Moments into his new show, Chris Rock addresses the elephant in the room: “I’m OK”. With that, he’s away, riffing on his sheer incredulity at unwittingly being one half ofheadline-hogging Oscars slap. “He’s bigger than me! He played Ali!” he relates, eyes boggling with the ridiculousness of the whole thing. “I couldn’t even play Floyd Mayweather!” It’s a bright spot in a slow opening stretch that sees Rock offer meandering thoughts on the general craziness of the times.
The 57-year-old has authored some of the most dazzlingly original and expertly provocative stand-up comedy ever, but, at times,There are familiar takes on the dangerous buffoonery of Trump, the illogic of anti-vaxxers, how ancient Joe Biden seems, and the irksome phenomena of self-appointed virology experts. More distinctive are the reflections on his wealth and how this shaped his daughters’ upbringing.
Other times, he delights in wrong-footing the audience, explaining that he’s pro-choice but for somewhat unexpected reasons. He also explores his life as a single man and expresses his cynicism about monogamy and paranoia about dating in the #MeToo era.is preceded by a montage of stand-up greats: Carlin, Kaufman, Pryor, Rivers.
He should come on a speaking tour to instruct our indigenous youth on a few things. VoteYes
Elite human being for keeping his cool like that.
Watched his 1st show in Aus at the GC Casino. Can't say I found it gut busting funny, had some amusing moments. Died a little with Covid segment. Just going through the motions to keep financing current lifestyle.
I hadn't taken notice of rock till he got a smack up the side of the head. If it wasn't for Adam Sandler his on-screen career would be dead.