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- Chris Rock is
undoubtedly one of the funniest
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and most popular comedians
of his generation.
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A talented all rounder
with vast experience
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in the entertainment industry,
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Chris Rock, besides standup and acting,
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is also a producer, writer, and director.
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- What was my best line? I don't know.
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My jokes are like my children.
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I have no favorites.
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- From an early age,
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He projected a great
interest in love for comedy.
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Jumping into the New York club circuit
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during his adolescence,
his drive and persistence
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established him as a seasoned
veteran by his late teens.
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- I wanna do good work,
you know what I mean?
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I just wanna do good work.
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And if I got the right offer,
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if the creators of "The
Simpsons" called me up tomorrow
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or if Larry David called me up tomorrow
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and said he had a great idea, I'd be open.
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I get laughs, so I'll mix it up.
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Comedy, drama, not totally drama.
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I'm not gonna play Hannibal
Lecter or anything,
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but I can do stuff like this.
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Yeah, I'm always trying to
get laughs, I'll say that.
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- From the time when?
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From the time you were like four?
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- From the time the doctor
smacked me on my ass
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and I said, "Give me another one."
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Then I go, "Hey, didn't we just meet?"
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- Have
you ever bombed onstage
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in real life?
- Yeah,
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I bomb all the time.
- Really?
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When I started out, yeah.
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If they paid me for
jokes that didn't work,
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yeah, I'd be richer than Bill Gates.
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- His characters in movies
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and standup leave lasting impressions
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in the minds of his fans.
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With standup comedy being his first love,
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Chris always returns to his roots
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and what he does best,
making people laugh.
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- I was blessed to have
a father in my life.
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True, true.
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I had two parent, family,
in the hood in Bed-Stuy.
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Yup. Yup.
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People would come
around, look at my father
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like it was a science
project or something,
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like put him in a glass case
someday and charge people.
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Christopher Julius Rock was born
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in Andrew, South Carolina
on February 7th, 1965.
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Shortly after his birth,
his parents relocated
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to the Crown Heights neighborhood
of Brooklyn, New York.
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His mother, Rosalie, was a
teacher and social worker,
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and his father, Julius, was a truck driver
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and newspaper delivery man.
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Chris is the oldest of his siblings
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and has three younger
brothers who followed
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in his footsteps in the
entertainment industry.
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He has often spoken about
his main influence coming
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from his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock,
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who worked as a preacher.
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In the late 60s, early 70s,
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Brooklyn's neighborhoods
were mostly populated
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by white families.
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Chris has spoken about the
racial discrimination he faced
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because of his skin color
during his school years.
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He was regularly beaten up
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and eventually stopped
attending high school for good
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but still received a
general education diploma.
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His bitter experience with
racism during his school years
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had a large influence on
his career as a comedian.
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- I'm always trying to
get laughs, I'll say that.
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- From the time when?
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From the time you were like four?
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- From the time the doctor
smacked me on my ass
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and I said, "Give me another one."
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Then I go, "Hey, didn't we just meet?"
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- After dropping out of school,
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Chris did odd jobs at
several fast food joints
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and cafeterias to make ends meet.
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He laid the foundations of
his standup career in 1984
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by performing in the nightclubs
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and comedy clubs of New York City.
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In 1985, he was in line to buy tickets
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to an Eddie Murphy standup performance
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at Radio City Music Hall when
he saw an ad in the newspaper
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for an open mic night at the
club Catch a Rising Star.
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He auditioned and scored his first gig.
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Catch a Rising Star was
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where many other celebrated comedians
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had showed off their skills,
names such as Eddie Murphy,
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Adam Sandler, and Jerry Seinfeld.
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Chris Rock cleaned tables
at the Comic Strip Live,
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the oldest comedy club in New York City.
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He did this in order to gain
some extra onstage time.
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The acclaimed comedian
and actor Eddie Murphy
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spotted Chris performing
at the Comic Strip,
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and being impressed by his performance,
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he offered him the part
of Playboy mansion valet
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in the 1987 film "Beverly Hills Cop II."
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This was his debut movie role.
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- Yo, yo, yo, what the
is up, man? Check this out.
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I get $10 for cars. I get $20 for limos.
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What the hell is is?
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- My truck. Here's $50.
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Put it next to the limo.
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- In 1990,
after gaining popularity,
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he was selected to join
"Saturday Night Live,"
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the hugely popular comedy
series that put him on par
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with other newly recruited members.
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Himself, along with Adam
Sandler, David Spade,
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Rob Schneider, and Chris
Farley became known
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as the bad boys of SNL.
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The following year, he came up
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with his first comedy album
titled "Born Suspect."
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He appeared in a total of 59 episodes
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of "Saturday Night
Live" from 1990 to 1993,
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and in these three years,
he earned a nationwide fame
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and recognition as a comedian.
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His striking and evocative
portrayal of Pookie,
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a cocaine addict in the
movie "New Jack City,"
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was lauded by his fans and film critics.
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Chris was quietly planning to
quit "SNL" following the end
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of the 1992-93 season, but he was laid off
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and dropped unceremoniously much
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before the season came to an end.
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He was then featured as
a guest actor in a total
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of six episodes in the 1993-94 season
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of the comedy series "In Living Color,"
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but the serial's broadcasting
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was discontinued shortly after.
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In 1993, Chris Rock scripted
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and co-produced the comedy film "CB4,"
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as well as played a
double role in the movie.
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The movie was about a guy
who makes a documentary
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on a rap group called CB4.
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- Now CB4 is one of
the hottest hip hop groups
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to come on the scene in
a very, very long time.
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I'm MC Gusto, but in
prison, I'm known as 97-KY.
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- "CB4," which was
made on a shoestring budget,
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was a modest blockbuster, earning revenues
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nearly three times the movie budget.
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Chris went on to appear in a string
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of comedy specials endorsed
by HBO from 1994 to 2008
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that brought him unprecedented success
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and made him a household name
in the entertainment industry.
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He first appeared in the
HBO-sponsored comedy special,
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"Big Ass Jokes," in 1994
followed by the special,
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"Bring the Pain," in 1996.
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- I'm just at another point in my life.
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Time to settle down. Time to settle down.
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That's what time it is,
time to settle down.
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Women always ready to settle down.
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And see, a woman go and your date.
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She's like, "Why are we ?
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What are you waiting for?"
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Men never ready to settle down.
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Men don't settle down. We surrender.
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"All right, I'll marry
your ass, all right?"
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- His moving performance
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in "Bring the Pain"
merited him two Emmy awards
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and established him as one
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of the most accomplished satirists
in the US comedy circuit.
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He won two Emmy awards for the special
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and gained large critical acclaim.
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- What does it say about the Emmy?
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I would say they really listen.
