24:34,450 --> 00:24:35,939 It's weird. 503 00:24:35,940 --> 00:24:38,039 Me personally, I don't find a big difference 504 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,459 between British and American humor. 505 00:24:40,460 --> 00:24:44,209 When I was over here doing on tour as a standup, 506 00:24:44,210 --> 00:24:46,789 I didn't really have to change anything. 507 00:24:46,790 --> 00:24:48,399 I thought everybody got everything. 508 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,009 'Cause some people say that Americans 509 00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:51,789 are slightly more crude than the English. 510 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:52,623 Do you think that's fair? Americans 511 00:24:52,624 --> 00:24:54,113 are slightly more crude than the. 512 00:24:55,030 --> 00:24:55,863 The English. 513 00:24:55,864 --> 00:24:58,603 The English are more literate people. 514 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,549 You guys read a little more. 515 00:25:01,550 --> 00:25:04,449 Yeah, and we don't talk about toilet humor 516 00:25:04,450 --> 00:25:05,283 in quite the same way, 517 00:25:05,284 --> 00:25:07,939 I don't think maybe. Not quite the same way, no. 518 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,019 It is totally over the top, 519 00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:11,239 but it does show that all families, 520 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,962 most families are completely bonkers, aren't they? 521 00:25:12,963 --> 00:25:14,049 Yes! So everyone 522 00:25:14,050 --> 00:25:15,539 can relate to something in it. 523 00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:18,219 Yes, you will see your family in this funeral. 524 00:25:18,220 --> 00:25:19,739 It's a family movie, actually. 525 00:25:19,740 --> 00:25:22,449 It's so weird that it is, but it is. 526 00:25:22,450 --> 00:25:24,159 It's a movie for the whole family. 527 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,199 Who would have thought funerals would be so funny? 528 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,969 Funerals are hysterical. 529 00:25:29,970 --> 00:25:32,462 Don't you always find yourself giggling at a funeral? 530 00:25:32,463 --> 00:25:34,129 Do you? It was difficult. 531 00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:36,589 It was difficult, especially like when you're around a guy 532 00:25:36,590 --> 00:25:41,029 like Tracy Morgan that it's not really a big difference 533 00:25:41,030 --> 00:25:43,389 between what he does on the screen and off the screen, 534 00:25:43,390 --> 00:25:46,989 and he's always funny, so yeah, it was really hard. 535 00:25:46,990 --> 00:25:49,009 When you have that level of comedians, 536 00:25:49,010 --> 00:25:50,296 is there a rivalry between you? 537 00:25:50,297 --> 00:25:52,959 Do you say, "Oh, you had more jokes in your scene"? 538 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,819 No, we don't really have rivalry. 539 00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:57,989 Now when we were younger, there was a rivalry. 540 00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:59,969 Now we're just glad to be working. 541 00:25:59,970 --> 00:26:03,089 We've seen so many guys fall off. 542 00:26:03,090 --> 00:26:04,715 We're like, "Ooh." 543 00:26:05,867 --> 00:26:06,959 "Death at a Funeral" 544 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,903 received mostly positive reviews on critic sites. 545 00:26:13,550 --> 00:26:16,429 2010 saw an appearance in the film "Grown Ups" 546 00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:18,763 alongside his friend, Adam Sandler. 547 00:26:20,150 --> 00:26:21,070 Guys, congratulations, 548 00:26:21,071 --> 00:26:22,589 first of all, on the movie. 549 00:26:22,590 --> 00:26:23,423 Yeah! I laughed my head off 550 00:26:23,423 --> 00:26:24,256 when I saw it last week. 551 00:26:24,256 --> 00:26:25,089 It was brilliant. Okay. 552 00:26:25,089 --> 00:26:25,922 Really, really good fun. 553 00:26:25,923 --> 00:26:27,399 I imagine for you, it was a very tough call 554 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,169 of whether to be involved in this film, 555 00:26:29,170 --> 00:26:32,559 hanging out for the summer, sunshine with your friends. 556 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,709 What was that call like when Adam calls you 557 00:26:34,710 --> 00:26:37,369 and says, "Come and be a part of this"? 