Get ready, folks for another Adam Sandler flick starring every single person you'd assume would be in a new Adam Sandler flick. We have no doubt this movie will do crazy numbers at the box office, but Grown Ups -- based on the trailer anyway -- looks to be a series of cliched...
Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan have done a shit ton of press to promote their new flick Death at a Funeral, which is out in theaters now. But of all the print or text-based online interviews or television appearances we've seen, we like this one the best. So we say congrats,...
Chris Rock is a major MVP in the late guest department, and his recent appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon was up to his usual standard of excellence. When the subject of Rock producing a Richard Pryor biopic came up, Rock recalled a crude piece of advice he got from...
John Ondrasik, the singer-songwriter better known as Five for Fighting, has compiled an album of popular comedy routines for military members and veterans available for free download. Titled CD for the Troops III, the album features some of the more famous bits from comedians...
TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE GURIAN This column will be kind of a double column due to the sudden passing of my beloved Mom, Marjorie Gurian, right at the time my last column was due. It just kind of rocked me, and brought home the concept that all we have is today. [caption...
EPIX, a new premium cable channel announced that it will air a tribute show for the late comedian, Sam Kinison. Sam Kinison: Back from Hell will feature interviews and performances by Chris Rock, Kathy Griffin, Jay Leno, George Lopez, and Denis Leary among others. "We're...
By Danny Lobell Most would agree that Chris Rock is a living comedy legend. So, why does he have such a hard time believing it? When you get a chance to sit down with one of stand-up comedy's biggest names and most influential comics of all time, you take it-- especially...
CHRIS ROCK STEPS UP In 1986, Chris Rock was discovered at the Comic Strip by owner Richie Tienken and Eddie Murphy. The story goes that Chris was setting up chairs and cleaning up in exchange for stage time, in a deal he made with Lucien Hold, the legendary manager of the club....
Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have acquired the rights to Chris Rock’s new comedic film, Good Hair a documentary that examines hair culture in the black community. The comedian travels all over the country—and even to India—to explore the ways in which...
