When it comes to the funniest people, Chris Rock‘s name is often in the mix. Now he’s giving credit to Druski following his hilarious performance hosting the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28. At 31, Druski made history as the youngest person to host the BET Awards, and he took to his Instagram Stories on Monday, June 29, to share a special message from Rock.
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Chris Rock Sent Druski A Text Message Following The BET Awards
In addition to hosting the award show, Druski also won the Pulse Award — which honors digital creators moving Black culture forward. The comedian rose to fame quickly by creating and sharing comedy videos online. Now, one of the biggest names in comedy is giving him praise.
Druski shared a text message he received from Rock on his Instagram Stories, and it credited the funny man with his comedy chops. Not only did Rock praise Druski’s performance, but he also claimed it was so good that he was now “officially retired.”
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“Hey, incredible,” wrote Chris Rock. “Best host ever. You officially retired me. Hats off your the best.”
The post was captioned, “I SHUT THE BET AWARDS DOWN LAST NIGHT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
Druski Dropped A New Video During The BET Awards
Meanwhile, Druski dropped another hilarious video during the BET Awards, and he portrays the late Joe Jackson, the father of The Jackson 5. The video is a skit portraying the film ‘Joe,” a parody-prequel to the movie currently in theaters about the late pop star Michael Jackson, “Michael.” Jackson was said to be a strict disciplinarian with his children, and Druski did not hold back in his mockery of the family drama. The video portrays the family’s early days in the music business. The post was captioned, “The Prequel to MICHAEL… ‘JOE’ 😂 Coming to Theaters Soon #BETAwards.”
Fans React To Druski’s Joe Jackson Video
Fans reacted to Druski’s new video online, and they ate it up.
Instagram user @savageboygio replied, “Brooo😭😭 how do you keep doing this🐐😩😭😭🤣🤣🤣🐐🐐🐐🐐.”
User @ noted, “Everytime he reach for the belt I died😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
@therapnetwork5 called Druski a “genius.” “Bro this dude have went next level on capitalize genius @druski 📌🎙️🔥.”
User @chanelnicoleofficial noted that Janet Jackson was at the awards show and had just been on stage when the video drooped. “After Janet just left the stage bruh you wild!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
Several users noted how well the video was made. @jonthrifts wrote, “How is the production value so high…”
@hardstop.lucas agreed and wrote, “I almost thought this was real ong!!! 😂.”
