Elon Musk takes the stage, amid boos, at Chappelle's show
Dave Chappelle asked the crowd at his comedy show to โmake some noise for the worldโs richest man.โ It was a rather uncomfortable appearance for Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, at Chappelleโs show with Chris Rock on Sunday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. At the end of the show, Chappelle was talking about the need to get along and communicate with people with different viewpoints and perspectives.
news.yahoo.comCharlamagne Tha God rejects activists using 'transphobic' label amid debate over medical care for trans kids
Multimedia mogul Charlamagne Tha God spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital about cancel culture, Big Tech and the ongoing debate of whether trans children should undergo treatment.
foxnews.comDave Chappelle Apparently Tricked โSaturday Night Liveโ Staff By Performing A โFakeโ Monologue In The Dress Rehearsal Before Revealing New Antisemitic Material Live On Air
Chappelleโs 15-minute monologue included a number of jokes about the Jewish community and prompted accusations of him normalizing and popularizing antisemitism.View Entire Post โบ
news.yahoo.comDave Chappelle Uses SNL Monologue to Echo Kanyeโs Antisemitism
NBCOn the first Saturday Night Live episode after each of the past two presidential elections, Dave Chappelle served as host and used the opportunity to share his thoughts about the state of American politics. The comedian returned for a third time this week after the midterms, but this time something was different.It was Chappelleโs first time hosting SNL since he came under fire for a slew of transphobic jokes in his latest Netflix special The Closer. And before he even took the stage at Studi
news.yahoo.comChris Rock finally responds to Will Smithโs apology: โF*** your hostage videoโ
CLEVELAND, Ohio โ Chris Rock has no time for Will Smithโs apology. During a show with Dave Chappelle at Londonโs O2 Arena this past Saturday night, Rock reportedly addressed the apology video Smith posted in July. โF**k your hostage video,โ Rock said during his comedy set. โWhatever the consequences are, I hope he doesnโt put his mask back on again and lets his real face breathe. I see myself in both men.โRock has brought up the Oscars incident in short bits on his current stand-up tour but has yet to address the situation with an official statement or interview.
mlive.comDave Chappelleโs show in Minneapolis canceled by venue after backlash
First Avenue had faced blowback for booking the legendary comedian for a surprise, sold-out performance in the months that followed his 2021 Netflix special, โThe Closer,โ in which Chappelle doubled down on jokes about the LGBTQ community.
washingtonpost.comEmmy surprises: 'Squid Game,' Dave Chappelle, 'This Is Us'
The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises, like โThis Is Usโ and โblack-ishโ walking away forever limply and Nathan Lane making history as the most-nominated best comedy guest actor in Emmy history.
Members of Queen, the Police, Rush to honor Taylor Hawkins
The London-based tribute concert for Foo Fightersโ late drummer Taylor Hawkins will include Queenโs Brian May and Roger Taylor, Rushโs Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde, Oasisโ Liam Gallagher and comedian Dave Chappelle.
Fans At John Mulaneyโs Show Said They Felt โAmbushedโ When Dave Chappelle Opened It With Anti-Trans Jokes
โI have a lot of trans friends and Iโm gay myself, so I was really disappointed that Dave was allowed to perform, given that he has a history of transphobic jokes,โ one attendee told BuzzFeed News.View Entire Post โบ
news.yahoo.comDave Chappelle met with attacker who stormed stage: โI needed to talk to himโ
Dave Chappelle revealed Thursday night during a Los Angeles show why a man ran on stage earlier in the week and attacked the comedian. Performing at The Comedy Store two nightโs after the attack, Chappelle explained, per The Hollywood Reporter, how he convinced security to allow him to talk to the attacker, 23-year-old Isiah Lee. โI needed to talk to him,โ Chappelle said. โI got smacked by a homeless guy with leaves in his hair.โRock responded, โI got smacked by the softest nโa that ever rapped.โA Chappelle representative called the attack โunsettlingโ earlier this week. Security guards overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle continued his performance while the man was taken away in an ambulance.
mlive.comOrnate Gold State Coach prepared ahead of Queen's jubilee celebrations
The Gold State Coach at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace is being prepared ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A Trooping the Colour will kick off four days of celebrations for the jubilee, including tea parties, a pop concert and people's parade through central London.
news.yahoo.comTwitter Relishes In The Magnitude Of Jamie Foxx And Busta Rhymes Fighting Off Dave Chappelle's Attacker
Jamie Foxx and Busta Rhymes are getting their flowers on social media after allegedly giving a beatdown to the man who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage while the comedian was performing on Monday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
news.yahoo.comArmed Man Arrested for Ambushing Chappelle Dropped a Rap Track About Him
InstagramThe man who allegedly rushed the stage and attacked comedian Dave Chappelle as he performed Tuesday night at the Hollywood Bowl is an aspiring rapper who recorded a song in 2020 titled โDave Chappell.โIsaiah Arias Lee, who performs under the name โNoName_Trapper,โ was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to booking records. Lee, 23, was carrying a replica gun with a knife hidden inside, police said. After Chappelleโs security team subdued Leeโwith the assistan
news.yahoo.comDave Chappelle attacked on stage, Chris Rock asks: โWas that Will Smith?โ
Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during a Netflix is a Joke standup comedy set at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Tuesday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fans posted videos of a man tacking Chappelle to the ground during the comicโs set. NBC Los Angeles reports police said the man was armed with a replica gun. The Los Angeles Police Department also said the weapon could ejected a knife blade โwhen you discharge it correctly,โ thought it was unclear it the fan tried to use the weapon during the attack. Jane 2,โ canโt wait to see it.โ Smith since apologized to Rock and the Academy, and the actor has been banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years.
