Chris Rock

Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Chris Rock were out in force on a rainy red carpet last night in London's Leicester Square for the Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa premiere! The three big Hollywood stars mixed in with their animal characters' on the red carpet as well as a flurry of British celebs and their children including lovely Richard Hammond who arrived with his wife and children. Ben had this to say on the red carpet:

"It was fun. The first time around was sort of an exploration. Doing an animated movie for the first time was a bit of a process so this time around it was fun because we had seen the first movie, we could visualise what it was going to look like. It was really fun because Chris is so good and to see him improvise, it was very inspiring. A little bit intimidating because he comes up with funny lines. His ratio of funny lines he comes up with is much more than mine."

Check it out for yourself when it opens on December 5!

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On Saturday night, I was lucky enough to score a pair of tickets to Chris Rock at The Hammersmith Apollo. Since the show was being taped live for HBO, Chris exuded more spirit on stage than ever before.

The Emmy-winning comedian, screenwriter, actor, producer and director gave a seamless performance that lasted well over an hour and didn't even let a hiccup like an audio power outage (that occurred just before he went onstage) affect him in the slightest.

He opened with a bit about the upcoming election in America and tirelessly joked about each of the Presidential candidates. This was followed by soliloquy (and ladies listen up) on what your guy is really thinking when he's in bed with you. In less lewd and crude topics, he delivered a flawless, side-splitting segment dedicated to the difference between a career and a job.

As always, Rock uses his own experiences throughout the show to keep things light and personal; a well played move that makes you like you're really getting to know him and, instead of laughing at him, you feel like you're chuckling hard with a friend.

If you're someone who's not easily offended by the incessant use of the "f" word or "n" word and if you don't mind gags about homosexuality, race, gender, sex, relationships, money and politics, then Chris will rock your world — two thumbs up!

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