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They really watched it carefully,
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and I think they really listened,
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and they weren't swayed
by profanity or anything.
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They just really got into the content
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of what I was trying to say.
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It was just me. It wasn't
a big show or anything.
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It was just me and a microphone,
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and I didn't beat, but they
chose me over huge productions
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and the Oscars and the Bette Midler thing.
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And a lot of people don't
respect standup comedy
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as something hard.
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I never in my wildest dreams
thought I would be up here
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with two Emmy awards, even
get nominated for an Emmy.
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- Adding to his popularity
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was his much publicized
role as a commentator
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for Comedy Central's
"Politically Incorrect"
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during the 1996 presidential elections,
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for which he earned
another Emmy nomination.
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Chris also was the voice
for the Little Penny puppet
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who was the alter ego to
basketball star Penny Hardaway
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in a series of Nike shoe
commercials from 1994 to 1998.
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- Game last night. Let
me just put it this way.
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You're the best player in the NBA.
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Those spin moves and the dunks, oh!
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Ooh, swish, slam the glass side,
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and do some Tai Chi to calm himself down.
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- Man, you are having a party.
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I swear, if you and your sloppy
friends messing up my house-
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- Ah, thanks, baby. Meet me by the pool.
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- Hello?
- Hey, hey! I can't talk now.
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I driving through a tunnel.
- Hello?
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- In 1996,
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girlfriend, Malaak Compton.
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The couple lived together
in Alpine, New Jersey.
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Malaak gave birth to his
first daughter, Lola Simone,
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in 2002, and their second daughter,
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Zahra Savannah, was born in 2004.
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- I think I said this
before with the black shows.
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I was raised in an era to
believe if you're black,
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you have to do things twice as good
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as the white man in order to succeed.
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And the shows that are on now,
like when "Sanford and Son"
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was on, it's way better than
every white show that was on
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at the time and "The
Jeffersons" and everything.
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And right now, some brothers
are submitting shows
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that are as good as white people's,
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and you gotta you gotta be better.
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This show's better
than "Mr. Show."
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If it was as good, I wouldn't win.
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Chris Rock's immense success
as a standup comedian
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towards the end of the 1990s helped him
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to bag crucial roles in feature films,
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many of which went on
to become blockbusters.
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Initially, he fulfilled
supporting parts in movies
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like "Beverly Hills
Ninja," "Lethal weapon 4,"
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"Nurse Betty," "Sgt.
Bilko," and "The Immortals."
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"Lethal Weapon 4" was one
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of his most recognizable early roles,
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as it was already a larger franchise.
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- The guy you chased through Chinatown?
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- Yeah.
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- The gun he dropped match
slugs on the body on the boat.
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That's your shooter.
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- Son of a
bitch that got away from me.
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- Oh, he didn't get too far.
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They found him on a
rooftop nearby, strangled.
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And get this, pigeons ate his eyeballs.
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- Chris later had
two more HBO comedy specials,
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"Bigger and Blacker" in 1999
and "Never Scared" in 2004.
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Articles relating to both specials
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called Chris "the funniest man in America"
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in "Time" Magazine and
"Entertainment Weekly."
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- Oh, I am not the funniest
man alive, not by a long shot.
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I think Adam Sandler's got receipts
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that prove he's a little funnier.
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- Eddie Murphy?
- Eddie Murphy,
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Will Smith, when he wants
to make people laugh,
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can really do it well.
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I'm just the funniest guy that showed up
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to talk to you today.
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- Brilliant.
Well, thank you very much.
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- HBO also aired his talk show,
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"The Chris Rock Show," which
gained critical acclaim
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for his interviews with
celebrities and politicians.
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The show won an Emmy for writing.
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His television work has won him a total
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of three Emmy awards and 15 nominations.
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By the end of the decade,
Rock was established
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as one of the preeminent standup comedians
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and comic minds of his generation.
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During this time, Rock
also translated his comedy
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into print form in the book "Rock This!"
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and release the Grammy
award-winning comedy albums,
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"Roll with the New," "Bigger and Blacker,"
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and "Never Scared."
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His fifth HBO special,
"Kill the Messenger,"
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premiered on September 27th,
2008, and won him another Emmy
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for outstanding writing for
a variety or music program.
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Chris Rock also hosted the
77th Academy Awards ceremony
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in 2005.
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The decision to have Chris host
the awards was seen by some
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as a change to bring
some edge to the ceremony
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and make it more appealing
to younger audiences.
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The older Oscar officials
were reportedly displeased
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with Chris's performance,
as he chose to make jokes
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towards A-list actors before
turning the jokes on himself.
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- The controversy never
really affected me.
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I didn't really think about it.
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I don't know. It seemed
made up, put it that way.
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I tour the country, and I'm out
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across America more than most writers,
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as much as you guys, anyway,
and I'm in the whole country.
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So my fans are black and
white and gay and straight,
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and I didn't feel like there
was any controversy at all.
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- Part
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of this whole Oscar experience for you?
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- The hardest part.
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Just getting the material ready
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without the press putting every joke
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in a magazine or on the internet, yeah.
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- And also,
do I have a good luck charm?
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- Do I have a good luck charm?
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I keep my dad's picture and
close by, stuff like that, but.
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- 36.
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- 267.
- Stephanie for BET.
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- Hey, Stephanie.
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- what did you feel
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was your best line of the night,
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and how'd you feel seeing
all that color in the room?
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- What was my best line? I don't know.
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My jokes are like my children.
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I have no favorites,
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but I like the the Sean Penn comeback.
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I just like anytime you
can get something funny
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that we didn't have coming into the show,
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you take a little more pride in that.
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Always feels good to see
some color in the room
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that don't have mops, so it's good.
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- 267.
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- Chris, over here on your right.
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You had said before this that it's a room
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like any other room and that, in fact,
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you've played bigger arenas.
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- I have.
- But having been out there
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in front of them and been part of it,
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what is different about this audience?
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- What's different?
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You know what the only difference is?
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It's the lighting and the
dresses and all that stuff.
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When I play LA, it's almost like that,
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last time I played,
anyway, at the amphitheater.
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You get a lot of famous
people, and I don't know,
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it's TV, and you can't curse.
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The audience is an audience.
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It's just what you're allowed
to do to the audience,
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so there were some language restrictions
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that were placed on me,
but everything worked out,
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Five seconds before I went on air.
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- 10, okay.
- I don't know.
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You try to approach it like another show
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'cause the things that'll
make you suck doing this
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are the same things that'll make you suck
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when you do a normal concert.
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So you go there and you say,
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"Okay, I've been working
on this for a long time.
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I know my lines. Let's bring it."
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It's like you talk to
yourself next to yourself.
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"Hey, let's do, all right?"
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And you get up there.
