I used to hate white people. Not in a deranged John Muhammad way, but like an old black guy who remembers getting rocks thrown at him for trying to vote. More of a simmering resentment than a homicidal loathing.
Wow Chris Rock must be a terrible driver, or something.
Chris Rock's Top Five doesn't have any real villains, per se, but in it is one truly awful character. The film has been very well reviewed, so perhaps this depiction is hitting me harder than most people. I do think, though, it is worth examining.
Funnyman and former pretend president Chris Rock has some not-so-funny truths he would like to share with you. In a series of recent interviews with New York, Grantland, The New Yorker, and The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran comedian opens up about navigating Hollywood as a black man, Ferguson, the fallacy of race relations in America, responsibility, and being a role model.
In a revealing interview with New York's Frank Rich, Chris Rock talks Bill Cosby, the president, and what "racial progress" really means in America today. When asked how he'd cover the ongoing crisis in Ferguson as a journalist, Rock suggests, "I'd do a special on race, but I'd have no black people."
Chris Rock's SNL hosting debut got a lot of attention for Rock's opening monologue about terrorism and the new Freedom Tower, but it also contained what some are calling the worst SNL sketch of all time: "The Couple."
Chris Rock hosted Saturday Night Live last night (with musical guest Prince!) and caused a bit of a Twitter stir with his opening monologue, which didn't include even one song. Uh, this is Saturday Night Live, Chris Rock. Ya gotta sing something in your monologue!
The highlight of the currently airing BET Awards so far was this reel of Chris Rock interviewing white people at a monster truck rally about BET, the BET Awards, and black music. One guy's response to Rock's finish-the-lyric question involving Drake's "Started from the Bottom" was a Twitter smash.
The U.S. is recovering from yet another mass shooting, and the debate over gun control seems no closer to a satisfying resolution. But what if a stand-up comic already figured it out?
Last night, at around midnight, Dave Chappelle made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar, the legendary nightclub featured during the credits to Louie. Considering Chappelle's relatively reclusive history, this would've been exciting for comedy nerds, if not exactly newsworthy. However, after Chappelle performed solo for 45 minutes or so, and was preparing to leave, Chris Rock jumped on stage.
Chris Rock shot a video for Jimmy Kimmel Live to let voters know that Barack Obama is "the white president you can trust."
Cops bust Kim Kardashian's wedding, but let them eat butt plug cake. Jerry Seinfeld disses child fans. Kimberly Stewart births Benicio del Toro's baby. Chris Rock is a "divo." Monday gossip is black and white and read all over.
Yesterday was baseball's opening day, and Chris Rock admitted to being a tried and true Mets fan. However, he couldn't help but make fun of the fact that his team is broke.
Here are some helpful tips from Chris Rock on how not to get your ass kicked by the police.
[Justin Bieber meets Chris Rock and his daughter at a Knicks game last night. Photo via Splash]
Towards the end of a depressing Kanye West/John Legend number on Kanye's new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Chris Rock comes out of nowhere and hilariously thanks a young woman using NSFW language for rocking his world. Yay, surprises!
As a part of the Night of Too Many Stars, Tracy Morgan and Chris Rock donned pale-colored turtlenecks and performed as Simon and Garfunkel. That is, until the real Paul Simon came onto the stage with some musical suggestions.
Sure, this may be a pretty depressing outlook, but you have to admit Chris Rock has a point. Watch as the controversial comedian talks about married life.
Chris Rock jokes that with the insane gas prices as of late, people will begin to (or already have) exchange sexual favors for gas.
Today at Gawker.TV, Stephen Colbert continues his quest to become a fake astronaut, Futurama returns, a Funny or Die iPhone spoof featuring Adam Scott, Bethenny Frankel goes to Costco, and Chris Rock explains how to smuggle crack.
