Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996)

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

TV Special1996TV-MA58m
Comedy
8.2 / 10(4,419)

The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.

Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
58m
Released
1996
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1996

Storyline

The second HBO stand-up special by Chris Rock.

Top credits

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Cast
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Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

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Did you know

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.

In closing credits, special thanks is given to "Little Penny". This was a puppet for which Rock provided the voice in a series of Nike commercials with Penny Hardaway.

The opening features a shot of Rock's shoes as he walks onstage from his dressing room. Before he goes on stage, images of eight comedy albums flash on screen: To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With - Bill Cosby Dick Gregory in Living Black & White Don't Fight the Feeling - Geraldine (Flip Willson) ...is it something I said? - Richard Pryor Comedy is not Pretty! - Steve Martin Tune Me In - Pigmeat Markham Woody Allen - Woody Allen Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy

User reviews

9/10

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

👍 15 · 8/8/2001
8/10

Chocolate City

👍 6 · 1/29/2006
7/10

Good Comedy Special

👍 3 · 1/3/2012

Technical specs

Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
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