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- It was not until the success
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of his standup in the late 1990s
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that Chris Rock began receiving
leading man status in films.
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He had made his onscreen
debut with supporting roles
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in previous films but went
on to star in films such
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as "Bad Company" in 2002 and
"The Longest Yard" in 2005.
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Chris also worked increasingly
behind the camera, too,
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as a writer and director
for "Head of State" in 2003
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and "I Think I Love My Wife" in 2007.
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2005 was a successful year for Chris Rock.
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He took on the part of Marty the zebra
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in the Dreamworks animated
film, "Madagascar."
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The plot follows a group of zoo animals
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who find themselves
washed up on the island
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of Madagascar after a series
of unfortunate events.
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- We've been ratted out, boys.
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- Good evening officers.
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- Now they're
being set way out of town.
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- Oh great. This is just great.
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- This could be the best thing
that's ever happened to us.
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- No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
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- His voice acting
was instantly recognizable,
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and he brought his own
comedy flare to the role.
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- You have to use your voice a lot,
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so sometimes you can like work too much
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and then you can't talk and
you get laryngitis and stuff
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like that, especially a
lot of the screaming stuff.
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You gotta scream over
and over and over again.
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Hey, what am I complaining for?
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- The film received
mixed reviews from critics
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but was a success at the box office
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and was one of the highest
grossing films of 2005.
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Also in 2005, UPN TV network
premiered a comedy series
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called "Everybody Hates Chris,"
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loosely based on Chris Rock's school days.
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He was the executive
producer and narrator.
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- Show is like a "Wonder Year."
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It's like a "Malcolm X in the Middle."
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- And you're narrating?
- Yes.
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- "Everybody Hates
Chris" was a parody take
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of the popular sitcom series
"Everybody Loves Raymond."
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- Hey, you need a VCR?
- I got one already.
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- Fell off the truck this morning.
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- Really? I'll take two.
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- I never realized
the only stuff that sold
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on the street in my
neighborhood was stolen stuff.
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- Cookies! Cookies for sale.
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Chocolate chip! Peanut butter Do Si Do!
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Chocolate mint?
- I got cookies.
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- They just fell off
the truck this morning.
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- Why didn't you say
so? Give me two boxes!
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- The show
garnered both critical
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and ratings success.
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The series was nominated for
a Golden Globe Award in 2006
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for best TV series, musical, or comedy
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and also received nominations
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for People's Choice awards
and two Emmy awards.
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In 200, due to the
popularity of the first film,
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"Madagascar 2: Escape
to Africa" was released
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with Chris reprising his role as Marty.
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- New Madagascar.
- What can we expect?
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'Cause I'm excited.
- So good, best "Madagascar."
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I'm not making that up.
It's the best "Madagascar."
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It looks amazing. We buy a circus.
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We join a Russian circus.
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When you see it, you're not
gonna believe how good it looks.
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It's like a David LaChapelle portrait
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or something like, you know what I mean?
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Like Salvador DalĂ did it
or something. It's amazing.
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- Well, I think we got
a better movie this time
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than the last, and
that's saying something.
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The last one was pretty great,
but the cast is all back,
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we've got some new people
in it and it's a lot of fun.
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Great for the whole family.
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- Now, how
does the whole team work?
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Do the actors get more
involved in the parts-
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- Well, they do 'cause now they
know the characters so well,
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and I think Ben and Chris had
some great chemistry going,
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and they got into the studio
together a little bit this time
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which is unusual.
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They did great work.
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- Do you
think it gets bigger
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and better an experience?
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- Yeah, sometimes.
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The right scenes, they can
really play off of one another
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now that they know the characters so well.
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- Me and Ben actually recorded some
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of it together, which was pretty cool.
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So when you get to work
with another comedian,
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it's always good.
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- Yeah, we did that one
day, which was really fun
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'cause he's so good, and
to see him improvise,
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it was very inspiring and
a little bit intimidating
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'cause he comes up with
a lot of funny lines.
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His ratio of funny lines
that he comes up with
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is much more than mine.
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- Have a lot people said
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that the second one is
better than the first one.
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- It's a lot better than the first one,
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and it's not like the first one was bad.
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I don't know.
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Scripts are a little
tighter, less guesswork.
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- The film mostly continues on
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from the first installment,
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following the same characters
that audiences love.
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The franchise was a family favorite.
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- Well, we make these films
for ourselves to make us laugh,
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and we're probably
pretty juvenile at heart.
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But the goal is so parents
can take their kids to a movie
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and not be bored and
wait for it to be done
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so they can take the kids home,
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but everyone can go and enjoy it together.
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That's always the goal
with "Madagascar" movies.
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- Now, as
far as the cast, normally,
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they just go into the
studio and read their lines.
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I hear that they have a bit
more involvement this time.
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- Oh, yeah. Yeah.
- How does that work?
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- Well, that's what's great
about working with these guys.
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They are incredible comedians, actors,
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improvisers, even filmmakers, directors.
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And so to collaborate with these guys,
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which is really what we do when we're
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in the recording studio with them,
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is just a great opportunity
to make the movie better.
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And you get Sasha Baron Cohen in a room,
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and he starts improvising
in front of the microphone.
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Ben Stiller and Chris
Rock we brought together
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so they could play off one another
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and work off the page
and go beyond the page,
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and so it's just better for
the film all the way around.
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- We have the best
seats in the house, too,
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when it comes to these comedians.
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We're sitting in the booth
just cracking up most
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of the time.
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- They're a whole lot of
fun, and it's for the kids.
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- Yeah.
- How about both?
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- It is both, actually, isn't it?
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- Yeah, yeah.
- It's a lot of fun.
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- It's fun to do something that
you are a part of the whole
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- You're part of a
- process.
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- winning team.
- Yeah.
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- It was released
on November 7th, 2008
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and was the sixth-highest
grossing film of that year.
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In 2010, Chris Rock starred
in "Death at a Funeral,"
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a comedy about a funeral ceremony
that turns into a debacle
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of exposed family secrets
and misplaced bodies.
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- So sorry to hear about your dad.
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- Were you guys friends?
- Something like that.
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- You're telling me our
father was on the down low?
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- Way down.
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Now the guy wants $30,000 or he's
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gonna start showing pictures
of them doing stuff.
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- Nah, nah, I don't believe that.
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- Oh! Daddy!
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- The film is a remake
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of a 2007 British film of the same name.
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- It was a British
film to start with,
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00:24:15,393 --> 00:24:18,370
and so how did you change
it for the American cast
498
00:24:18,370 --> 00:24:19,540
and for American audiences?
499
00:24:19,540 --> 00:24:21,450
- We don't talk about tea as much.
500
00:24:21,450 --> 00:24:25,293
We took out all mention of
darts. Nobody says pavement.
