Chris Rock: Never At A Loss For Words

Posted Friday, March 30, 2001 at 7:51 AM Central

by Heather Koehler

ShoWest proved to be successful again this year for the exhibitors, but the stars had other things to say about the three-plus hour awards ceremony. When comedian Chris Rock won the Comedy Star of the Year Award, he didn't give a Julia Roberts speech.

Instead, he made it clear exactly why he was in Vegas. "I just want to say, this is the longest show I've ever been to in my life. Nobody came here for a d**n awards show! It's Vegas! Strippers are going broke right now because of this awards show. Thank you, let's get out of here!"