Chris Rock Comedian Biography

Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Chris Rock has been hailed internationally as one of stand-up comedy’s heavyweights. The release of his forthcoming “best-of” collection, entitled CHEESE AND CRACKERS: THE GREATEST BITS (Geffen Records) only further cements Rock as comedy’s ultimate funnyman. The first ever compilation album from Rock’s infamous comedy repertoire hits stores in the United States on December 18th, and internationally on January 21st, 2008.

CHEESE AND CRACKERS: THE GREATEST BITS

CHEESE AND CRACKERS: THE GREATEST BITS is being released on the heels of Rock’s first stand-up tour in over three years – NO APOLOGIES – that will kick off with a New Year’s Eve date at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Featuring all new material, in January, Rock will head to the United Kingdom where he will perform for his first time ever overseas. Rock immediately sold out his original set of 2008 U.K. tour dates, and to satiate the fervent demand, an additional week-long overseas leg was added.

The NO APOLOGIES tour will resume in the U.S. in February, continuing through May. The tour will include stops in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Atlantic City, a trio of shows at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheatre in April, and an additional round of dates at MSG in New York (full tour listing below). Dates are currently being added for Australia and South Africa, where Rock will also play for the first time, after the first leg of the NO APOLOGIES U.S. tour ends in May.



Featuring 19 tracks of Rock’s most notorious moments, CHEESE AND CRACKERS: THE GREATEST BITS showcases the Brooklyn-raised comic’s insight on everything from race relations, politics, sex, and the infamous “N-word.” Most of the material comes from his legendary HBO specials, including the Grammy- and Emmy-winning BRING THE PAIN, Grammy Award-winning BIGGER & BLACKER, and 2004’s NEVER SCARED, which was also awarded a Grammy for Best Comedy Album.



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Albums

Born Suspect (1991)

Roll with the New (1997)

Bigger and Blacker (1999)

Never Scared (2005)

Cheese and Crackers: The Greatest Bits (2007)