501
00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,330
- Making the film and
changing it for the Americans,
502
00:24:30,330 --> 00:24:32,760
did you think it made it
more obvious the differences
503
00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,450
between British and American humor?
504
00:24:34,450 --> 00:24:35,940
- It's weird.
505
00:24:35,940 --> 00:24:38,040
Me personally, I don't
find a big difference
506
00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,460
between British and American humor.
507
00:24:40,460 --> 00:24:44,210
When I was over here doing
on tour as a standup,
508
00:24:44,210 --> 00:24:46,790
I didn't really have to change anything.
509
00:24:46,790 --> 00:24:48,400
I thought everybody got everything.
510
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,010
- 'Cause some people say that Americans
511
00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:51,790
are slightly more crude than the English.
512
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:52,623
Do you think that's fair?
- Americans
513
00:24:52,623 --> 00:24:54,113
are slightly more crude than the.
514
00:24:55,030 --> 00:24:55,863
the English.
515
00:24:55,863 --> 00:24:58,603
The English are more literate people.
516
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,550
You guys read a little more.
517
00:25:01,550 --> 00:25:04,450
- Yeah, and we don't
talk about toilet humor
518
00:25:04,450 --> 00:25:05,283
in quite the same way,
519
00:25:05,283 --> 00:25:07,940
I don't think maybe.
- Not quite the same way, no.
520
00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,020
- It is totally over the top,
521
00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:11,240
but it does show that all families,
522
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,963
most families are completely
bonkers, aren't they?
523
00:25:12,963 --> 00:25:14,050
- Yes!
- So everyone
524
00:25:14,050 --> 00:25:15,540
can relate to something in it.
525
00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:18,220
- Yes, you will see your
family in this funeral.
526
00:25:18,220 --> 00:25:19,740
It's a family movie, actually.
527
00:25:19,740 --> 00:25:22,450
It's so weird that it is, but it is.
528
00:25:22,450 --> 00:25:24,160
It's a movie for the whole family.
529
00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,200
- Who would have thought
funerals would be so funny?
530
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,970
- Funerals are hysterical.
531
00:25:29,970 --> 00:25:32,463
Don't you always find yourself
giggling at a funeral?
532
00:25:32,463 --> 00:25:34,130
- Do you?
- It was difficult.
533
00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:36,590
It was difficult, especially
like when you're around a guy
534
00:25:36,590 --> 00:25:41,030
like Tracy Morgan that it's
not really a big difference
535
00:25:41,030 --> 00:25:43,390
between what he does on the
screen and off the screen,
536
00:25:43,390 --> 00:25:46,990
and he's always funny, so
yeah, it was really hard.
537
00:25:46,990 --> 00:25:49,010
- When you have
that level of comedians,
538
00:25:49,010 --> 00:25:50,297
is there a rivalry between you?
539
00:25:50,297 --> 00:25:52,960
Do you say, "Oh, you had
more jokes in your scene"?
540
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,820
- No, we don't really have rivalry.
541
00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:57,990
Now when we were younger,
there was a rivalry.
542
00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:59,970
Now we're just glad to be working.
543
00:25:59,970 --> 00:26:03,090
We've seen so many guys fall off.
544
00:26:03,090 --> 00:26:04,715
We're like, "Ooh."
545
00:26:05,867 --> 00:26:06,960
- "Death at a Funeral"
546
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,903
received mostly positive
reviews on critic sites.
547
00:26:13,550 --> 00:26:16,430
2010 saw an appearance
in the film "Grown Ups"
548
00:26:16,430 --> 00:26:18,763
alongside his friend, Adam Sandler.
549
00:26:20,150 --> 00:26:21,070
- Guys, congratulations,
550
00:26:21,070 --> 00:26:22,590
first of all, on the movie.
551
00:26:22,590 --> 00:26:23,423
- Yeah!
- I laughed my head off
552
00:26:23,423 --> 00:26:24,256
when I saw it last week.
553
00:26:24,256 --> 00:26:25,089
It was brilliant.
- Okay.
554
00:26:25,089 --> 00:26:25,922
- Really, really good fun.
555
00:26:25,922 --> 00:26:27,400
I imagine for you, it
was a very tough call
556
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,170
of whether to be involved in this film,
557
00:26:29,170 --> 00:26:32,560
hanging out for the summer,
sunshine with your friends.
558
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,710
What was that call like
when Adam calls you
559
00:26:34,710 --> 00:26:37,370
and says, "Come and be a part of this"?
560
00:26:37,370 --> 00:26:38,673
- I thought he was lying.
561
00:26:40,550 --> 00:26:43,870
- He does that to me,
teases me every six months,
562
00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:45,708
offers me a movie, and then goes, "Psych!"
563
00:26:47,577 --> 00:26:48,704
- "Hey, you wanna be in 'Click'?"
564
00:26:48,704 --> 00:26:49,798
Nah.
- Nah.
565
00:26:49,798 --> 00:26:50,807
"What you doing?" "Nothing."
566
00:26:50,807 --> 00:26:52,427
"Ooh, you're not working, are you?"
567
00:26:52,427 --> 00:26:53,540
"No, not working at all."
568
00:26:53,540 --> 00:26:55,960
- I felt by saying no to all
the other movies he asked me
569
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,170
that
- You had to do this.
570
00:26:57,170 --> 00:27:00,160
- I felt stupid. Now it's
starting to get weird.
571
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:00,993
- Was it good fun on the set
572
00:27:00,993 --> 00:27:02,147
'cause all your families were
there as well, weren't they?
573
00:27:02,147 --> 00:27:04,420
Your children and-
- Yes, yes, absolutely.
574
00:27:04,420 --> 00:27:06,900
We had a great time
with everybody's family.
575
00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:08,600
All the kids got to know
each other pretty good.
576
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,474
David, we kept him off meth
for two months straight.
577
00:27:11,474 --> 00:27:12,865
- Two months.
- It was fun to see that.
578
00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:15,660
- Then I was right back.
- That's good. That's fine.
579
00:27:15,660 --> 00:27:18,530
I knew you'd-
- It was a good fun thing
580
00:27:18,530 --> 00:27:20,280
'cause you keep the trailers together.
581
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,899
So it's still work. It's still hard.
582
00:27:21,899 --> 00:27:25,400
You have to get up at five,
but it was nice to know people
583
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,010
around there to make the
days go a little quicker.
584
00:27:27,010 --> 00:27:28,560
You always had someone to talk to.
585
00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,260
Selma was there. These guys were there.
586
00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:31,184
If they're working, then-
587
00:27:31,184 --> 00:27:33,101
- It was like a summer
camp for overpaid actors.
588
00:27:34,510 --> 00:27:35,982
- Sounds good fun to be a part of.
589
00:27:35,982 --> 00:27:37,437
And with so many comedians on set,
590
00:27:37,437 --> 00:27:38,850
do you have moments where you're trying
591
00:27:38,850 --> 00:27:41,320
to outdo each other's jokes
so you can be the funniest?
592
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:42,725
- Yes.
- Have competitions?
593
00:27:42,725 --> 00:27:45,740
- Except Adam's 'cause he'll cut you out.
594
00:27:45,740 --> 00:27:47,680
- Or take what you said.
- Or take what you said.
595
00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,790
- Let's do it one more time
596
00:27:48,790 --> 00:27:50,185
where I say what Rock just says.
597
00:27:51,018 --> 00:27:52,729
- Let's try one that way.
- Exactly.
598
00:27:52,729 --> 00:27:53,562
- Makes more sense to the story.
599
00:27:53,562 --> 00:27:54,469
- We'll see what it looks like.
600
00:28:01,050 --> 00:28:03,730
- In 2011, Chris
Rock appeared on Broadway
601
00:28:03,730 --> 00:28:06,280
in the play "The Mother
with the Hat,"
602
00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,200
which saw him nominated for
a Drama League award based
603
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,970
on his performance.
604
00:28:10,970 --> 00:28:13,310
In an interview with "Vibe" Magazine,
605
00:28:13,310 --> 00:28:15,560
Chris stated that he chose to do Broadway
606
00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,309
because he wanted more
people to see him really act.
607
00:28:19,309 --> 00:28:21,327
- What's it like
being on Broadway? Come on.
608
00:28:21,327 --> 00:28:22,210
- It's nice.
609
00:28:22,210 --> 00:28:26,312
It's like being on 29th
Street, but it's Broadway.
610
00:28:26,312 --> 00:28:28,480
- What is it like
to be honored by the Tonys,
611
00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,160
all these nominations?
612
00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,320
- Hey, man, it's a good play.
613
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,421
The most important thing
is that people like it.
614
00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,810
- Then in
2012, Chris Rock starred
615
00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:44,800
in "Two Days in New York"
alongside actress Julie Delpy,
616
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,160
which was a sequel to her
film, "Two Days in Paris."
617
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:49,980
- Me, I play a guy named Mingus.
618
00:28:49,980 --> 00:28:53,580
I'm a writer, a columnist, a disc jockey.
619
00:28:53,580 --> 00:28:58,580
I live with the lovely Julie
Delpy, my French woman,
620
00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:03,760
and my in-laws are coming for the week,
621
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,940
and then hilarity ensues.
622
00:29:05,940 --> 00:29:06,773
There you go.
623
00:29:06,773 --> 00:29:07,925
- I said I wasn't gonna get mad.
624
00:29:07,925 --> 00:29:08,758
- What the heck's
625
00:29:08,758 --> 00:29:09,591
going on with you?
- Okay, you know what?
626
00:29:09,591 --> 00:29:10,424
- Ever since your family got here,
627
00:29:10,424 --> 00:29:11,522
you've become another person.
628
00:29:12,355 --> 00:29:14,200
- Mingus family!
629
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,490
- You gotta kiss him, or he gets mad.
630
00:29:15,490 --> 00:29:16,987
That's my mother. No tongue.
631
00:29:22,075 --> 00:29:23,320
- Has your dad ever keyed a car?
632
00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,262
- Of course not.
633
00:29:25,740 --> 00:29:27,130
- Well, there's gonna be an
angry limo driver outside
634
00:29:27,130 --> 00:29:29,780
that wants to press charges.
- Well that's a, really?
635
00:29:29,780 --> 00:29:31,893
- The character was better written,
636
00:29:32,990 --> 00:29:35,700
even than the movies I write for myself.
637
00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:37,710
I learned a lot, like, "Oh, okay."
638
00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:39,273
The character's a real person,
639
00:29:40,180 --> 00:29:42,920
a real grownup who's been married
640
00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,947
and divorced and has children,
641
00:29:44,947 --> 00:29:46,890
and so it was fun to play a grownup.
642
00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:47,850
- It's very funny.
643
00:29:47,850 --> 00:29:49,920
I think the film is not like indie
644
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,660
in a sense of hard to get into.
645
00:29:52,660 --> 00:29:55,500
The jokes are very straightforward,
you know what I mean?
646
00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:56,870
It could be a broader comedy.
647
00:29:56,870 --> 00:30:00,110
It just happens to be an indie comedy
648
00:30:00,110 --> 00:30:02,320
because of this financial setup,
649
00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:06,630
but it's actually not not
funny, you know what I mean?
650
00:30:06,630 --> 00:30:08,470
The whole film is comedy
651
00:30:08,470 --> 00:30:09,520
from beginning to end.
- It's really funny.
652
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,255
It's so much funnier than "The Avengers."
653
00:30:15,057 --> 00:30:16,887
- It's funnier than "Battleship."
654
00:30:17,830 --> 00:30:18,663
- Rihanna's asked that.
655
00:30:18,663 --> 00:30:20,266
- I'm not sure about that, yeah.
656
00:30:20,266 --> 00:30:21,218
- You sure?
- Yeah.
657
00:30:21,218 --> 00:30:22,051
- Oh, Rihanna's asked.
- I'm not sure
658
00:30:22,051 --> 00:30:22,997
- Is her ass in "Battleship"?
- "Battleship" .
659
00:30:22,997 --> 00:30:23,830
- No, they don't.
It's .
660
00:30:23,830 --> 00:30:25,782
- Oh, see? They couldn't blow that up.
661
00:30:27,980 --> 00:30:29,510
It worked. It worked.
662
00:30:29,510 --> 00:30:32,520
I had a good time. She was good.
663
00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:37,410
She had to give me a
little extra, whatever,
664
00:30:37,410 --> 00:30:39,950
attention 'cause I
didn't speak any French,
665
00:30:39,950 --> 00:30:41,703
so she had to explain a lot to me.
666
00:30:43,366 --> 00:30:44,300
- Was it funny working with her
667
00:30:44,300 --> 00:30:45,380
and her dad on the set?
668
00:30:45,380 --> 00:30:47,750
- Yeah, yeah 'cause they
would have real fights,
669
00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:50,507
like real father-daughter
fights in French,
670
00:30:50,507 --> 00:30:51,654
so that was fun to watch.
671
00:30:51,654 --> 00:30:52,970
- And what do you
want audiences to take away?
672
00:30:52,970 --> 00:30:56,863
- I just want audiences to
realize this is a comedy.
673
00:30:56,863 --> 00:30:58,620
A lot of people, it's like,
"Ugh, you're in an art movie."
674
00:30:58,620 --> 00:31:00,080
I'm like, "Yeah, I
guess you can say that,"
675
00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:01,270
but it's really funny.
