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On Sunday night, actor/comedian Dave Chappelle decided to add a little "audience participation" to his set at the Chase Center in San Francisco without even knowing it That's because Chappelle decided to invite his fellow "The League of Extraordinarily Whiny Man-Babies" (a cabal that also counts Bill Maher and Joe Rogan as members) member Elon[...]

Comedian/actor Dave Chappelle took the stage of NBC's Saturday Night Live last night with an opening monologue that addressed rapper Kanye West and NBA player Kyrie Irving's recent controversies surrounding comments and social media postings viewed by many as antisemitic and promoting antisemitic beliefs If you didn't get a chance to check out our review,[...]

Except Dave Chappelle presents an interesting dilemma, one that has him co-holding the title with Megan Thee Stallion for top season honors (followed by Brendan Gleeson, Amy Schumer, Jack Harlow, and Miles Teller) Because as seriously on-point as this episode was, much of that had to do with the 15 minutes that Chappelle was given[...]

And with actor/comedian Dave Chappelle (and musical guest Black Star) set to take the main stage of Studio 8H this weekend, we're expecting nothing less Well, thanks to rapper, "Law & Order" franchise actor, and one of the best ensemble characters in six seasons of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Ice-T, we're getting the heads-up[...]

After the release of the midweek sketch earlier today, we're getting a chance to check in with this week's host, actor/comedian Dave Chappelle (with musical guest Black Star) & the cast of Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live during read-thru With reported (but not confirmed) rumblings among the writers over the choice of Chappelle as[...]

Maybe we're just being a bit paranoid and over-precautious, but we can't help feeling that this week leading up to actor/comedian Dave Chappelle (with musical guest Black Star) taking the stage to host Lorne Michaels & NBC's Saturday Night Live could prove to be an "interesting" one But for now, we're rolling along with how SNL's[...]

That brings us to the Tuesday before a new show, which means it's time for an official welcome video for this weekend's host, actor/comedian Dave Chappelle (no stranger to SNL), and musical guest Black Star Considering Chappelle's been no stranger to media headlines over the past several months, it will be interesting to see how[...]

And we have a feeling SNL will be creating some buzz for next weekend, with actor/comedian Dave Chappelle hosting on November 12th with musical guest Black Star Here's a look at the official index cards: Image: NBC Looking Back at Amy Schumer's Saturday Night Live Week As we mentioned previously, we didn't get an on-set promo video for[...]

Well, Rock has some more to add about the incident, and he wasn't alone, joined this time by fellow comedian & European tourmate Dave Chappelle during a show in Liverpool, England Though making it clear that he was back to work the following day, Rock asked the audience, "Did that s**t hurt?" before answering his[...]

While the actor & comedian continues to stand by his words (and Netflix has his back as self-proclaimed defenders of free speech when it comes to comedy and a streamer that does pretty well having him in their line-up), Dave Chappelle has also faced backlash by many who consider his words to be more hate[...]

If anyone thinks that Ted Sarandos has changed the streaming service's position when it comes to its position on defending the artistic freedom of comedians like Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, the Netflix co-CEO made it clear in an interview with The New York Times that it hasn't In fact, Sarandos used some of his[...]

While Dave Chappelle takes part in a live AMA (as of this writing) to discuss his being attacked on stage during a set on Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl, the actor/comedian's attacker was pleading not guilty to four misdemeanor counts Initially booked on "suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon," the 23-year-old Isaiah Lee[...]

On Thursday night, Dave Chappelle took the Comedy Store stage in Los Angeles for a "secret show" that included Kim Kardashian and Sean "Diddy" Combs in attendance And we'll give you three guesses as to what the main (but not only) topic of the night was Joined on stage by Chris Rock early into his[...]

Less than 24-hours after 23-year-old Isaiah Lee was taken into custody by police for assaulting Dave Chappelle with a deadly weapon (a plastic replica gun containing a knife blade, based on a Los Angeles Police Department statement) during his "Netflix is a Joke" comedy festival set at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, The Los[...]

Less than 24-hours after Dave Chappelle was attacked during his "Netflix is a Joke" comedy festival set at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night, we have details on the suspect who was arrested But before we get to that, we have a statement from the actor/comedian via his representative Carla Sims, who offered this to The[...]

