Look: Chris Hardwick, the ORIGINAL Stacee Jaxx In “Rock Of Ages”
by Perry Michael Simon on June 14, 2012
Chris Hardwick singing “Wanted Dead or Alive” in a white cowboy hat and wig? Why, yes. And an explanation: Back in 2005-06, there was a little musical here in L.A. called Rock of Ages. Yes, THAT Rock of Ages. Chris was the original Stacee Jaxx in the original production, before it went to Broadway and became a hit there and then became the starring vehicle for Tom Cruise that opens in your local multiplex this weekend. The original cast included Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, the Dan Band’s Dan Finnerty, and Broadway actress and country singer Laura Bell Bundy. Chris couldn’t go with the show to Broadway due to other commitments, but we still have this video record of Chris-as-Stacee for our video scrapbook. Ah, memories.
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Yep. Better than Tom Cruise.
the only reason I’m considering watching the movie is because Chris was involved in the play…
Y U NO WEAR OPEN SHIRT WHITE COWBOY OUTFIT ANYMORE?!
Nice try Perry, but we all know this is actually just some back stage footage from one of the recent live nerdist shows….Chris had himself 1 too many Chai Tea Latte’s and got a little crazy with the Karaoke n groupies!
Seriously thou…thanks for posting…friggin Rock Star Nerdists rule.
Peace .n. On a Steel Horse I Ride,
3ToF
Oh man, SO AWESOME! And then the line at the end was just hilarious. There I was, practically yelling, “Holy shit! He can sing for real! Like, for REAL for real!” And then HARDWICK goes, “…finger sandwich?” I peed a little. It’s true. Just a little.
This is pretty much amazeballs. Chris is awesome!
More!
Tea and Finger Sandwiches!
That’s gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of the day now.
P.S. Does that work? Is that what I’ve been missing with the ladies? Tea and Finger Sandwiches? Or is the open shirt, abs, Rockstar thing a contributing factor?
There is no way that there isn’t a recording of the entire play somewhere.
Also, I had to listen to the soundtrack to the movie (working at a record store and all) and here are 2 things that annoyed me:
1) Tom Cruise does not have the same “resting in a wheelbarrow set of balls” power that Chris has. So all of his songs sound very light and auto-tuned.
and
2) They took out the part where Stacee Jaxx sings “Don’t Stop Believing” in Spanish. You know, the part that was Chris’ idea!
The chances of me ever seeing the movie are slim, but if a full recording of the L.A. 05/06 show ever becomes available, I will watch the shit out of it over and over.
I just remembered that finger sandwiches are a real thing but when I first heard this I thought it was a euphamism. “Did you bone?” “Naw but she let me give her finger sandwiches”.
I would want to see the movie if Chris was in it….instead of the king of short man’s complex, Tom Cruise. Barf. Chris = YAY! I love Chris’s singing. Sing MORE!!
@Overlord
that’s what I was thinking especially considering a certain Chris Hardwick joke along those lines.
@Chris Hardwick
I’m pretty sure when my wife sees this, she’s going to love you even more.
Yeah the guys have any number of variations on finger banging. Yet they have no word for snow.
@ChrisHardwick @Nerdist: How long were you grotesquely fat and how long did it take you to get into shape? Because you looked like you were already hot by 2005. Your gay following must be huge
Which one had an ad-lib make it into the script? That guy is better.
Hey, Chris.
Rob Delany and Scott Aukerman have both had a musical theatre past as well.
All Star Comedy People Musical Theatre Sing Off?
Yes, please.
Um.. i realize you dudes probably have little control over this BUT.. I’ve tried, like, THIRTY times to view this without success. PLEASE bomb YouTube or tell them to FIX their f*cking bandwidth issue!!!!!