Chris Rock Has A Beef With Will Smith | Letterman

Chris has a lot to get off his chest.
(From "Late Show," air date: 3/31/11)
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[@privatepenguin3137]

If I ever forget Letterman's first name...I'm re-watching this segment.

[@robinreality9979]

😵‍💫🤭

[@deborahdzierwa7046]

Lol...love it. I love the Rockster!

[@josephinebeckford]

I forgot already 😂 what’s his name again

[@fozziedabear4782]

Funny

[@bsmi1361]

He's been doing it for years lol

[@howierobbery]

Chris always talking like everyone deaf 😁

[@djhrecordhound4391]

WHAAAAAT? 😉

[@oleskool61]

Huh?

[@yungbfresh1]

He might be deaf

[@marywilson6354]

Yeah, his hearing must be bad . Lol

[@jamesmartin-ic2rj]

Yeah,pretty loud,but so are most Americans

[@nufsed12]

"Anything that keeps me off Dancing With the Stars is good" 5:43

[@rubenmontoya4147]

I like how Chris ends every sentence with Dave.

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

That actually got on my nerves, super cheap, anyone can do that.

[@joelroblin4665]

It's actually a form of torture. I'm sure Dave was annoyed 2 minutes in.

[@WaitingtoHit]

@@SupaPoopaScoopa I can't, Louis.

[@rahla53]

It is kind of giving "Dave" his respect, but also in a very comedian way, irrespecful, if you may, lol

[@matthewwoods5235]

Me too Dave.

[@cobracyxx8808]

Chris is legendary. This isn't an interview, this is a set.

[@ThatGuy-dj3qr]

I agree. At least it is a bona fide interview though. There is some back-and-forth between him and Dave. If you pull up some clips of Rodney Dangerfield on The Tonight Show you'll see someone who is basically performing a monologue. After Rodney does his bit, he'll sit down with Johnny. However, if Johnny tries to say much at all, he just ends up throwing off Rodney's timing. The stand-up is a bit, and the interview is another bit.

[@gerrydooley951]

he's just another comedian, he's not even one of the "kings of comedy"

[@jojober1980]

​@@gerrydooley951 sure he is

[@shayikajones]

I think Will would have won only bc he has a lot 4 anger. I used to love Will but I don't like him anymore. He looks like a punk. To be told on national TV that I've cheated on you. He does nothing. He said he's said his 1st wife cheated on him & he felt it was his fault bc he wasn't giving her something she needed. Jada should have kept her big mouth shut. I don't understand why his friends ain't tell him. I think he's mad at Jada & himself but he doesn't know how to process it. An open handed slap. Kick her ass out

[@cobracyxx8808]

@@gerrydooley951 Lmao. According to Comedy Central and Rolling Stone, the the 5th greatest, all time, but yeah, just another comedian that has done literally everything a comedian could aspire to do, but I see ur point, just another comedian

[@jam-nc8ut]

Chris Rock sure does love saying 'Dave'

[@sleepingninjaquiettime]

Be careful, people have been slapped for saying less

[@jasonpilla]

Every time Chris says Dave, take a shot...... 🥃

[@AbbaZaba00]

His dad's name is Dave...

[@JFREE360]

@@jasonpilla I was thinking the same thing, Dave.

[@richardwatson5437]

I noticed that too, Dave

[@dennismackey1297]

Everytime Chris says " DAVE" ......an Angel Gets His wings!!

[@bob-pr8ye]

67 times.

[@brandone4446]

How many of us are here after watching Chris destroy Will & Jada on Netflix?😂🙋🏾‍♂️

[@gunnertequila]

Yep, we got click-baited.

[@duel5071]

Nope, looks classless from afar.

[@julieblair168]

Me. Good on Chris.Chris took it like a man, closed it like a man. Will Smith is a bully.

[@Resurgam1981]

No kidding, genius. It’s why they released it now.

[@brandone4446]

@@Resurgam1981 there’s always a keyboard a**hole out there 🤡 😂 tag, you’re it

[@vanmonroe4346]

Take a shot everytime he says "Dave"

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

Drunk in the 1st minute

[@vanmonroe4346]

@@DaneOrschlovsky 🤪😂🤪😂

[@TheAgentAssassin]

I'm fjskj,l,kd;s

[@HOTD108_]

It's almost like he knows a guy named Dave.