676
00:31:01,270 --> 00:31:04,000
It's funnier than you think, so.
677
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,074
- Thanks, Chris.
- Take care.
678
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,610
- In this year, he also starred
679
00:31:12,610 --> 00:31:15,367
in the third film in the
"Madagascar" franchise,
680
00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:18,227
"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted."
681
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,330
- I think Alex has sort of
been trying to figure out
682
00:31:21,330 --> 00:31:23,730
through all the movies, and he, again,
683
00:31:23,730 --> 00:31:24,860
gets in this situation with Gia
684
00:31:24,860 --> 00:31:27,730
where he's saying he's
something that he isn't
685
00:31:27,730 --> 00:31:29,280
or someone that he isn't.
686
00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,990
And I feel like the the theme of the films
687
00:31:32,990 --> 00:31:35,300
is really about finding out, for Alex,
688
00:31:35,300 --> 00:31:36,900
finding out who he is
and also the friendship
689
00:31:36,900 --> 00:31:39,210
of everybody there being
there for each other.
690
00:31:39,210 --> 00:31:41,050
And when we finally get to New York,
691
00:31:41,050 --> 00:31:43,570
we realize that we're not the
people who we thought we were,
692
00:31:43,570 --> 00:31:46,870
and then we get trapped in the zoo again.
693
00:31:46,870 --> 00:31:48,660
And there's something, I guess,
694
00:31:48,660 --> 00:31:52,150
in the story about how we're
always there for each other,
695
00:31:52,150 --> 00:31:56,140
and that, to me, is the
thing that Alex gets
696
00:31:56,140 --> 00:31:57,770
is that his friends are there for him.
697
00:31:57,770 --> 00:31:59,370
He's there for his friends, and.
698
00:32:01,140 --> 00:32:03,140
- Just like the
others in the franchise,
699
00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:05,493
the film did really
well at the box office,
700
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:11,410
as it was the eighth top
grossing film in 2012.
701
00:32:11,410 --> 00:32:12,300
- They enjoy the movies,
702
00:32:12,300 --> 00:32:14,132
but it's really fun to have that to share
703
00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:15,090
with them.
- Oh, it's amazing.
704
00:32:15,090 --> 00:32:18,700
The first movie I ever took
my youngest daughter Zahra
705
00:32:18,700 --> 00:32:23,700
to see was "Madagascar
2," I believe, no, one.
706
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:29,000
And I remember we watched
it at the Dreamworks campus,
707
00:32:30,730 --> 00:32:34,640
and she turns to me and
goes, "Daddy, is that you?"
708
00:32:35,473 --> 00:32:39,590
And it was just such a great day.
709
00:32:39,590 --> 00:32:44,590
The script's great, but as a director,
710
00:32:44,860 --> 00:32:47,700
I always like people that are too big
711
00:32:49,050 --> 00:32:51,640
'cause it's so much easier to get 'em down
712
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:55,180
than to get somebody who is too small up.
713
00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:57,500
That's like, oh, that's
the most frustrating thing
714
00:32:57,500 --> 00:32:58,690
in the world.
715
00:32:58,690 --> 00:33:02,590
So I improv all the freaking time
716
00:33:02,590 --> 00:33:05,207
until they tell me to stop, and they go,
717
00:33:05,207 --> 00:33:07,970
"Okay, we gotta get this line.
718
00:33:07,970 --> 00:33:09,861
You gotta say circus."
719
00:33:10,694 --> 00:33:13,073
And I make sure, after a lot of improvs,
720
00:33:13,073 --> 00:33:15,973
that I see exactly what they
want me to say, but I try to.
721
00:33:17,227 --> 00:33:20,520
- "Grown Ups" also
got a sequel, "Grown Ups 2,"
722
00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,690
which premiered in 2013.
723
00:33:22,690 --> 00:33:25,080
The film received some
negative reviews compared
724
00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:26,823
to the first in the franchise.
725
00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,090
In 2014, Chris filed for divorce
726
00:33:35,090 --> 00:33:37,860
from his wife Malaak Compton Rock.
727
00:33:37,860 --> 00:33:40,240
Chris admitted to
infidelity in the marriage
728
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,140
as well as addiction issues.
729
00:33:42,140 --> 00:33:46,313
Their divorce was finalized
on August 22nd, 2016.
730
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,740
On October 21st, 2015,
731
00:33:52,740 --> 00:33:55,670
the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences
732
00:33:55,670 --> 00:33:59,143
announced Rock would host
the 88th Academy Awards.
733
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,630
When the subsequent acting
nominations turned out
734
00:34:02,630 --> 00:34:06,100
to include no racial minorities,
Chris was called upon
735
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:08,380
to join a boycott of the ceremony.
736
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:11,870
However, he declined,
stating at the ceremony
737
00:34:11,870 --> 00:34:14,140
that it would have accomplished
little since the show
738
00:34:14,140 --> 00:34:17,620
would have proceeded anyway
with him simply replaced.
739
00:34:17,620 --> 00:34:21,717
- No black nominees, and people are like,
740
00:34:21,717 --> 00:34:23,110
"Chris, you should boycott.
741
00:34:23,110 --> 00:34:25,500
Chris, you should quit. You should quit."
742
00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:27,773
How come it's only unemployed people
743
00:34:27,773 --> 00:34:29,566
that tell you to quit something, huh?
744
00:34:35,034 --> 00:34:37,060
No one with a job ever tells you to quit.
745
00:34:37,060 --> 00:34:39,410
So I thought about quitting.
746
00:34:39,410 --> 00:34:41,470
I thought about it real hard,
747
00:34:41,470 --> 00:34:44,080
but I realized they're gonna
have the Oscars anyway.
748
00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,140
They're not gonna cancel
the Oscars because I quit.
749
00:34:47,140 --> 00:34:49,740
And the last thing I need is
750
00:34:49,740 --> 00:34:52,150
to lose another job to Kevin Hart, okay?
751
00:34:53,590 --> 00:34:56,390
Instead, Rock spoke of his
concerns about the lack
752
00:34:56,390 --> 00:35:00,220
of diversity in AMPAS at
various times during the show,
753
00:35:00,220 --> 00:35:03,057
closing by saying, "Black lives matter."
754
00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:06,810
- I don't know. Chris
got his message across.
755
00:35:06,810 --> 00:35:07,730
It was all good.
756
00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:10,220
Everybody understood what he was saying
757
00:35:10,220 --> 00:35:12,720
and how he was saying it, and it was fun.
758
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:14,417
- And what more
do you want the Academy
759
00:35:14,417 --> 00:35:16,040
and the industry to do about diversity?
760
00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:19,120
- I don't think the
Academy can do any more.
