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Comedian Neal Brennan is close friends with Dave Chappelle and was one of the brains behind Chappelle’s Show. Because of their close connection, Brennan is sometimes pegged as the person that sparked the end of the sketch comedy series. During an appearance on Talib Kweli’s People Party podcast, Brennan addresses these rumors while touching on his current relationship with […]
Dan Reed, the director behind HBO’s Leaving Neverland, has finally addressed Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special, Sticks & Stones, and the material targeting Michael Jackson’s alleged abuse victims. The four-hour film focused on the testimonies of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who claimed to have suffered childhood abuse from Michael Jackson. During the 2019 Creative […]
A special edition of Kanye West’s Sunday Service series took place in Dayton, Ohio this weekend. The performance wasn’t announced until the morning of, according to People. Kim Kardashian shared the event on Twitter, writing that it happened “in support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting.” Kim attended the event, as did North and Saint. […]
Things got a little awkward during Saturday’s season premiere of ESPN’s College GameDay. At one point in the episode, host Rece Davis asked Desmond Howard if his alma mater Michigan had any chance of defeating Ohio State this year. There was obviously some shade in the question, as Ohio has beat Michigan seven times in a […]
Dave Chappelle will host a free block party this Sunday in Dayton, Ohio that will be strictly reserved for the city’s residents. Dayton mayor Nan Whaley spread the word on Twitter about the “benefit concert” Gem City Shine, which is derived from the nickname given to Dayton. The event’s Facebook page states that the event will “honor the lives lost and to reclaim the […]
In just over a week, ticket sales will launch for Dave Chappelle‘s Broadway debut. Chappelle is giving fans the chance to see him on one or all of five nights at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Billed as Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway, the limited run spans July 9-13, with tickets launching June 21 at 10 a.m. […]
Since celebrating his 50th birthday by channeling his inner-Trevor and bungee jumping over the Grand Canyon, Will Smith has embarked on a quest to live out all of his crazy dreams. This goal led Smith to seek out comedy guru Dave Chappelle in hopes that his advice would help deliver a perfect stand-up routine. In this episode of […]
Dave Chappelle referred to Daniel Caesar, who was in the same room, as “very gay” on John Mayer’s Instagram Live show Current Mood. “Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, did I say that out loud? I’m just kidding,” Chappelle said after a stunned Mayer uttered “What?” under his breath. Chappelle tried to inject some levity into the room with some humor about […]
Dave Chappelle said he was threatened by R. Kelly‘s goons after his infamous “Piss On You” parody aired. Chappelle was on stage at the West Hollywood Improv along with Donnell Rawlings (b.k.a. Ashy Larry), who goaded a possibly drunk Chappelle into sharing the story of how he was intimidated by Kelly’s crew. For those who […]
People mainly point to two bits when talking about 21st century comedy on R. Kelly’s child pornography case: Huey Freeman talking some sense into the courtroom on The Boondocks and the absurd “Piss on You” skit on Chappelle‘s Show. Both have made social media rounds after the damning Surviving R. Kelly docu-series. The rediscoveries led to the obvious question of how do the […]
