The band is playing music chris rock walks in and to the stage. The boston marathon bombing and 911 are both accounted for, and the studio audience takes a long time to get onboard. Did chris rocks saturday night live monologue go too far. Chris rock monologue on marathon bombing, 911, gun. Chris rock delivered the opening monologue on this weeks episode of saturday night live, and his choice of topics the boston marathon bombing, and the likelihood that the freedom tower in new york city will be attacked just as the world. Chris rock stirs controversy with snl monologue about boston marathon, 911. Chris rock with the most offensive snl monologue of all time. Based on the negative reactions that came from his controversial opening monologue, it might have also been his last time as saturday night live host. During his opening monologue, he made light of the boston marathon bombings, the freedom tower, christmas. The chris rock monologue on snl tackled boston marathon. Chris rock, your monologue is making me extremely uncomfortable.
Looking back at chris rock s divisive 2005 oscar hosting performance. I dont care if scarlett johansson is on the 28th floor in a plate of ribs, he said. Chris rock cites terrorism, jesus in snl jokes, prince. Snl host chris rock takes on isis, taylor swift and. Chris rock returns to snl, pushes boundaries rock apparently anticipated possible controversy, saying during the monologue that he wasnt joking. After mentioning sundays new york city marathon, rock went on to joke about why he thought the boston. Snl chris rock s shocking monologue, princes historic performance everyone is talking about chris rock s saturday night live monologue, and princes unbelievable performance as the. Chris rock, princes unforgettable saturday night live. We shouldnt fault chris rock for trying to be edgy.
Watch chris rock monologue on saturday night live deadline. As with much of rock s humor, the 911 and boston marathon bombing bits were little nuggets of social commentary wrapped in a. In the following video, the host opens the episode. Kate mckinnon and cecily strong lead the snl as hosts of an awkward 90s diversitytraining video. Chris rock returned to saturday night live and wasted no time creating some controversy in an opening monologue that included jokes about the boston marathon bombings and the 911 attacks on the world trade center. Tonight, chris rock was on a mission to remind people that hes a fearless comedian, and not a lot of viewers are happy about it. Watch chris rocks controversial snl monologue complex.
Chris rock is pure comedy on saturday night live and his controversial monologue talks gun violence, 911, martin luther king, and more. For the past decade and a half, 911 humor has been mostly dubbed too soon. Christopher julius rock born february 7, 1965 is an american comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. Somewhere in the land, someone is still howling over chris rock s opening monologue on saturday night live if not in laughter, then in anger.
As a friend of many 911 families, i honestly dont think that chris rock said anything offensive about 911 or the victims on snl, another said. Chris rock jokes about boston marathon bombing and 911 on snl. Chris rock s opening snl monologue was a little uncomfortable, but please dont call it divisive posted by zo november 03, 2014 2. Chris rock stirs it up with his opening monologue on snl, riffing on the boston marathon bombing, 911 and gun control. The response on chris rock s snl monologue has been mixed, questioning if the comic went too far. Snl, saturday night live, season 40, episode 1667, chris rock, prince. Hows he doing with chris rock saturday night live duration.
Chris rock is a comedian who pushes boundaries, and that was certainly true when he returned to saturday night live as host this weekend. Snl host chris rock takes on isis, taylor swift and obama video comedian proves hes come a long way since his cast member days on an otherwise lackluster episode of the nbc sketch show. Chris rock stirs controversy with snl monologue about. Chris rocks snl monologue put 911 jokes back on the table. After working as a standup comedian and appearing in supporting film roles, rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of saturday night live in. Nbc chris rock returned to host saturday night live and left no comedic. He tackled all those topics and more in his opening monologue. Host chris rocks monologue, which included 911 and the boston marathon. Chris rock riffs on boston marathon bombing, 911 in.
