Controversy be damned, Dave Chappelle will open Netflix's comedy festival next year
LOS ANGELES — Netflix is still banking on comedian Dave Chappelle to bring the fans and has tapped the polarizing star to open its star-studded inaugural comedy festival. Chappelle, whose controversial special "The Closer" ignited a firestorm for the streaming giant, will kick off the 11-day comedy fest next spring after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the event's 2020 debut. Netflix Is a Joke: ...
by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Dec 06, 2021
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Netflix is still banking on comedian Dave Chappelle to bring the fans and has tapped the polarizing star to open its star-studded inaugural comedy festival.
Chappelle, whose controversial special "The Closer" ignited a firestorm for the streaming giant, will kick off the 11-day comedy fest next spring after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the event's 2020 debut.
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