Chris Spencer and Jalen Rose discuss comedy, Vegas & strippers
nypost.comlast week with the premiere of “Back on the Strip” – a phenomenal comedy about aged Las Vegas male strippers coming out of retirement.
He directed, wrote, produced and stars in the revealing flick.Chris – plus a few surprise guests – put on another performance for the ages on this week’s “Renaissance Man” episode, starting with the director’s inspiration to make the film.“So what happened was, I was in Vegas.
When you get off the plane in Vegas you see that sign for ‘Thunder From Down Under,’ ” Chris said, referring to the hit male dancer show in Sin City.“I’ve noticed, for the last 20 years, it’s the same poster.
They’ve gotta be old by now!”Quickly, his mind started working and Chris consulted with his brother-in-law, Adam Rodriguez – who was in “Magic Mike” – and his own wife to come up with the concept.
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