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Chris Rock, Ricky Gervais and Louis CK casually using the N word. Seinfield abstains. (Clip from 2011)
- Thread starter Barzul
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Yeah, this is why Chris Rock has never been funny to me.
Even on his stint of, "The Real Husbands of Hollywood" he just clowns Kevin for not being "white famous" and it's just cringey bullshit.
Chris Rock has always been that black dude that measures his success by his proximity to whiteness.
Even on his stint of, "The Real Husbands of Hollywood" he just clowns Kevin for not being "white famous" and it's just cringey bullshit.
Chris Rock has always been that black dude that measures his success by his proximity to whiteness.
Is this new?
This is not the least surprising, it actually makes a ton of sense why he stood up for Kanye so much during this year.
This is not the least surprising, it actually makes a ton of sense why he stood up for Kanye so much during this year.
Good of Seinfeld for not going into that hold. Shame on you chris rock.
ADDED: Coming from the comedian that brought you Niggaz vs black people.
ADDED: Coming from the comedian that brought you Niggaz vs black people.
This is an old round table, well before CK's most recent (re)accusation and admission.
This was the most uncomfortable moment. The rest was great.
This was the most uncomfortable moment. The rest was great.
I mean I like Chris Rock, I'm not gonna get mad at him for this, but ricky and louis that is a fucking awful look.
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No idea when it's from but I saw Chris Rock trending and black twitter was going in. Lo and behold it was because of this.
Chris clearly was not comfortable with Louis CK saying it
He was taken back and didn't know how to handle the situation and Seinfeld took up for him
He was taken back and didn't know how to handle the situation and Seinfeld took up for him
Seinfeld handled that... very well.
"I never found the humor in it... nor do I seek it." Good answer on the spot.
Personally, I find all those comedians hilarious in their own unique ways; and I like Chris Rock a lot. But I feel like this whole bit was really unnecessary. I'm a white guy, so apologies if I'm way off base - but it kinda seemed Chris was surprised CK said it. Like, he was just joshing and then the word gets dropped, and he didn't want to flip out there, so he just rolled with it. I very well may be mis-reading though.
"I never found the humor in it... nor do I seek it." Good answer on the spot.
Personally, I find all those comedians hilarious in their own unique ways; and I like Chris Rock a lot. But I feel like this whole bit was really unnecessary. I'm a white guy, so apologies if I'm way off base - but it kinda seemed Chris was surprised CK said it. Like, he was just joshing and then the word gets dropped, and he didn't want to flip out there, so he just rolled with it. I very well may be mis-reading though.
Seinfeld seems like an uteer tool and a dickwad, but also someone that knows were the line actually is and knows where to stop.
TBF, Rock rescinded that bit and said he'd never do it again because he felt it gave white people an out.
SO COLOR ME SHOCKED TO SEE THIS SHIT.
When you've taken nearly everything away from someone without consequence, the mere idea that they might hold on to one thing and say "You can't have this" is a personal affront.
I vaguely recall watching this at least a year ago. I think they may have done this kind of get together a few times.
The line for Seinfeld was drawn pretty large after watching his costar career end by being trigger happy with the word. Louis CK lives in the world Tarantino lives in where they think it is okay to say it, and it has never/will never been appropriate.
It was the 90s and apart of his standup I never understood the need to apologize
That laugh after CK said the N word is one of the most awkward and fake laughs ever and Jerry sensed it
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Rewatching the vid Chris even pauses a little after CK says it him and jerry are the only ones not laughing
This is from an HBO special called Talking Funny from 2011. There's a lot of rough parts, including Louis not admitting the irony of laughing at a homophobic spin on "sitting on the dock by the bay".
I still really enjoyed it at the time because there's not enough specials where people from their fields just talk. I think it was an important precursor to Seinfeld making "Comedians in Cars". I've always wanted someone to arrange another Talking Funny with maybe like major female comedians. That'd be rad.
This is old as fuck and it's not even remotely controversial.
Louis has done nigger jokes in his stand up routine.
Louis has done nigger jokes in his stand up routine.
oh yeah, i remember that
i think that's the only thing i remembered from this thing, tho
They're super close. Louis was a writer for his show on HBO.
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This isn't remotely controversial? The age isn't really relevant seeing as its trending again and being discussed actively. This is not a stand up show, not sure why CK even brings it up.
Also to be fair, this was filmed back in 2011.
I liked Chris Rock because he was kind of a rare insight into African American middle class stuff. He also seemed more genuine and naturally talented and less MAD AMBITION NON STOP NO TIME FOR SMILING Kevin Hart. Like, on TV, there wasn't much between The Wire and Fresh Prince/The Cosby show, so it was interesting to see standup material about just being black in the middle and the challenges and cultural detail that wasn't either poverty or exceptionalism. Eddie Murphy actually came from a similar kind of background, but his material was really different. Also I have no idea what being a black middle class guy in America is like, so maybe I just read it all wrong.
But uh, yeah, Seinfeld took the right path there.
Lous made his own bed and refuses to lie in it. IDK what he's thinking tbh.
Ricky is talented and inventive and legitimately clever, but he's always like, one Blog away from being the Euphoric Fedora.
Also ruined the retirements of untold numbers of secondary and tertiary cast members when syndications dumped it. Kramer did a fantastic amount of damage to all sorts of people with that shit. The main cast were already loaded, they can live without residuals. At least Mel Gibson mostly just destroyed his own career.
But uh, yeah, Seinfeld took the right path there.
Lous made his own bed and refuses to lie in it. IDK what he's thinking tbh.
Ricky is talented and inventive and legitimately clever, but he's always like, one Blog away from being the Euphoric Fedora.
Also ruined the retirements of untold numbers of secondary and tertiary cast members when syndications dumped it. Kramer did a fantastic amount of damage to all sorts of people with that shit. The main cast were already loaded, they can live without residuals. At least Mel Gibson mostly just destroyed his own career.
"I like having infinite money from re-runs of a show I did like 2 decades ago so...I'm gonna not do...whatever the fuck you idiots are doing."
This used to get posted on Reddit all the time:
Seven years later and it still randomly pops in my head every couple of weeks.
