So long ago he's doing a Rae Dawn Chong joke

April 19, 2010 5:10 PM

A 1989 NYU student film (shot by Judah Friedlander) asks "Who is Chris Rock?" (via)
posted by Horace Rumpole (17 comments total)

Who is Judah Friedlander?
posted by nathancaswell at 5:13 PM on April 19, 2010

Oh, Frank from 30 Rock...
posted by nathancaswell at 5:13 PM on April 19, 2010

Also, Wikipedia says it was directed by someone named Michael J. Dennis and that Friedlander was the sound guy on it.
posted by nathancaswell at 5:17 PM on April 19, 2010

Note: contains no visible Judah Friedlander content.
posted by Nelson at 5:18 PM on April 19, 2010

Ha! The first joke we hear is stolen from Henny Youngman.
posted by Bonzai at 5:19 PM on April 19, 2010 [2 favorites]

According to the credits, Friedlander was the videographer. I just thought that was a more useful point of reference than the not especially notable Michael J. Dennis.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 5:20 PM on April 19, 2010

wow...how long has friendlander been at NYU?
posted by lslelel at 5:37 PM on April 19, 2010

I sometimes worry if I ever get any kind of fame then all the stupid shit I did in college and HS will pop-up cause it *just* when digital media and the internet was starting to put everything on it. I've been the sound-guy, videographer, shocked patron #2 in a number of things.

Then I remember this will never happen.

This is pretty good tho.
posted by The Whelk at 5:50 PM on April 19, 2010

Chris Rock has come a long way.
posted by ColdChef at 6:00 PM on April 19, 2010

The joke about killing the president just killed me. I'd never heard it before, but it's probably the best joke I've ever heard Rock tell. It's amazing how good he was even way back then.
posted by TypographicalError at 8:30 PM on April 19, 2010 [1 favorite]

enjoyed that, thx
posted by jcruelty at 12:26 AM on April 20, 2010

I too enjoyed that, thx
posted by hypersloth at 2:38 AM on April 20, 2010

Bill Cosby, was a hero to most,
But he never meant shit to me.
Flat out racist that sucker was,
Folks never learn
Motherfuck him and Howard Stern
posted by PeterMcDermott at 2:48 AM on April 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

Love the Kid and Play haircut. We all were fashion victims in '89 and early 90s.
posted by stormpooper at 6:44 AM on April 20, 2010

I always forget how YOUNG most stand-ups are when they start. It takes so long to get noticed and your "breaks" more often then don't don't lead anywhere for years.
posted by The Whelk at 7:24 AM on April 20, 2010

That was pretty good. I enjoyed that.
posted by boghead at 3:11 PM on April 20, 2010

Thanks! That was amazing.
posted by Locative at 11:20 AM on April 22, 2010