Movie
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Overview
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Details
- Release date
- 2008-09-27
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- CR Enterprises, Funny Business Productions, HBO
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Chris Rock as Self
Crew
- Marty Callner - Director
- Chris Rock - Writer
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