761
00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:20,970
Let's see what everybody's talking about
762
00:35:20,970 --> 00:35:23,800
in a month and a half, see if
it's still in the zeitgeist,
763
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,100
and then we'll know if
we have something there.
764
00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:28,230
If nobody's talking about it in a month,
765
00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:31,020
I'll see you here next year,
talking the the same stuff.
766
00:35:31,020 --> 00:35:32,950
- 'Cause it's more about
the industry making a stand
767
00:35:32,950 --> 00:35:33,783
than the Academy.
768
00:35:33,783 --> 00:35:35,380
It's gotta come from
the bottom, hasn't it?
769
00:35:35,380 --> 00:35:38,350
- Well, it has to come
from the people who cast,
770
00:35:38,350 --> 00:35:40,330
and it's not just casting black actors.
771
00:35:40,330 --> 00:35:42,763
It's Asian actors and Hispanic actors.
772
00:35:43,668 --> 00:35:45,220
It's not just one thing.
773
00:35:45,220 --> 00:35:46,810
It's that a change has to happen,
774
00:35:46,810 --> 00:35:49,523
and it either will or it won't.
775
00:35:50,870 --> 00:35:52,226
We'll see.
- So much, thank you.
776
00:35:53,540 --> 00:35:56,350
Now generally, his
discussions about diversity,
777
00:35:56,350 --> 00:35:58,673
do you think it went
down well in the hold?
778
00:35:59,670 --> 00:36:02,310
- It's very complex in
the middle of a ceremony
779
00:36:02,310 --> 00:36:04,843
that is a celebration
that is not a meeting,
780
00:36:07,334 --> 00:36:08,780
to do what he has done.
781
00:36:08,780 --> 00:36:11,050
He didn't have it easy here.
782
00:36:11,050 --> 00:36:13,150
He's being spicy in some moments.
783
00:36:13,150 --> 00:36:14,330
He be kicking around.
784
00:36:14,330 --> 00:36:16,190
Some people have maybe
hurt by what he said
785
00:36:16,190 --> 00:36:17,790
and put the finger in the wound.
786
00:36:17,790 --> 00:36:19,400
Eventually, he made us laugh eventually.
787
00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:21,207
Sometimes everybody was like,
788
00:36:21,207 --> 00:36:23,730
"Oh my God, is he going too far?"
789
00:36:23,730 --> 00:36:26,910
But in the overall, I think
it's all very well situation.
790
00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:30,410
It was not easy, yeah.
791
00:36:30,410 --> 00:36:31,481
- Thank you. Enjoy your evening.
792
00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:32,481
- Thank you.
793
00:36:38,330 --> 00:36:41,230
During the years 2015 to 2018,
794
00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:43,320
Chris Rock made many different appearances
795
00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:45,460
and television shows as himself,
796
00:36:45,460 --> 00:36:48,160
not really starring in
anything in particular.
797
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,010
He was taking a break from the spotlight.
798
00:36:51,010 --> 00:36:54,360
On October 30th, 2016,
Netflix announced they
799
00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:57,010
would be releasing two new
standup comedy specials
800
00:36:57,010 --> 00:36:58,180
from Chris Rock.
801
00:36:58,180 --> 00:37:00,910
The first special,
"Chris Rock: Tambourine,"
802
00:37:00,910 --> 00:37:05,840
was released on Netflix
on February 14th, 2018.
803
00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:09,110
The specials marked the
comedian's first concert specials
804
00:37:09,110 --> 00:37:10,763
released in 10 years.
805
00:37:13,170 --> 00:37:16,660
Then in 2018, Chris Rock
start in "The Week Of"
806
00:37:16,660 --> 00:37:19,812
alongside longtime friend, Adam Sandler.
807
00:37:21,251 --> 00:37:23,018
- Got a big one, Dr. C?
808
00:37:23,018 --> 00:37:25,354
- Another day, another life.
809
00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:28,250
Hello?
- Father of the groom!
810
00:37:28,250 --> 00:37:29,203
You got a sec?
811
00:37:30,850 --> 00:37:31,683
- Yeah.
812
00:37:31,683 --> 00:37:33,767
Its gotta be a decent hotel, like a-
813
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:35,441
- Oh, I thought we talked about this.
814
00:37:35,441 --> 00:37:37,614
I told you we can handle it,
- It's just that we
815
00:37:37,614 --> 00:37:38,447
, pal.
- Let me get the phone.
816
00:37:38,447 --> 00:37:39,940
- Dr.
Cordice, I got The Plaza.
817
00:37:39,940 --> 00:37:42,660
- We can cancel that.
Thanks for all your help.
818
00:37:44,005 --> 00:37:45,927
- I don't sound like that!
819
00:37:45,927 --> 00:37:47,720
- You do a little.
820
00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:49,260
- The movie was made as part
821
00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:51,623
of Adam Sandler's deal with Netflix.
822
00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:54,260
The film was about two fathers
823
00:37:54,260 --> 00:37:56,750
with opposing personalities
coming together
824
00:37:56,750 --> 00:37:58,900
to celebrate the wedding
of their children.
825
00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:03,430
- It's an amazing comedy about
two families coming together,
826
00:38:03,430 --> 00:38:05,560
a father trying to pay
for his daughter's wedding
827
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:10,560
without any help, and the lengths he'll go
828
00:38:10,670 --> 00:38:12,700
to pay for it all by
himself without the help
829
00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:15,500
of Chris Rock's character,
the groom's father.
830
00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:19,390
And it explorers family relationships,
831
00:38:19,390 --> 00:38:21,840
two wildly different
families are coming together
832
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,740
and meshing together so beautifully,
833
00:38:23,740 --> 00:38:27,020
and also the dynamics of a
father-daughter relationship
834
00:38:27,020 --> 00:38:29,410
and how loving that is and
what's really important
835
00:38:29,410 --> 00:38:32,583
at the end of the day, which
I don't think is money at all,
836
00:38:32,583 --> 00:38:34,500
so.
- Oh, okay, awesome.
837
00:38:35,509 --> 00:38:37,950
- I'm gonna be honest. The
anticipation was worse.
838
00:38:37,950 --> 00:38:40,340
When I met them, they're
all so down to earth,
839
00:38:40,340 --> 00:38:41,600
really, really funny.
840
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,530
Adam and I would sing a
lot on a set together.
841
00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:45,050
He's a musical theater fan,
842
00:38:45,050 --> 00:38:47,510
and I started my career on Broadway.
843
00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:49,480
Steve Buscemi taught me so many lessons.
844
00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,290
He's such a grounding presence.
845
00:38:51,290 --> 00:38:54,550
Chris Rock is so elegant,
comical, always telling jokes.
846
00:38:54,550 --> 00:38:58,120
Rachel Dratch is beautiful, kind.
847
00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,770
- He brings the most comedy genius.
