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Comedy is about playing with expectations. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a BUTT! You’re laughing so hard right now. But… why? In this video essay I explain everything. Oh yeah and also it’s about Chris Rock getting slapped at the Oscars.
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes (released on HBO, 1994) Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (released on HBO, 1996) Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (released on HBO, 1999) Chris Rock: Never Scared (released on HBO, 2004) Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger (released on HBO, 2008) Chris Rock: Tamborine (released on Netflix 2018) Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (released on Netflix 2023)
Other specials:
Talking Funny (HBO, 2011)
Headliners Only (Netflix, 2023)
Will Smith movie clips from intro:
Independence Day (1996)
Ali (2001)
After Earth (2013)
Gemini Man (2019)
Wild Wild West (1999)
Other clips:
Inside the Actor’s Studio S13E05: Chris Rock (I tried SO HARD to find video of this, I know for 100% certain I had this at one point but I completely failed to locate it anywhere on the internet)
00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Disclaimer 03:07 - The Greatest Night in the History of Television 06:25 - The Shape of a Joke 13:41 - Chris Rock is good 20:45 - Allegations of Anti-Wokeism 22:38 - Ground News Ad 26:16 - Allegations of Anti-Wokeism cont'd 29:33 - Selective Outrage 42:22 - A Closer Look at Seth Meyers with Chill Goblin 53:18 - The Great Slap Divide 1:14:30 - Chris's Closer 1:36:18 - Goblin's Closer 1:41:40 - Credits (& secret bonus footage)
