Netflix had five of these with HBO airingSarah Silverman: Someone You Love.
For a lot of stand-ups, its such a personal art form.
Sometimes, theyre spending years developing these shows.
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I think having an HBO special still feels like a right of passage as a stand-up.
And thanks to Netflix, people get overpaid for it.
The Burr special is understood to have cost around $15M as a result of multiple bidders.
HBO, on the other hand, aims for up to eight per year.
We dont have a number in mind.
We like to do a very curated slate of specials.
Sometimes there are six, but I dont think weve ever done more than eight, Rosenstein said.
I love that the way we produce specials is evolving too.
I love when someone says, You may think this is a crazy idea, Rosenstein added.
Im happy theres this explosion and other outlets for comedians.
We just stay true to the people that we want to be in business with, she said.
