A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he 香蕉视频直播渢ook that hit like Pacquiao.香蕉视频直播�

The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year香蕉视频直播檚 Oscars. 香蕉视频直播淐hris Rock: Selective Outrage,香蕉视频直播� streamed live from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, marked Netflix香蕉视频直播檚 first foray into live streaming.

Rock, performing in all white and with a Prince medallion around his neck, immediately touched on last year香蕉视频直播檚 Oscars while riffing on 香蕉视频直播渨okeness,香蕉视频直播� hypersensitivity and what he called 香蕉视频直播渟elective outrage.香蕉视频直播�

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But Rock then launched into a series of wide-ranging topics examining contemporary issues, including virtue signaling, high-priced yoga pants, the Duchess of Sussex, the Kardashians, abortion rights, the Capitol riot and what he called America香蕉视频直播檚 biggest addition: Attention.

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Rock, who also riffed on how he香蕉视频直播檇 respond if his father transitioned to a woman (he would support him, Rock said), made his clear 香蕉视频直播淪elective Outrage香蕉视频直播� was not going to be just a Will Smith show. Only occasionally did Rock香蕉视频直播檚 material dovetail with the 2022 Oscars, like it did when Rock joked about the oddity of Snoop Dogg becoming such a venerated pitch man for advertisers.

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But an hour into his set, Rock closed the special with a torrent of material about the infamous Academy Awards moment.

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While Smith has apologized and repeatedly spoken about the incident since last March, Rock has avoided all the usual platforms where celebrities often go to air their feelings. He never sat down with Oprah Winfrey, and turned away the many media outlets that would have loved to land an exclusive in-depth interview.

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But Rock did use his encounter with Smith to shape and enliven his second stand-up special for Netflix. Some of his best material was on their physical differences.

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香蕉视频直播淗e played Muhammed Ali,香蕉视频直播� added Rock. 香蕉视频直播淚 played Pookie in `New Jack City.香蕉视频直播澫憬妒悠抵辈��

Ultimately, Rock suggested he was just caught in the crossfire in Smith香蕉视频直播檚 relationship with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. It was a joke that Rock told about Pinkett Smith that prompted Smith to stride on stage and strike Rock. The comedian on Saturday referenced Pinkett Smith香蕉视频直播檚 earlier confessions of having an 香蕉视频直播渆ntanglement香蕉视频直播� with another man while married.

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香蕉视频直播淚 love Will Smith,香蕉视频直播� added Rock. 香蕉视频直播淣ow I watch `Emancipation香蕉视频直播� just to see him get whooped.香蕉视频直播�

Before dropping his microphone and holding his arms up triumphantly, Rock left the crowd with one last zinger. Rock said the reason why he didn香蕉视频直播檛 physically retaliate at the Oscars was because 香蕉视频直播淚 got parents.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淎nd you know what my parents taught me?香蕉视频直播� he said. 香蕉视频直播淒on香蕉视频直播檛 fight in front of white people.香蕉视频直播�

Netflix added pre- and post-show bookends of star-studded live programming with, as host comedian Ronny Chieng said, 香蕉视频直播渆very comedy legend who owes Netflix a favor.香蕉视频直播� Bono lent a opening introduction. Dana Carvey and David Spade hosted the after-show. Paul McCartney, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld and one of last year香蕉视频直播檚 Oscar hosts, Wanda Sykes, all added pre-taped messages. Arsenio Hall guaranteed Rock香蕉视频直播檚 set would cause Smith to smack his television set.

For much of the past year, Rock has been touring new material in a long string of performances as part of his Ego Death tour. The shows, which had been announced before the 2022 Oscars, have featured performances with Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart.

On the road, Rock has often worked in jokes and reflections on the slap. Rock first broke his public silence about the slap three nights after the Oscar ceremony, last year in Boston. 香蕉视频直播淗ow was your weekend?香蕉视频直播� he asked the crowd. He added that he was 香蕉视频直播渟till kind of processing what happened.香蕉视频直播�

After plenty of processing, Rock retook the cultural spotlight just a week before the March 12 Oscars, where the slap is sure to revisited by this year香蕉视频直播檚 host, Jimmy Kimmel. In the aftermath of last year香蕉视频直播檚 events, Smith resigned his membership to the film academy. The academy board of governors banned Smith from the Oscars and all other academy events for a decade.

At the annual luncheon for nominees held last month, motion picture academy president Janet Yang voiced regret about how the incident was handled, calling the academy香蕉视频直播檚 response 香蕉视频直播渋nadequate.香蕉视频直播� Bill Kramer, the academy香蕉视频直播檚 chief executive, has said the academy has since instituted a crisis communications team to prepare for and more rapidly respond to the unexpected.

香蕉视频直播淪elective Outrage香蕉视频直播� is Rock香蕉视频直播檚 second special for Netflix, following 2018香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淭amborine.香蕉视频直播� They香蕉视频直播檙e part of a two-special $40 million deal Rock signed with the streamer in 2016.

As new as the live 香蕉视频直播淪elective Outrage香蕉视频直播� was for Netflix, it was hard not to notice a few familiar things about it.

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By Jake Coyle

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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