Comments on: Chris Rock – Kill The Messenger

By: Dot

Dot — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:59:45 +0000

I absolutely agree with you. Rock has always been my favorite but KTM just didn’t quite do it for me.

By: cjx

cjx — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:23:11 +0000

I’d like to agree with the article writer that the way this special was edited was unacceptable. It truly made me enjoy the show less even though I am a Chris Rock fan. Hopefully this isn’t a new trend.

By: philly

philly — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:01:58 +0000

this was an incredibly poor review. i think someone got carried away writing a nit-picking know-it-all rant about film editing. as for rock, yes, some jokes could have been better – the safari stuff for sure – and the whole can white people say the n-word…was tired too.
with that being said, i STILL laughed my head off the entire time. i can’t find another comedian out there with the delivery skills of rock – he knows HOW to tell a joke, and that’s why he’s funny…he can make a point hit home with an audience. he’s a master “messenger” – and what i love about him, is that his material is REAL – it’s stuff that has clearly just occurred to him, or come from his real life experiences (like the red lobster bit). He’s not stuck in one particular type of comedy like say lisa lampanelli. I think Rock’s possibilities are endless, and one show that’s maybe not as great as older ones by no means = end of career!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:59:02 +0000

Even though Chris Rock remains one of the best comedians of our time, I agree with Jeffrey Williams that Kill the Messenger was a below par performance by Rock. It’s true that trying out new stuff is required for all stand-up comedians, but Chris should try out new stuff while still retaining the old theatrics that made him a legend. However, this is not to say that Chris Rock has lost his edge -he’s still the best out there.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:43:37 +0000

The review was accurate and you only need to look at all of the other sites and comments that agree with it. I did not laugh once at this special and I laughed a LOT in the others. I typed in chris rock + disappointing + nat as good + not funny. Just try that and see what the “consensus” is. No longer relevant and no longer funny. He has fallen into the Chappel (sp) trap. He has taken heat and acquired guilt for making fun of blacks in the past. When he was on Oprah and she slapped his hands for saying “nigger” so often and then he found out that his ancestors were strong, respectable and influential members of the african american and white community he cried and I think that changed him. This time around his humor seemed anything but humorous. It seem bitter and actually hateful. I think that I would agree. We should Kill The Messenger of a shit performance.

By: G.D.

G.D. — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:35:11 +0000

Jokes about whether or not white people can say the n-word?

Is there a rule somewhere that requires every black comedian to include this tired joke in his/her routine?

You’re supposed to be better than that, Rock.

By: PB DEETZ

PB DEETZ — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:25:02 +0000

I agree with the review and was pretty disappointed with KTM. You’d think Rock’s had plenty of time to develop new material, but the jokes here were old and tiresome.

Not very funny at all.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:49:38 +0000

As one who had edited video for several years, this is one of the best composite editing I have ever seen. The cuts are so right on, so often that the rare occasions when they are off, it is still slight enough to hardly notice. Chris is so animated how can you pay so much attention to the cuts?

I happen to agree that my thought was this was not planned and that’s the real beauty of it. I hadn’t thought to view it in the negative manner as the reviewer chose.

I found it it be one of the most entertaining stand-ups I have seen. His routine is so damned funny and he handles race like a human being.

I watched it for the second time tonight and enjoyed it as much, or even more, than the first time I caught it.

However, in fairness I can see why the format would not work for everyone.

By: john

john — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:12:21 +0000

Rock is an angry bigot.

By: TyLo

TyLo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:17:05 +0000

KILL the MESSENGER is FUNNY as HELL!!
this article is bullshit!! over 500,000 people
attended this show(the three shows combined)
wow put that in the article …A -HOLE