The Chris Rock Show


The Chris Rock Show was a weekly, Friday night, late-night talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from February 7, 1997 to November 25, 2000.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

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Season 2 (1997)

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Season 3 (1998)

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Season 4 (1999)

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Season 5 (2000)

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Home releases

There have been four DVD releases of The Chris Rock Show in Region 1. The two "Best of" DVDs that were released were later repackaged into a single compilation in 2005. Seasons 1 and 2 were released as a DVD set in 2006. Most of the episodes were released uncut, however for contractual reasons the segment featuring Prince has been removed from the first episode of Season 1. The Seasons 1 and 2 DVD features a Chris Rock commentary on episodes 1 and 12.
DVD NameLengthRelease Date
The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volume One59 minutesAugust 31, 1999
The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volume Two55 minutesAugust 7, 2001
The Best of the Chris Rock Show Volumes 1 & 2120 minutesOctober 11, 2005
The Chris Rock Show Seasons 1 & 2510 minutesSeptember 19, 2006