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Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy.

Cedric The Entertainer cautions Dave Chappelle that his response to the scrutiny he’s facing for controversial LGBTQ comments he made during his latest Netflix standup […]

Leave it to Mel Brooks to blurb his own memoir.

Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.

16-year-old student Andrew Wilson told Insider that Chappelle arrived with documentary film cameras and told students they "can't silence" him.

Comedian Dave Chappelle made a surprise visit to his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, on Tuesday.

Retirees are ruling the roost in this year's Grammy nominations in the record of the year category.

Two transgender former workers who criticized comments comedian Dave Chappelle made on his special "The Closer" are dropping labor complaints.

Two transgender former workers who criticized comments comedian Dave Chappelle made on his special "The Closer" are dropping labor complaints.

Two former Netflix employees who criticized anti-transgender comments on comedian Dave Chappelle's TV special are dropping labor complaints and one has resigned from the company.

Two former Netflix employees who raised concerns about anti-transgender comments on Dave Chappelle’s TV special are dropping labor complaints and one has resigned from the company.

In his latest special, the comedian’s grace fails him—not because of whom he offers it to, but because of whom he withholds it from.

A high school canceled a fundraiser with Dave Chappelle after students threatened to stage a walkout because they were uncomfortable with remarks he made.

YouTubeIn recent days, Kanye West—or “Ye,” as he wishes to be called now—has been making the rounds with Larry Hoover Jr., the activist son of Larry Hoover, a Chicago gangland figure. Hoover is currently serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, for ordering a 1973 murder and then, according to feds, running a criminal enterprise from behind bars. Hoover Jr., who appears on Ye’s recent album Donda, is pleading for a sentence break for his father under the First Step Act

Dave Chappelle made an appearance in Cleveland to help introduce Jay-Z at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction […] The post Dave Chappelle ‘apologizes’ during Rock & Roll Hall of Fame speech appeared first on TheGrio.

The comedian has been facing backlash regarding his most recent Netflix special, which released three weeks ago.

A recent study reporting that some lesbians feel pressured into having sex with transgender women, who are biological males, has divided feminists and the gay and transgender community over whether their sexual preferences amount to transphobia.

"To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. I am not bending to anybody's demands," Chappelle said.

Chappelle is promoting his upcoming documentary, which he says has been blocked by the film industry due to the controversy around his Netflix special.

An unapologetic Dave Chappelle says he has conditions for anyone who wants to meet with him, including having watched all of his The Closer special, which has come under fire for transphobic material.

The controversy over the comedian’s latest special is most telling not for its lessons on cancel culture or comedy but as a window on the streaming platform’s approach to so-called content.

Netflix employees staged a walkout over his latest comedy special, "The Closer."

Netflix employees staged a walkout over his latest comedy special, "The Closer."

Jon Stewart is putting on his public relations cap in defense of longtime friend, comedian Dave Chappelle, who Stewart is adamant was not trying to be divisive in his latest comedy special, "The Closer."

He has always understood the risk, in riffing on the racial absurdities of American culture, of reinforcing rather than undermining them. The absence of concern of this kind about the impact of “The Closer” is striking.

Actor Colton Haynes thanked protesters for the "marathon that you're having to run just to ensure that there's a safe workplace, and safe content and safe speech."

The group is demanding Netflix remove the David Chappelle special.

Multiple stars including Jameela Jamil and Jonathan Van Ness also supported the walkouts calling for better trans content on the platform.

The group is demanding Netflix remove the David Chappelle special.

The group is demanding Netflix remove the David Chappelle special.

Netflix employees walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle’s special and its anti-transgender comments.

Ted Sarandos says he "screwed up" the company's response to the backlash over comedian Dave Chappelle's latest special "The Closer."

Netflix has posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings thanks to a stronger slate of titles.

The company is facing backlash from the show, which has been criticized for containing transphobic and homophobic content.

MTV says its Europe Music Awards will air next month in Hungary.

Netflix says it has fired an employee for disclosing confidential financial information about the Dave Chappelle comedy special “The Closer,” which some have condemned as being transphobic.

The company alleges that the employee leaked confidential information outside the company. Netflix employees have planned a walkout over transphobic comments made in Chappelle's new special.

The comedian’s latest special blurs the line between victim and bully.

The 22-year-old was reported missing — and later found dead​ — after her fiancé returned home from a cross-country road trip without her.

A Netflix executive says his comments on the trans community in "The Closer" don't cross "the line on hate." The company denied suspending three employees over tweets about the comments.

A top Netflix executive says Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross “the line on hate” and will remain on the streaming service.

In his comedy special, Chappelle voiced support for "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling who has been criticized for anti-trans comments.

The comedian ended the special saying he will no longer tell jokes about the LGBTQ+ community.

NetflixIn the early hours Tuesday morning, Dave Chappelle dropped The Closer, his ninth stand-up special overall (and sixth for Netflix). The hour-long set was recorded at The Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan, in August of this year.“Everyone have a seat, be comfortable, relax. I gotta tell ya… let’s go, let’s go,” Chappelle, sporting a perfectly manicured suit and white sneakers, tells the raucous crowd at the start.The 48-year-old comedy legend then adds, “I need you guys to know something, and I

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Most people know him for “I Believe I Can Fly,” the 1996 sing-along hit that became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings and advertisements.

Stevie Wonder and Common will perform together for the seventh Stand Up To Cancer telethon.

Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer are in a star-studded group of comedians to perform for one night only at Madison Square Garden to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

The 87-year-old “Jersey Boy” talks about why he keeps singing. And why getting played by Nick Jonas is a good thing.

Saturday, July 3, 2021 & Sunday, July 4, 2021 | “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” on NBC

In Questlove's documentary “Summer of Soul” a musical flood, too long dammed up, is finally released.

Masks weren't required inside Radio City Music Hall but proof of vaccination was.

Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New York’s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary.

The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after a 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic, but to help revitalize its hometown.

Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” has died.

A Houston family fed up with racism in America moves to West Africa but for how long?

"The Godfather of comedy" died of a heart attack, his publicist said Wednesday.

A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for the possibility of a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made public Wednesday.

Elon Musk moved a cryptocurrency's value and TV ratings with his “Saturday Night Live” appearance.

Elon Musk created quite the buzz with his "Saturday Night Live" hosting debut – even Dave Chappelle had thoughts to share on Joe Rogan's podcast.

HOUSTON – Comedian Dave Chappelle is making his way back to Houston in March. In January, Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled in Austin, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled. According to a release, each ticket holder will have to take a mandatory rapid COVID-19 antigen test upon arrival at the venue. Officials said if the person tests positive for COVID-19, that person and all members of the same household will not be allowed inside the venue. AdOfficials said staff members will be required to wear masks at all times.

NEW YORK – When Eddie Murphy made the original “Coming to America,” he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. “Now I take nothing for granted and appreciate everything.”Thirty-three years after “Coming to America,” Murphy and Hall have returned to Zamunda. At the barbershop, where Murphy and Hall also reprise their characters, the conversation bounces from Teslas to transgender people. Before making “Black Panther,” Murphy has said Ryan Coogler approached him about a “Coming to America” sequel. Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes of both “Black Panther” and “Coming 2 America.” Both were shot in Atlanta.

In a 10-minute video posted to Instagram late Wednesday, Dave Chappelle announced that his flagship show will rejoin the streaming service on Friday. You made that show worthless because without your eyes, it's nothing," Chappelle told the audience. Chappelle opened the video, which shows him performing a standup set, discussing how he caught COVID-19 last year. They carried a Confederate flag through the rotunda. I'm riding with you until the wheels fall off," Chappelle tells the audience to close out his set.

In a 10-minute video posted to Instagram late Wednesday, Dave Chappelle announced that his flagship show will rejoin the streaming service on Friday. You made that show worthless because without your eyes, it's nothing," Chappelle told the audience. Chappelle opened the video, which shows him performing a standup set, discussing how he caught COVID-19 last year. They carried a Confederate flag through the rotunda. I'm riding with you until the wheels fall off," Chappelle tells the audience to close out his set.

Dave Chappelle is quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19, a rep for the comedian confirmed in a statement to CBS News. Chappelle and podcast host Joe Rogan were headlining several shows at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater together this month. Chappelle had been holding socially-distanced shows in Ohio since June of last year, his rep said in a statement. "Chappelle implemented COVID-19 protocols which included rapid testing for the audience and daily testing for himself and his team," the statement reads. Earlier this year, the father of three filmed one of his Ohio standup shows for a Netflix special, "8:46."

AUSTIN, Texas – Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. Chappelle was expected to perform Thursday through Sunday at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. Those shows have been canceled and Chappelle is quarantining, his representative Carla Sims said in a statement. Chappelle had been performing socially-distanced shows in Ohio since June, and moved his shows to Austin during the winter, Sims said. He apologized on Instagram to followers for the canceled shows, saying they'd be rescheduled.

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, Dave Chappelle arrives at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Dave Chappelle, in Washington. Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)AUSTIN, Texas – Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for Thursday, forcing his upcoming appearances to be canceled, a spokeswoman said. Those shows have been canceled and Chappelle is quarantining, his representative Carla Sims said in a statement. He apologized on Instagram to followers for the canceled shows, saying they'd be rescheduled.

Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. Fire Station in Yellow Springs will be sold to the 47-year-old actors company and turned into a club that will seat 140 people. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. Chappelle's ties to Ohio go back to his father, who graduated from Antioch College, in Yellow Springs, and later was a professor there. In June, Chappelle held a private, outdoor stand-up and social commentary performance to a socially distant and masked audience in Yellow Springs.

HOUSTON – Guests heading to comedian Dave Chappelle’s show in Houston on Thursday night needed more than a ticket to enter the House of Blues. “Mandatory rapid COVID-19 testing onsite prior to entering,” the venue said in a Tweet explaining the ground rules. “It’s a minor inconvenience for a good time.”The arrival times were staggered and you had to buy tickets in groups of four, Seymore said. “I’m not concerned for my safety or the safety of anybody else at all, frankly, just because of the measures they’re taking in order to ensure our safety,” Seymore said. Organizers have not yet said how many people were in attendance for Thursday night’s show or whether anyone who showed up at the door tested positive.

No stand-up comic in America offers a less predictable show than Dave Chappelle. Fellow comic and Houstonian Mo Amer was part of the famed Dave Chappelle - Jon Stewart double bill that swung through only three cities stateside in the summer of 2018. "I been with Dave Chappelle as well, he loved me and started touring me right at the beginning of his comeback. "I met Jon [Stewart]," Amer recalls, "like every cool thing I’ve done, it was through Dave. LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free.

Dave Chappelle visits Houston this weekend, but all three of his performances have already sold out. Pearl JamLive-Streaming – 11.18Last month, Pearl Jam celebrated 30 years of being a band with the release of their MTV Unplugged live album. LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. Support UsRobert Earl KeenWhite Oak Music Hall – 11.21Robert Earl Keen is Texas royalty. It wasn’t a bad album, but it failed to captivate fans in the way so many of the band’s previous offerings had.

Here are things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 17:1. Ruiz was indicted on Nov. 10 and charged with two counts of depriving two victims of their right to bodily integrity. Greg Abbott said a COVID-19 antibody therapy will be distributed to hospitals Monday. Abbott said Friday that the Texas Department of State Health Services will distribute the therapy -- called Bamlanivimab -- to hospitals across Texas. It will be distributed to acute care hospitals across the state, according to Abbott’s office.

HOUSTON – Comedian Dave Chappelle is coming to Houston this week and there will be some restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chappelle will perform at House of Blues from Thursday to Saturday, according to a tweet from the venue Monday. 3 nights of #DaveChappelle, this Thurs Nov 19 - Sat Nov 21. For Tickets: https://t.co/HOjCFncbsz pic.twitter.com/RjDKMhDyYr — House of Blues Houston (@HOBHouston) November 16, 2020The tweet also said that attendees will be socially distanced and tables must be reserved. Masks and rapid COVID-19 testing at the venue are required to enter.

Jim Carrey played President-elect Joe Biden, taking the stage and poking fun at the five-day wait for results. He even offered a throwback to one of his infamous '90s-era lines, calling President Donald Trump a “Looooosseer!” to laughs and applause. Chappelle hosted “SNL” in November 2016 in its first episode after Trump’s election, pointedly critiquing the surprise over the result. “You know, I didn't know Donald Trump was going to win the election,” Chapelle said four years ago. “SNL” has regularly lampooned Trump and his presidency in recent years, enlisting Baldwin to play the commander in chief.

NEW YORK An angry and emotional Dave Chappelle spoke on the killing of George Floyd in a surprise Netflix special, saying America was being punished for its mistreatment of black men. The special was released Thursday and is streaming free on Netflixs comedy YouTube channel. It was taken from a show at an outdoor pavilion in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with about 100 attendees on June 6. Chappelle called his special 8:46 in part after the length of time the officer was on top of the handcuffed Floyd. When I watched that tape, I understood this man knew he was going to die, said the comedian.

Dave Chappelle broke his silence on George Floyds death and addressed racial discrimination in a surprise Netflix special titled 8:46 on Friday. Floyd was a 46-year-old black man who died on May 25 after a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. This is weird and less than ideal circumstances to do a show, Chappelle said to the crowd. Its hard to figure out what to say about George Floyd, he continued as he paused to ask fans how they were feeling. This man kneeled on a mans neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.

Best Music Festival: Astroworld FestivalA note about crowning Travis Scotts Astroworld Festival Houstons best music fest: Its not simply by default. True, the hometown hip-hop heros music-filled ode to the bygone amusement park stands as tall and nearly as singular as the Texas Cyclone. But even a music landscape dotted with one-time thrillers like Free Press Summer Fest or Day For Night might today concede Astroworld Festival as the main attraction. The best in modern hip-hop, an enthralling whos who of guests, intriguing looky-loos taking it all in and everything set to the theme of the worlds greatest theme park (sorry, Disney), Astroworld Festival definitely puts fans in the middle of fun. astroworldfest.comReaders' Choice: Astroworld Festival

Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty ImagesIf the 2020 Democratic nominee were determined solely by celebrity endorsements, Sen. Bernie Sanders would be the party's front-runner today. The independent from Vermont leads the Democratic field when it comes to celebrity endorsements, having won the support of megastars Cardi B and Ariana Grande. Though Biden is light on celebrity endorsements, he's in the lead with endorsements from current and former politicians. Judge Judy Getty ImagesSince launching his campaign in November, Bloomberg has spent $248 million on advertisements, far outpacing the amount spent by every Democratic candidate in the history of U.S. presidential elections. Pete ButtigiegActor Mandy Moore showed her support for the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor backstage at the last Democratic debate.

He may have had a blast working with Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born, but dont expect to see Dave Chappelle back on the big screen anytime soon. The main reason I did it is because I love and trust Bradley Cooper so much. ]Cooper directed and starred in A Star Is Born alongside Lady Gaga, earning Oscar nominations including Best Actor for the project. I can tell you this, as far as my experience -- Bradley is a consummate actor [and] director, Chappelle said. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will broadcast nationally on PBS on Jan. 7, 2020 at 9 p.m. EST.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dave Chappelle accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday. The award is considered the highest accolade in comedy and recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in the vein of 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, or pseudonym, Mark Twain. Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy said in a video tribute Chappelle is the type of person who is "so much smarter than everyone." "Dave is one of the most, maybe the most, intellectual comedian ever," Murphy said. Previous recipients of the Mark Twain award include Richard Pryor, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett, Bill Murray, David Letterman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.