Why Yesterday

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Great point,

And you're right. At the same time I feel like a comedian on his level is above Crowd Work bc it feels like you're padding time. From what I've heard he had an hour pre slap then had to cut and remove to get that in there,

He's Chris Rock and he has the power for this over Netflix. It didn't NEED to be an hour. Him playing with the format more would have been a relatively easy - cool lift.

willcherry

1y

i never thought marlon wayans was funny but on a whim i watched his new special last night and it was nearly exactly what i hoped chris’ special would be

a good companion piece, regardless of if you like chris’

Jbreezyondeck

1y

Man 10 minutes into this and it’s whack as hell. Like damn nigga why you so mad

bMass28

1y

I wonder if anything happened that would’ve made him mad on a public stage

Jbreezyondeck

1y

Nah I mean I get it I’m just saying like jeez I was hoping for so jokes but I guess based on the title it makes sense

bMass28

1y

I ain’t peep it yet, I’ve just heard good things, was he just mad fr?

bMass28

1y

I ain’t peep it yet, I’ve just heard good things, was he just mad fr?

HaroldsChicken

1y

Lol

bMass28

1y

Not good? Usually trust you on s***

HaroldsChicken

1y

I mean you may like it. Its definitely a watch for yourself situation. I wasn't going in super hyped. I was just going in to laugh. He covers many topics similar to recent Chappelle specials but where Chappelle presented a new perspective or ways to look at things. Chris Rock punchlines don't feel ever clever to me in this . Just very straightforward.

Worth a watch though

bMass28

1y

I usually rock with chapelle more, so I’ll go in not expecting too much. Thanks as always

Why Yesterday

1y

@willcherry I was thinking about your comments cause I read them before I watched (ironically I was at a Jeselnik show when this aired)

I agree with a lot of what you said, but tbh I think former Chris Rock specials are lended a lot to the editing. Even his earlier work he always seemed to be involved in that process, so I'm looking at this as an artist of him trying to forgo that level of polish to put something out like you would see it in person.

If Jay put out a live (new) album this many years in, I would expect something like MCHG live. An enjoyable Jay album but probably not anything that breaks the mold.

I still think he has that 4:44/former glory in him, but should I really feel expecting that 25+ years in? Idk. It would be amazing to see, but like he already for the most part has said what he needs to. So for him to even be this relevant still is a marvel.

I enjoy your music, and am a visual artist myself so I'm thinking if I fully articulated myself to maximum commercial and critical success for 25+ years, would I still have that perfectionist drive? It's easy to say yes on this end of it.

I don't mean that to detract from him, but its more like "i don't think this detracts from his legacy its more like these are his older years and a different period all together"

Of course there are comics like carlin and louie that seem to get sharper with age, but at the same time they had momentary success sporadically, Rock has been pretty relevant the whole time and I think it should count for something.

Chris M

1y

just finished watching it. had some good moments, I laughed at most of his s***.

the only thing I don't like Chris doing is constantly repeating his lines. feel like he's done it a lot in the past too. otherwise, good show

hyphy03

1y

This was terrible

KushMoneyTerminato

1y

Chris Rock is a legend, but he seemed coked out and mad during this.