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Dave Chappelle To Host And Produce Four New Comedy Specials On Netlfix

<p>It looks like Netflix is continuing to stand behind Dave Chappelle&excl; The streaming giant recently announced a more extensive partnership with the comedian&period; This comes more than four months since Netflix combated internal and external backlash for streaming Dave&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;The Closer&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Back At It Again<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Dave will reportedly <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;pop-culture&sol;pop-culture-news&sol;netflix-announces-four-new-specials-hosted-produced-dave-chappelle-rcna16905">host and produce four&comma; new comedy specials<&sol;a> as part of his &&num;8216&semi;Chappelle&&num;8217&semi;s Home Team&&num;8217&semi; series with Netflix&comma; per <em>NBC News<&sol;em>&period; And this time&comma; he got to handpick a few familiar faces to entertain the masses&period; Apparently&comma; the first special highlighting comic Earthquake will go live on February 28&period; Fans will also see one of Dave&&num;8217&semi;s longtime comedic collaborators Donnell Rawlings as a host in the second special&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I’ve been doing this a long time and comedians like Quake and Donnell are not only friends but have inspired my own career&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Dave said in a statement&period; &&num;8220&semi;Anyone in the comedy community knows these names and knows their time to shine is long overdue&period; I am proud to be a part of this moment&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CaLGif0P7F5&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><div>&NewLine; <iframe class&equals;"custom-ig-embed" data-src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CaLGif0P7F5&sol;embed&sol;captioned" allowtransparency&equals;"true" allowfullscreen&equals;"true" frameborder&equals;"0" height&equals;"640px" scrolling&equals;"no" style&equals;"background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; border&colon;0&semi; border-radius&colon;3px&semi; box-shadow&colon;0 0 1px 0 rgba&lpar;0&comma;0&comma;0&comma;0&period;5&rpar;&comma;0 1px 10px 0 rgba&lpar;0&comma;0&comma;0&comma;0&period;15&rpar;&semi; margin&colon; 1px&semi; max-width&colon;540px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><&sol;iframe>&NewLine; <&sol;div><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Netflix Sticks By Dave <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>As you may remember&comma; Dave and Netflix found themselves at the center of a media firestorm in the last quarter of 2021&period; There were internal and external calls for Dave&&num;8217&semi;s special &&num;8216&semi;The Closer&&num;8217&semi; to be <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;national-black-justice-coalition-asks-netflix-to-pull-dave-chappelles-the-closer-special-over-comments-deemed-transphobic&sol;">removed from the platform<&sol;a> due to transphobic comments&period; At one point&comma; queer Netflix employees staged a walkout&period; But still&comma; the company&&num;8217&semi;s CEO Ted Sarados <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;netflix-responds-to-dave-chappelle-backlash-confirms-his-comedy-special-will-not-be-removed&sol;">stood beside Dave<&sol;a> and his comedy in <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;netflix-co-ceo-doubles-down-in-support-of-dave-chappelle-and-the-closer-adults-can-watch-violence-assault-and-abuse-or-enjoy-shocking-stand-up-comedy&sol;">two company memos<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We know that a number of you have been left angry&comma; disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix…Adults can watch violence&comma; assault and abuse – or enjoy shocking stand-up comedy – without it causing them to harm others&comma;&&num;8221&semi; CEO Ted said in the second memo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the show&comma; Dave labeled himself a TERF&comma; meaning &&num;8220&semi;trans-exclusionary radical feminist&period;&&num;8221&semi; He also expressed support for J&period;K&period; Rowlings&&num;8217&semi; comments about trans women posing a threat to people assigned female at birth&period; And despite stating he has no issues with the trans community&comma; he went on to comment on the anatomy of trans women&comma; calling their genitals &&num;8221&semi; beyond pu&ast;&ast;y or impossible pu&ast;&ast;y&period;&&num;8221&semi; In late October&comma; Dave responded to the growing controversy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;To the transgender community&comma; I am more than willing to give you an audience&comma; but you will not summon me&comma; &&num;8221&semi; Dave said&period; &&num;8220&semi;I am not bending to anybody’s demands&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also thanked Ted and the company for sticking beside him saying&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Thank God for Ted Sarandos and Netflix&comma; he’s the only one that didn’t cancel me yet&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"adm-inline-article-ad-1" class&equals;"admz">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"adma boomerang" data-device&equals;"Desktop" data-width&equals;"1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text" data-priority&equals;"10">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0" class&equals;"adw-1 adh-1" data-is-adhesion-ad&equals;"" data-google-query-id&equals;"CKCioZrajvYCFfHw9QIdrHcAng">&NewLine;<p data-pm-slice&equals;"1 1 &lbrack;&rsqb;">Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a class&equals;"ProsemirrorEditor-link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom">click here to join&excl;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine; 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