Here is Chris Rock’s first promo for the 88th Academy Awards, in which he smiles his trademark shit-eating grin and lobs a decent joke. He doesn’t look particularly enthused for the Oscars, but then again, are we?
That said, I’m sure I’ll end up watching them, and I suspect many of you will as well. And if we’re going to devote three-and-change hours of our lives to this event, Rock isn’t a bad choice to shepherd us through them. Stay tuned to see if academy gives him as much of a reason to lampoon them as they did Neil Patrick Harris last year, after nominating all white actors for the lead and supporting categories.