Review of Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) by Kevin S — 31 Mar 2009

Chris's first HBO special has some of his most funniest and classic routines. Highly recommended.

This review of Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) was written by Kevin S on 31 Mar 2009.

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain has generally received very positive reviews.

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Yeah, he brought some pain right there. Every time black people wanna have good time, ignorant ... ...... .... it up! Hilarious…

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Didn't know tehre was stand up on here! one of my favorite stand up performances. still holds up today, even though some of the jokes are topical…

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