| Netflix | Season Premiere Date: March 4, 2023 |
Summary:
The second Netflix stand-up special for comedian Chris Rock is Netflix's first live-streamed show and features a pre-show hosted by Ronny Chieng and an aftershow hosted by Dana Carvey and David Spade after Rock's set.
Genre(s):
Comedy, Events & Specials
Season 1 Episodes
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Mar 6, 2023
Whether or not you buy his theories about how men are, or women are, or what makes a good relationship, or what ails the country, or even accept the premises from which he draws his conclusions, and whether or not this was his finest hour (and eight minutes) of television, Rock remains worth listening to, because there’s nothing casual about what he does, and most important, he knows how to craft and sell a joke. You may laugh even as you’re offended.
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Mar 6, 2023
The [post-set] idea was for the comics to lend their expert opinion about each joke – entirely unnecessary, given that they landed as they should have. Besides, the incendiary fervor of the closing segment eclipses the rest of it in the immediate memory. ... Everything that comes before the last 10 minutes of "Selective Outrage" is, by the standards of Chris Rock's show at this point in his career, solid if not especially pointed.
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Mar 6, 2023
It was certainly not as startling as Will Smith hitting him at the Oscars, but his long-awaited response, in his new Netflix stand-up special “Selective Outrage” on Saturday night, had moments that felt as emotional, messy and fierce. It was the least rehearsed, most riveting material in an uneven hour.
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Mar 6, 2023
The last 10 minutes, in which he accuses Smith of “selective outrage,” felt like an organic, angry rant—and was all the more powerful for its departure from Rock’s usual mode. It’s a shame that most of the rest of the night was forgettable. ... For much of the special, Rock seemed to be working the speed bag, getting his energy up for his impressive knockout blow to Smith. As live television, it was intermittently interesting, then briefly compelling; as comedy, it will be a minor entry in Rock’s estimable stand-up catalog.
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Mar 9, 2023
On Saturday, March 4, audiences were treated to an hour of the comedian toggling between reactionary and woke gags, along with racial/sexual/cultural observations, before he unloaded on Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith for about eight minutes with a year’s worth of pent-up vitriol. Like his earlier material, Rock’s verbal counterpunches were at times funny, insightful and sometimes righteous. They also included some of the lowest blows ever directed at individuals in the context of an entertainment program.
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IndieWire
Mar 6, 2023
“Selective Outrage” felt like top-of-mind observations, uninterested in deeper scrutiny or even overall cohesiveness. ... Technically, you could argue his point of focus, his structure, and the very existence of his special shows he’s aware of the unprecedented attention he’s receiving. But you could just as easily argue that by not earning it, he’s just showing his ass.
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Mar 6, 2023
A flimsy, flaccid special that gained nothing from being live, other than providing publicity for Netflix with his long-awaited comments about Will Smith slapping him at last year's Oscars. ... Rock did not get into his rhythm until the show was practically over, when he began a blazing rant about Smith and adamantly denied being a victim. But then he sure reached for sympathy like one.
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Mar 8, 2023
The mainstream liberal media crybabies hate his show because he tell the truth about them.
So they of course give his skit bad reviews.
Chris Rock could care less.
So they of course give his skit bad reviews.
Chris Rock could care less.
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Mar 12, 2023
I just wanted to comment on reviewers that say things like "Liberal Cry Babies", are usually pieces of crap.
So to summarize the special, first 80% was ok but unoriginal. The last 20% was really what everyone was waiting for, and he was raw and ferocious and funny.
So to summarize the special, first 80% was ok but unoriginal. The last 20% was really what everyone was waiting for, and he was raw and ferocious and funny.
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Mar 6, 2023
Just sorta bland. Another person described it as stale. Second half is better than the first, but overall it just wasn't...that...funny.
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Mar 13, 2023
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Air Date: March 4, 2023
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