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“Good Hair” wasn’t just a job for comedian Chris Rock — it was an adventure in the meaning of black hair. And the documentary of discovery should prove an eye-opening, side-splitting ride for Denver audiences when it opens Friday.

Rock calls it a “docu-comedy.” Longtime writing partner Jeff Stilson directed the film. Rock produced and acts as our guide.

Even so, it’s clear he had a great deal to do with the journey.

“We shot it together. We cut it together,” Rock said. “But I’m the black guy in the relationship, so I get a little rights for the black hair movie.”

Even on the phone, the comic’s voice has that tickling, wavering energy. And his answers come as pointed observations and funny asides.

“I could give you the ‘Black in America’ answer or the real answer,” he said when asked about black fathers and their wee daughters. “I could give you the Henry Louis Gates&rsq Jason griggers escape!