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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
The Chris Rock I see on TV is hilarious, flawless. The Chris Rock that performs in dozens of small clubs each year is just OK. That is by design. No comedic genius is smart enough to preemptively know what jokes will land well. Every big comedian tests their material in small clubs before using it in big venues. Rock was once asked if he missed sma
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Anyway, the best summary of all of this, and how it seems like it will manifest itself in the real world, is from comedian Anthony Jeselnik:
All these comics now, it's almost like the point is to get in trouble. It's like, "Why are you giving me shit? I'm a comic, I'm allowed to say whatever I want." That's wrong, as far as I'm concerned. People t... See more