Stand-up comedians tell the truth — just louder and funnier. One personality who made this thing global is Dave Chappelle. At ...

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That’s how comedian and actor Dave Chappelle began his acceptance speech upon becoming the first comedian to receive the President’s Award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday (Feb. 22).

Chappelle, 48, has a history of making trans- and homophobic remarks in his stand-up sets, including in his 2019 Netflix special "Sticks and Stones," in which he said "the alphabet people (LGBTQ ...

With every subsequent special — from "The Age of Spin" in 2017 to “ Sticks and Stones” and “ Equanimity ” (also both 2017) to 2020’s “ The Closer ” — Chapelle has cast aspersions ...

Dave Chappelle controversy Over the past few years, Chappelle made waves for his insensitive material about the transgender community in his Netflix specials “Sticks and Stones” and “The ...

Chappelle’s high status and the fact he’s got such a prominent platform gives this more frisson than it would get in a club. But while he evokes a droll image, it’s uncomfortable if you consider the ...

2019 August 26: Netflix released a stand-up special, “Sticks and Stones,” in which Chappelle performed more material about trans people, including some content from his Radio City shows.

2019 August 26: Netflix released a stand-up special, “Sticks and Stones,” in which Chappelle performed more material about trans people, including some content from his Radio City shows.

Comedian Dave Chappelle has had a live show cancelled at the last minute due to controversy over some of his jokes. The First Avenue venue in Minnesota apologised for booking him and said the show ...

Chappelle has received both huge support and intense criticism for his jokes about transgender people in recent stand-up routines. First Avenue said it must hold itself "to the highest standards".

The comedian first drew controversy for anti-trans jokes in Netflix specials such as 2019’s “Sticks and Stones” and the 2021 special “The Closer.” “The Closer,” in particular, faced ...