Chris Rock: 5 Career-Defining Stand-Up Routines — hollywoodreporter.com

Chris Rock has managed to stay relevant for decades — with his critically loved comedy Top Five the latest in his string of achievements. But whether it be Saturday Night Live and film work, his stand-up is what started it all. Here are five of his all-time great bits. It should go without saying, this is Chris Rock stand-up we're talking about — so most of it is NSFW. Rock's first comedy album Born Suspect was recorded in 1991, but he began writing material for it much earlier. Here he works out a signature bit, about how even as a baby he was considered a suspect for any crime within a three-block radius. The video comes from the 1988 comedy concert film The Dirty Dozen, which also featured Tim Allen and Bill Hicks.

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