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Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Admits Skepticism Before Giving a Shout-Out to Chris Rock’s Latest Netflix Special

Published 03/05/2023, 5:00 AM EST

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Serena Williams husband, Alexis Ohanian, is a huge fan of Chris Rock’s performances. After watching his newest stand-up special, he gave a shout-out to the actor, but in his own unique manner. The 39-year-old American entrepreneur is among the regular Netflix streaming audience. As an entrepreneur, he not only believes in small businesses but also likes to give his thoughts on the developments that he wants to see and experience in the near future.

Williams’ husband applauds Chris Rock’s live stand-up special

The American tennis legend’s husband took to his Twitter account to share about his experience of watching Chris Rock’s live show on Netflix. He wrote, “Tuned in to #ChrisRock tonight!” 

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Not only that, he also shared his favorite part of the show with his social media family. He recalled how he connected to the incident and wrote, “And you know I loved the @SerenaWilliams shoutout. (Chris did it at the Palm Springs show I saw & I wasn’t sure it’d make it into the final set)” 

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In that stand-up show, the 58-year-old American comedian took a slight jab at the Oscar slap incident that took place last year. The infamous incident at the Academy Awards made him and Will Smith the talk of the town for a good amount of time. 

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However, coming back to the point, this is not the first time the Reddit co-founder was dazzled by Netflix’s smart move of bringing the idea of streaming live stand-up comedy shows.

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Ohanian’s take on having live streaming over Netflix 

Last year, after the first live-streaming act on Netflix by Chris Rock, the tech genius took to his Twitter account to share his take on Netflix’s smart move. In that, he appreciated the OTT platform for streaming live events. Moreover, he also stated the importance of having live streaming in the future, and how it will be a winning ticket in the attention war among the various streaming services.

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Ohanian also talked about the show and claimed that it is one of the best stand-up comedies he has ever listened to.

Did you watch Rock’s live performance? Is Ohanian right in calling live shows, the next best thing in the streaming arena?

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.
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