Now, now before y’all politically correct folks get your knickers in a twist, the above headline is borrowed from a scene in Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger.
We just watched the DVD (thank you, RedBox). A HBO presentation, the DVD features Black comedian Chris Rock’s live performances in Johannesburg, London and New York City.
This DVD is adult stuff, not stuff you can watch with young kids around (but then kids these days are not the same as in our days).
Most of the stuff is about racism, sex, differences between men and women but little about current affairs and politics (although it does start with the 2008 presidential elections, Barack Obama and John McCain).
For the most part, the lines are funny. Apparently, it was all written by Chris Rock himself.
Chris Rock is, of course, pretty good on stage. Way ahead of our desi standup comedian Rusell Peters or even the other Black dude Katt Williams.
Making fun of McCain’s age, Rock says the guy was old 10 years earlier and goes on to say:
When you die at 72, no matter what you die of, it’s of natural causes. Even if you got hit by a truck, it’s natural causes. Because if you was younger, you’d have got out the way.
And about Obama:
Barack is so calm and cool sometimes I think he doesn’t even realize he’s Black.
Of course, there’s the usual Bush bashing. George W.Bush was great fodder for comedians, both Black and White in a way that Obama will never be.
And Chris Rock takes a few punches at Bush over the war, deregulation, gas prices and the like.
Remember, those were the $4 per gallon days.
And wondering why gas prices are still high despite the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chris tells the audience:
If I invade Kentucky Fried Chicken, wings will be cheap in my house.
There’s plenty of stuff about pussy and dick and the length and so and so forth.
In one memorable line, Chris says:
Pussy’s like Visa. Accepted Everywhere.
Overall, Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger was not a bad deal at all.
Also remember, we didn’t pay nothing for the DVD (it’s Monday and Free RedBox day).
We’d have liked more non-sexual, non-racism lines but hey we ain’t calling the shots.
does his KFC reference have anything to do with “Fried Chicken” being slave food..
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS299US303&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=fried+chicken+slaves
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Possible – because earlier in the show too he makes a reference to trackers at an African safari being able to track his movements by following the chicken bones on the ground.
[Trash talk]
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Tell those insults to your parents (i.e. if you know them) 🙂
Sad beginning to Tamil New Year’s day
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=403707>1=28101
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes, sad day for Humanity.
Thank God for Jenna Jameson (heard, she had twins recently).