Matt Rife Tops Stand-Up Specials In Latest Netflix Numbers
deadline.comNetflix released over a dozen stand-up specials in the second half of last year and Matt Rife was the most-watched. Matt Rife: Natural Selection, which was released in November, was watched for 13.5M hours.
This was above specials from the likes of Shane Gillis, Tom Segura and Mike Birbiglia as well as Ricky Gervais, Trevor Noah and Dave Chappelle (although the latter three launched theirs very late in December).
On the back of that special, Rife has been signed up for two further specials and is now developing a sitcom at the streamer.
Netflix has dominated the stand-up scene for some time now and recently launched the second iteration of its Netflix Is A Joke festival, where it had many of the biggest names in comedy across LA for two weeks.
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