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Sept. 18, 2017 / 9:39 AM

Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres star in Netflix crossover ad for stand-up specials

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Chris Rock arrives on the red carpet at the 2014 National Board of Review Gala on January 6, 2015. Rock along with fellow comedians including Ellen DeGeneres star in a new Netflix ad to promote a slate of upcoming comedy specials. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Chris Rock arrives on the red carpet at the 2014 National Board of Review Gala on January 6, 2015. Rock along with fellow comedians including Ellen DeGeneres star in a new Netflix ad to promote a slate of upcoming comedy specials. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Chappelle invade various Netflix shows to promote their slate of upcoming stand-up specials in a new ad released Sunday during the Emmys.

The clip, titled Netflix is a joke, features the group of comedians appearing in Netflix exclusive series' such as House of Cards, Stranger Things, The Crown and Orange is the New Black.

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"Ladies, doesn't it bother you that you're in here and O.J. is walking the streets?" Rock asks the characters of Orange is the new Black alongside Taylor Schilling's character Piper Chapman during a pivotal moment from the show.

DeGeneres is seen trying her best to bow to Claire Foy's Princess Elizabeth from The Crown. The ad ends with both Rock and Chapelle flipping out at how Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven from Stranger Things can crush a soda can with her mind.

"Netflix is a joke. There, we said it. Brand new stand-up specials from Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld are coming soon," reads the description.

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