558 00:26:37,370 --> 00:26:38,673 I thought he was lying. 559 00:26:40,550 --> 00:26:43,869 He does that to me, teases me every six months, 560 00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:45,708 offers me a movie, and then goes, "Psych!" 561 00:26:47,577 --> 00:26:48,703 "Hey, you wanna be in 'Click'?" 562 00:26:48,704 --> 00:26:49,797 Nah. Nah. 563 00:26:49,798 --> 00:26:50,806 "What you doing?" "Nothing." 564 00:26:50,807 --> 00:26:52,426 "Ooh, you're not working, are you?" 565 00:26:52,427 --> 00:26:53,539 "No, not working at all." 566 00:26:53,540 --> 00:26:55,959 I felt by saying no to all the other movies he asked me 567 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,169 that You had to do this. 568 00:26:57,170 --> 00:27:00,159 I felt stupid. Now it's starting to get weird. 569 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:00,993 Was it good fun on the set 570 00:27:00,994 --> 00:27:02,146 'cause all your families were there as well, weren't they? 571 00:27:02,147 --> 00:27:04,419 Your children and- Yes, yes, absolutely. 572 00:27:04,420 --> 00:27:06,899 We had a great time with everybody's family. 573 00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:08,599 All the kids got to know each other pretty good. 574 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,473 David, we kept him off meth for two months straight. 575 00:27:11,474 --> 00:27:12,864 Two months. It was fun to see that. 576 00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:15,659 Then I was right back. That's good. That's fine. 577 00:27:15,660 --> 00:27:18,529 I knew you'd- It was a good fun thing 578 00:27:18,530 --> 00:27:20,279 'cause you keep the trailers together. 579 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,898 So it's still work. It's still hard. 580 00:27:21,899 --> 00:27:25,399 You have to get up at five, but it was nice to know people 581 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,009 around there to make the days go a little quicker. 582 00:27:27,010 --> 00:27:28,559 You always had someone to talk to. 583 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,259 Selma was there. These guys were there. 584 00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:31,184 If they're working, then- 585 00:27:31,185 --> 00:27:33,101 It was like a summer camp for overpaid actors. 586 00:27:34,510 --> 00:27:35,981 Sounds good fun to be a part of. 587 00:27:35,982 --> 00:27:37,436 And with so many comedians on set, 588 00:27:37,437 --> 00:27:38,849 do you have moments where you're trying 589 00:27:38,850 --> 00:27:41,319 to outdo each other's jokes so you can be the funniest? 590 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:42,724 Yes. Have competitions? 591 00:27:42,725 --> 00:27:45,739 Except Adam's 'cause he'll cut you out. 592 00:27:45,740 --> 00:27:47,679 Or take what you said. Or take what you said. 593 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,789 Let's do it one more time 594 00:27:48,790 --> 00:27:50,185 where I say what Rock just says. 595 00:27:51,018 --> 00:27:52,728 Let's try one that way. Exactly. 596 00:27:52,729 --> 00:27:53,562 Makes more sense to the story. 597 00:27:53,563 --> 00:27:54,802 We'll see what it looks like. 598 00:28:01,050 --> 00:28:03,729 In 2011, Chris Rock appeared on Broadway 599 00:28:03,730 --> 00:28:06,279 in the play "The Mother with the Hat," 600 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,199 which saw him nominated for a Drama League award based 601 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,969 on his performance. 602 00:28:10,970 --> 00:28:13,309 In an interview with "Vibe" Magazine, 603 00:28:13,310 --> 00:28:15,559 Chris stated that he chose to do Broadway 604 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,308 because he wanted more people to see him really act. 605 00:28:19,309 --> 00:28:21,326 What's it like being on Broadway? Come on. 606 00:28:21,327 --> 00:28:22,210 It's nice. 607 00:28:22,211 --> 00:28:26,311 It's like being on 29th Street, but it's Broadway. 608 00:28:26,312 --> 00:28:28,479 What is it like to be honored by the Tonys, 609 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,159 all these nominations? 