On Tuesday night, comedian/actor Dave Chappelle was attacked during his "Netflix is a Joke" comedy festival set at the Hollywood Bowl Though video footage of the incident is scarce due to the event requiring attendees to have their phones locked away during the show But based on on-the-scene reporting and some video snippets that have[...]

Anthony Fauci and other medical experts: "They don't know a lot about anything"? Of course not! Because Maher (like I've said in the past about Rogan and comedian Dave Chappelle) has an ego that cannot concede that there are those smarter than him It happens when an ego is fed so often that it begins[...]

Bio) reignited the Dave Chappelle/Netflix controversy on New Year's Eve, posting photos of himself visiting Chappelle during one of his performances and even doing a guest set for Chappelle Seen as a supporter & ally of the LGBTQ community, fans called out Oswalt for still choosing to support Chappelle in light of what were seen[...]

Slightly less than three weeks after comedian Dave Chappelle offered to meet with members of the trans community over controversial comments he made during his Netflix stand-up special The Closer as long as his "conditions" are met, we're still not quite sure where things stand with that One thing we do know is that if[...]

In a Bloomberg news report, leaked Netflix documents show Dave Chappelle's 2019 stand-up special Sticks and Stones cost the streamer $23.6M, while 2021's The Closer hit the streamer for $24.1M The report also showed Sticks and Stones cost Netflix more than the value created (with an "impact value" of just $19.4M) When the streamer factored[...]

Our line-up of news & opinion topics for today include Peacock's Psych 3: This Is Gus, BBC's Doctor Who, Netflix & Dave Chappelle, USA Network's WWE Raw, FX's American Horror Story: DF "Part 2 Death Valley," "Star Trek" & George Takei, The CW's Supergirl & Nancy Drew, and more! Images: Peacock's Psych 3: This Is Gus,[...]

Update V: Emmy-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby made it painfully clear how they felt about the growing controversy surrounding comments made by comedian Dave Chappelle in his latest Netflix special The Closer and having their name referenced by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in an email to staff earlier this week defending the streamer's decision to keep the[...]

Update: Following up on reports earlier today that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos had expressed his & the streamer's support for comedian Dave Chappelle and his stand-up special The Closer (original reporting below), Variety reports that Netflix suspended three employees for attempting to attend the streamer's quarterly business review, a two-day event attended by the top 500[...]

Last week, we reported on how Dave Chappelle was facing backlash for comments he made during his recent Netflix stand-up special The Closer Many on social media & within the LGBTQ+ community as well a number of LGBTQ+-supporting organizations (GLAAD, National Black Justice Coalition & others) are demanding that the streaming service pull the special[...]

Dave Chappelle kicked off his now-streaming Netflix special The Closer by letting the audience in attendance (and we're assuming the viewers at home) know whatever the topics are he's about to cover? He's "not saying it to be mean" but "saying it because it is funny." Now the comedian is learning once again that one[...]

This time around, its host, actor & comedian Dave Chappelle (who hosted the first show after the Joe Biden/Donald Trump election, with musical guests the Foo Fighters) on what the experience was like and how he approaches being on SNL as opposed to being on stage. Image: Screencap NBC's Saturday Night Live is set to return later[...]

As for who has more to add to the Musk conversation, check out SNL cast member and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Michael Che as well as stand-up comedian, actor, and Season 46 host Dave Chappelle. Image: Screencap Checking in virtually with Wendy Williams, the talk show host asked Che about the rumors the cast wasn't too thrilled with[...]

While promoting his latest Paramount and Amazon film Coming 2 America, the actor finally told his side of the story of the 1985 pick-up basketball game with Prince between "the shirts and the blouses" in an appearance on The Tonight Show, Starring Jimmy Fallon. Dave Chappelle as Prince in Chappelle's Show Screenshot from YouTube Image courtesy[...]

For Netflix subscribers who've missed Chappelle Show since the streaming service pulled the series at Dave Chappelle's request due to his ongoing financial dispute with ViacomCBS, those days are over On Friday, the comedian revealed via an extended performance clip that the popular sketch comedy series was back on Netflix as of today, February 12. During[...]

Last month, actor/comedian Dave Chappelle hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live and called out a number of streaming services for running his classic Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show without any kind of monetary compensation At the time, the show was streaming on Netflix, CBS All Access, HBO Max, and Comedy Central Netflix would go on to[...]