Premiered in 2021 on Netflix, Dave Chappelle: The Closer is a live comedy special. Directed by Stan Lathan and written by Dave Chappelle, the comedy special is a 72-minute soiree of Chappelle’s worst ...

In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle tries — and often fails — to justify button-pushing jokes about gay people, transgender people and... For Dave Chappelle, punchlines are dares. His new ...

LOS ANGELES -- Controversy is growing over comedian Dave Chappelle and his recent jokes about the LGBTQ+ community that some say went too far. Now there are calls for the popular comedian's recent ...

Netflix does not plan to remove Dave Chappelle's new comedy special from its platform amid criticism over several jokes that have been perceived as transphobic, according to an internal memo obtained ...

Weeks after his special "The Closer" was criticized for its jokes aimed at transgender people, Dave Chappelle has addressed the controversy. He'll meet with "the transgender community" that takes ...

Netflix suspended a transgender employee who criticized the new Dave Chappelle stand-up special "The Closer," writing on Twitter that Chappelle's jokes were harmful to transgender people and the LGBTQ ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Kate Linebaugh: Outside of a Netflix Los Angeles office yesterday, dozens of ...

Comedian Dave Chappelle was named the first host of "Saturday Night Live" in 2025. NBC shared the news on Friday while also announcing that actor Timothée Chalamet will host the following week as well ...