610 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,319 Hey, man, it's a good play. 611 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,421 The most important thing is that people like it. 612 00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,809 Then in 2012, Chris Rock starred 613 00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:44,799 in "Two Days in New York" alongside actress Julie Delpy, 614 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,159 which was a sequel to her film, "Two Days in Paris." 615 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,979 Me, I play a guy named Mingus. 616 00:28:49,980 --> 00:28:53,579 I'm a writer, a columnist, a disc jockey. 617 00:28:53,580 --> 00:28:58,580 I live with the lovely Julie Delpy, my French woman, 618 00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:03,759 and my in-laws are coming for the week, 619 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,939 and then hilarity ensues. 620 00:29:05,940 --> 00:29:06,773 There you go. 621 00:29:06,774 --> 00:29:07,924 I said I wasn't gonna get mad. 622 00:29:07,925 --> 00:29:08,758 What the heck's 623 00:29:08,758 --> 00:29:09,591 going on with you? Okay, you know what? 624 00:29:09,591 --> 00:29:10,424 Ever since your family got here, 625 00:29:10,425 --> 00:29:11,585 you've become another person. 626 00:29:12,355 --> 00:29:14,199 Mingus family! 627 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,489 You gotta kiss him, or he gets mad. 628 00:29:15,490 --> 00:29:16,987 That's my mother. No tongue. 629 00:29:22,075 --> 00:29:23,319 Has your dad ever keyed a car? 630 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,320 Of course not. 631 00:29:25,740 --> 00:29:27,129 Well, there's gonna be an angry limo driver outside 632 00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:29,779 that wants to press charges. Well that's a, really? 633 00:29:29,780 --> 00:29:31,893 The character was better written, 634 00:29:32,990 --> 00:29:35,699 even than the movies I write for myself. 635 00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:37,709 I learned a lot, like, "Oh, okay." 636 00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:39,273 The character's a real person, 637 00:29:40,180 --> 00:29:42,919 a real grownup who's been married 638 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,946 and divorced and has children, 639 00:29:44,947 --> 00:29:46,889 and so it was fun to play a grownup. 640 00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:47,850 It's very funny. 641 00:29:47,851 --> 00:29:49,919 I think the film is not like indie 642 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,659 in a sense of hard to get into. 643 00:29:52,660 --> 00:29:55,499 The jokes are very straightforward, you know what I mean? 644 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:56,869 It could be a broader comedy. 645 00:29:56,870 --> 00:30:00,109 It just happens to be an indie comedy 646 00:30:00,110 --> 00:30:02,319 because of this financial setup, 647 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:06,629 but it's actually not not funny, you know what I mean? 648 00:30:06,630 --> 00:30:08,469 The whole film is comedy 649 00:30:08,470 --> 00:30:09,519 from beginning to end. It's really funny. 650 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,255 It's so much funnier than "The Avengers." 651 00:30:15,057 --> 00:30:16,887 It's funnier than "Battleship." 652 00:30:17,830 --> 00:30:18,663 Rihanna's asked that. 653 00:30:18,664 --> 00:30:20,265 I'm not sure about that, yeah. 654 00:30:20,266 --> 00:30:21,218 You sure? Yeah. 655 00:30:21,218 --> 00:30:22,051 Oh, Rihanna's asked. I'm not sure 656 00:30:22,051 --> 00:30:22,997 Is her ass in "Battleship"? "Battleship". 657 00:30:22,997 --> 00:30:23,830 No, they don't. It's. 658 00:30:23,831 --> 00:30:25,782 Oh, see? They couldn't blow that up. 659 00:30:27,980 --> 00:30:29,509 It worked. It worked. 660 00:30:29,510 --> 00:30:32,519 I had a good time. She was good. 661 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:37,409 She had to give me a little extra, whatever, 662 00:30:37,410 --> 00:30:39,949 attention 'cause I didn't speak any French, 663 00:30:39,950 --> 00:30:41,703 so she had to explain a lot to me. 664 00:30:43,366 --> 00:30:44,300 Was it funny working with her 665 00:30:44,301 --> 00:30:45,379 and her dad on the set? 666 00:30:45,380 --> 00:30:47,749 Yeah, yeah 'cause they would have real fights, 667 00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:50,506 like real father-daughter fights in French, 668 00:30:50,507 --> 00:30:51,653 so that was fun to watch. 669 00:30:51,654 --> 00:30:52,969 And what do you want audiences to take away? 670 00:30:52,970 --> 00:30:56,862 I just want audiences to realize this is a comedy. 671 00:30:56,863 --> 00:30:58,619 A lot of people, it's like, "Ugh, you're in an art movie." 672 00:30:58,620 --> 00:31:00,079 I'm like, "Yeah, I guess you can say that," 673 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:01,269 but it's really funny. 674 00:31:01,270 --> 00:31:03,999 It's funnier than you think, so. 675 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,120 Thanks, Chris. Take care. 676 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,609 In this year, he also starred 677 00:31:12,610 --> 00:31:15,366 in the third film in the "Madagascar" franchise, 678 00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:18,227 "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted." 679 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,329 I think Alex has sort of been trying to figure out 680 00:31:21,330 --> 00:31:23,729 through all the movies, and he, again, 681 00:31:23,730 --> 00:31:24,859 gets in this situation with Gia 682 00:31:24,860 --> 00:31:27,729 where he's saying he's something that he isn't 683 00:31:27,730 --> 00:31:29,279 or someone that he isn't. 684 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,989 And I feel like the the theme of the films 685 00:31:32,990 --> 00:31:35,299 is really about finding out, for Alex, 686 00:31:35,300 --> 00:31:36,899 finding out who he is and also the friendship 687 00:31:36,900 --> 00:31:39,209 of everybody there being there for each other. 688 00:31:39,210 --> 00:31:41,049 And when we finally get to New York, 689 00:31:41,050 --> 00:31:43,569 we realize that we're not the people who we thought we were, 690 00:31:43,570 --> 00:31:46,869 and then we get trapped in the zoo again. 691 00:31:46,870 --> 00:31:48,659 And there's something, I guess, 692 00:31:48,660 --> 00:31:52,149 in the story about how we're always there for each other, 693 00:31:52,150 --> 00:31:56,139 and that, to me, is the thing that Alex gets 694 00:31:56,140 --> 00:31:57,769 is that his friends are there for him. 695 00:31:57,770 --> 00:31:59,370 He's there for his friends, and. 696 00:32:01,140 --> 00:32:03,139 Just like the others in the franchise, 697 00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:05,493 the film did really well at the box office, 698 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:11,409 as it was the eighth top grossing film in 2012. 699 00:32:11,410 --> 00:32:12,300 They enjoy the movies, 700 00:32:12,301 --> 00:32:14,131 but it's really fun to have that to share 701 00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:15,090 with them. Oh, it's amazing. 702 00:32:15,091 --> 00:32:18,699 The first movie I ever took my youngest daughter Zahra 703 00:32:18,700 --> 00:32:23,700 to see was "Madagascar 2," I believe, no, one. 704 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:29,000 And I remember we watched it at the Dreamworks campus, 705 00:32:30,730 --> 00:32:34,640 and she turns to me and goes, "Daddy, is that you?" 706 00:32:35,473 --> 00:32:39,589 And it was just such a great day. 707 00:32:39,590 --> 00:32:44,590 The script's great, but as a director, 708 00:32:44,860 --> 00:32:47,700 I always like people that are too big 709 00:32:49,050 --> 00:32:51,639 'cause it's so much easier to get 'em down 710 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:55,179 than to get somebody who is too small up. 711 00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:57,499 That's like, oh, that's the most frustrating thing 712 00:32:57,500 --> 00:32:58,689 in the world. 713 00:32:58,690 --> 00:33:02,589 So I improv all the freaking time 714 00:33:02,590 --> 00:33:05,206 until they tell me to stop, and they go, 715 00:33:05,207 --> 00:33:07,969 "Okay, we gotta get this line. 716 00:33:07,970 --> 00:33:09,861 You gotta say circus." 717 00:33:10,694 --> 00:33:13,072 And I make sure, after a lot of improvs, 718 00:33:13,073 --> 00:33:15,973 that I see exactly what they want me to say, but I try to. 719 00:33:17,227 --> 00:33:20,519 "Grown Ups" also got a sequel, "Grown Ups 2," 720 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,689 which premiered in 2013. 721 00:33:22,690 --> 00:33:25,079 The film received some negative reviews compared 722 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:26,823 to the first in the franchise. 