Netflix plans to bring a night of fun entertainment filled with laughter to lovers of comedy withChris Rock’s second Netflix stand-up comedy special. The streamer has announced that the upcomingChris Rock: Selective Outragecomedy special will be an evening of live entertainment complete with a pre- and post-show from the world’s funniest comedians.
According to Netflix,Chris Rock: Selective Outragewill have a pre-show titled “The Show Before the Show” and a post-show titled “The Show After the Show”.The Chris Rock: Selective Outragecomedy event will stream live on March 4, from The World Famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip with the pre-show starting at 6:30 PT/ 9:30 ET, counting down to the main event, which starts 7pm PT/ 10pm ET. Rock will perform his live Netflix special with the post show following right after.
Chris Rock: Selective Outrageis Rock’s second Netflix stand-up comedy special. His first wasChris Rock: Tamborine, which debuted in February 2018. The stand-up was directed byBo Burnham. The special was successful, hitting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes. Due to that success,Chris Rock: Selective Outragehas been highly anticipatedsince it was announced.
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Robbie Praw, Netflix’s Vice President of Stand-up and Comedy Formats, saying the goal of the special event is to give the best stand-up comedy.
“March 4 will be a hilarious evening, with an incredible set from Chris Rock - one of the greatest stand-ups of all-time - and contributions from an amazing lineup of special guests. Our goal is to deliver the best stand-up comedy to our members, and this live streaming event further reinforces all the ways we continue to invest in the genre.”
As promised by Praw, both the pre-show and post-show have a fantastic line up with the pre-show hosted byRonny Chiengalong withArsenio Hall,Leslie Jones, Dean Coleand more. The half hour show will include live commentary from fellow comedians and messages from some of the actor-comedian’s friends, includingAmy Schumer, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice-T, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Matthew McConaughey, Sir Paul McCartney, Sarah Silverman,andWanda Sykes. The post-show will be hosted byDavid SpadeandDana Carveywith special guestsArsenio Hall, six-time NBA ChampionKareem Abdul-Jabbar,andJB Smoove. The epic night of entertainment will end with more live from the Comedy Store.
The pre- and post-show will be produced by Den of Thieves and directed byJoe DeMaio. Both will be executive produced byJill Leidermanand Den of Thieves’Jared Morell.
How to WatchChris Rock: Selective Outrage
The show will be available to stream live from 6:20pm PT/ 9:20pm ET. Viewers will be able to rewind, pause and jump to live. If you start late, you have the option to play from the beginning or pick up from where the live stream is ongoing.Chris Rock: Selective Outragewill stream live on March 4, and it will also be available for streaming on Netflix after the live event.
