Name: Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001-08-07
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jaime Walls, Dominic Bogart, Vernon Campbell

Not as good as the first, but still funny

I was slightly disappointed in the 2nd volume of the best of Chris Rock, his show that was on HBO for a few years. Some of the best skits:

1) Halle Berry 911-Rock hosts a reality show in which some accidents are caused by the actress Halle Berry. They use real footage of accidents.

2) Make You Wait Beauty Parlor- Commercial in which Rock and Wanda Sykes are owners of a beauty parlor that is INCREDIBLY SLOW! One woman even remarks "I've been here so damn long, my credit got good!"

3) Baby One Loan- "If you have a baby, you can get credit." The stupid stuff that you can buy include diamond garbage bags, diamond skillets and even diamond ice!

If you never got the chance to see his show on HBO, then you should catch this (As well as volume 1), sit back and enjoy the laughs.

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