Review of Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) by R T — 24 Feb 2018

Just not funny. I love Chris Rock but he mailed this one in.

This review of Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) was written by R T on 24 Feb 2018.

Chris Rock: Tamborine has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Reagan S (14) on 23 Feb 2018

2 stars. Chris Rock is nowhere near as good as his prior work Bigger and Blacker and Bring the Pain…

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By Jason Zinoman (21) for New York Times (5,786) on 14 Feb 2018

He has honed this material, beefing up jokes and cutting out fat, and his comedy has become tighter, funnier if also slicker, shifting from…

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By Darrin L (7) on 28 Feb 2018

I wanted to really like this special, but I found it as racially uncomfortable as watching the daily news in my break room at work…

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By Charlie G (900) on 14 Feb 2018

It was funny, but I don't understand why Chris has decided to revert to Richard Pryor of the 70s and use the N word…

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By Thanasis N (2) on 15 Feb 2018

Tamborine was hard to watch, it wasn't bad per se, but it was far from enjoyable…

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By Ashley Hoffman (6) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 20 Nov 2018

[Rock's] willingness to derail the laughs shows a newfound vulnerability-all before he brings the act safely back to a funny zone…

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By Ratedmfor M (2) on 15 Feb 2018

Tamborine was hard to watch, it wasn't bad per se, but it was far from enjoyable…

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By Rick D (302) on 25 Mar 2018

Brilliant, funny, and intelligent. On pulse with issues in today's popular cultural with a very heart-warming personal collection…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 14 Feb 2018

Chris Rock's first new stand-up special in ten years is called Tamborine, but it could have been called This Is How You Do It…

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By Trevor S (327) on 14 Jun 2018

Why do people who say they hate political correctness get so mad about the political incorrectness of this comedian…

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