Andrew Dice Clay helped Rock prepare for the special. He helped Rock to take particular care in his stage presence and his wardrobe. Clay receives a special thanks in the closing credits.
In closing credits, special thanks is given to "Little Penny". This was a puppet for which Rock provided the voice in a series of Nike commercials with Penny Hardaway.
The opening features a shot of Rock's shoes as he walks onstage from his dressing room. Before he goes on stage, images of eight comedy albums flash on screen:
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With - Bill Cosby
Dick Gregory in Living Black & White
Don't Fight the Feeling - Geraldine (Flip Willson)
...is it something I said? - Richard Pryor
Comedy is not Pretty! - Steve Martin
Tune Me In - Pigmeat Markham
Woody Allen - Woody Allen
Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy