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Posted Friday 8/07/20 at 8:37PM EDT
Louis CK makes a "surprise appearance" at Dave Chappelle's Ohio summer camp comedy show
“Louis CK came thru and rocked with us!!!” photographer Mathieu Bitton captioned an Aug.
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Posted Tuesday 8/04/20 at 3:01AM EDT
Dave Chappelle and George Carlin are the only comedians to have Emmy-nominated Mark Twain Prize ceremonies
There have been 22 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremonies, but last week Chappelle's 2019 Kennedy Center honor became...
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Posted Thursday 7/30/20 at 5:59AM EDT
David Letterman performs at Dave Chappelle's "Summer Camp" in Ohio
The former Late Show host was Chappelle's guest on stage for his socially distant comedy shows in the Ohio village...
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Posted Wednesday 7/29/20 at 6:51PM EDT
Is David Letterman returning to standup comedy with Dave Chappelle's help?
"I just saw a photo taken today of Dave Letterman and Dave Chappelle sitting on a bench in what appears...
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Posted Friday 7/10/20 at 3:49AM EDT
Should standup comedy specials get their own Emmy category?
Thanks especially to Netflix, there has been a glut of standup comedy specials with top-tier talent in recent years.
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Posted Friday 6/19/20 at 11:55PM EDT
Dave Chappelle's 8:46 feels like the "kind of pat on the head we’re used to from the established and the establishment"
In recent years, Chappelle's standup comedy has trafficked in sexism and transphobia while railing against "cancel culture.
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Posted Monday 6/15/20 at 11:36PM EDT
Dave Chappelle's 8:46 succeeds because it's a group therapy session for black America
"Chappelle leaves behind his usually cool demeanor and openly embraces grief, despair and rage," says David Manning, a professor who...
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Posted Saturday 6/13/20 at 2:35AM EDT
David Chappelle's 8:46 is part sermon, part history lesson, part eulogy -- and a reminder of what Chappelle does best
Chappelle's surprise special in reaction to George Floyd's death is incendiary and brilliant, says Tomi Obaro.
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CNN's Don Lemon: "I actually agree" with Dave Chappelle calling me out
In his new Netflix special 8:46, Chappelle criticized Lemon for calling out Hollywood stars by name and urging them to...
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Dave Chappelle tackles George Floyd protests in 8:46, a free surprise Netflix comedy special
Late Thursday, Netflix posted Chappelle's 27-minute surprise special to YouTube, titled 8:46 after Floyd's killing, that was filmed at a...
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Tracing the Roots of Standup Comedy's TV Resurgence
Premiering tonight, The CW Happy Hour is a new weekly series of standup comedy specials featuring the likes of Jim...
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Scrubs' Zach Braff and Donald Faison: It shouldn't take coronavirus to celebrate medical workers
While promoting their new Scrubs recap podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends on Buzzfeed's AM to DM morning show, Braff and...
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Posted Monday 1/27/20 at 4:04PM EST
Dave Chappelle blames traffic for not accepting his Grammy award on stage
Brandi Carlile and Tanya Tucker accepted Chappelle's Grammy for Best Comedy Album for Sticks & Stones on his behalf during...
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Posted Saturday 1/04/20 at 12:06AM EST
How Jake Gyllenhaal wound up as the scene-stealing "Mr. Music" in John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
John Mulaney says Gyllenhaal was always the first choice to play Mr.
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Posted Monday 12/23/19 at 10:41PM EST
Eddie Murphy's SNL Mount Rushmore of Black Comedy monologue moment was cool, yet kind of muddled
"It was definitely a cool moment to create a Mount Rushmore of black comedy live on stage, uniting Murphy with...