Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

TV Special
1996
TV-MA
58m

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The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Chris Rock

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Jim Breuer

White Fan
(voice)

Mario Joyner

Black Fan #1
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Tracy Morgan

Black Fan #3
(voice)

Nelson George

Self
(uncredited)

Monteria Ivey

Announcer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Ali LeRoi

Various
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Tony Rock

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(uncredited)

Director
- Keith Truesdell
Writer
- Chris Rock
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Trivia
Andrew Dice Clay helped Rock prepare for the special. He helped Rock to take particular care in his stage presence and his wardrobe. Clay receives a special thanks in the closing credits.

Quotes
Chris Rock: We don't need the Death Penalty, we have the tossed salad man! If I had to choose between the Electric Chair and the tossed salad man I'd be going "Where do you plug this thing in? Shouldn't I be wet?"

Crazy credits
Special Thanks - Little Penny

Alternate versions
In April 8th, 1997, audio from Bring the Pain was remade into Chris Rock's album: Roll With The New, featuring original skits including Dave Chappelle reprising his role from the Nutty Professor in two skits.

Connections
Edited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)

Soundtracks
Touch Me, Tease Me
Composed by Mary J. Blige, Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay, Foxy Brown, Schoolly D,
Case, Daryl Young

May be the funniest stand-up performance I have ever seen

Chris Rock's Bring the Pain may be the funniest stand-up comedy I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. The barbs are excrutiatingly accurate, raunchy, and hilarious, and are (no kidding) extraordinarily thought-provoking.

Just so you know where my commentary is coming from, I am a 40 year old, white, middle-class male from Houston, Texas. I have seen Rock's talk show on HBO, and haven't really cared for it. I thought he was reasonably entertaining on Saturday Night Live, but nothing spectacular. When it comes to stand-up comedy, I'm a big fan of circa 1978 Steve Martin stand-up (Wild and Crazy Guy) and I love Seinfeld's 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time'.

Do yourself a favor, rent/buy 'Bring the Pain' and prepare yourself for some mind-blowing, prejudice-shattering, side-splitting hilarity.