Rock’s First Special in 10 Years Will Come Out Wednesday

After a long stint away, Chris Rock is coming home.

On Wednesday, one decade after his last stand-up special, “Kill the Messenger,” Rock, one of the most acclaimed stand-up comics alive, will release a new Netflix production, shot at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, minutes away from the Bed-Stuy neighborhood where he grew up. Rock will be telling jokes he has developed from his recent global tour, which began a year ago in Durham, North Carolina.

The special is called “Chris Rock: Tamborine,” a reference to a joke he tells about relationships during a part of his show where he delves into his divorce (Valentine’s Day is a pointed choice of release date). The comic Bo Burnham, who shot Jerrod Carmichael’s recent special “8,” directs.