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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: ...

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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