Originally published at: Chris Rock's TV debut on Joan Rivers still holds up | Boing Boing
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He’s no John Cleese.
ETA: To make the above a tad clearer:
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Thank Dog for that.
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Chris Rock’s TV debut on Joan Rivers still slaps
FTFY
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Third comment in. Are you disappointed you didn’t get that in first?
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That was surprisingly sweet!
And so fun to see the obvious origin of (IMO) the funniest scene in “I’m gonna git you, sucka.”
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he and Joan both mentioned that he was a regular at the Comic Strip. I somehow missed this first tv appearance, but Fox also broadcast Comic Strip Live and that was where I first saw Rock. the performance was notable because he blew the punchline on his final joke. teenage me was like “well, this guy is not ready for prime time.” next thing I know, he was an SNL cast member (and awesome.) I have a VHS with some of his “I’m Chill’n” sketches and it was in regular rotation with my roommates. his issue as guest editor for Vibe is also brilliant.
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Foreshadowing.
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Indeed.
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Thanks…I didn’t have the gumption to pull out a gif.
It’s weird this was posted today, because I just saw a headline today that Chris Rock has broken his silence since The Slap. Synchronicities…
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