Washington Post - United States - In these YouTubian times, there's a certain peril in conducting a multi-city stand-up comedy tour: Punch lines precede their progenitor. Which is to say, you probably already heard about Chris Rock's take on Hillary Clinton: "I think America's ready for a woman president, I really do -- but does it have to be that woman?" Or that he thinks John McCain is as old as dirt: "I don't need [a president] with a bucket list." And for weeks, the afrosphere's been abuzz over Rock's oh-no-he-didn't take on Barack Obama's biggest handicap: "He has a black wife. . . . If

The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara, CA, USA - No Chris Rock fan could have been disappointed with the comedy mega-star’s No Apologies tour stop at the Chumash Casino Friday night. Although he began both of his hour-long sets with political material, he moved on to explicit sexual content which generated raucous laughter at the end, proving that a black man shouting vulgar terms for female reproductive anatomy can appeal to folks with a broad range of political opinions.

Rock opened by expressing bewilderment at playing an Indian casino, a location that clearly confused his merchandising team as well. Souvenir “No Apologies” tour T-shirts listed the stop as “Chumash, CA.”

Paste Magazine - Decatur, GA, USA - At the Live Earth concert on Saturday, Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais announced their upcoming buddy cop film Badge Buddies. That's right, Badge Buddies. Well at least it’s forthright.

Gervais summarized the plot, saying that he stars as a cop whose old partner retires, making him switch to a partner who is an ex-gang member. Chris Rock commented on this saying, “I wouldn’t call it a buddy cop flick because we’re not really buddies.” You've never actually seen a buddy cop movie, have you, Rock? “It’s kind of Rush Hour meets Shakespeare in Love,” he adds. Nevermind, where could they

Variety - USA - Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld will headline back-to-back shows at the third edition of The Comedy Festival, which runs Nov. 14-17 at Caesars Palace's Colosseum in Las Vegas.
Rock and Seinfeld received the fest's comedian award in 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Four-day fest, an HBO and Anschutz Entertainment Group Live event, will feature performances, tributes, stand-up and sketch comedy as well as televised special events at various venues at Caesars Palace.

Full fest lineup, special events and ticket information will be announced at a later date.

TBS will return as the event's title sponsor.