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Emancipation: Will Smith holds private screening for close friends including Dave Chappelle, Tyler Perry, and Rihanna

Posted 4 years ago

Apple has recently released the trailer for the new Will Smith historical drama, Emancipation. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, of The Equalizer fame, sees Smith as Peter, who is an escaped slave that treks across the Louisiana swamps with...

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Dave Chappelle comedy show nixed by Minneapolis venue amid criticism

Posted 4 years ago

Dave Chappelle was set to appear Wednesday night at the Minneapolis venue First Avenue for a comedy show but it was nixed amid criticism for booking Chappelle over the controversy regarding his jokes about the transgender community in his Netflix...

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UPDATE: Dave Chappelle tackled on stage during his comedy set at the Hollywood Bowl; attacker identified

Posted 4 years ago

UPDATE: We now have a positive ID on the man who tackled Dave Chappelle during his set at the Netflix Is A Joke Festival. The attacker in question is 23-year-old Isaiah Lee and he was arrested on suspicion of assault...

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Idris Elba admits he sold weed to Dave Chappelle before he got The Wire

Posted 4 years ago

This is probably one of the better “before they were famous” stories you’ll hear this weekend. Idris Elba, who is making the rounds promoting Sonic The Hedgehog 2, looked back on his early life and the jobs he had before...

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Netflix defends Dave Chappelle following backlash from his special The Closer

Posted 5 years ago

Comedian Dave Chappelle may be drawing criticism from a few different entities following the controversy surrounding his newest comedy special, The Closer, but Netflix, who is housing the special, has made it very clear that they are standing by him...

Dave Chappelle confirms the return of Chappelle’s Show to Netflix

Posted 5 years ago

Fans of Chappelle's Show can celebrate its official return to Netflix! Dave Chappelle, who was performing a routine at Austin venue Stubbs titled "Redemption Song", confirmed the news at the end of his performance which was posted on his Instagram...

HBO Max removing Chappelle’s Show before the start of 2021

Posted 5 years ago

In accordance with a request made by Dave Chappelle, HBO Max is removing Chappelle's Show from the streaming service at the end of the year. The move to pull Chappelle's Show from the platform was announced by Casey Bloys during the...

Saturday Night Live: Dave Chappelle post-election day episode a ratings hit

Posted 6 years ago

Four years ago, Dave Chappelle took the Saturday Night Live stage as host days after Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. It was Chappelle's first time hosting and over the weekend the variety sketch show brought him back...

Saturday Night Live: Dave Chappelle to host post-election episode

Posted 6 years ago

Dave Chappelle is set to host this weekend's episode of Saturday Night Live which will be the first to air once the results of the Presidential election are revealed. The hosting gig is a full-circle moment for Chappelle since he...

Amazing Spider-Man writer James Vanderbilt to reboot The Nutty Professor

Posted 6 years ago

Come on Cletus! Come on! Whoops! Sorry, wrong version. Hold onto your pocket protectors and repressed biological urges because, after Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein are finished rebooting the Scream franchise, they're setting their sites on...