Rock also discussed Will and Jada’s publicly rocky relationship leading up to the slap-namely the relationship Jada had with the rapper August Alsina while she was separated from Will. “You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying, saying, ‘I couldn’t believe it. Still, there was plenty of new slap material, even for people who’d been following him closely of late. If I’m in a movie getting open-heart surgery, I have on a sweater." You never seen me do a move with my shirt off. “Will Smith does movies with his shirt off. “I know you can’t tell on camera, but Will Smith is significantly bigger than me,” Rock said, another joke he tested at the Cellar. “The last thing I need is another mad rapper,” Rock said as the punch lines to both jokes, foreshadowing what was to come with Smith. His second and third references to the Oscar slap occurred in two separate bits about rappers Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z. In front of a background that resembled a cracked mirror (perhaps an allusion to the old adage “those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”), Rock riffed on selective outrage for an hour, telling funny jokes about Lululemon, the January 6 capitol rioters, and Meghan Markle. Same crime, but one of them just got better songs.” The kind of people that play Michael Jackson songs but won’t play R. Somebody else does the exact same thing…. “The thing I have a problem with is the selective outrage.” He then gave a definition of the phenomenon: “One person does something-they get canceled. I’m all for marginalized people getting their rights,” he said. After basking in the glow, Rock screamed, “N-gga, sit down” at an apparently overly enthusiastic audience member, proving that what we were watching was, in fact, live. Moments later-across the country, in Baltimore-Rock, decked out in all white and rocking a necklace with Prince’s logo, took the stage and received a rapturous standing ovation. The vibe felt like the exact opposite of a roast of Rock, with many of the guests gassing him up before he took the stage. Smoove, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar, and Insecure’s Yvonne Orji, as well as Arsenio Hall, David Spade, Dana Carvey, and Leslie Jones. The special-before-the-special featured comedians and personalities including Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. But when he finally spoke candidly about the slap, he didn’t hold back.īefore Rock’s comedy special began, Netflix presented a preshow hosted by Ronny Chieng at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. During Netflix’s first-ever global live streaming event, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, it felt at times as if Rock was making viewers wait another year to hear his side of the story. ET on Netflix.It’s been almost a year since Chris Rock was slapped at the Oscars by Will Smith. He’d be Orenthal, the Bus Driving Murderer.”Ĭhris Rock “Selective Outrage” streams March 4, at 10 p.m. wasn’t famous, he’d be in jail right now,” Rock said. “I haven’t seen White people that mad since they canceled “M*A*S*H.” “Black people too happy, White people too mad,” Rock said of Simpson’s acquittal. Rock’s 1996 special “Bring the Pain” shot him to fame. And if you’re on tambourine, play it right … ‘cause nobody wants to see a mad tambourine player.” Sometimes you sing lead and sometimes you’re on tambourine. “And when you’re in a band, you have roles that you play in the band. “When you’re in a relationship, you’re in a band,” Rock said. In his special “Tamborine,” Rock got real about his divorce from Malaak Compton-Rock, admitting in his set, “I was not a good husband.” And if my wife is mad at me I add a few shows.” “Why drive back to Connecticut to a mean woman? ‘I may as well just stay here and do the show with no voice.’ I love ya honey. “Wife still mad at ya, ain’t she?” Rock joked. The host was under the weather and losing his voice, so Rock asked him why he hadn’t taken a few days off. At the time, Letterman was recovering from a public scandal after admitting he had been in intimate relationships with some female staffers. Rock appeared on the talk show many times, but a 2010 appearance stands out. ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ appearance (2010) Rock and Chappelle are shocked the guests had been so ignorant. The two attended an election night party in the skit, where a group of White guests made comments about how shocked they were at the results of the presidential election. In 2016, just after Donald Trump was elected US president, Rock made a surprise appearance in a sketch alongside the night’s host, Dave Chappelle. Rock appeared as a castmember on “SNL” from 1990 to 1993 and has hosted the show three times since.
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