By Dylan P. Gadino | August 6, 2012 at 10:13 am | No comments
After you tune in to Louie this Thursday on FX, comedian W. Kamau Bell will debut his Chris Rock-produced show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell at 11 pm EST. The weekly series will find Bell dissecting that current week's social, political and pop cultural happenings-- with a...
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By Laughspin Staff | August 1, 2012 at 2:57 pm | 3 comments
In a must-read interview with Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times, Chris Rock addresses the recent rash of unfortunate comedy club incidents, the problem with audience members illegally recording sets and much more. Check out an excerpt below, but make sure you read the entire...
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By Samantha Simon | June 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm | No comments
The already pro-comedy network Epix is making its commitment to the art form even more clear. This morning, they announced they're launching a monthly comedy showcase called Epix Comedy Unbound, which will air the last weekend of every month.
“We are deepening our...
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By Laughspin Staff | June 22, 2012 at 10:38 am | One comment
Sure, he was one of the stars of obvious box office smash Madagascar 3 and was part of the ensemble cast of the big budget What to Expect When You're Expecting earlier this year, but we all know Chris Rock also excels at nuanced, and more subtle fare; he's proven himself a...
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By Samantha Simon | June 8, 2012 at 12:55 pm | No comments
Chris Rock had a blast on Fallon last night. He got his own revamped theme song by the Roots ("Chris Rock rockin' it, we all rockin' it!"). He even had time to rant about Obama nay-sayers:
"The first thing you've gotta realize about Obama, man, is the economy's been getting...
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By Lucas Gardner | June 7, 2012 at 3:17 pm | One comment
Chris Rock appeared on Today this morning to promote Madagascar 3, but more importantly, to joke about Chris Brown after a poor choice of word's by Matt Lauer. Chris looked a lot more comfortable joking about the topic than the hosts. Elmo especially wasn't into it. Watch...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 28, 2012 at 12:45 pm | 10 comments
After months of secrecy surrounding a possible new cable network project, Laughspin can reveal exclusively that Chris Rock will executive produce a weekly series for FX, starring comedian W. Kamau Bell. The as-of-yet-untitled 30-minute show – loosely described as a cross...
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By Billy Procida | February 27, 2012 at 3:38 pm | 2 comments
Many of us tuned in last tonight to watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony (even if only to #TweetRoast it live). Billy Crystal hosted the ceremony for the ninth time, returning after an eight-year hiatus. After recanting Eddie Murphy as host (and Brett Ratner as the...
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By Laughspin Staff | November 22, 2011 at 10:31 am | One comment
This past summer, comedian and Hollywood powerhouse Jamie Foxx announced that he would be bringing back the iconic variety program Showtime at the Apollo. And just recently we learned that comedian Tony Rock was handpicked by Foxx to host the re-vamped show. But how did the...
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