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Chris Rock: Tamborine

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Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Chris Rock, who redefined stand-up comedy with his hilarious and brilliant takes on relationships, race and society, comes to Netflix with Chris Rock: Tamborine, his first stand-up special in ten years. With his trademark laser-like observations, Rock covers the gamut of contemporary issues, with incisive and insightful commentary on life.
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Chris Rock reasserts his credentials as one of comedy's preeminent figures in Tamborine, an introspective standup act delivered with fresh sensitivity and trademark exuberance.

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Vinson Cunningham The New Yorker 12/27/2018
For all of Rock's fealty to hard fact and the disenchantments of experience, "Tamborine" is most exciting, and most unlike anything he's done before, when he gropes toward transformation. Go to Full Review
Ashley Hoffman TIME Magazine 11/20/2018
[Rock's] willingness to derail the laughs shows a newfound vulnerability-all before he brings the act safely back to a funny zone. Go to Full Review
Alison Herman The Ringer 02/14/2018
Rock has thus made his most personal special without ever getting that personal - a testament to his talents, not a criticism of them. Go to Full Review
Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice 08/29/2018
Chris Rock returns to us with things to say and share, with humor that serves as a nice respite as we ourselves march on and endure. Go to Full Review
Sean L. McCarthy Decider 02/20/2018
Rock now recognizes the importance of learning life lessons and accepting cold hard truths about himself... That's something some of his peers and those who look up to him in comedy would be wise to listen to and heed. Go to Full Review
David Bianculli TV Worth Watching 02/20/2018
Rock, in every TV special he's ever released, manages to touch on a topic in a way, and with a fervor and intelligence, I end up remembering long afterward. Go to Full Review
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Doug J 07/17/2023 Have always loved Chris Rock. This is so full of hate speech, it was disturbing. ..."Teaching his kids to hate all things white." "Call for more white mothers crying for their murdered children... " He used to be high intellect, genuinely funny, insightful, genius. Something has gone wrong with him deep inside. This kind of blatant call for hatred by anyone of any race should cause outrage and be shunned by everyone. See more 05/05/2022 Surprised By How Unfunny This Was. Felt More Like Group Therapy Than A Comic Giving You Laughs. Eddie Murphy Did The Family Separation Thing Better. See more 04/06/2022 There was a time when Rock could make me laugh. Hell, he could make me laugh a lot. But I sat there, and watched a man so full of racial animus that I did not understand if this was comedy or a racist tirade. He had a few funny quips, but the rest? Full of legit bitterness towards white people for something that 99.9% of the world cannot control. Far from funny, it was sad. I actively felt sad watching this. Stay away. See more 10/22/2021 Wtf was this? I didn't really find it funny at all and had a hard time finishing it bc it was so boring and cringe at the same time. See more 07/06/2021 I love it, very valuable material, a must watch! See more 05/24/2021 Extremely funny, and intelligent jokes. The people who were offended by his white jokes take themselves way to seriously. He's making jokes about his experience, and the way he sees the world, but people are mad because it doesn't match their experience. Yes I'm white, no I wasn't offended. I think if you were offended you most likely are the kind of person he's joking about. Great job to Chris Rock. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Chris Rock, who redefined stand-up comedy with his hilarious and brilliant takes on relationships, race and society, comes to Netflix with Chris Rock: Tamborine, his first stand-up special in ten years. With his trademark laser-like observations, Rock covers the gamut of contemporary issues, with incisive and insightful commentary on life.
Director
Bo Burnham
Screenwriter
Chris Rock
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2018
Runtime
1h 4m
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