The specials serve as somewhat of a coup for HBO, which was once a leader in live comedy but now only releases a handful of stand-up specials a year.
Rock’s two specials and Chappelle’s three reportedly cost Netflix $20 million apiece, for a whopping total of $100 million.
And Netflix reportedly spent another $100 million on Seinfeld’s pair of specials, combined with his full series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
That’s roughly what HBO spent on the entire sixth season of Game of Thrones.
Netflix released 25 stand-up specials last year, and is releasing one per week in 2017.
They earn anywhere from $3-10 million, Variety reported, and higher profile comedians land $10-20 million.
That’s a lot, but less than the cost to develop a high-end drama like The Crown, which Netflix paid $130 million for. »
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