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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.
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Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 4, 2023
54
7.3
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.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
54
15% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
77% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
54
15% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
77% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
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.
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.3
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
20% Mixed
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13% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.3
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
The critics don't like it because Rock is making fun of THEM. Sick of all the nonsense that's rammed down your throat 24/7? Rock lambasts it while making you laugh your rear off. Excellent special proving the man has still got it.
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Selective Outrage is selectively funny at best and only comes fully to life as the final curtain beckons.
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.
“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.
The biggest failure of Selective Outrage is not Rock himself, but everything around him — the direction, the staging, and the abysmal pre- and post-shows. ... The special’s final ten minutes, in which Rock finally takes on Will Smith and the Oscars, are the strongest part of the show. In fact, the special improves steadily from about the halfway point. ... The whole thing almost rights itself … and then that sloppy, excruciating post-show kicks in.
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.
This was well worth the time I spent to watch it. It was also well worth the one year wait to see what his response was to Will Smith.
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Disappointing, to be honest. Goes off about politicizing yoga pants, but then proceeds on a racist rant talking about white men playing victim even though they run the country. They do? Maybe rich people do, but I don't know anyone who runs the countey and I'm white. And he's saying this in Baltimore? The entire city government is black. Baltmer is a black town. Sad. I was really hoping for more from him.
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Production Company:
- Netflix Studios
Initial Release Date: Mar 4, 2023
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 3 Nominations
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination