Best of the Chris Rock Show | 
| Actors: Mario Joyner, Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 56249
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 59 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD91656D
ISBN: 0783116071
UPC: 026359165627
EAN: 9780783116075
ASIN: B00000JN1J
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Release Date: August 31, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A high energy mix of comedy that takes it to the streets. Featuring such classic momemnts as: a petition to re-name cross bay boulevard as tupac shakur boulevard in a predominantly white neightborhood. Chris rocks outrageous taxi drive confessions. Ike turners the rules. And much more. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/30/2006 Starring: Chris Rock Run time: 59 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
One of the brighter lights to shine from the late-'90s Saturday Night Live cast permutation, Chris Rock successfully made the jump to his own HBO series and snagged a couple of Emmy Awards along the way. Part Saturday Night Live and part Arsenio Hall-style show (with a raucous studio audience), this best-of video shows that Rock has definitely grown into his own style and matured as a comedian. The segments from Rock's early shows tend to suffer from that Saturday Night Live malady in which a one-joke skit is stretched out for an excruciating period of time (see: Mike Myers). Rock's penchant for beating a dead horse is most apparent in his parodies of Fox-style reality-based shows ("When Animals Attack in High Speed Chases II"), which are genuinely clever but run on a little too long. However, when Rock sticks to live-action comedy, he proves he's one of the funniest (and most satirical) comedians around, playing with issues of politics, race, and gender mercilessly. Hands down the most hilarious segment is a CNN-style "panel" on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, hosted by Rock and featuring "Black Guy," "White Dude" and "Sista." Most attempts at lampooning this Presidential faux pas have fallen flat on their faces, but Rock and his cast take no prisoners as they skewer the players, the media, and the "man-on-the-street" mentality surrounding the hype. Other highlights include a male version of "The Rules" as interpreted by Ike Turner, continuing coverage of the rising career of rapper Pootie-Tang and his unique brand of urban slang, and Rock's petition to rename a street in Howard Beach after Tupac Shakur (one of the few pre-filmed segments that keeps its momentum going). Rock definitely proves he's one SNL alumnus who won't be wearing out his welcome anytime soon. --Mark Englehart
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 Brilliant comedian January 1, 2008
Mark A. Paul (Nashville, TN)
Rock is great at most of his material and this one is no different. He has a command of the subject he chooses and is right up there with Richard Pryor in his biting wit.
 Not as funny as you might guess January 30, 2005
Jay Anderson (Columbus, OH)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Though I'd never seen the show, I ordered volume 2 because Chris Rock is the funniest man in the world. I was really disappointed. It's nothing like his stand-up. It's just a not-great sketch show. I laugh more during any given episode of SNL. The taxi cab confessions stuff is pretty good. Not worth owning.
 Chris Rock is Much Funnier Than This DVD Shows April 2, 2004
SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Some people are more suited for sketch comedy while others are better at standup. Chris Rock is definitely a standup comedian. Be forewarned that this is a collection of moments from his HBO show and not a standup set. These sketches are not very funny nor are they original.
 Never seen an episode January 2, 2002
C. Minnick (Ames, IA United States)
I was in for a treat. This was all new Chris Rock for me. And I ate it up. Chris Rock is simply the best comic in a one man show. I don't have cable TV, and if I did, I would never be home to watch it, so with this being my first exposure to the Chris Rock Show, no wonder it is the hit it is. Great work.
Never seen an episode January 2, 2002
C. Minnick (Ames, IA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was in for a treat. This was al new Chris Rock of me. And I ate it up. Chris Rock is simply the best comic in a one man show. I don't have cable TV, and if I did, I would never be home to watch it, so with this being my first exposure to the Chris Rock Show, no wonder it is the hit it is. Great work.
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