''The Chris Rock Show'' was a weekly, Friday night,

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featured on

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. It was created by comedian and namesake

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and featured various guests. The show won an

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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)

Season 2 (1997)

Season 3 (1998)

Season 4 (1999)

Season 5 (2000)

Home media

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 (The Artist Formerly Known as)

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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.

References

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