Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

Jul 10, 1999

1h 5m

★ 7.4

Overview

Chris Rock brings his critically acclaimed brand of social commentary-themed humour to this HBO Special, extolling his razor-sharp wit and wisdom on such topics as gun control, President Clinton, homophobia, racism, black leaders and relationships.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

CR Enterprises

Production Partners

HBO

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Cast

Self

Chris Rock

Self

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0.0

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