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Posted Wednesday 11/17/21 at 4:10PM EST
Report: Dave Chappelle's "Some of my best friends are trans" Daphne Dorman story from The Closer doesn't hold up
Journalist and You're Wrong About podcast co-host Michael Hobbes delved into Chappelle's claim that Dorman, whom he mentioned in 2019's...
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Posted Monday 11/15/21 at 6:47PM EST
Dave Chappelle's high school delays a fundraiser after students threatened to walk out over The Closer controversy
Duke Ellington School of the Arts initially canceled the fundraiser that Chappelle was supposed to attend after students threatened to walk...
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Posted Thursday 11/04/21 at 1:08PM EDT
Dave Chappelle's The Closer debuts at No. 7 on Nielsen's Streaming Top with a 59% male audience
The controversial Netflix standup special was the most male-skewing show on Nielsen's Streaming Top 10 for the week of Oct.
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Posted Saturday 10/30/21 at 5:41AM EDT
Dave Chappelle depends on "The Cancellation Scam" because he fears irrelevance
Chappelle, says Zeba Blay, "doesn’t really fear cancellation — he relishes and welcomes it.
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Posted Friday 10/29/21 at 7:37PM EDT
Netflix hit with a labor complaint alleging the company is trying to stop employees from "speaking up" over Dave Chappelle's The Closer
Former Netflix program manager B.
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Posted Thursday 10/28/21 at 3:27AM EDT
Mort Sahl might be the only comic who paved the way for both Hannah Gadsby and Dave Chappelle
In analyzing the influence of Sahl, who died Tuesday at age 94, Jason Zinoman looks at the legendary comedian's legacy...
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Posted Thursday 10/28/21 at 3:27AM EDT
Don't expect Netflix to quit Dave Chappelle after The Closer controversy
"It was not as if (Netflix co-CEO Ted) Sarandos could not have anticipated the backlash to The Closer; several of...
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Posted Thursday 10/28/21 at 3:27AM EDT
Garrett Morris calls Lorne Michaels a "genius," reflects on racism behind the scenes at SNL and defends Dave Chappelle
In a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 84-year-old Morris recalled getting hired at Saturday Night Live -- when...
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Posted Tuesday 10/26/21 at 3:51AM EDT
The Dave Chappelle controversy is further proof Netflix isn't your friend
"Like most upstart studios, Netflix made inroads by targeting soft spots in the marketplace, areas where Hollywood’s institutional culture was...
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Dave Chappelle says he won't be "bending to anyone's demands," slams Hannah Gadsby as "not funny"
Chappelle released a standup comedy video on Instagram showing him responding to the trans controversy over his The Closer Netflix special.
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Posted Saturday 10/23/21 at 4:37AM EDT
Dave Chappelle has become "a ghost of comedy past"
Danielle Fuentes Morgan, who teaches a class on African American comedy, says Chappelle has evolved from his status as a...
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Posted Friday 10/22/21 at 1:26PM EDT
Dave Chappelle's rep says the comedian is "open" to a dialogue with Netflix employees who walked out over The Closer
"Dave stands by his Art.
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Posted Thursday 10/21/21 at 1:53PM EDT
Netflix is reportedly considering adding a content warning to Dave Chappelle's The Closer, as demanded by trans employees who walked out
The demands from the trans employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Netflix's handing of The Closer included: "Add...
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Posted Thursday 10/21/21 at 3:46AM EDT
Dave Chappelle's The Closer receives a negative review in his hometown Yellow Springs, Ohio newspaper from a Black trans woman
"This is prob the only negative review of the Chappelle that leaves a mark, in part b/c it's in his...
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Hundreds join in Netflix protest rally over Dave Chappelle's The Closer
Today's rally in front of Netflix's Vine Street offices in Hollywood drew not only trans Netflix employees and their supporters,...