848
00:38:59,770 --> 00:39:02,100
It's his movie. I'm there.
849
00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:06,103
I'm just helping out,
setting picks.
850
00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:09,990
Adam's the lead. I play tambourine.
851
00:39:09,990 --> 00:39:12,230
I play a mean tambourine, though.
852
00:39:12,230 --> 00:39:13,926
I get a solo and everything.
853
00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:19,500
- Of course, you just get
jittery here a couple of days
854
00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:22,830
before it comes out, but we like it.
855
00:39:22,830 --> 00:39:23,663
We like it.
856
00:39:23,663 --> 00:39:26,696
Hopefully, people connect with
it and that's why you do it.
857
00:39:28,190 --> 00:39:30,010
- The film
received mixed reviews
858
00:39:30,010 --> 00:39:32,960
and didn't make it up there
with some of Chris's best work.
859
00:39:34,660 --> 00:39:38,370
In 2019, Chris Rock starred
in "Dolemite is My Name"
860
00:39:38,370 --> 00:39:42,720
alongside former mentor and
longtime friend, Eddie Murphy.
861
00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:44,770
- Uniquely inspirational story.
862
00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:47,740
There's nobody else like him.
Nobody else did it like him.
863
00:39:47,740 --> 00:39:50,990
This one came together when
I was finished resting.
864
00:39:50,990 --> 00:39:51,890
This was came together,
865
00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:54,910
and that's why we wound up doing it.
866
00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:57,210
- We've got a little secret weapon
867
00:39:57,210 --> 00:39:58,530
that's suddenly gonna be unleashed,
868
00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:01,730
in that weapon is a big, ol' missile
869
00:40:01,730 --> 00:40:03,740
of excitement called Rudy Ray Moore.
870
00:40:03,740 --> 00:40:05,850
I think everybody that sees the movie,
871
00:40:05,850 --> 00:40:08,020
they get excited about his story,
872
00:40:08,020 --> 00:40:09,970
and I think it's just extra special
873
00:40:09,970 --> 00:40:12,300
because it's Eddie
Murphy telling his story.
874
00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:14,473
Everyday was a joy to come to work.
875
00:40:15,540 --> 00:40:16,930
Everybody wanted to be there.
876
00:40:16,930 --> 00:40:20,920
They all felt this purpose
to tell this story.
877
00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:23,640
But also, I think it was just
you get that many funny people
878
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,190
together that have been doing
the comedy circuit that long.
879
00:40:26,190 --> 00:40:28,210
They're gonna be talking
about old stories,
880
00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:29,580
talking about people in clubs
881
00:40:29,580 --> 00:40:32,020
that they remember back in the day.
882
00:40:32,020 --> 00:40:34,340
- The film
surrounds the real life legend,
883
00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:37,960
Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer.
884
00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,120
The film received positive reviews
885
00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:41,993
and was praised by critics.
886
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,830
In 2020, Chris voiced a
character and was the narrator
887
00:40:47,830 --> 00:40:51,080
in the remake of the
classic film "The Witches."
888
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,420
The film was a success at the box office
889
00:40:53,420 --> 00:40:55,293
and was praised for its remake.
890
00:40:56,650 --> 00:41:00,360
2020 also saw a change in
characteristic for Chris Rock
891
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:04,210
as he took on a more serious
role in season four of "Fargo."
892
00:41:04,210 --> 00:41:07,840
He plays Loy Cannon, a
Kansas city crime boss,
893
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:10,090
a more serious role than he's used to
894
00:41:10,090 --> 00:41:13,233
but still manages to give
a stellar performance.
895
00:41:15,210 --> 00:41:16,677
- You sure about this?
896
00:41:20,300 --> 00:41:21,879
You remember what happened to the Irish?
897
00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,913
- Italians, they're the past.
898
00:41:29,330 --> 00:41:33,727
We're the future. They
just don't know it yet.
899
00:41:35,060 --> 00:41:36,840
- We're the goddamn Roman Empire.
900
00:41:38,770 --> 00:41:39,760
- Critics praised him
901
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,810
for playing against his normal type,
902
00:41:41,810 --> 00:41:43,590
and he is tipped to win an Emmy award
903
00:41:43,590 --> 00:41:45,475
for his performance in the series.
904
00:41:47,780 --> 00:41:51,760
On September 18th, 2020,
Chris publicly revealed
905
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,100
that he has been diagnosed
906
00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:55,410
with a nonverbal learning disorder,
907
00:41:55,410 --> 00:41:58,233
something he wants to raise
awareness for in the future.
908
00:41:59,750 --> 00:42:03,490
In October, 2020, Chris returned
to "Saturday Night Live"
909
00:42:03,490 --> 00:42:05,530
to host a show once again.
910
00:42:05,530 --> 00:42:08,200
Fans were happy to see
him back on their screens
911
00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,550
with another set of topical jokes relevant
912
00:42:10,550 --> 00:42:12,440
to today's society.
913
00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:15,043
- The world is insane right now,
914
00:42:15,938 --> 00:42:20,938
but one thing we can agree upon,
COVID has ruined our plans.
915
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:24,260
We all used to have plans before COVID.
916
00:42:24,260 --> 00:42:25,640
Remember you used to
be able to plan stuff?
917
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:29,670
Man, my sister was getting
married, man, getting.
918
00:42:29,670 --> 00:42:33,200
I paid Bell Biv DeVoe $80,000, man,
919
00:42:34,033 --> 00:42:35,323
and I can't get it back.
920
00:42:37,050 --> 00:42:39,263
I had tickets to Coachella, man.
921
00:42:40,270 --> 00:42:43,250
I know 200,000 Americans are dead,
922
00:42:43,250 --> 00:42:46,291
but I'm not seeing Rage Against
the Machine this year, man.
923
00:42:49,170 --> 00:42:51,360
- Chris Rock
has been making roomfuls
924
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:54,120
of people laugh for
more than three decades,
925
00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:55,903
something he still does best.
926
00:43:01,030 --> 00:43:03,790
One of the most hardworking
entertainers today,
927
00:43:03,790 --> 00:43:06,370
his standup routines never disappoint
928
00:43:06,370 --> 00:43:08,130
and have kept his fans interested
929
00:43:08,130 --> 00:43:10,980
in his career and life for many years
930
00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:14,093
and will continue to do
so for many years to come.
931
00:43:20,770 --> 00:43:23,870
From showing his serious
side with the role in "Fargo"
932
00:43:23,870 --> 00:43:26,360
to developing new standup routines,
933
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,810
Chris Rock continues to rise to the top
934
00:43:28,810 --> 00:43:31,490
of American comedians and has teased
935
00:43:31,490 --> 00:43:34,903
that he doesn't intend on
disappearing anytime soon.
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