Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008)

Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour visits London, New York and Johannesburg. Various parts of this tour are edited together to create his fifth HBO stand-up special.

Director:

Marty Callner

Writer:

Chris Rock

Star:

Chris Rock

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Chris Rock	...	Self

Storyline

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word.

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | stand up comedy | stand up | stand up comedian | ringtone | 

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Taglines:

South Africa, London, New York... HBO

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Quotes

Chris Rock: I'll tell you this right now, white people in here. If Barack Obama wins, if you have any activity in your life that involves black people that is supposed to happen the day after election day it will not get done. Election Day's a Tuesday. That Wednesday, don't schedule no black shit. If you gotta fly, ain't nobody carrying your bags. You gotta carry your own shit. We got a black president.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits consist of clips of audience members coming out from the auditorium, after the show, and praising the performance.

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Connections

Referenced in Material (2012)

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Soundtracks

Duffle Bag Boy
Playaz Circle featuring Lil' Wayne

User Reviews

Running out of material

Chris Rock has always been my favorite comedian since the 1990s. But "Kill the messenger" ran dry to me. The splicing of shots from his shows in Johannesburg,London,and New York nearly gave me a headache. His comedy routine from the past mainly focused on race relations,relationships,and the difference between rich and poor people. Though most of this show he discuss the up and coming election which his views were funny and somewhat realistic. But the race thing got old and tiring to me. I was like okay Chris you made your point about n***ers time and time again before. I thought the gas price joke was a bit much and crude the way he says "he masturbates before filling up his tank", to relieve his frustration of spending too much money on gas. The relationship and marriage joke/segment were almost similar to his last stand up in "Never Scared" but more raunchier. This stand up special focused mainly on the election and politics and I found some of the stuff he discussed on the topic were hilarious. But after that I didn't find the rest of it all that amusing. Basically it seems like he's paraphrasing what he said in his other specials. Its not what he says that is funny but the expressions he makes after saying it keeps me laughing. That's what makes him so funny,but if he doesn't focus on creating new and refreshing material Chris may lose a good portion of his audience.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chris Rock: No Apologies

Filming Locations:

Apollo Theatre - 253 W. 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CR Enterprises, Funny Business Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White