Chris Rock's 'Whipped' Joke About Will Smith May Make Netflix Special

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Sun, March 5, 2023

The highly-anticipated "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage" is just moments away from going live on Netflix.

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Marking the comedian's sixth stand-up special and his second for the streaming platform after the success of "Tamborine" in 2018, directed by Bo Burnham.

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The pre-show festivities kicked off with Ronny Chieng hosting live from LA, where he playfully teased the crowd by saying, "We could have pre-taped this whole thing."

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And nobody would have cared, but we're doing this for a noble cause: to finally try to kill off traditional TV and put it out of its misery.

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In fact, if you listen hard, you can hear Baby Boomers canceling the last of their cable subscription packages.

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Prior to that, U2's Bono delivered a special opening performance dedicated to Rock.

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Arsenio Hall followed Chieng's act with a hilarious quip, predicting that Will Smith would get so riled up during the show that he'll end up slapping his TV off the wall.

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Cameos from Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, Woody Harrelson, Ali Wong, and Bill Maher aired during the event, praising Chris Rock's impressive body of work.

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