[@vanmonroe4346]

@@HOTD108_ 😉😜😉😜

[@chrisc6015]

“If I have to get Donald Trump coffee, I’m not doing that good, am I” Hilarious!!

[@seanskywalka5172]

This is from 2011

[@chrisc6015]

@@seanskywalka5172 yes, I knew that 😊

[@JAhz-um7gz]

That lack of comments mentioning "recent events" is surprising and shocking to me. A slap to the face, one might say.

[@johndew7542]

Sometimes I forget just how funny he is when he's away from watered down movies and television.

[@isheray9530]

If one was to play a drinking game for every time Chris says Dave.

[@obakengmmusinyane6540]

Wow, the chemistry between Chris and Dave was beautiful to watch... its so organic...

[@balloonmanalvinpitts]

Chris is an amazing talent.

[@leibrsungh5251]

Damn that selective outrage was brilliantly done Rock

[@teeveeparty]

Chris Rock is one of the only people who can absolutely take control of an interview with Letterman. And Dave seems to love it.

[@DTR89]

_Howard Stern has entered the chat_

[@chadmelonite9999]

Um, are we forgetting about Robin Williams?

[@gerrydooley951]

@@pmbbmp agreed, he's just another comedian and guests are supposed to come on the show prepared

[@onlymyrooles]

@@chadmelonite9999 exactly what I was thinking

[@steveanimatrix3887]

Norm MacDonald was good at it as well

[@siphiwex4216]

Lol from Pookie to Drug counselor 🤣🤣

[@multiplepassions3694]

I love when dave says “and the problem is what again?” 🤣 he knows chris rocks style. He used to do the same to don rickles when he would say “and then someone gives him a cookie” loll

[@michaelparks6120]

Dave knew the score....great interview!

[@faruqish]

This was hilarious, Dave 😂

[@pika23]

Mets running around sponsored by Chicos Bail bonds on their jerseys ....old reference

[@ElCharlieK14]

Well played, Dave! 😉 LMFAO as always with Chris!

[@Gamzor]

Im glad to see Dave is back doing interviews again

[@ismohd87]

Lol, this is from 11 years ago.

[@Gamzor]

@@ismohd87 Dave came back after slapgate in an alternative reality

[@ColdStream]

👇 "Dave" count

[@100lamadrina8]

"There is no rehab for stupidity Dave" LMAO! I wish we did we can cure a lot of ppl

[@capsfan3940]

Who would have thought 11 years later, Chris would have a real beef with Will? Ironic

[@dupreestotts6163]

It was a build up

[@marqueshawash8611]

Why ironic?

[@alisaweaver9776]

Other than he's well known and Will is a mega star what's the beef. His tickets were selling for $35- 40 and skyrocketed to 300 what's the problem. Seems like Will did him a favor, but whatever

[@marqueshawash8611]

@@alisaweaver9776 lol

[@marqueshawash8611]

@Alisa Weaver He may have did him a favor, given him a blessing in disguise, but he did still smack the man on national TV in front of millions of people, both physically present and virtually watching.. lol

[@trevinhickman9022]

Saying Dave is less painful than saying GiJane👋🤣

[@JennyLouLou]

I never in a million years thought I'd be more of a Chris Rock fan than a Will Smith fan. That is, until the slap. The slap totally flipped it for me.

[@mikeyc3521]

ditto.. So from now on I'm bootlegging every Smith movie I watch. Not giving that thug another nickel.

[@sadhbh4652]

​@@mikeyc3521 Racist

[@deezerbee81]

You never liked Will in the first place then You're reasoning"I like Chris not because he's funny...but because he got slapped.. Some comedian eh? Lol

[@JennyLouLou]

@deezerbee81 Nah, I liked Chris but not as much as Will. I thought Chris's voice was annoying so I always like Will more. That's all I mean, no need to put so much thought into my simple statement. Lol

[@deezerbee81]

@@JennyLouLou Keep on liking Will...is my point! Everyone has bad days People are so quick to condemn and cancel these days... And to kick people when they're down.. Chris cracked on his wife at the 2016 Oscars...and so he picks the 2022 Oscars to make another joke about his wife again... Why are u goin at her again? See.. if it was just 2016....and he made a crack on Will in 2022.. It wouldn't have been nothin'... But he keeps going at her..

[@johnathannegrao4839]

Was Chris Rock going for the record of how many times he could say “Dave” during this segment?

[@carl5536]

It's a tick cause of Smiff, he literally rang Chris's bell cause he didn't know where he was for a few minutes. Wills a huge man compared to Chris. I just wonder how if would have went if The Rock had been on stage instead of Chris making jokes about Jada's goofy ass. Would Will rise up or just set there...

[@bradley3549]

@@carl5536 A tick so strong it went 10 years back in time.

[@richgallagher725]

Damn you Will Smith, how profetic

[@doubleAawesome1]

He really foned this interview in.

[@stoiccrane4259]

Chris was picking up on vibes a decade into the future with this one.

[@dominicportelli7468]

Profetic?

[@dominicportelli7468]

And prophetic!

[@jaywigglesworth2453]

I’m wondering if somebody challenged him to say “Dave” like a hundred times? 🤔

[@Andrew-pv8oz]

You have to be at a certain level of comedic greatness to be able to make a snow job joke and not get booed

[@presto709]

Take a drink every time he says "Dave"

[@davelister2961]

I did. I'm typing this from a hospital ward.

[@presto709]

@@davelister2961 lol

[@jackhargrove4275]

Love Ya Here ! Mr. Chris Rock 🙏✌️💥💯Enjoy David Letterman !

[@patbrennan6572]

Gee I hope Chris gets over his shyness soon. lol.

[@laserbuddha]

Take a drink everytime Chris Rock says "Dave".

[@JN-ri3mf]

Bahaha 😂

[@tamirajohnellestyle]

Oh my God! I was like if he says his name one more time😳

[@JN-ri3mf]

Lord knows you would be drunk if this was a drinking game! Take a drink 🥃 for every "Dave" you hear 👂🏾 😂😂😅

[@inemanja]

Will Smith is a very, very patient man. 12 years he waited.

[@raerae3844]

Yes, that slap was what many black female's would have loved to have planted on Chris Rock's face.

[@IsaacAllison]

And then SLAP!

[@RiGGyForReal]

He has to be patient to live with something like Jada

[@sidneyhemphill4383]

12 years and he plays a slave?

[@Palahume]

​@@sidneyhemphill4383 Yea, playing as someone with a struggle he wish he could say he went through, so that he could claim some kind of morale authority. 🤦

[@montollo1098]

Hillarious, hard to believe how things would end between the two of them.

[@foxtonstreet]

Chris Rock says "Dave" 317 times in this clip.

[@renbur8223]

Chris is a living Legend. We got your back.

[@deezerbee81]

Against the big bad Boogeyman Will Smith..lol Yeah right .

[@knightoyin6500]

Nobody: How many times can you say the name Dave in under 12 minutes? Chris Rock: Yes

[@elisavetsandoval5362]

Chis Rock is funny AF!!! 😂😂😂

[@Spidaface666]

*LETS TAKE A SHOT 🥃 EVERY TIME CHRIS ROCK SAYS DAVE!*

[@hellawaits5528]

If you took a shot every time Chris says Dave….you would be drunk 2:00 into this video!

[@johnnyjoey]

Chris is just funny! He is a real comedian! Love him!

[@lynnlynn9124]

He said that while everyone was doing the stage play designated, he was doing "Cats". Idk I found that soo funny. He had so many flubbed lines, it was a stack as big as the Sunday Times.

[@Goatchild90]

"If I'm getting Donald Trump coffee, I'm not doing very good"

[@wakeupbell2491]

Even more so today than back then, imho.

[@Goatchild90]

@@wakeupbell2491 Very true

[@davidmeckley3773]

He was joking about having a beef with Will and now he does! Like he was telling his own future!

[@JN-ri3mf]

😂facts 💯

[@jasonkavan]

Chris is trying real hard to keep Dave's name out his mouth 😂

[@conscientiamngo]

Amazing artist ❤️ much love from Montréal, Québec, Brazil and Canadá 👍✊❤️

[@dandenton2438]

Everytime he say's 'Dave' take a shot lol xD

[@PeterKertesz2013]

"Everything that keeps me off dancing with the stars is good" 😂😂😂

[@mohdazrinasaruddin9744]

"There is no rehab for stupidity". These r the things that make him the goat of comedy 🤣

[@tee9753]

You think that’s funny?

[@stoiccrane4259]

@@tee9753 It's wisdom. Menaly incapacitated people have a reason to deflect accountability but the vast majority lack said excuses.

