Saturday Night Live - The Best of Chris Rock (1975)
Starring: Fred Armisen, Dan Aykroyd Directors: Leon Ichaso, Matthew Meshekoff
Directors: Leon Ichaso, Matthew Meshekoff
Model #: UPC:031398731320
Condition: Brand New In Original Box
List Price: $19.99
Review:
Comedian Chris Rock spent several seasons on Saturday Night Live, and this compilation tape of his best moments showcases his considerable talents while unintentionally highlighting how uneven the show itself is. Even in a video selected to showcase Rock alone, he is all too often mired as the second or third banana in an SNL skit. But there are, thankfully, plenty of opportunities in this video for Rock to shine without being upstaged by other performers or left adrift by limp writing. When he appears behind the "Weekend Update" desk to deliver an editorial commentary or a news report, Rock put his considerable skills as a comedian to perfect use. And in the skits where the focus is on him, he proves himself to be adept at characterizations, such as when he dons a colossal Afro wig to become radical talk show host Nat X, host of "The Dark Side." One peculiar surprise about the video: some of the language in "Def Jam" parodies that was bleeped out for the broadcast of SNL is here presented uncensored, so while this is Chris Rock delivering perhaps his cleanest material, a few choice words are nonetheless delivered loud and clear.
DVD Details:
- Actors: Fred Armisen, Dan Aykroyd, Peter Aykroyd, Morwenna Banks, James Belushi
- Directors: Leon Ichaso, Matthew Meshekoff
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Lions Gate
- DVD Release Date: February 29, 2000
- Run Time: 71 minutes
