Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

One of the most explosive and hilarious stand-up debuts ever. Contains many classic bits on race, relationships, and celebrities that I still hear quoted over two decades later.

Seen: 2. I understand the appeal, and Rock's energy is infectious, but I just have never considered him one of the greats. OJ, crackheads, settling down, black president.

I may not be the biggest fan of Rock as an actor, but as a comedian, he was absolutely phenomenal when he was in his prime!

His best work I think.

Pretty funny, I guess. Not really jokey sort of jokes, but energetically performed comical observations about the usual stand-up comic topics (latest news stories, popular celebrities, fraught relationships, cheating, being black), though they're approached from a refreshing angle. Despite the very outdated events he talks about, his jokes about them are done in a way that's still funny decades later without having to be familiar with them.

It's this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N-lix79zuk

The ultimate Chris Rock stand up.

Rabble-rousing and electrifying, explosively good material.

One of the great moments in stand up.

Moments of brilliance but a little uneven.

Amusing hour of stand-up that doesn't quite hit enough high notes to be a keeper. The section on 'blacks vs. niggers' is certainly memorable, but Rock's overly-squeaky delivery throughout means you have to strain your ears at times to work out exactly what he's saying.

Didn't think it was that great. There were a few funny things though, but he can do better than that

I have very mixed feelings about this. The part about 'niggers' is one of the better routines I have seen, but there are parts I found distasteful and dumb.

You're not supposed to go to jail, you low-expectation-having motherfucker.

I was dying laughing at some parts. Other parts were the same old stand-up you can hear anywhere.

Nice

Nobody is more incisive about America than Rock in his prime. This works better as an audio album than a film, though.

Brilliant, daring, acerbic, and socially relevant humor.

"'We won! We won! We won!' What the FUCK did we win?"