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Now That You’ve Thought About It, Is It #TeamMonique or All About That #NetflixNChill Life?
Voices seem to be split on Mo’nique and her ask for us to quit Netflix because of what she calls its “gender and color bias.” She made the claim after the company offered her a paltry $500,000 for a comedy special, even though she’s an Oscar-winning actress with more than 18 years in the comedy…
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Dave Chappelle Courts Controversy in 2 New Comedy Specials: Singles Out Louis C.K. Accuser, Doubles Down on Trans Jokes
Yup, Dave Chappelle went there. In his new Netflix comedy special, The Bird Revelation, Chappelle touches on sexual harassment in Hollywood and in comedy, mining the accusations against fellow comedian Louis C.K., who was accused of masturbating in front of female colleagues, for joke fodder. The special debuted on New Year’s Eve. As Billboard reports,…
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Top 10 Disappointing Moments Black People Experienced in 2017
I don’t have to tell you how supremely tough 2017 was to deal with. Like, I’m sure we all could go on and on about how terrible this year truly was to each and every last one of us. Still, the year had some high points, which we pointed out earlier this week, but in…
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My Life Is Dope and I Do Dope Shit: How I Ended Up Battle-Rapping Against Dave Chappelle
A year ago, when Raheem DeVaughn and I set out to create our new project, Footprints on the Moon, I never imagined the absurd experiences we would have. I was kindly escorted out of a Washington, D.C., club with R&B singer Christopher Williams, and heckled by El DeBarge and his entourage while performing in Anaheim,…
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Amy Schumer Is Delusional if She Thinks She’s in the Same League as Dave Chappelle or Chris Rock
Amy Schumer has a vagina. Amy Schumer talks about her vagina a lot. Amy Schumer also talks about her vagina smelling like farm animals. Amy Schumer talks about binge drinking and passing out. These are all of the things I learned while watching Schumer’s The Leather Special on Netflix. Schumer is also a white woman…
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Dylan, Dylan, Dylan: Dave Chappelle and Dylan Dili Finally Meet
One of the most hilarious sketches on Chappelle’s Show was the Making the Band parody, which showed Dave Chappelle imitating Sean Combs and aspiring reggae artist Dylan Dili. The sketch mocked Diddy’s reality show, which was a mix of The Real World and Punk’d (because the participants all got punked into thinking they’d actually make…
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Dave Chappelle Donates $50,000 to Flint Water Crisis Organization
Dave Chappelle announced a $50,000 donation to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint during his charity show at the Whiting in Flint, Mich. The donation will help children who were exposed to the lead water in Flint as part of the ongoing Flint water crisis. “I’m honored that you guys came here tonight,” he said…
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Dave Chappelle Apologizes for SNL Monologue Saying Give Trump a Chance
Just days after Donald Trump won the election, Dave Chappelle appeared on Saturday Night Live, and his monologue raised a lot of eyebrows when he ended it by asking people to give Trump a chance. But now it seems that Chappelle has realized the error of his ways. During a Monday-night stand-up show in New…
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Dave Chappelle Joins Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in Cast of A Star Is Born
Looks like Dave Chappelle is really, officially over his self-imposed exile from Hollywood. On the heels of his not-universally-loved Netflix comedy specials and appearance on Saturday Night Live, the 43-year-old comedian has officially joined the cast of the fourth remake of A Star Is Born. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Chappelle will join Lady Gaga…
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If You Paid Ja Rule $10,000 for Anything In 2017, You Deserve Whatever The Fuck Happens To You
How exactly would Ja contribute to your good time at the Fyre Festival?