Clarence Page: Dave Chappelle’s pushback against cancel culture chills the joke
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 12, 2021
2 minutes
Dave Chappelle is in hot water again, testing the boundaries of public sensibilities so you don’t have to.
Netflix is defending his latest comedy special, “The Closer.” Critics, particularly in the LGBTQ community and their allies, want it taken down, charging his offbeat and often off-color monologue is transphobic.
I’m not surprised. This is Chappelle’s sixth special for Netflix and it quickly soared to the streaming service’s Top 5 list where
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