mlive.comโHe Will End Up Canceling Himself If He Feels Like Nobody Can Cancel Himโ: Cedric the Entertainer Weighs In on Dave Chappelle and Cancel Culture
Cedric The Entertainer cautions Dave Chappelle that his response to the scrutiny heโs facing for controversial LGBTQ comments he made during his latest Netflix standup [โฆ]
news.yahoo.comDave Chappelle's surprise appearance at his former high school was 'the most narcissistic display I've seen,' according to a student who was in attendance
16-year-old student Andrew Wilson told Insider that Chappelle arrived with documentary film cameras and told students they "can't silence" him.
news.yahoo.com33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda
NEW YORK โ When Eddie Murphy made the original โComing to America,โ he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. โNow I take nothing for granted and appreciate everything.โThirty-three years after โComing to America,โ 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 โBlack Panther,โ Murphy has said Ryan Coogler approached him about a โComing to Americaโ sequel. Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes of both โBlack Pantherโ and โComing 2 America.โ Both were shot in Atlanta.
โI got my name backโ: Dave Chappelle announces that โChappelleโs Showโ will return to Netflix
(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)Dave Chappelle announced that โChappelleโs Showโ will be returning to Netflix. The comedian made the announcement early Friday morning via an Instagram post titled โRedemption Song,โ a standup set that is 10 minutes long. Netflix started airing the show on Nov. 1 but pulled it after Chappelle shared with the public that Comedy Central and ViacomCBS had licensed the show without any additional payments going to him. In November, Chappelle also spoke about the situation during a standup set shared to Instagram. He said that he demanded the network pay him for his work and he has now been paid millions of dollars.
Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19; shows canceled
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 โ 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.
Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club
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 โ 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.
Jim Carrey, as Biden, mocks Trump loss on 'SNL'
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 โLooooosseer!โ to laughs and applause. Chappelle hosted โSNLโ in November 2016 in its first episode after Trumpโs election, pointedly critiquing the surprise over the result. โYou know, I didn't know Donald Trump was going to win the election,โ Chapelle said four years ago. โSNLโ has regularly lampooned Trump and his presidency in recent years, enlisting Baldwin to play the commander in chief.
Dave Chappelle tells Detroit story, explains why its one of his favorite cities
DETROIT Comedian Dave Chappelle tells a story about why Detroit is one of his favorite cities on Big Seans new album, Detroit 2.Chappelle, who has a history with Detroit crowds, told a story about how he bombed a show at the Fillmore several years ago. Theres never been a single time, not a, not a-one, that Ive ever been to Detroit, where it wasnt some kind of adventure, Chappelle recalls. And one of the reasons that Detroit is my favorite markets, is because the audiences in Detroit, for a comedian, I find them to be particularly challenging, Chappelle continues. Listen to the full story below:
Dave Chappelle speaks on George Floyd in new Netflix special
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.
Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain award
WASHINGTON, DC Dave Chappelle has built a career on pushing boundaries and challenging social conventions. Rapper and actor Common praised Dave Chappelle's bravery and sociological influence. Musician John Legend paid tribute to Chappelle's passion for music and determination to use his influence to spotlight different artists. At the height of his fame, Chappelle organized "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" a movie built around an all-star concert featuring Legend, the Roots and a reunion of The Fugees. Chappelle spoke with reverence about the Mark Twain prize and the "art form" of stand-up comedy.
Is Comedy Dead? New Doc Warns of How PC Culture Is Ruining Comedy
Is comedy dead? We have to be modulated and Im a little worried about it, a little alarmed about things I cannot say. Dave Chappelle's most recent comedy special also came under fire for his controversial jokes. Comedian Shane Gillis was fired from SNL before he even started after his bigoted remarks from a podcast went public. How Jim Gaffigan and Wife Jeannie Found Comfort in Comedy After Her Tumor DiagnosisComedy Icon Carol Burnett Marks 50th Anniversary of Hit Show
Brad Pitt visited Kanye's Sunday Service
Brad Pitt was in attendance at Kanye West's Sunday Service and it's kind of a head-scratcher. The event was held over the weekend in Watts, California, which you ordinarily wouldn't think of as a stomping ground for ether of the superstars. And there, in the crowd of folks jamming in the parking lot of a church in Watts, was Pitt. Photos on social media show Pitt and West smiling and chatting it up. CNN has reached out to a rep for Pitt for comment.
Chappelle: Doing this for every victim
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosted a free benefit concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Dave Chappelle to host benefit concert for Dayton, Ohio
(CNN) - Comedian Dave Chappelle will host a free concert for Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday to honor people killed in this month's mass shooting and to benefit families and survivors. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted a link to the performance, writing, "In support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting." Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley announced the event Wednesday, adding that people unable to attend can donate to the Oregon District Tragedy Fund. No more will be available, the event page said. Chappelle lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, about 20 miles east of Dayton.
TV's sketch comedy boom is hip, smart and inclusive
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The new IFC sketch show "Sherman's Showcase" wasted little time in mocking preconceived notions about its expected audience. In reality, it's been four years since Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's Emmy-and-Peabody-winning Comedy Central show "Key & Peele" ended and TV's sketch market is growing increasingly racially diverse. He added that "I don't think any of these sketch shows coming out are going to look the same or even, or even deliver the same kind of jokes. While the name "A Black Lady Sketch Show" does emphasize the historical significance of this series, it was almost called the somewhat less inclusive "The Black Lady's Sketch Show." "Sherman's Showcase" is currently airing on IFC and "A Black Lady Sketch Show" airs on HBO.