[@codydavidyates72]

Take a drink everytime Chris says 'Dave'

[@aayanrussell7972]

That's original

[@codydavidyates72]

@@aayanrussell7972 no, it's quite a common drinking game

[@KungEMuller]

Chris Rock will always be truly funny. His appearance on Letterman is just an excellent example of what I am talking about.

[@awomansfriend5784]

Chris is one of those once in a life time type of people 🎊 🎉🎊 🎉.

[@saramarie516]

This is the Dave he knows, he knows, this is the Dave he knows! He said Dave more times during this interview than the old Kids in the Hall song about Daves!

[@djhrecordhound4391]

LOL I had that song going through my head too!

[@sandraknight4751]

Kids in the Hall! Miss them. Thanks for the memory!

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@sandraknight4751 "I'm squishing your head!" 😆

[@sandraknight4751]

@@djhrecordhound4391 Thank you! I don't feel anything!!!

[@MrCityslickerktm]

For a second. I thought Chris Rock had died. A new Letterman video always appears moments after a celeb passes away (Ray Liotta, Lisa Marie Presley, Kirstie Alley, Barbara Walters).

[@joshchacko7729]

That was great. Thank you you two.

[@johndoe-ln4oi]

Chris didn't deserve that slap. He's a good guy, love him.

[@bri7757]

S t a g e d. Every one said will would be blacklisted. Doesn't he have a new slave movie coming out. Celebs are like politicians in they do what they're told. At a certain level They're mouthpieces to push narratives

[@djhrecordhound4391]

We'll find out what he's got to say about it Saturday.

[@gerrydooley951]

nobody deserved that

[@TheFlite29]

What does deserving it have to do with anything?

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@TheFlite29 The slap was uncalled for, thus Chris didn't deserve it. Will Smith deserves some slap-backs in Chris' upcoming comedy special, not ironically premiering a full year after the incident.

[@louspowels7120]

"there's no rehab for stupidity, dave" ...,yes there is. Chris.... it's called *school.*

[@djhrecordhound4391]

So why did I do so much stupid stuff while going to school?

[@doncosme2881]

@@djhrecordhound4391 See, you still don't get it!

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@doncosme2881 Actually, YOU don't get it.

[@bontempo1271]

Everyone went school Lou. Yet the world is still full of stupid people

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@bontempo1271 Although your comment has disappeared, it made complete sense to what I was getting at. Thank you!!

[@Hisham_HMA]

they cut the part where Chris says to Dave "you have a boy right? you still got that boy? cuz you get bored easily" 😂

[@sheikhu1039]

The dog licks you're hand🤣🤣🤣

[@martasatgo]

I laughed out loud with this one. Thanks!

[@daymonpancheri8846]

You get a bottle of tequila at the start of this interview & you have to take a shot for every time Chris Rock says Dave, how you feeling at the end of the interview 😂🤪

[@adamgehring2376]

I ran out of tequila after a couple of minutes

[@Jeff-zy8bf]

I believe the term is alcohol poisoning

[@committed2thecore]

Leave your last will and testament on the table before you do this

[@vivian8106]

my liver stopped working

[@nukiolbartes6279]

Chris casually describes whats wrong with US foreign policy... Dave.

[@TomZ23]

"There's no rehab for stupidity" Johnny B. and Buzz Kilman, the phrase that pays. :)

[@GeoffNelson]

Love his Mets bit so much.

[@simplenough]

Bring a bat day. Hilarious

[@phoebeshentomlinson25]

Chris was amazing all along He was just silenced when comedians rose but now he has rose up and took back his position #1

[@dana.j9062]

This was 2011 Then they have a real beef decades later aging lol 😆 😂

[@chrisohagan8131]

Agreed. Lol. Check my comment. We both hit this site years after it's posting, within an hour :)

[@marciaromero8273]

Beef was Will was taking his parts

[@zachm2331]

Who ever Worldwide Pants hired to run this channel knows exactly what they are doing. 😂

[@andypike1234]

Chris always shouts when talking

[@djhrecordhound4391]

WHAAAAT???? 😆

[@IMAComedy]

For anyone who doesn't know, they don't necessarily give you the lines you messed up to make the play perfect for the audience. Certain rights holders will secretly send people to shows. If the company isn't following the script, as they agreed to in the contract, they can be sued for modifying it.

