DELRAY BEACH – Some 30 years ago, back when I was editor of the University of Hartford’s student newspaper the informer, Dana Carvey and Mike Myers brought their stand-up tour to campus.
Carvey and Myers were about to become mega stars – this happened prior to the premiere of Wayne’s World and would certainly be great interviews.
A couple of freshmen writers asked to interview the opening act – a relatively new comedian I hadn’t heard of. I told them to have at it.
During the final minutes of out interviews with Carvey and Myers, the two writers and the opening act entered the room and sat quietly, listening. That comic might still have been a teenager, and didn’t even look that old.
A few minutes later that opening act took the stage, and to say that Chris Rock killed that night doesn’t do his performance justice. I, like most anyone who’s ever enjoyed a Rock performance, have been a fan ever since.
On Saturday Rock became the first stand-up comedian to perform live on Netflix. Today’s Stand-Up Spotlight focuses solely on that show. During his performance Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slap, Jada Pinkett Smith, victimhood culture, Meghan Markle and more. While most reviews of the show are positive, we did include one negative write-up for balance.
But the best advice is to simply watch the special. For those who don’t have a Netflix account, South Florida comedian John Loveless has the passcode.
It’s a new week. Let’s keep the funny Rock’in.
STAND-UP SPOTLIGHT – March 6, 2023
‘It still hurts’: Chris Rock goes after Will Smith and also makes Netflix history
Nearly one year after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, Chris Rock finally hit back in a highly anticipated new Netflix stand-up special that aired live Saturday night.
“People are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts!” Rock joked in his new special, Selective Outrage. “I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ear.”
Rock, 58, speaking to a live audience at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, told jokes about the incident for the first time in front of a national audience. The comedian said he thinks the slap really had its origins between Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who had what she described as a romantic “entanglement” with singer August Alsina while the couple were separated.
‘Some bitch-ass s–t’: Chris Rock blasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in new Netflix special
Chris Rock did not go quietly into the night!
The famed funnyman used his latest Netflix special to verbally clobber Will Smith for slapping him onstage at last year’s Oscars ceremony — accusing the actor of “some bitch-ass s–t” over the infamous incident.
The famed funnyman used his latest Netflix special to verbally clobber Will Smith for slapping him onstage at last year’s Oscars ceremony — accusing the actor of “some bitch-ass s–t” over the infamous incident.
Chris Rock Slams Will Smith in Live Comedy Special for Netflix: “I’m Not a Victim, Baby”
It was the moment many had been waiting nearly a year for — a chance to hear just how Chris Rock would finally address Will Smith’s Oscar night smackdown of the comedian on the Academy stage with a slap that will live in infamy.
Perhaps because Rock knew much of the audience who tuned in were waiting for just that moment, he saved it toward near the end of his set Saturday night during Netflix’s much hyped first live special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage!
Chris Rock calls out Jada Pinkett Smith for ‘starting’ their feud during Netflix stand-up special
Chris Rock made a bold Oscars claim about Jada Pinkett Smith during a new comedy special.
On Saturday (4 March), the comedian historically performed a live set for Netflix, titled Selective Outrage, during which he roasted Will Smith for slapping him at the Oscars in March 2022.
However, he also used the set to make a claim about Smith’s wife, Pinkett Smith. According to Rock, the Girl’s Trip actor attempted to force him to quit hosting the Oscars in 2016 because her husband didn’t get a Best Actor nomination.
Chris Rock questions Meghan Markle’s ‘racism claims’ against royal family in Netflix stand-up show
Chris Rock has called out Meghan Markle for accusing the royal family of being “racist”.
The comedian was hosting a stand-up special, titled Selective Outrage, which was historically broadcast on Netflix live.
During the set, he addressed Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey that occurred in April 2021. In the interview, Markle and Prince Harry said that, while at Buckingham Palace, there were “concerns” raised about “how dark” their baby’s skin might be before Archie was born.
David Spade, Arsenio Hall and More Comics React to ‘Comedy Great’ Chris Rock’s Netflix Special (Exclusive)
Chris Rock returned to the stage for his hotly anticipated live Netflix special, Selective Outrage, on Saturday, and many of his friends and admirers in the comedy world showered him with praise ahead of the live event.
ET was on the carpet at the stand-up show and live viewing event at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, California, on Saturday, and spoke with a few of the comedy legends who came out to the big show.
Review: Chris Rock becomes a sad old man yelling at clouds in live Netflix special
Perhaps Chris Rock should have titled his new Netflix standup special, “Get Off My Lawn.”
That’s the tone Rock presented in “Selective Outrage,” his latest standup special, performed from Baltimore in Netflix’s first live global event (now streaming).
He’s crotchety. He’s mean. He’s predictable and boring.
