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Host Chris Rock at the 88th Oscars® in 2016.

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Nah, man. You know, everything's not about race, man. Another big thing tonight is — somebody told me this — you're not allowed to ask women what they're wearing anymore. There's this

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Excerpts from Chris Rock's opening monologue at the 77th Academy Awards.See more 2005 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDOq5

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RELATED: Chris Rock Addresses Diversity Controversy During Oscars Monologue. Throughout the opening 10-minute monologue, the 51-year-old comedian took jabs at everything from police brutality and

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Watch Chris Rock's opening monologue at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, highlighting his comedic take on the event.

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The following is a transcription of Chris Rock's opening monologue as host of the 2016 Oscars.He took the stage to Public Enemy's "Fight the Power": Man, I counted at least 15 black people

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Oscars: Read Chris Rock's Opening Monologue. The host made jabs at the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy Awards boycott and the #AskHerMore red-carpet trend while opening the 88th annual

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Oscars 2016: Chris Rock opening monologue transcript. Chris Rock didn't waste any time addressing the elephant in the room when he took the stage as host of Sunday's 88th annual Academy Awards

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Host Chris Rock sells Girl Scout cookies in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Hannah Redmayne (L) and actor Eddie Redmayne attend the 88th

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Published on February 28, 2016 10:25PM EST. Attendees and viewers alike anxiously awaited Oscars host Chris Rock 's opening monologue at the Academy Awards on Sunday night - and boy, did he

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Rock's scathing and generally well-crafted monologue at Sunday's Academy Awards recalled the episode of "Black-ish" that aired on the same network just a few days ago. Rock's opening

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February 9, 2020 6:15pm. Chris Rock and Steve Martin shared the opening words of the 92nd annual Oscars — though not as hosts, they were clear to note. Read the transcript below. Chris Rock: Wow

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Watch Chris Rock deliver his opening monologue at the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016. ... Watch Chris Rock's Oscar Monologue: 'Damn Right, Hollywood's Racist'

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RELATED: Chris Rock Addresses Diversity Controversy During Oscars Monologue. Throughout the opening 10-minute monologue, the 51-year-old comedian took jabs at everything from police brutality and

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Chris Rock hosts the 2016 Oscars: Grade his opening monologue. Oscars 2016: Chris Rock's Opening Monologue Covers Racism in Hollywood OUR DREAM EMMY NOMINEES!

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Chris Rock's Oscars Monologue Was a Sharp Takedown of Hollywood's Structural Racism. ... Rock delivered an opening monologue that was almost entirely about the #OscarsSoWhite ceremony, and it

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Feb. 28, 2016. One of the most anticipated moments of the 88th Annual Academy Awards was the opening monologue. It was a chance for Chris Rock, this year's host, to comment on not only the award

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Chris Rock's opening monologue at the Oscars was funny and edgy — the kind of humor that plays well to those at home, but is harder to respond to in the Dolby Theatre, when millions are

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"Sit your a**es down." That's how Oscars host Chris Rock opened the 77th Academy Awards more than a decade ago, after walking out on stage, with the audience rising to its feet to greet him. Rock was named host for the 88th Academy Awards on Oct. 21. The Academy has a shortened video of his 2005 opening monologue posted to its YouTube channel. Below, find the complete speech by Rock:

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Chris Rock's opening monologue at the 88th Academy Awards was kind of like listening to a Macklemore album. The people who need to hear the message aren't going to get it. When Macklemore dropped

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RELATED: Chris Rock Addresses Diversity Controversy During Oscars Monologue. Throughout the opening 10-minute monologue, the 51-year-old comedian took jabs at everything from police brutality and

https://ew.com/article/2016/02/28/chris-rock-oscar-jokes/
Chris Rock Oscar jokes: His most devastating lines. 'Damn right Hollywood is racist'. It was the most eagerly anticipated moment in recent Oscar history: Host Chris Rock's opening monologue at

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Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards, and Will Smith debuted a single as he continued his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago . Latest U.S.

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Will Smith stood in a circle of fire — joined by Fridayy and the gospel choir Sunday Service — to make the live debut of his latest single, "You Can Make It," at the 2024 BET Awards. "I don't know who needs this right now," Smith opened his set. "But I am here to tell you, you can make it." Mid-way through, Kirk Franklin joined, and then two rapped together.

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Former SNL cast member and "Top Five" writer, director and star Chris Rock returns to Studio 8H to discuss the NYC Marathon, the Freedom Tower and the commer

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"Nobody gets an easy ride," Smith, who is in the midst of his comeback from slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars two years ago, told the room. ... Her opening monologue was a performance, Henson