723 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,089 In 2014, Chris filed for divorce 724 00:33:35,090 --> 00:33:37,859 from his wife Malaak Compton Rock. 725 00:33:37,860 --> 00:33:40,239 Chris admitted to infidelity in the marriage 726 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,139 as well as addiction issues. 727 00:33:42,140 --> 00:33:46,313 Their divorce was finalized on August 22nd, 2016. 728 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,739 On October 21st, 2015, 729 00:33:52,740 --> 00:33:55,669 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 730 00:33:55,670 --> 00:33:59,143 announced Rock would host the 88th Academy Awards. 731 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,629 When the subsequent acting nominations turned out 732 00:34:02,630 --> 00:34:06,099 to include no racial minorities, Chris was called upon 733 00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:08,379 to join a boycott of the ceremony. 734 00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:11,869 However, he declined, stating at the ceremony 735 00:34:11,870 --> 00:34:14,139 that it would have accomplished little since the show 736 00:34:14,140 --> 00:34:17,619 would have proceeded anyway with him simply replaced. 737 00:34:17,620 --> 00:34:21,716 No black nominees, and people are like, 738 00:34:21,717 --> 00:34:23,109 "Chris, you should boycott. 739 00:34:23,110 --> 00:34:25,499 Chris, you should quit. You should quit." 740 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:27,772 How come it's only unemployed people 741 00:34:27,773 --> 00:34:29,566 that tell you to quit something, huh? 742 00:34:35,034 --> 00:34:37,059 No one with a job ever tells you to quit. 743 00:34:37,060 --> 00:34:39,409 So I thought about quitting. 744 00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:41,469 I thought about it real hard, 745 00:34:41,470 --> 00:34:44,079 but I realized they're gonna have the Oscars anyway. 746 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,139 They're not gonna cancel the Oscars because I quit. 747 00:34:47,140 --> 00:34:49,739 And the last thing I need is 748 00:34:49,740 --> 00:34:52,150 to lose another job to Kevin Hart, okay? 749 00:34:53,590 --> 00:34:56,389 Instead, Rock spoke of his concerns about the lack 750 00:34:56,390 --> 00:35:00,219 of diversity in AMPAS at various times during the show, 751 00:35:00,220 --> 00:35:03,057 closing by saying, "Black lives matter." 752 00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:06,809 I don't know. Chris got his message across. 753 00:35:06,810 --> 00:35:07,730 It was all good. 754 00:35:07,731 --> 00:35:10,219 Everybody understood what he was saying 755 00:35:10,220 --> 00:35:12,719 and how he was saying it, and it was fun. 756 00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:14,416 And what more do you want the Academy 757 00:35:14,417 --> 00:35:16,039 and the industry to do about diversity? 758 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:19,119 I don't think the Academy can do any more. 759 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:20,969 Let's see what everybody's talking about 760 00:35:20,970 --> 00:35:23,799 in a month and a half, see if it's still in the zeitgeist, 761 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,099 and then we'll know if we have something there. 762 00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:28,229 If nobody's talking about it in a month, 763 00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:31,019 I'll see you here next year, talking the the same stuff. 764 00:35:31,020 --> 00:35:32,949 'Cause it's more about the industry making a stand 765 00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:33,783 than the Academy. 766 00:35:33,784 --> 00:35:35,379 It's gotta come from the bottom, hasn't it? 767 00:35:35,380 --> 00:35:38,349 Well, it has to come from the people who cast, 768 00:35:38,350 --> 00:35:40,329 and it's not just casting black actors. 769 00:35:40,330 --> 00:35:42,763 It's Asian actors and Hispanic actors. 770 00:35:43,668 --> 00:35:45,219 It's not just one thing. 