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THE SCHOOL OF ROCK COMEDY HE'S MADE HIS OWN SITCOMS, STARRED IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND DONE STAND-UP IN FRONT OF ARENA-SIZED CROWDS. BUT HOW WILL CHRIS ROCK'S BRAND OF RACY - AND RACIAL - HUMOUR GO DOWN IN BRITAIN? 'THESE ARE GONNA BE WEIRD SHOWS,' HE TELLS STEVEN DALY
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Chris Rock sits behind his desk at Chris Rock Enterprises, a
small, tidy office 23 storeys above Manhattan's Lincoln Centre, and
browses through the concert advertisements in a local paper. 'Five
area shows,' he marvels. 'Wow!
That is amazing.' The American actor/comedian is seriously
impressed that the Spice Girls managed to book
so many dates in 2007. 'I mean, how many hits did
they have? Two?
'Hold on, was there some ballad ...'
Meanwhile, across the At...