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posted by martyb on Sunday October 16 2016, @02:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the he'a-real-stand-up-kind-of-guy dept.

Comedian Chris Rock will tape two comedy specials for Netflix for a reported $40 million:

After an eight-year absence, the multiple Emmy-winning comedian has signed a massive pact with Netflix for two stand-up specials, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sources say Rock has secured a whopping $40 million for the specials, which sets a new high mark for a stand-up comic. The $20 million per special is believed to be more than such A-list comedians as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer have commanded. The first Rock show will tape in 2017 and follow a new world tour that is currently being planned. It's unclear when either that first show will air or when the second will tape and be rolled out.

Given Rock's recent Emmy nomination for directing HBO's Schumer special, the deal at Netflix should be considered a big win for the streaming giant, which landed the in-demand comedian's specials following a multiple-network bidding war. The move also is a blow to HBO, where in addition to the Schumer special, Rock has had a 20-year history with the premium cable network that previously aired specials including Bigger & Blacker and Never Scared as well as his talk show The Chris Rock Show.

Chris Rock will join others who have migrated onto the Netflix platform:

Amazon, Hulu and HBO were also bidding for the specials, according to Variety.

Rock joins a string of high-profile comedians who have signed deals for standup specials on Netflix, including Chelsea Handler, Aziz Ansari and Patton Oswalt, whose special, Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping, won an Emmy for Netflix. In addition to Rock's two specials, the streaming service is also teaming with comedians Joe Rogan, Dana Carvey, Michael Che, Gabriel Iglesias, Reggie Watts, and Colin Quinn (with the latter directed by Jerry Seinfeld). In August, Netflix announced the imminent release of eight new specials, bringing the platform's total to over two dozen for 2016.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 16 2016, @11:46PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 16 2016, @11:46PM (#415009)

    I've never found Chris Rock to be 40 million dollars funny...

  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @02:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 17 2016, @02:44AM (#415062)
    It's his joke on Netflix it seems.