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The Biggest Entertainment Stories Of 2021

December 28, 2021 11:27 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

It was supposed to be the start of a roaring '20s for a new century. A rollout of vaccines in the first half of 2021 would help crush the COVID-19 pandemic and return the world to as close to "normal" as possi...

Netflix Continues To Support Dave Chappelle As The Comedian Joins The Netflix Is A Joke Festival

Charles Barfield

December 6, 2021 1:14 pm

News

If you wanted to watch a stand-up comedy special a decade ago, you likely had to wait for something to show up on Comedy Central or HBO. But over the last ten years, Netflix has become the biggest platform to ...

Dave Chappelle Says He Supports The LGBTQ Community But Says “You Will Not Summon Me” To Trans Netflix Group

Charles Barfield

October 26, 2021 10:14 am

News

For the last couple of weeks, the controversy that surrounded the Dave Chappelle comedy special, “The Closer,” seemed positioned as a fight between Netflix and the LGBTQ community, specifically those that work...

Netflix’s CEO Admits “I Screwed Up” When Responding To Dave Chappelle Outrage From LGBTQ Community

Charles Barfield

October 20, 2021 10:43 am

News

Perhaps the most unique aspect of the latest outrage against Dave Chappelle and his stand-up comedy is the fact that Chappelle himself doesn’t seem to be the one stoking the anger even more. In fact, the mess ...

Netflix CEO Continues To Defend Dave Chappelle And Says ‘The Closer’ Jokes Won’t “Directly Translate To Real-World Harm”

Charles Barfield

October 14, 2021 10:37 am

News

The Netflix/Dave Chappelle drama over his recent special, “The Closer,” doesn’t seem to be calming down anytime soon. And while Chappelle himself has stayed out of the discussion, the surprising villain that i...

Netflix CEO Defends Dave Chappelle’s “Artistic Freedom” & Says ‘The Closer’ Doesn’t “Incite Hate Or Violence”

Charles Barfield

October 12, 2021 10:29 am

News

Netflix often gets congratulated for being a bastion of creative freedom, giving filmmakers and creators a chance to make whatever project they want, as long as it attracts eyeballs and subscribers. But someti...

‘Dear White People’ Producer Won’t Work With Netflix Again After Streamer Released Dave Chappelle’s “Transphobic” New Special

Charles Barfield

October 7, 2021 1:15 pm

News, Television

It wouldn’t be a new Dave Chappelle comedy special if there wasn’t a certain amount of controversy. And though the comedian’s issues with trans people and the LGBTQ+ community, as a whole, have come up before,...

Dave Chappelle Tobey Maguire Requiem for a dream

‘Requiem For A Dream’: Tobey Maguire & Dave Chappelle Turned Down Roles In Darren Aronofsky’s Film

Charles Barfield

October 16, 2020 3:24 pm

News

The four leads in Darren Aronofsky’s “Requiem for a Dream” are all incredible actors that give truly great performances in a film that was clearly physically and emotionally demanding. And with that acclaim, f...

‘8:46’: Watch Dave Chappelle’s New Netflix Special About George Floyd Recorded A Week Ago

Charles Barfield

June 12, 2020 10:59 am

News, Video

Comedy specials are tricky. Normally, the specials audiences watch on Netflix, HBO, Comedy Central, or wherever are the end result of a year or more of practice for a comedian, after touring clubs and refining...

‘Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones’ Trailer: Morgan Freeman Says The Comedian Is Willing To Risk Everything To Make You Laugh

Charles Barfield

August 15, 2019 10:24 am

News, Trailers

It’s been over 15 years since the world fell in love with Dave Chappelle thanks to his hugely popular Comedy Central series “The Chappelle Show.” After only three seasons, the comedian became the biggest attrac...

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