
In a recent interview with CNN, comedian Chris Rock talks about why its so hard to make Obama jokes, racism and his new upcoming DVD Kill The Messenger (dropping Jan 20th). I remember reading an article in GQ last year (about some comedian from SNL) on how Obama is just too nice of a guy to be made fun of and there isn’t anything corky, hilarious, weird or blog worthy about him. The only thing that they could mock/mimic is the way he blinks, ha. Here’s a small excerpt from the CNN article.
CNN: I watched the special last night, and I noticed that you did a lot of jokes about John McCain — his age, his war hero story — but not so many about Barack Obama. Is it harder to make fun of Obama?
Chris Rock: He’s just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There’s no Will Smith jokes. There’s no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? “Ooh, you used to have sex with Jennifer Anniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You’re such a loser.” What do you say? “Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million.” There’s nothing to say about Brad Pitt.
Click here for the rest of the article on CNN.