The First Stand-Up special of Chris Rock since the Will Smith Oscar slap incident will air live on Netflix. While Rock was on the road for his Ego Death comedy tour, it was assumed that he would address the Will Smith Oscar slap that started his year with a shock. However, he did not.
The time to talk has officially come. He noted that he will talk about it on a Netflix special. Netflix announced on Thursday that in early 2023, Rock will become the first comedian to air a live streaming special on the platform. It will be his second stand-up event for the streamer following 2018’s Chris Rock: ‘Tamborine’.
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Will Chris Rock Address The Oscar Slap Incident On His Comedy Show?
Everyone is expecting Chris Rock to address about the Will Smith Oscar slap incident on his comedy tour. “People expect me to talk about the bullshit,” he said during a show in London, according to Deadline. “I’m not going to talk about it right now. I’ll get to it eventually, on Netflix,” Rock said.
Guess what? All of our manifestation has finally come true. Netflix announced on Thursday that in early 2023, Rock will become the first comedian to air a live streaming special on the platform. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, Netflix’s vice president of stand-up and comedy formats, said in a statement.
“We’re thrilled the entire world will be able to experience a live Chris Rock comedy event and be a part of Netflix history. This will be an unforgettable moment, and we’re so honored that Chris is carrying this torch,” he said.
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What Did Rock Say About The Slap Incident?
Rock joked about the slap while performing at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. “Everybody is trying to be a fucking victim,” Rock said, according to People. “If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims. Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith…I went to work the next day, I got kids.” (This appeared to reference currently incarcerated Death Row Records cofounder Suge Knight.) “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” he continued.
The comedian was back at the mic only 72 hours after the Will Smith slap. “How was your weekend?” Rock began his set at Boston’s Wilbur theater. “I don’t have a bunch of shit about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I’m still kind of processing what happened. So at some point, I’ll talk about that shit. And it will be serious and funny.”
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