771 00:35:45,220 --> 00:35:46,809 It's that a change has to happen, 772 00:35:46,810 --> 00:35:49,523 and it either will or it won't. 773 00:35:50,870 --> 00:35:52,226 We'll see. So much, thank you. 774 00:35:53,540 --> 00:35:56,349 Now generally, his discussions about diversity, 775 00:35:56,350 --> 00:35:58,673 do you think it went down well in the hold? 776 00:35:59,670 --> 00:36:02,309 It's very complex in the middle of a ceremony 777 00:36:02,310 --> 00:36:04,843 that is a celebration that is not a meeting, 778 00:36:07,334 --> 00:36:08,779 to do what he has done. 779 00:36:08,780 --> 00:36:11,049 He didn't have it easy here. 780 00:36:11,050 --> 00:36:13,149 He's being spicy in some moments. 781 00:36:13,150 --> 00:36:14,329 He be kicking around. 782 00:36:14,330 --> 00:36:16,189 Some people have maybe hurt by what he said 783 00:36:16,190 --> 00:36:17,789 and put the finger in the wound. 784 00:36:17,790 --> 00:36:19,399 Eventually, he made us laugh eventually. 785 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:21,206 Sometimes everybody was like, 786 00:36:21,207 --> 00:36:23,729 "Oh my God, is he going too far?" 787 00:36:23,730 --> 00:36:26,909 But in the overall, I think it's all very well situation. 788 00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:30,409 It was not easy, yeah. 789 00:36:30,410 --> 00:36:31,480 Thank you. Enjoy your evening. 790 00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:32,481 Thank you. 791 00:36:38,330 --> 00:36:41,229 During the years 2015 to 2018, 792 00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:43,319 Chris Rock made many different appearances 793 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:45,459 and television shows as himself, 794 00:36:45,460 --> 00:36:48,159 not really starring in anything in particular. 795 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,009 He was taking a break from the spotlight. 796 00:36:51,010 --> 00:36:54,359 On October 30th, 2016, Netflix announced they 797 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:57,009 would be releasing two new standup comedy specials 798 00:36:57,010 --> 00:36:58,179 from Chris Rock. 799 00:36:58,180 --> 00:37:00,909 The first special, "Chris Rock: Tambourine," 800 00:37:00,910 --> 00:37:05,839 was released on Netflix on February 14th, 2018. 801 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:09,109 The specials marked the comedian's first concert specials 802 00:37:09,110 --> 00:37:10,763 released in 10 years. 803 00:37:13,170 --> 00:37:16,659 Then in 2018, Chris Rock start in "The Week Of" 804 00:37:16,660 --> 00:37:19,812 alongside longtime friend, Adam Sandler. 805 00:37:21,251 --> 00:37:23,017 Got a big one, Dr. C? 806 00:37:23,018 --> 00:37:25,354 Another day, another life. 807 00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:28,249 Hello? Father of the groom! 808 00:37:28,250 --> 00:37:29,250 You got a sec? 809 00:37:30,850 --> 00:37:31,683 Yeah. 810 00:37:31,684 --> 00:37:33,766 Its gotta be a decent hotel, like a- 811 00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:35,440 Oh, I thought we talked about this. 812 00:37:35,441 --> 00:37:37,613 I told you we can handle it, It's just that we 813 00:37:37,614 --> 00:37:38,447 , pal. Let me get the phone. 814 00:37:38,448 --> 00:37:39,939 Dr. Cordice, I got The Plaza. 815 00:37:39,940 --> 00:37:42,660 We can cancel that. Thanks for all your help. 816 00:37:44,005 --> 00:37:45,926 I don't sound like that! 817 00:37:45,927 --> 00:37:47,719 You do a little. 818 00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:49,259 The movie was made as part 819 00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:51,623 of Adam Sandler's deal with Netflix. 820 00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:54,259 The film was about two fathers 821 00:37:54,260 --> 00:37:56,749 with opposing personalities coming together 822 00:37:56,750 --> 00:37:58,900 to celebrate the wedding of their children. 823 00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:03,429 It's an amazing comedy about two families coming together, 824 00:38:03,430 --> 00:38:05,559 a father trying to pay for his daughter's wedding 825 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:10,560 without any help, and the lengths he'll go 826 00:38:10,670 --> 00:38:12,699 to pay for it all by himself without the help 827 00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:15,499 of Chris Rock's character, the groom's father. 828 00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:19,389 And it explorers family relationships, 829 00:38:19,390 --> 00:38:21,839 two wildly different families are coming together 830 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,739 and meshing together so beautifully, 831 00:38:23,740 --> 00:38:27,019 and also the dynamics of a father-daughter relationship 832 00:38:27,020 --> 00:38:29,409 and how loving that is and what's really important 833 00:38:29,410 --> 00:38:32,582 at the end of the day, which I don't think is money at all, 834 00:38:32,583 --> 00:38:34,500 so. Oh, okay, awesome. 835 00:38:35,509 --> 00:38:37,949 I'm gonna be honest. The anticipation was worse. 836 00:38:37,950 --> 00:38:40,339 When I met them, they're all so down to earth, 837 00:38:40,340 --> 00:38:41,599 really, really funny. 838 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,529 Adam and I would sing a lot on a set together. 839 00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:45,049 He's a musical theater fan, 840 00:38:45,050 --> 00:38:47,509 and I started my career on Broadway. 841 00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:49,479 Steve Buscemi taught me so many lessons. 842 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,289 He's such a grounding presence. 843 00:38:51,290 --> 00:38:54,549 Chris Rock is so elegant, comical, always telling jokes. 844 00:38:54,550 --> 00:38:58,119 Rachel Dratch is beautiful, kind. 845 00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,769 He brings the most comedy genius. 846 00:38:59,770 --> 00:39:02,099 It's his movie. I'm there. 847 00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:06,103 I'm just helping out, setting picks. 848 00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:09,989 Adam's the lead. I play tambourine. 849 00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:12,229 I play a mean tambourine, though. 850 00:39:12,230 --> 00:39:13,926 I get a solo and everything. 851 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:19,499 Of course, you just get jittery here a couple of days 852 00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:22,829 before it comes out, but we like it. 853 00:39:22,830 --> 00:39:23,663 We like it. 854 00:39:23,664 --> 00:39:26,696 Hopefully, people connect with it and that's why you do it. 855 00:39:28,190 --> 00:39:30,009 The film received mixed reviews 856 00:39:30,010 --> 00:39:32,960 and didn't make it up there with some of Chris's best work. 857 00:39:34,660 --> 00:39:38,369 In 2019, Chris Rock starred in "Dolemite is My Name" 858 00:39:38,370 --> 00:39:42,719 alongside former mentor and longtime friend, Eddie Murphy. 859 00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:44,769 Uniquely inspirational story. 860 00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:47,739 There's nobody else like him. Nobody else did it like him. 861 00:39:47,740 --> 00:39:50,989 This one came together when I was finished resting. 862 00:39:50,990 --> 00:39:51,890 This was came together, 863 00:39:51,891 --> 00:39:54,909 and that's why we wound up doing it. 864 00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:57,209 We've got a little secret weapon 865 00:39:57,210 --> 00:39:58,529 that's suddenly gonna be unleashed, 866 00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:01,729 in that weapon is a big, ol' missile 867 00:40:01,730 --> 00:40:03,739 of excitement called Rudy Ray Moore. 868 00:40:03,740 --> 00:40:05,849 I think everybody that sees the movie, 869 00:40:05,850 --> 00:40:08,019 they get excited about his story, 870 00:40:08,020 --> 00:40:09,969 and I think it's just extra special 871 00:40:09,970 --> 00:40:12,299 because it's Eddie Murphy telling his story. 872 00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:14,473 Everyday was a joy to come to work. 873 00:40:15,540 --> 00:40:16,929 Everybody wanted to be there. 874 00:40:16,930 --> 00:40:20,919 They all felt this purpose to tell this story. 875 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:23,639 But also, I think it was just you get that many funny people 876 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,189 together that have been doing the comedy circuit that long. 877 00:40:26,190 --> 00:40:28,209 They're gonna be talking about old stories, 878 00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:29,579 talking about people in clubs 879 00:40:29,580 --> 00:40:32,019 that they remember back in the day. 880 00:40:32,020 --> 00:40:34,339 The film surrounds the real life legend, 881 00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:37,959 Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer. 882 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,119 The film received positive reviews 883 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:41,993 and was praised by critics. 