After seeing Charlie Murphy at the Comedy Zone last year and being totally disappointed, I was skeptical about seeing another comedian's brother.
Still, I wanted to give Tony Rock a shot. I was stunned. He was hysterical.
Chris Rock wraps political and social commentary in comedy, Tony does that everyday “what’s up with” style humor. At a nearly sold out show at the Comedy Zone on Wednesday, he talked about going to a McDonalds in a white neighborhood versus a black one, legalizing marijuana and black people’s love of chicken.
“When the bird flu gets here we’re going to be immune.”
Tony Rock did have a few commentary moments. He told blacks to support Mexicans who come here to work and he skewered America’s obsession with fighting illegal immigration. He also ripped the stereotype that all black people act the same. Overall he stuck to comedy. He played off the audience, especially the chick in the sunglasses and the uptight guy in front.
He performs tonight, Friday and Saturday at the Comedy Zone, but tickets are going fast.
Oh, props to opener Scott Oseychik, a local comedian who was so funny I was worried he might overshadow the Rock.
Did you go to the show last night? What did you think?
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Tony Rock is funny
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I went to the 8:00 show Saturday and Scott and Tony were both hysterical. The emcee looked like he was 13 and said everything twice...really could have done without him!
I thought Maronzio Vance was excellent. Didn't care for Scott too much. What the heck is the ghetto of Ballantyne? Don't even joke like that.
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