Stand-up comedian and hometown celebrity Dave Chappelle celebrated the eve of his Netflix special, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer,” in Northeast D.C. on Monday, where he spoke about his newest work and the education that supported him exclusively to News4.
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Stand-up comedian and hometown celebrity Dave Chappelle celebrated the eve of his Netflix special, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer,” in Northeast D.C. on Monday, where he spoke about his newest work and the education that supported him exclusively to News4.
Stand-up comedian and hometown celebrity Dave Chappelle celebrated the eve of his Netflix special, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer,” in Northeast D.C. on Monday, where he spoke about his newest work and the education that supported him exclusively to News4.
"The Closer" is Dave Chappelle's fifth Netflix special in just five years. That in and of itself is pretty amazing. The time and effort required for a comedian to put together just 20 minutes of material, enough to tour and eat off of, is no secret.
In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle tries — and often fails — to justify button-pushing jokes about gay people, transgender people and feminists.
