Mr. Chris Rock
In my mind, going to a Chris Rock show is like spending 24 straight hours with the funniest person you know. Your cheeks just hurt from laughing after he leaves the stage and he paces back and forth making the crowd roar for about 2 hours.
We sat six rows back, stage right and I was surprised that half the crowd arrived after the show had already started. The entire front section was about a half an hour late but somehow escaped vocal embarrassment from Chris. His jokes were actually cleaner than I had expected; based mostly on politics…. How George Bush had done such an awful job as President, that he has now made it impossible for a white man to even run… that our only choice (because of Bush) is a Black man or a white woman. He went to TOWN on the Spitzer case. The news was just a couple days old of Spitzer’s drama and you can only imagine where he took that story.
In all of his comedic glory he did make some great points… one of my favorites was how he just couldn’t comprehend how even though we have invaded Iraq…gas and oil prices are soaring…”I’ll tell you what, if I invaded IHOP, pancakes would be a lot cheaper at my house.” Well put, world renowned comedian.
He has been called, “One of comedy's most astute observationalists,” due to the mere fact that he attacks the political and celebrity worlds with equal force. His topics included but were not limited to terrorism, George Bush, Elliot Spitzer, (and prostitute) Sports, The Clintons, and many more. Of course he threw in his racist flare which I did not find to be particularly offensive. I think every comedian needs an edge and that happens to be his. One of his last points was how he thinks George Bush should just do something SO stupid before he leaves the office like sell Manhattan back to the Indians for $18 instead of $17. Thankfully he caught himself there because we were in the Seneca Niagara Casino Tribally owned and operated by, that’s right, the Seneca Tribe of our local Native Americans. But I guess if you go to a Chris Rock show and you’re an easily offended person… it’s like riding the Maid of the Mist and demanding to not get wet.
I was able to meet him after the show. He was guarded by the biggest man I had ever seen and surrounded by a pretty intense entourage. He had changed in about 3 minutes flat and you could tell he was tired, but still charming and witty.
All in all it was a night that won’t easily be forgotten… it was a show well done.
We sat six rows back, stage right and I was surprised that half the crowd arrived after the show had already started. The entire front section was about a half an hour late but somehow escaped vocal embarrassment from Chris. His jokes were actually cleaner than I had expected; based mostly on politics…. How George Bush had done such an awful job as President, that he has now made it impossible for a white man to even run… that our only choice (because of Bush) is a Black man or a white woman. He went to TOWN on the Spitzer case. The news was just a couple days old of Spitzer’s drama and you can only imagine where he took that story.
In all of his comedic glory he did make some great points… one of my favorites was how he just couldn’t comprehend how even though we have invaded Iraq…gas and oil prices are soaring…”I’ll tell you what, if I invaded IHOP, pancakes would be a lot cheaper at my house.” Well put, world renowned comedian.
He has been called, “One of comedy's most astute observationalists,” due to the mere fact that he attacks the political and celebrity worlds with equal force. His topics included but were not limited to terrorism, George Bush, Elliot Spitzer, (and prostitute) Sports, The Clintons, and many more. Of course he threw in his racist flare which I did not find to be particularly offensive. I think every comedian needs an edge and that happens to be his. One of his last points was how he thinks George Bush should just do something SO stupid before he leaves the office like sell Manhattan back to the Indians for $18 instead of $17. Thankfully he caught himself there because we were in the Seneca Niagara Casino Tribally owned and operated by, that’s right, the Seneca Tribe of our local Native Americans. But I guess if you go to a Chris Rock show and you’re an easily offended person… it’s like riding the Maid of the Mist and demanding to not get wet.
I was able to meet him after the show. He was guarded by the biggest man I had ever seen and surrounded by a pretty intense entourage. He had changed in about 3 minutes flat and you could tell he was tired, but still charming and witty.
All in all it was a night that won’t easily be forgotten… it was a show well done.
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