Published: July 18, 1999
THE CRITICS ON CHRIS ROCK'S BIG ASS TOUR
"Chris Rock is less a stand-up comedian than a fire-and-brimstone preacher. He is scalding, uncompromising, fearless and funny ... and his sharp comic blade cuts to the heart." - Washington Post
"Rock doesn't just make us laugh when he points out our foibles.... [He] quite capably demonstrated why he is one of the safest bets going in stand-up comedy today. Rock is nonpareil." - Chicago Sun Times
"For close to 90 minutes, Rock was comedic poetry in motion.... He matched the stage presence of [Bring the] 'Pain,' expertly playing the audience with a confidence and weight few of today's comics can touch." - Chicago Tribune
"As one of the hottest stars in entertainment, Rock could easily be relaxing, but he and his material appear just as sharp as they do in the recent Emmy Award-winning HBO special 'Bring the Pain.' Rock's edge is his clarity. Intelligent, insightful and filthier than a coal miner, he is a master at penetrating racial and economic hypocrisy.... Best of all, he demonstrates not a single whiff of 'going Hollywood."' - Hartford Courant
"Chris Rock is on stand-up comedy's cutting edge. Yet he is a throwback to the days of Richard Pryor, when the stage was a pulpit and punch lines packed social commentary." -Cleveland Plain-Dealer
"[Rock's] comedy is blunter than a nightstick. Suffice to say much of his act wasn't suitable for the newspaper. Suffice to say Rock doesn't care, and it's one measure of his comic brilliance." -San Francisco Chronicle
"As with all great comedians, the key is in the delivery. Rock half preaches, half screams at his audience, like an angry father trying to talk sense into a hard-headed child.... He didn't walk [onstage], he stalked. He didn't pick up the microphone, he took it hostage." - Seattle Times
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