[@93hothead]

what

[@wellahartig6382]

“A lot of old white people at the matinee”! Hilarious!😂🤣

[@fifibadri3592]

Chris you make me laugh and I love you for it. 👏👏👏🙋‍♀️⚘ Greetings from Australia 🙋‍♀️

[@GameolioDan]

Okay... what was the total Dave tally?

[@djhrecordhound4391]

I got 41

[@keefriff99]

Haha, I just KNEW that third picture was going to be Denzel. Never saw this interview before but I had a feeling.

[@jeremiahbrewer6115]

Denzel… there’s not too many other actors who can just go by their first name. I love Denzel.

[@DixonDixon65]

Thats because Denzel WAS fine 13 years ago!🤣

[@isabellegiorgis2975]

he described American foreign intervention perfectly. I think he was referring to Libya. He was on point as always.

[@r3b3lvegan89]

………………..this, this aged….well…..LOL

[@oaw972]

I had a dream Dave... I was hosting the Oscars Dave... and Will Smith comes up and smacks me in the face! Right on TV Dave!

[@snnetwork8420]

Network television died when Dave retired in 2015. Hope the Late show crew doing well! 👍😊

[@davidburkholder7360]

No. It ended in the late 80's and maybe until Carson quit. Dave was never a great communicator.

[@tomaf]

I prefer Colbert.

[@SlowpokeRodriguez80]

For me it's Ferguson...

[@snnetwork8420]

@@davidburkholder7360 nah brah it started when carson ended. 👍😅

[@mikelheron20]

Letterman was a lecherous, creepy untalented a**hole who got his kicks by humiliating female guests. Very unpleasant man.

[@Nirvana504]

"Dave, how many times can I say Dave, Dave? Dave? Dave, well Dave? Dave, Dave, Dave...Right, Dave? Dave...........................Dave!"

[@daveteves]

It's so weird to hear Chris keep saying my name.

[@Lavettivegas]

This is a masterpiece. Him and Kevin Hart do sets in their interviews. It’s genius

[@robertodelosangeles3247]

All comedians do their sets in interviews. It’s been that way since the times of Lenny Bruce

[@Lavettivegas]

@@robertodelosangeles3247 I wouldn’t say all but I know a lot of them do. Just was acknowledging who has done it best

[@tee9753]

It’s not genius it’s the norm

[@Lavettivegas]

@@tee9753 might be but not on this level

[@tee9753]

@@Lavettivegas you’re right it’s done at much higher levels

[@joshuaewing5243]

ROFL...has anyone counted how many times Chris Rock said "Dave?"

[@TheElecPlay92]

Now it all makes sense...

[@chrisohagan8131]

He said his name Dave So many times... I'm surprised he didn't get hit then

[@dmsdrumcovers9506]

Awesome funny dude! Love Chris Rock!

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

this is where it all started

[@ultrakool]

he wanted to buy one rib in a movie🤣

[@thomasdecapito7279]

His old stich in Saturday night live ,"can I get 4 fries for 15 cents" at McDonald's

[@Andrew-Antioch-Kim]

Hopefully, Chris will return to the stage with another stand-up comedy special in the foreseeable future

[@TwoWrights]

He has Netflix's first live stand up special tomorrow.

[@cactaceous]

@@TwoWrights Saturday.

[@TwoWrights]

@@cactaceous Yeah. Today is Friday. 10:08am in Sydney

[@badad0166]

@@TwoWrights Harumph. Huzzah.

[@cactaceous]

@@TwoWrights Yeah. Today is Thursday. 7:33pm in New York City

[@donwebster9292]

omg.....Anything that keeps me off Dancing with the Stars is good. Awesome!

[@luksor13]

"we drop bombs to help people" as if I was listening to emperor palputin

[@SARGENTO007A]

In time this interview got more interesting.

[@plicool]

Chris is a funny man ❤️

[@thomasbrady63]

Chris is actually funny as hell . He had me laughing out loud . 😂

[@kylenewsome8439]

In this video??

[@happygreen3613]

Not really?

[@scottfaucett5747]

Dave.... That's a lot of Dave's.. Lol 😆😆

[@brett1234]

I've often found it addictive also saying "Dave"

[@pika23]

Hahaha! Always pokin the bear, but what is comedy if not for some fun ribbing

[@brianbullivant1009]

That video title/description has aged well. Very well.

[@JudasIscariot81]

It's on purpose, posted yesterday