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A date has been locked in for Chris Rock’s new Netflix comedy particular.
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage – which will likely be live-streamed on Netflix – will premiere on March 4, practically a yr after the Oscar incident the place Will Smith, 54, slapped Rock, 57.
The notorious scene occurred on the March 27 Oscars ceremony, earlier than Smith’s win for Best Actor. He walked onstage and hit Rock on stay tv after taking challenge with a joke Rock made about spouse Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. (Jada, 50, lives with alopecia.)
The incident resulted in Smith’s resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a ban from attending Academy occasions for 10 years.
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Smith ultimately apologized to the comic in July with a video apology: “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out. So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”
Rock has since joked in regards to the incident, and even referenced it on stage throughout his U.Okay. tour with fellow comic Dave Chappelle, 49.
Chappelle reportedly known as Smith’s motion a “very strange choice,” throughout his set. He saluted Rock’s authenticity all through the years earlier than alleging that Smith “did an impression of a perfect man for 30 years,” per Deadline.
Once onstage, Rock additionally addressed the second, saying, “Did that s— hurt? Goddamn right… the motherf— hit me over a bulls—t joke, the nicest joke I ever told.”
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Chris Rock: Selective Outrage would be the first comedy particular that Netflix will stay stream in a worldwide occasion. It may also be Rock’s second particular on the streaming service after releasing Chris Rock: Tamborine in 2018.
“Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, Netflix vice chairman of stand-up and comedy codecs, stated in a press release in November. “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.”
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The streaming service launched an identical thought with its stay, in-person comedy occasion Netflix is a Joke: The Festival in Spring 2022. That occasion featured greater than 330 comedians performing exhibits throughout 35 venues in Los Angeles, in accordance to the press launch.
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage will premiere on Netflix on March 4, 2023 at 10pm ET/7pm PT.
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