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Posted Friday 10/15/21 at 2:57AM EDT
Dave Chappelle's The Closer LGBTQ controversy isn't a betrayal: It's exactly what he wanted to accomplish
"Dave Chappelle is getting plenty of heat for his latest Netflix special, The Closer," says Nicole Lewis.
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Netflix's new Dave Chappelle defense: Our content "doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm"
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos followed up on his Friday memo defending Chappelle's The Closer with a new memo on Monday...
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Posted Wednesday 10/13/21 at 3:53PM EDT
Report: Netflix employees raised concerns over Dave Chappelle's new special days before its release
Bloomberg News reports that employees raised "raised concerns about offensive material in Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special The Closer days...
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Netflix boss' Dave Chappelle memo was lip-servicey, tone-deaf and a masterwork of gaslighting
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos' memo to his Netflix staff defending Chappelle's "artistic freedom" in response to the backlash over his homophobic and...
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Posted Tuesday 10/12/21 at 8:55PM EDT
Trans Netflix employees plan a company-wide walkout to protest co-CEO Ted Sarandos' statements defending Dave Chappelle
The walkout scheduled for Oct.
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Posted Tuesday 10/12/21 at 2:09PM EDT
Jim Gaffigan returning to Netflix with a new standup special
Gaffigan's first Netflix special since 2017's Cinco is expected to premiere later this year.
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Posted Tuesday 10/12/21 at 2:58AM EDT
Dave Chappelle's The Closer stopped being fun when it started looking like something from Fox News
"Maybe you watch comedy specials to endure them, but I watch them to have a good time, and I stop...
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Netflix responds to LGBTQ backlash over Dave Chappelle: The Closer doesn't cross "the line on hate"
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed staff members over the uproar over Chappelle's new standup special that Dear White People co-showrunner...
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Posted Saturday 10/09/21 at 3:32AM EDT
Dear White People's Jaclyn Moore on boycotting Netflix over Dave Chappelle: His transphobia "felt different" this time
"I never loved Dave’s trans material before but this time it felt different," the Dear White People co-showrunner, who is...
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Posted Friday 10/08/21 at 2:17PM EDT
Dave Chappelle gets a standing ovation at the Hollywood Bowl amid The Closer controversy: "If this is what being canceled is like, I love it"
“F*ck Twitter.
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Posted Thursday 10/07/21 at 1:12PM EDT
Check out Ricky Velez's HBO standup special trailer
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore alum collaborated with Judd Apatow for his first standup special, Ricky Velez: Here's Everything,...
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Dave Chappelle is stuck in an endless feedback loop: "His head is up his a**. He needs new ideas"
In The Closer, the finale to Chappelle's six Netflix standup specials, Chappelle goes "for the predictable jabs and rehashing takes...
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Posted Thursday 10/07/21 at 3:31AM EDT
Dear White People executive producer Jaclyn Moore says she's "done" with Netflix over Dave Chappelle's transphobic jokes
Chappelle's The Closer special has been called out by GLAAD and the National Black Justice Coalition for "ridiculing trans people.
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Posted Wednesday 10/06/21 at 7:18PM EDT
GLAAD: "Dave Chappelle's brand has become synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities"
GLAAD sent out a tweet lambasting Chappelle for his transphobic comments in his new Netflix special The Closer.
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Posted Tuesday 10/05/21 at 11:53PM EDT
Dave Chappelle criticized for The Closer jokes about homophobia and trans lives
Chappelle's sixth Netflix standup special continues his themes of making the LGBTQ community the butt of his jokes.