Any humor even tangentially related to 911 or the boston marathon bombing is certain to be controversial. Chris rock jokes about boston marathon bombing, 911. Someone else is just now recognizing princes eightm. Comedian chris rock courted controversy in this weeks opening monologue of saturday night live, making jokes about americans stress levels in the wake of the boston bombing and the. Watch saturday night live highlight chris rock monologue on. Did chris rock s saturday night live monologue go too far. Chris rock jokes about boston marathon and 911 in snl. He tackled all those topics and more in his opening monologue on saturday night live last night. Chris rock jokes about boston marathon bombing and 911 on.
Most comedians wouldnt touch sensitive topics like the tragedies of 911 and the boston marathon bombing or explosive issues such as gun control with a 10foot pole. Did chris rock s saturday night live monologue go too far the comedian hosted the sketch show saturday, and he opened with a standup routine that contained jokes about the boston marathon, 911. Chris rock tackles 911, boston marathon in snl monologue. Edge, after all, is kind of his stockintradeor at least it was, before the comedian retreated into the safe haze of madagascar movies. Chris rocks snl monologue put 911 jokes back on the. Queuejumper tackled to ground by police after abusing tesco. Snl teaches us about workplace diversity in hilarious. Chris rock pushes close to the edge with jesus and 911. Watch more 5 best snl sketches mocking north korea.
During his performance on saturday night live, chris rock s commentary on the boston bombings, 911, martin luther king jr. Comedian chris rock delivered on his reputation for controversy as host of saturday night live this weekend, but musical guest prince is the one soaking up accolades the morning after for. Chris rock stirs controversy with snl monologue about boston. I honestly dont think that chris rock said anything offensive about 911 or. Neither chris rock nor nbc have responded to claims that rock. Chris rock tackles 911, boston marathon in snl monologue by lauren zupkus chris rock began the night as host of saturday night live with a controversial monologue that tackled both the boston marathon bombings and the sept. Handler left no doubt what she thought of chris rocks opening monologue. Most of the negative reactions and comments came from chris rock s jokes about 911 and the boston marathon bombing. Chris rock skewers his oscars audience and killer cops in. Oscars host chris rock skewers audience but saves scorn for. Former saturday night live star chris rock made an appearance on the sketch comedy show on november 1, and some of the jokes he delivered raised some eyebrows. Chris rock jokes about boston marathon and 911 in snl monologue.
Chris rock is a comedian who pushes boundaries, and that was certainly true when he returned to saturday night live as host this. Chris rocks sparks controversy with jokes about 911. Chris rock s snl monologue nbc saturday night live chris rock s snl monologue put 911 jokes back on the table for the past decade and a half, 911 humor has been mostly dubbed too soon. Chris rock touched on some controversial subjects during his opening monologue like 911 and the boston marathon bombing. Chris rock s snl monologue nbcsaturday night live chris rock s snl monologue put 911 jokes back on the table for the past decade and a half, 911. In his opening monologue, rock, who was a cast member on. Chris rock cracks wise on 911, boston marathon by shawn langlois. Chris rock returns to snl, shocks with 911, isis jokes chris rock returns to snl, shocks with 911, isis jokes chris rock s monologue went some strange places, while prince hit all the right notes. Chris rocks transgressive opening monologue about 911, the boston marathon bombing, gun control and jesus was just what snl. Rock said hed never enter the freedom tower, built to replace the twin towers, for any reason. Chris rock takes on terrorism on snl detroit free press. Top five writer, director and star chris rock hosted saturday night live with musical guest prince last night, nov. The chris rock monologue on snl tackled boston marathon bombing and 911, and it was really uncomfortable.
Chris rock jokes about boston bombing, 911 during snl. Snl chris rocks shocking monologue, princes historic. Rock and seinfeld are pulled over by the police for speeding while seinfeld. Chris rock on 911 and boston marathon bombing in divisive.
1355 688 397 38 1542 906 1153 885 1199 760 1028 72 776 1228 562 758 275 879 10 1081 1100 161 1141 1343 1101 1528 1557 257 950 773 1324 1229 1481 879 54 414 86 371 211 292 1222 915 923