Chris Rock Wants to Bring Christ Back to Christmas (Watch Video)

By Timothy Yap Nov 05, 2014 11:58 PM EST

With Christmas less than two months away, comedian and actor Chris Rock in the opening monologue of a recent episode of 'Saturday Night Live' blasted America for making Jesus' birthday materialistic.

"It's America, we commercialize everything. Look what we did to Christmas," he said boldly in his monologue, "Christmas is Jesus' birthday! Now I don't know Jesus, but from what I've read, Jesus is the least materialistic person to ever roam the earth."

"Jesus kept a low profile and we turned his birthday to the most materialistic day of the year," he said, "Matter of fact, we have the Jesus birthday season. It's a whole season of materialism."

Rock went on to say that not only is Jesus' birthday over commercialized, but commercialization of Christmas has also brankrupt the nation. "Then at the end of the Jesus birthday season we have the nerve to have an economist come on TV and tell you how horrible the Jesus birthday season was this year," he declared and then mocked a news report," 'OH we had a horrible Jesus Birthday season this year, hopefully business will pick up by his crucifixion."

Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film roles as well as a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.

He was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the United Kingdom as the ninth greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the eighth greatest stand-up comic.

Watch Rock's opening monologue below: