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Posted Friday 9/20/19 at 4:56AM EDT
In defense of Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr's new comedy specials: "The risk of offensiveness has to be there"
Chappelle's much-criticized Netflix special Sticks & Stones "is using comedy to ask difficult questions about the intersections of race and...
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Posted Thursday 9/19/19 at 6:11PM EDT
Shane Gillis jokes about a "funny" Trump assassination in his first standup following his SNL firing
"I don't want you to think I'm too pro-Trump," Gillis said while performing at the Stand in New York City...
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Posted Thursday 9/19/19 at 1:36PM EDT
Nikki Glaser to star in her first Netflix comedy special
Fresh off the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin, the comedian will premiere Nikki Glaser: Bangin' on Oct.
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Posted Tuesday 9/17/19 at 10:22PM EDT
Seinfeld actor Danny Woodburn: Bill Burr "punches down" with his Netflix special jokes about disabled actors
Woodburn, who played Kramer's little person friend Mickey Abbott on Seinfeld, responded in detail in a Hollywood Reporter essay to...
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Posted Tuesday 9/17/19 at 2:44PM EDT
Arsenio Hall to star in his first Netflix standup comedy special
Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy drops on the streaming service Oct.
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Posted Monday 9/16/19 at 1:49PM EDT
Jenny Slate to star in her first comedy special on Netflix
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright, dropping on Oct.
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Posted Saturday 9/14/19 at 3:10AM EDT
Bill Burr sure liked using the word "triggered" in his new Netflix comedy special
"There’s that word 'triggered' again, the absolute worst thing a person can be in a comedian’s eyes, even though very...
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Posted Saturday 9/14/19 at 3:10AM EDT
Jim Gaffigan defends Dave Chappelle: "Sometimes we think that he’s gonna be like Obama"
Gaffigan tells Andy Cohen that he'd defend any comedian, saying sometimes people "lose the appropriate expectations.
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Posted Wednesday 9/11/19 at 10:32PM EDT
Bill Burr's new Netflix special is thoughtful, surprising, and introspective -- but the first four minutes are frustrating
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger begins looking like yet another comedy special responding to straw men like "cancel culture" and "safe...
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TV Today: Bring the Funny Passes the Mic to Its First Stand-up Comedy Champion
Tonight brings a mix of stand up comedy, reality shows, and documentaries, with Bring the Funny reaching the finish line,...
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Posted Monday 9/09/19 at 7:10PM EDT
Joel Kim Booster on Dave Chappelle's Sticks & Stones: "It’s kind of sad"
The Korean-American comedian and star of NBC's Sunnyside responded in particular to Chappelle's blatantly racist impression of a Chinese person...
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Posted Saturday 9/07/19 at 3:40AM EDT
In defense of Dave Chappelle
Chapelle's controversial new Netflix comedy special Sticks & Stones takes aim at the power of outrage mobs, says Meghan Daum.
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Posted Saturday 9/07/19 at 3:40AM EDT
Netflix is still king when it comes to comedy
"The days of Netflix being the only SVOD streaming service that produces original, high-quality content are long gone, but when...
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TV Today: Showtime Lets Comedian Gary Owen Do What He Does Best in #DoinWhatIDo
Tonight's TV offerings really run the gamut.
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Eddie Murphy says he'll follow-up hosting SNL with a return to standup comedy in 2020
Murphy revealed on the Present Company with Krista Smith podcast that after returning to host Saturday Night Live after 35...
