Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Keith Truesdell

Writer:

Chris Rock (writer)

Release Date:

10 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

He's hotter than ever and ready to make the house Rock's!

Plot:

Chris Rock brings his critically acclaimed brand of social commentary-themed humor to this 1999 standup comedy presentation from HBO...

Plot Keywords:

Homophobia | Racism | Gun Control | President | Gun

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Himself
Slick Rick	...	Himself - Guest Appearance
Doug E. Fresh	...	Himself - Guest Appearance
Monteria Ivey	...	Himself - Announcer
D. Life	...	Himself - Guest Appearance

Also Known As:

Chris Rock: I've Got Issues (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

3 Art Entertainment

Trivia:

Rock planned on naming this special "I've Got Issues" but changed his mind because he felt it sounded "like a Richard Lewis special".

Quotes:

Chris Rock: Do you know how dumb you got to be to get left back in the first grade? It's like, what's four plus four? Jell-O!

Movie Connections:

References "Dynasty" (1981)

Best stand-up I've seen

I don't have too much reference in stand-up, because I've never seen Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor (I realize I am missing out and intend to see those VHS or DVD's next). But I can tell you that Bigger and Blacker is the funniest thing I have ever seen. PERIOD.

I've seen "Bring On the Pain", this one, and the new one where he wears a burgundy suit, and this one is definitely the best by far.

Chris Rock isn't silly. He's hilarious because he isn't silly, but smart, spot-on, pointing out all the f*ed up situations in the world. The only thing that dates it is his reference to Ricky Martin's "La Vida Loca" but that was a really big song back in the day.

His insight on women is uncanny, almost as much as it is hilarious. I couldn't believe someone put into words so well how we want our men to ask us the correct questions that will allow us to run our %$@ mouths. He also said how women always say they need to talk as a couple, but "oh, NO, they don't want YOU to talk. They want you to LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!"

As someone else previously posted, he talks about the $$ being in the medicine not the cure, a sad truth.

I guess with any stand-up, it's about the delivery. There's this one part when he talks about how The Jerry Lewis Telethon is the same dismal atmosphere every year and the kids still look miserable. I couldn't stop laughing at the way he said. "Do SOMETHIN'! Prop a stick under the kid. LIE TO ME, JERRY!! LIE!" And then talks about how all the $ must go to keeping his hair black, because "Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Dean, Dean Martin, all dead, and Jerry Lewis has a full head of black hair!" LOLOL I can't rave any more about this, because you have to see it to really laugh!