884 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,829 In 2020, Chris voiced a character and was the narrator 885 00:40:47,830 --> 00:40:51,079 in the remake of the classic film "The Witches." 886 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,419 The film was a success at the box office 887 00:40:53,420 --> 00:40:55,293 and was praised for its remake. 888 00:40:56,650 --> 00:41:00,359 2020 also saw a change in characteristic for Chris Rock 889 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:04,209 as he took on a more serious role in season four of "Fargo." 890 00:41:04,210 --> 00:41:07,839 He plays Loy Cannon, a Kansas city crime boss, 891 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,089 a more serious role than he's used to 892 00:41:10,090 --> 00:41:13,233 but still manages to give a stellar performance. 893 00:41:15,210 --> 00:41:16,677 You sure about this? 894 00:41:20,300 --> 00:41:21,900 You remember what happened to the Irish? 895 00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,913 Italians, they're the past. 896 00:41:29,330 --> 00:41:33,727 We're the future. They just don't know it yet. 897 00:41:35,060 --> 00:41:36,840 We're the goddamn Roman Empire. 898 00:41:38,770 --> 00:41:39,760 Critics praised him 899 00:41:39,761 --> 00:41:41,809 for playing against his normal type, 900 00:41:41,810 --> 00:41:43,589 and he is tipped to win an Emmy award 901 00:41:43,590 --> 00:41:45,475 for his performance in the series. 902 00:41:47,780 --> 00:41:51,759 On September 18th, 2020, Chris publicly revealed 903 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,099 that he has been diagnosed 904 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:55,409 with a nonverbal learning disorder, 905 00:41:55,410 --> 00:41:58,233 something he wants to raise awareness for in the future. 906 00:41:59,750 --> 00:42:03,489 In October, 2020, Chris returned to "Saturday Night Live" 907 00:42:03,490 --> 00:42:05,529 to host a show once again. 908 00:42:05,530 --> 00:42:08,199 Fans were happy to see him back on their screens 909 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,549 with another set of topical jokes relevant 910 00:42:10,550 --> 00:42:12,439 to today's society. 911 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:15,043 The world is insane right now, 912 00:42:15,938 --> 00:42:20,938 but one thing we can agree upon, COVID has ruined our plans. 913 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:24,259 We all used to have plans before COVID. 914 00:42:24,260 --> 00:42:25,639 Remember you used to be able to plan stuff? 915 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:29,669 Man, my sister was getting married, man, getting. 916 00:42:29,670 --> 00:42:33,200 I paid Bell Biv DeVoe $80,000, man, 917 00:42:34,033 --> 00:42:35,323 and I can't get it back. 918 00:42:37,050 --> 00:42:39,263 I had tickets to Coachella, man. 919 00:42:40,270 --> 00:42:43,249 I know 200,000 Americans are dead, 920 00:42:43,250 --> 00:42:46,291 but I'm not seeing Rage Against the Machine this year, man. 921 00:42:49,170 --> 00:42:51,359 Chris Rock has been making roomfuls 922 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:54,119 of people laugh for more than three decades, 923 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:55,903 something he still does best. 924 00:43:01,030 --> 00:43:03,789 One of the most hardworking entertainers today, 925 00:43:03,790 --> 00:43:06,369 his standup routines never disappoint 926 00:43:06,370 --> 00:43:08,129 and have kept his fans interested 927 00:43:08,130 --> 00:43:10,979 in his career and life for many years 928 00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:14,093 and will continue to do so for many years to come. 929 00:43:20,770 --> 00:43:23,869 From showing his serious side with the role in "Fargo" 930 00:43:23,870 --> 00:43:26,359 to developing new standup routines, 931 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,809 Chris Rock continues to rise to the top 932 00:43:28,810 --> 00:43:31,489 of American comedians and has teased 933 00:43:31,490 --> 00:43:34,903 that he doesn't intend on disappearing anytime soon.