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Chris Rock Plots First Stand-Up Tour in Five Years
By Larisha Paul
Larisha Paul
After a five-year break, Chris Rock is making his return to the live comedy circuit with the Ego Death world tour. The trek — which will begin with a 38-date North American leg — marks Rock’s first run since his Total Blackout stand-up tour in 2017 and 2018 (at the time, that was his first tour in nearly a decade).
The Ego Death tour will begin April 2 with two shows at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The current slate of dates includes stops in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Toronto, Denver, Oakland, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and more. He’ll also play New York’s Radio City Music Hall in October and follow that show with performances in Chicago, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. before wrapping Nov. 17 in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre. Ticket sales begin Friday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster .
In the half-decade he’s spent off the road, Rock found creative outlets in film and TV. Last year, he joined the cast of Fargo as Loy Cannon in the show’s fourth season and starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Marisol Nichols in Spiral , the ninth installment of the Saw film series.
But as Rock noted in an interview with Esquire last year, he’s always thinking ahead and has kept a journal of ideas for over three decades. “You read it over, and you’re like, Oh, that’s good for stand-up. Or Oh, that would be good for script,” he said. “And then there’s some other shit, you’re like, Oh, when I die, provided I don’t fuck up my career, people are going to think this shit’s really interesting.”
Chris Rock Ego Death Tour Dates
April 2 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa April 2 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (LATE SHOW) April 8 – Indio, CA @ Fantasy Springs Casino April 9 – Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort Casino April 9 – Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort Casino (LATE SHOW) April 14 – Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hollywood April 15 – Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hollywood April 16 – Durham, NC @ DPAC April 20 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Bethlehem April 21 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Bethlehem April 22 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric May 6 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace May 7 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace June 3 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun June 7 – Columbus, OH @ Ohio Theatre June 9 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre June 11 – St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre June 14 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre At Old National Centre June 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Connor Palace at Playhouse Square June 18 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena June 21 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre June 23 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel June 24 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel June 25 – Mt Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino July 3 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace July 7 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre-Oakland July 27 – Orlando, FL @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts July 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre Atlanta Aug. 27 – Funner, CA @ Harrah’s Southern California Resort and Casino Aug. 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre Sept. 16 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit Sept. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center Oct. 6 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall Oct. 13 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre Oct. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre Oct. 21 – Vancouver, BC @ UBC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Oct. 27 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall Nov. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
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2022 may very well be remembered as the year Chris Rock got slapped by Best Actor winner Will Smith at the Oscars.
In 2023, Rock will most likely be remembered for something entirely different though — on Saturday, March 4 at 10 p.m. EST, he will become the first comedian to perform live on Netflix when he takes the stage at an undisclosed venue in Baltimore to record his new special.
Titled “Selective Outrage,” Rock will most likely address the elephant in the room, too.
“People expect me to talk about the bulls–t. I’m not going to talk about it right now. I’ll get to it eventually — on Netflix,” the “Saturday Night Live” alum said at the time .
However, he’s not quite ready for the taping just yet.
To help polish his act, Rock has lined up seven shows from Feb. 3-26 to prepare for his high-stakes, historic Netflix special.
That includes a Feb. 3 gig at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Event Center .
And for fans of the the accomplished comic-actor-writer-director, this is the kicker — tickets are still available for all shows before the taping of the special.
Even better, we found some Chris Rock tickets going for under $70 before fees at the time of publication.
Now, here’s where you can find them.
Chris Rock 2023 tour schedule
A complete calendar featuring all upcoming Chris Rock tour dates, venues and the cheapest tickets available for each show can be found below.
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)
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Chris Rock specials
Rock is known for meticulously workshopping his material in an effort to perfect it prior to releasing it to the world.
As a result, Rock has a near pristine reputation as a jokesmith who tells it like it is, and if you haven’t seen his iconic work, well, you’re in for a treat.
To help get you up to speed, here’s how you can find each of Rock’s pre-existing specials.
“Big A– Jokes” (1994) can be streamed on YouTube “Bring the Pain” (1996) can be purchased on Amazon “Bigger & Blacker” (1999) can be streamed on HBO “Never Scared” (2004) can be streamed on HBO “Kill the Messenger” (2008) can be streamed on HBO “Tamborine” (2018) can be streamed on Netflix
Note: Some of Rock’s material may be considered NSFW.
Upcoming Chris Rock movies and tv shows
When Rock isn’t tinkering with his jokes, you might be able to find him acting in horror films (2021’s “Spiral”), prestige TV shows (“Fargo”) and of course, comedies (“Top Five,” “CB4,” “2 Days In New York,” “Grown Ups” and “The Week Of”).
Here’s what he has in store in the near future.
“Rustin” tells the story of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin (played by Colman Domingo), who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington. Rock will be joined by fellow stars Audra McDonald and Jeffrey Wright in the film.
“Kara,” a new TV series, comes from Steppenwolf Theatre alum Anna Shapiro. The two have a fruitful professional relationship as well— in 2011, Rock starred in Shapiro’s critically-acclaimed Broadway show “”The Motherf- – – – – With the Hat.” As of now, plot details for the show are under wraps.
“I Am Maurice” is the inspirational tale of a Haitian immigrant who comes to America after the 2010 earthquake to pursue his boxing dreams. Rock is set to star in the film alongside Leslie Jones and comic Wil Sylvince.
Chris Rock celebrity relationship
Rock has been linked to actress and comedienne Lake Bell as far back as July 2022.
Page Six reported the pair “(left) a dinner date at celebrity hot spot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, CA.”
You can read more about their whirlwind romance here .
Other comedians on tour in 2023
While Rock has a relatively short tour schedule, many comics will be taking their punchlines to venues all over the country all year long.
Here are just five household acts that may coming to a city near you in the next few months.
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Kevin Hart
• Adam Sandler
• Sarah Silverman
• Steve Martin with Martin Short
Want more? Our list of the 51 biggest comedians on tour in 2023 can be found here.
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